Sofi Lehtinen
Sofi Lehtinen
Sofi advises clients on mergers and acquisitions and on capital markets, corporate, commercial, and contract law.
She joined the firm as an associate trainee in 2020 and was appointed as an associate lawyer upon her graduation.
Prior to her graduation, Sofi spent one semester studying law at the University of Zürich in Switzerland.
References
Counsel to F-Secure on its spin-off and listing on Nasdaq Helsinki.

Antti Kuha

Jon Termonen

Sofi Lehtinen
Parties
The German State (Buyer), Fortum Oyj (Seller), Uniper SE (Target)
Transaction
Fortum Oyj’s arrangements related to stabilisation of its German subsidiary Uniper SE. The package will ensure multi-billion funding for Uniper, sale of Fortum’s shareholding in Uniper to the German State for approximately EUR 0.5 billion as well as repayment of Fortum’s EUR 4 billion receivables from Uniper and release of EUR 4 billion parent company guarantees.
Deal value
Approx. EUR 4.5 billion
Role
Finnish counsel to Fortum Oyj

Mikko Heinonen

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Sonja Siggberg

Klaus Ilmonen

Markus Bremer

Mikko Huimala

Jan Lilius

Mikko Tavast

Matias Moberg

Robert Gordin

Sofi Lehtinen
Parties
Valmet, Neles
Transaction
Hannes Snellman acted as lead counsel to Valmet, a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation, and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries, in its merger with Neles, one of the leading providers of mission-critical flow control solutions and services for process industries in Finland.
Deal Value
The combined value of the merging companies is approximately EUR 7 billion.
Role
Lead counsel to Valmet

Johan Aalto

Klaus Ilmonen

Jon Termonen

Annemari Rosi

Aki Salmela

Sofi Lehtinen

Satu Kokko

Kaisa Himmanen

Mikko Huimala

Meri Dahlqvist

Susanna Kyllöinen

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Pauliina Sutinen

Heikki Vesikansa

Jenni Parviainen

Harri Vehviläinen
Parties
Virala Acquisition Company Plc
Transaction
Hannes Snellman acted as legal counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc on its IPO and the listing of its Class C shares on the SPAC segment of the regulated market of Nasdaq Helsinki
Deal Value
EUR 107.5 million
Role
Counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc

Sonja Siggberg

Anniina Järvinen

Sofi Lehtinen

Linnea Lehtonen

Tommi Kovero

Annemari Rosi

Aki Salmela

Heikki Vesikansa

Stefan Stellato

Isabella Kartila

Piia Ahonen

Marika Sorsa

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Tuomas Toivonen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Education and Professional Background
- Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2021–
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2021
- Thesis Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2021
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2020
- Associate Trainee, Roschier Attorneys Ltd., 2020
- University of Zürich, Switzerland, 2019
- Legal Trainee, Ernst & Young Oy, 2018–2019