Tuire Kuronen
Tuire Kuronen
Tuire specialises in mergers and acquisitions and cross-border transactions, with an emphasis on complex strategic deals, joint venture structures and long-term contractual arrangements between industrials. She has also significant experience in private equity and corporate advisory work, and special industry expertise within forestry and telecommunication sectors.
In 2007–2009, Tuire worked as an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York, and she is also a member of the New York Bar (since 2008).
Tuire is a frequent lecturer at the firm’s client events and internal education programs in topics relating to transactions and corporate and contract law.
References
Parties
Telia Company (Seller), Polhem Infra (Buyer), Telia Carrier (Target)
Transaction
Telia Company’s divestment of Telia Carrier to Polhem Infra
Deal Value
SEK 9,450 million
Role
Finnish counsel to Telia Company

Tuire Kuronen

Johannes Husa

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Panu Vikberg

Netta Pitkämäki

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Ingrid Remmelgas
Parties
Telia Finland (Seller) and AddSecure (Buyer)
Transaction
Telia Finland’s divestment of Telia Alerta business to AddSecure
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Seller/Telia Finland

Tuire Kuronen

Johannes Husa

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Riikka Kuha

Emma Swahne

Anton Pirinen

Mikko Huimala

Helena Lamminen

Marta Kauppinen

Outi Jousi

Eeva Tiainen
Parties
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (Buyer), shareholders of Pro Farm Technologies Oy (Sellers), Pro Farm Technologies Oy (Target)
Transaction
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., an international leader in sustainable bioprotection and plant health solutions, acquired Pro Farm Technologies Oy, a Finnish agriculture technology company supplying nutrient and biostimulant technology and products
Deal Value
USD 31.8 million
Role
Counsel to Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.

Tuire Kuronen

Riikka Kuha

Tero Pikkarainen

Antti Alanko

Matias Moberg

Pauliina Sutinen

Heikki Vesikansa

Panu Siitonen

Beata-Maria Pippingsköld

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Heidi Kärki

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Noora Britschgi
Parties
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Kesko Corporation, Kesko Pension Fund, Kruunuvuoren Satama Oy
Transaction
A series of transactions, whereby Ilmarinen, Kesko, and Kesko Pension Fund, among other things, dissolve their joint ownership of Kruunuvuoren Satama and Ilmarinen acquires all 3,438,885 Kesko A shares held by Kruunuvuoren Satama.
Deal Value
EUR 164 million
Role
Counsel to Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Kesko Corporation, Kesko Pension Fund, and Kruunuvuoren Satama Oy

Tuire Kuronen

Klaus Ilmonen

Mikko Heinonen

Heikki Vesikansa

Harri Vehviläinen

Mikko Huimala

Tero Pikkarainen
Parties
Cherry Ventures Management GmbH (Buyer), Chief Chief Technologies Oy/Speechgrinder (Target)
Transaction
Counsel to Cherry Ventures Management GmbH in its investment and purchase of shares in Chief Chief Technologies Oy/Speechgrinder, a developer of voice technology software and application programming interface
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Cherry Ventures Management GmbH

Tuire Kuronen

Iiris Ikkelä

Tero Pikkarainen
Parties
Nexit Ventures (Seller), Ekahau, Inc. (Target), Ookla (Buyer)
Transaction
Nexit Ventures' sale of shares of Ekahau to Ookla
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel for Nexit Ventures and Ekahau, Inc.

Tuire Kuronen

Iiris Ikkelä

Heikki Vesikansa

Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Parties
Telia Company (Seller), Marginalen AB and Marginalen Bank Bankaktiebolag (Buyers), Sergel Group (Target)
Transaction
Telia Company's divestment of the Sergel Group to Marginalen AB and Marginalen Bank Bankaktiebolag
Deal Value
SEK 2,070 million (approx. EUR 222 million)
Role
Counsel to Telia Company

Tuire Kuronen

Anniina Järvinen
Parties
SoftBank Group Corporation (Seller), Tencent Holdings Limited (Buyer), Supercell (Target)
Transaction
SoftBank Group Corporation's and its affiliates' sale of all of their 72.2% stake in Supercell to an affiliate of Tencent Holdings Limited
Deal Value
Approx. USD 10.2 billion
Role
Counsel to SoftBank and its affiliates

Tuire Kuronen

Jesper Kostiainen

Markus Bremer

Heikki Vesikansa
Parties
Uponor and Belkin International
Transaction
A joint venture to pioneer in the development of intelligent water sensing and conservation technology for buildings in the U.S. and Europe.
Deal Value
USD 50 million
Role
Counsel to Uponor

Tuire Kuronen

Mikko Heinonen

Panu Siitonen

Jesper Kostiainen
Parties
Veolia, Neste and Borealis
Transaction
A transaction creating a JV with Neste and Borealis to build a new combined heat and power plant and produce and supply steam and other utilities to Neste's refinery and Borealis' petrochemical plant in Porvoo, Finland
Deal Value
Approximately EUR 350 million
Role
Counsel to Veolia

Tapio Teräkivi

Tuire Kuronen

Heikki Vesikansa

Heikki Majamaa

Katja Heikkinen

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Anna-Maria Tamminen
Parties
Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe IV (Buyer), Sponda Plc and Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company (Sellers), Certeum Corporation (Target)
Transaction
Sale of the majority stake of 57.5% of all shares in Certeum
Deal Value
Approximately EUR 500 million
Role
Counsel to Certeum Corporation and its Board of Directors

Tuire Kuronen
Parties
Summit Partners (Buyer), Retail Logistics Excellence - RELEX Oy and certain shareholders of RELEX (Seller), Retail Logistics Excellence - RELEX Oy (Target)
Transaction
Summit Partners' acquisition of a EUR 20 million minority stake in RELEX, a Finnish provider of supply chain software solutions for retailers
Deal Value
EUR 20 million
Role
Counsel to Summit Partners

Tuire Kuronen

Heikki Vesikansa
Parties
SoftBank (Buyer), Supercell (Target)
Transaction
SoftBank's acquisition of an additional 22.7% stake in Supercell, a Finnish online gaming company
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Finnish counsel to SoftBank

Tuire Kuronen

Heikki Vesikansa
Parties
Ilmarinen and AMF (Buyer), Kesko (Seller and Co-Investor), 40 retail properties in Finland and Sweden (Target)
Transaction
JV between Kesko, Ilmarinen and AMF concerning the sale and leaseback of a portfolio of 40 retail properties in Sweden and Finland. Kesko continues as an owner of the portfolio, with AMF, Ilmarinen and Kesko having equal shares in the portfolio going forward.
Deal Value
EUR 652 million
Role
Counsel to Ilmarinen and AMF

Tapio Teräkivi

Juha Lindström

Tuire Kuronen

Antti Alanko

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio
Rankings
- Ranked as a Highly regarded lawyer in the 2018, 2019 & 2020 editions (Finland: M&A) of IFLR1000
- Ranked among the best lawyers in the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 editions (Helsinki: Mergers and Acquisitions) of Best Lawyers®
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association’s Corporate Law Legal Expert Team
- Member of the New York Bar
- Member of the Finnish Corporate Law Association (Suomen yhtiöoikeusyhdistys ry)
Education and Professional Background
- Partner, Hannes Snellman, 2012-present
- Foreign Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (New York), 2007–2008
- LL.M. (Corporate), New York University School of Law, 2007
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2004-2012
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2000–2004
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2000
- Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 1999–2000