Tuomas Toivonen
Tuomas Toivonen
Tuomas advises clients on both loan and bond transactions, with particular focus on real estate, corporate, and project financing, acquisition finance and securitisation, as well as derivative instruments and regulatory issues.
Previously, Tuomas worked for Nordea Bank, and he has been involved in various demanding and highly complex financing transactions with both listed companies and private equity funds. He has also gained experience working closely with regulators and other financial institutions.
Furthermore, Tuomas has been strongly involved in Finnish legislation processes, representing the Finnish financing sector. For example, Tuomas acted as co-writer in drafting the recently introduced Finnish Bond Agency Act.
References
Parties
A consortium consisting of Security Trading, Fennogens Investments, Corbis, and Bain Capital (buyer), Caverion Oyj (Target)
Transaction
Counsel to the offeror consortium consisting of Security Trading, Fennogens Investments, Corbis, and Bain Capital in the recommended public cash tender offer for all shares in Caverion Oyj.
Deal value
EUR 955 million
Role
Counsel to the offeror consortium consisting of Security Trading, Fennogens Investments, Corbis, and Bain Capital
Mikko Heinonen
Klaus Ilmonen
Anniina Järvinen
Marcus Lehtinen
Aki Salmela
Tuire Kuronen
Riikka Kuha
Heikki Vesikansa
Harri Vehviläinen
Ilmari Mäkimattila
Stefan Stellato
Maria Wasastjerna
Helena Lamminen
Laura Sainio
Tuomas Toivonen
Parties:
Esperi Care (target), Danske Bank, SEB, and Ilmarinen (majority owners), Triton (buyer)
Transaction:
Counsel to Esperi Care and its majority owners Danske Bank, SEB, and Ilmarinen in the acquisition of the majority of Esperi Care’s shares by Triton Smaller Mid Cap Fund II advised by Triton.
Deal Value:
Value not public.
Role:
Counsel to Esperi Care and its majority owners
Sten Olsson
Antti Nyberg (Alanko)
Annika Schauman
Tuomas Toivonen
Matias Moberg
Emmi Kantola
Heikki Vesikansa
Stefan Stellato
Maria Wasastjerna
Lauri Putkonen
Jenni Heurlin
Parties
Angel Pond Holdings Corporation, MariaDB Corporation Ab
Transaction
Combination of Angel Pond Holdings Corporation and MariaDB Corporation Ab by way of a domestication merger and cross-border merger, and related transactions
Deal Value
USD 672 million (implied enterprise value of the combined company)
Role
Finnish counsel to Angel Pond Holdings Corporation
Tuire Kuronen
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
Heidi Haanpää
Susanna Purovirta
Oliver Vesterlund
Joonas Vartia
Heikki Vesikansa
Harri Vehviläinen
Joakim Frände
Jesper Nevalainen
Liisa Vaaraniemi
Risto Ojakoski
Tuomas Toivonen
Hanna Lindberg
Parties
Altia Plc, Arcus ASA
Transaction
Merger of Altia Plc and Arcus ASA to form Anora Group
Deal value
Preliminary aggregated annual revenue EUR 640 million
Role
Lead counsel to Altia Plc
Sonja Siggberg
Klaus Ilmonen
Anniina Järvinen
Robert Gordin
Kaisa Himmanen
Ebba Almén
Mikko Huimala
Lauri Putkonen
Essi Ellman
Jenni Heurlin
Peter Forsberg
Sarah Ek
Heikki Vesikansa
Harri Vehviläinen
Isabella Kartila
Markus Bremer
Tuomas Toivonen
Sami Niemi
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Risto Ojakoski
Jenny Lundberg
Josephine Lindgren
Panu Siitonen
Sarita Schröder
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
Parties
Local Tapiola Finance Ltd
Transaction
Local Tapiola Finance Ltd's issue of EUR 115,000,000 2-year senior unsecured floating rate notes
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Local Tapiola Finance Ltd
Tuomas Toivonen
Pauliina Sutinen
Sonja Siggberg
Annemari Rosi
Parties
Patrizia (Buyer), Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company (Seller)
Transaction
Patrizia's acquisition of the Dixi office property with a total lettable area of approximately 14,300 sqm located in Helsinki Metropolitan Area (HMA) from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Patrizia
Tapio Teräkivi
Tuuli Pikkarainen
Tuomas Toivonen
Sami Niemi
Ella Rinne
Parties
Schroder Nordic Real Estate Fund (Buyer), Genesta (Seller)
Transaction
Schroder Nordic Real Estate Fund's financing and acquisition of 11,230m² office building in Helsinki from Genesta, acting on behalf of Genesta Nordic Real Estate Fund II (GNRE Fund II)
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Schroder Nordic Real Estate Fund
Tapio Teräkivi
Katja Heikkinen
Noora Britschgi
Tuomas Toivonen
Rankings
- In 2015 Tuomas was listed by Legal500 among the 100 most influential and innovative in-house counsels in the Nordic countries.*
(*=rankings from prior to joining Hannes Snellman)
Education and Professional Background
- Counsel, Hannes Snellman 2018-
- Senior Legal Counsel, Nordea, 2012−2018
- Legal Counsel, Nordea, 2008−2012
- Associate Lawyer, Borenius Attorneys, 2006−2008
- Senior Financial Advisor, Housing Fund of Finland, 2002−2006
- Bench Trainee, the District Court of Turku, 2001−2002
- Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2000
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