Practices

Real Estate

Languages

Finnish, English

Assistant

Zoe Röpelinen
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Essi Svartling

Specialist Partner Real Estate

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Practices

Real Estate

Languages

Finnish, English

Assistant

Zoe Röpelinen

Essi advises clients in our Real Assets Practice, which is a multi-disciplinary group of experienced lawyers whose expertise cuts across energy, infrastructure, real estate, construction, environment, and projects.
She advises clients on all real estate matters with a business-minded approach in order to help them reach the best possible outcome in large projects and in day-to-day operations. Essi has an extensive background in legal asset management.

Selected References

Parties:

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing

Transaction:

Hannes Snellman acted for funds advised by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing in a formation of a joint venture that invests in residential properties in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The new venture has been launched with an initial acquisition of around 360 units across seven high-quality residential properties located in fast-growing areas within Helsinki, Espoo, and Vantaa, including four previously owned by Mandatum. The joint venture is looking to grow through more acquisitions going forward.

Value:

Not Public

Role:

Counsel to Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing

Contacts

Parties:

Elisa Corporation, MPY Telecom Oy

Transaction:

Elisa Corporation's establishment of a joint venture with MPY Telecom Oy (backed by Infranode) in relation to construction of fibre network in Elisa’s network area.

Deal value:

Value not public

Role:

Counsel to Elisa Corporation

Contacts

Parties

Cargotec Corporation and Kalmar Corporation

Transaction

Cargotec’s partial demerger and separation of Kalmar

Deal Value

Approx. EUR 2.0 billion (illustrative carve-out sales)

Role

Counsel to Cargotec Corporation and Kalmar Corporation

Contacts

Memberships and Positions of Trust

  • Member of the Finnish Bar Association

Professional Background

  • Specialist Partner, Hannes Snellman, 2026
  • Counsel, Hannes Snellman, 2022
  • Sponda Oy, 2018–2022
  • Borenius Attorneys Ltd, 2010–2018

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2010