Practices

Finance

Languages

Finnish, English

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Kristian Suominen

Associate Finance

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Practices

Finance

Languages

Finnish, English

Kristian advises domestic and international clients on all types of financial arrangements, with a particular focus on bank lending and real estate and acquisition financing.

He also provides advice on questions related to general corporate, contract, and commercial law.

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:

Framery Group Plc, Nasdaq Helsinki

Transaction:

Hannes Snellman advised Framery Group Plc on its initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq Helsinki. The EUR 230 million transaction comprised Framery’s share issue of EUR 20 million and a share sale of up to EUR 210 million by Framery’s shareholders, implying a valuation of EUR 633 million immediately following the IPO.

Value:

EUR 633 million

Role:

Counsel to Framery Group Plc

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

Hannes Snellman acted as the Finnish counsel to Bauer Media Group, a leading European media business including print and online publishing, audio broadcasting, and entertainment, in its acquisition of Clear Channel Europe-North, a significant out-of-home media sector player, including a Finnish entity Clear Channel Suomi Oy. The acquisition extends Bauer Media Group’s European reach and strengthens its core media-related businesses.

Contacts
  • A woman with short blonde hair, wearing a light taupe sleeveless sweater and black pants, stands against a plain light purple background, looking at the camera with a gentle expression and her hands loosely clasped.

    Tuire Kuronen

    Partner +358 40 743 2313 tuire.kuronen@hannessnellman.com
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    Karoliina Lempiäinen

    Associate +358 40 626 3715 karoliina.lempiainen@hannessnellman.com
  • A woman with straight blonde hair stands smiling, arms crossed, wearing a black long-sleeve blouse and dark pants against a plain beige background.

    Anna Nyberg

    Senior Associate +358 41 501 9395 anna.nyberg@hannessnellman.com
  • A man in a dark suit, white shirt, and pink tie stands against a dark green background, smiling with his hands loosely clasped in front of him.

    Kristian Suominen

    Associate +358 40 352 6792 kristian.suominen@hannessnellman.com

  • Simon Mittler

    Associate +358 50 566 3397 simon.mittler@hannessnellman.com

  • Mikael Wood

    Senior Associate +358 45 7833 4708 mikael.wood@hannessnellman.com
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    Vivi Jaatinen

    Legal Assistant +358 40 821 5939 vivi.jaatinen@hannessnellman.com
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    Rebecca Osola

    Senior Legal Assistant +358 50 300 6172 rebecca.osola@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Accent Equity and its portfolio companies (Borrower), Nordea Bank Abp (Lender)

Transaction

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Nordea Bank Abp in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Helkama Bica Oy by Accent Equity and Helkama Bica’s executive management

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp

Contacts
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    Antti Nyberg

    Partner +358 40 838 9375 antti.nyberg@hannessnellman.com
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    Matias Moberg

    Partner +358 40 867 4634 matias.moberg@hannessnellman.com
  • A woman with long, wavy, light brown hair smiles at the camera. She is wearing a black blazer with gold buttons over a light-colored dress, standing in front of a plain beige background.

    Elisa Viiri

    Senior Associate +358 40 574 9599 elisa.viiri@hannessnellman.com
  • A woman with short blond hair wearing a long black sweater dress stands against a plain light purple background, smiling with her hands clasped in front of her.

    Sanna Kanth

    Senior Legal Assistant +358 40 704 5765 sanna.kanth@hannessnellman.com
  • A man in a dark suit, white shirt, and pink tie stands against a dark green background, smiling with his hands loosely clasped in front of him.

    Kristian Suominen

    Associate +358 40 352 6792 kristian.suominen@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Haveli Investments, M-Files Corporation

Transaction

Haveli Investments' majority recapitalisation of M-Files Corporation, a leading platform for knowledge work automation.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Haveli Investments

Contacts

Professional Background

  • Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2024–

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2024
  • Bachelor studies in economics, University of Helsinki, 2020