Elias Laine
Elias Laine
Elias advises domestic and international clients in the field of mergers and acquisitions, as well as general corporate, commercial, and contract law.
Elias joined the firm as an associate trainee in 2020 and was appointed as an associate upon his graduation. In addition to his legal education, Elias is currently studying accounting at Hanken School of Economics.
References
Parties:
Sitowise (buyer), Bitcomp Oy (target)
Transaction:
Counsel to Sitowise in its acquisition of Bitcomp Oy
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Sitowise

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Lasse Riski

Elias Laine

Mikael Lustig

Anniina Järvinen

Aki Salmela

Anna Nyberg

Wilhelm Sanmark

Anniina Jaatinen
Parties
Basware Corporation (target), a consortium consisting of Accel-KKR, Long Path Partners, and Briarwood Chase Management (buyer)
Transaction
Counsel to the offeror consortium of Accel-KKR, Long Path Partners, and Briarwood Chase Management in the tender offer for all outstanding securities in Basware Corporation.
Deal Value
EUR 620 million
Role
Counsel to the consortium

Klaus Ilmonen

Tommi Kovero

Kaisa Himmanen

Aki Salmela

Joonas Vartia

Linnea Lehtonen

Elias Laine

Heikki Vesikansa

Harri Vehviläinen

Sofia Ampuja

Mikko Huimala

Meri Dahlqvist

Susanna Kyllöinen

Markus Bremer

Pauliina Sutinen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Anna Nyberg

Outi Jousi

Annika Juhola

Axel Hård af Segerstad
Parties
NEP Group, Inc. (a Carlyle Group portfolio company), Bright Group Oy (funds managed by CapMan Buyout)
Transaction
Counsel to global event technology leader NEP Group, Inc., a Carlyle Group portfolio company, in the acquisition of Bright Group, a 360 supplier of live event services in Northern Europe with presence in Finland, Sweden, and Norway.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to NEP Group, Inc. (a Carlyle Group portfolio company)

Outi Raitasuo

Annika Schauman

Johanna Wärnberg

Mikael Lustig

Elias Laine

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Elisa Viiri

Ingrid Remmelgas

Josephine Lindgren

Jesper Nevalainen

Jenni Parviainen

Matleena Pälve
Parties
BlackRock Real Assets (Buyer), Green Horizon Renewables a.s. and other minority investors (Sellers), Mikana portfolio (Target)
Transaction
BlackRock Real Assets’ acquisition of the Mikana portfolio, which consists of an existing operational project of 20 MW and four wind development projects with a capacity of 200 MW, from Green Horizon Renewables a.s. and other minority investors
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Green Horizon Renewables a.s. and other minority investors

Rabbe Sittnikow

Janna Pihanurmi

Roosa Väre

Noora Britschgi

Elias Laine

Mikael Lustig

Milla Männistö

Valerie Wårvik

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Harri Vehviläinen

Ingrid Remmelgas

Janne Veneranta

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Julia Ranta

Markus Manninen

Olli Mäkelä
Parties
Assemblin, Tom Allen Senera
Transaction
Counsel to Assemblin in its acquisition of Tom Allen Senera, a Finland-based systems supplier of energy solutions to properties.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Assemblin

Sten Olsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Emmi Kantola

Sami Niemi

Elias Laine

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Risto Ojakoski
Parties
Virala Acquisition Company Plc, Purmo Group Ltd
Transaction
Virala Acquisition Company Plc's merger with Purmo Group Ltd.
Deal Value
EUR 685 million
Role
Counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc

Sonja Siggberg

Anniina Järvinen

Elias Laine

Linnea Lehtonen

Tommi Kovero

Outi Raitasuo

Sini Paajanen

Tero Pikkarainen

Oliver Vesterlund

Heikki Vesikansa

Stefan Stellato

Isabella Kartila

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Pauliina Sutinen

Axel Hård af Segerstad

Wilhelm Sanmark

Mikko Huimala

Jenni Heurlin

Douglas Essehorn

Emma Andersson
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
Education and Professional Background
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2021–
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2021
- Thesis Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2020
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2020
- Legal Trainee, KPMG Oy Ab, 2019–2020
- KU Leuven, Belgium, 2019