Parties:

CapMan (Buyer), the company’s founder and other shareholders (Sellers), Hydroware AB (Target)

Transaction:

CapMan Buyout’s acquisition of Nordic lift modernisation market leader Hydroware AB from the company’s founder and other shareholders

Deal Value:

Value not public

Role:

Counsel to CapMan

Counsel to Finnish Customs in the public procurement of bitcoin brokerage services. The assignment is related to the Finnish Government’s decision to sell the Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies seized by Finnish Customs and allocate a significant share of the additional revenue to support Ukraine in the current war.

Parties

Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (Buyer), Pontos Oy, Taaleri Datacenter Ky, other sellers (Sellers), Ficolo Oy (Target)

Transaction

Sale of Ficolo Oy to Digital 9 Infrastructure plc

Deal Value

EUR 135 million

Role

Counsel to Pontos Oy, Taaleri Datacenter Ky, and other sellers

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

Parties

Blossom Capital (lead investor), Maki.vc, Brightly Ventures and other co-investors, Zevoy Aktiebolag (target).

Transaction

Counsel to the lead investor Blossom Capital in the EUR 15 million series A funding round of Zevoy Aktiebolag, a Finland-based expense management solutions provider.

Deal Value

EUR 15 million

Role

Counsel to Blossom Capital

Parties 

Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ), Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ), Din Takläggare i Värmland-Dalsland AB (“Din Takläggare”), Solexperterna Värmland AB (“Solexperterna”)

Transaction 

Counsel to Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ) in its international expansion and first bolt-on acquisition

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ)

Parties 

Kingdom of Sweden (Seller), Metria AB (Target), Sikri Holding AS (Buyer)

Transaction 

Counsel to the Kingdom of Sweden in the sale of Metria AB to Sikri Holding AS

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to the Kingdom of Sweden

Parties 

IK Small Cap III Fund (“IK”)(founders), Sitevision AB (“Sitevision”)

Transaction 

Counsel to IK Partners in its Investment in Sitevision AB

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to IK Partners

Parties

Paulig Group (seller), Valio (buyer), Gold&Green brand, intellectual property and R&D function (target)

Transaction

The divestment of Paulig’s Gold&Green brand, intellectual property and R&D function to Valio

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Paulig Group

Parties 

Aker BP ASA, Lundin Energy AB

Transaction 

Combination of the oil and gas businesses of Aker BP ASA and Lundin Energy AB

Deal Value 

SEK 100.17 billion

Role

Counsel to Aker BP ASA

Parties 

Vida AB, V-Timber AB

Transaction 

Counsel to Vida AB, a global supplier of manufactured products from sustainable Swedish forests, in the acquisition of 100 % of the shares in V-Timber AB, a Swedish planing mill located in Vrigstad in Sävsjö municipality.

Deal Value 

USD 5 million

Role

Counsel to Vida AB

Parties 

Mecenat AB (Buyer), shareholders of Oy Frank Students Ab (Sellers), Oy Frank Students Ab (Target)

Transaction 

Counsel to Mecenat, a portfolio company of IK Partners, in its add-on acquisition of Oy Frank Students Ab, a company known for its leading student identification and discount app Frank

Deal Value 

Role

Mecenat AB and IK Partners

Parties 

Oriola Corporation, Euroapotheca, Kronans Apotek and Apoteksgruppen

Transaction 

Counsel to Oriola Corporation in the Formation of a Joint Venture with Euroapotheca combining the Swedish retail pharmacy chains Kronans Apotek and Apoteksgruppen.

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Oriola Corporation

Parties 

Savvy Gaming Group, ESL Gaming, FACEIT

Transaction 

Counsel to Savvy Gaming Group in its acquisition of ESL Gaming and FACEIT

Deal Value 

SEK 15 billion

Role

Counsel to Savvy Gaming Group

Parties 

Mangold AB

Transaction 

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Mangold AB in  its listing on the Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market.

Deal Value 

Not public

Role

Counsel to Mangold AB

Parties 

IK Partners (Buyer), Intera Fund II Ky, Intera Fund III Ky, management and other minority shareholders (Sellers), Renta Group Oy (Target)

Transaction 

Intera Partners’ sale of Renta Group Oy to IK Partners

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Intera Partners

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

Parties 

NeoGames S.A., Aspire Global plc

Transaction 

Counsel to NeoGames S.A. in its public offer for Aspire Global plc

Deal Value 

SEK 4.3 billion

Role

Counsel to NeoGames S.A.

Parties 

Church of Sweden's pension foundation and the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research

Transaction 

Acted as counsel to the Church of Sweden's pension foundation and the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research in the debt financing of their purchase of the remaining 46% of shares in Fastighets AB Stenvalvet (publ) from Kåpan Tjänstepensionsförening.

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to the Church of Sweden's pension foundation and the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research

Parties

Smartly.io (Buyer), Ad-Lib.io (Target) and various sellers

Transaction

Acquisition of Ad-Lib.io, the next-generation creative optimization platform, by Smartly.io, the leading social advertising SaaS platform for creative and performance marketers.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Finnish counsel to Smartly.io

Parties

Tencent (Investor), Vitruvian Partners (Co-Investor), Enfuce Financial Services Oy (Target)

Transaction

Counsel to Tencent in its further investment in Enfuce Financial Services, a leading European Card-as-a-Service (CaaS) platform for modern card issuing and processing, in connection with a EUR 45 million Series C investment round

Deal Value

EUR 45 million

Role

Counsel to Tencent

Parties
Lassila & Tikanoja plc (JV shareholder), Neova Oy (JV shareholder), L&T Biowatti Oy (joint venture company)

Transaction
Counsel to Lassila & Tikanoja plc, a service company that is putting the circular economy into practice, in creating a joint venture with Neova Oy consolidating the parties’ energy wood businesses in Finland and Estonia. The joint venture’s turnover is approximately EUR 100 million and it employs approximately 100 employees.

Deal Value
Not disclosed

Role
Legal counsel to L&T plc

Parties

SEB Private Equity, IK Partners, Truesec

Transaction

Counsel to SEB Private Equity in the co-investment with IK Partners in their acquisition of Truesec

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to SEB Private Equity

Parties 

Enersense International Oyj, Megatuuli Oy

Transaction 

Enersense International Oyj, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has signed an agreement on acquiring shares of the onshore wind farm developer Megatuuli Oy.

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Enersense International

Parties 

Soltech Energy AB (publ), Falu Plåtslageri AB and Tak och Bygg i Falun AB

Transaction 

Counsel to Soltech Energy AB (publ) in its acquisition of Falu Plåtslageri AB and Tak och Bygg i Falun AB

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Soltech Energy AB (publ)

Parties 

Soltech Energy AB (publ) and Essaglas & Aluminium Holding AB

Transaction 

Counsel to Soltech Energy AB (publ) in its acquisition of Essaglas & Aluminium AB

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Soltech Energy AB (publ)

Parties 

Fazer Group and Trensums Food

Transaction 

Counsel to Fazer Group in its acquisition of Trensums Food

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Fazer Group

Parties 

Girindus Investments and Re:NewCell

Transaction 

Counsel to Girindus Investments in Its Sale of Shares in Re:NewCell

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Girindus Investments

Parties 

Staffbase GmbH, Valo Solutions Oy

Transaction 

Staffbase’s acquisition of Valo Solutions, the Finnish-based leading provider of intranets and workplace solutions.

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Staffbase GmbH

Parties 

Nivika Fastigheter AB (publ)

Transaction 

Counsel to Nivika Fastigheter AB (publ) on Its IPO and Listing on Nasdaq Stockholm Main List

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Nivika Fastigheter AB (publ)

Parties

Citycon Oyj

Transaction

Citycon Oyj’s repurchase of a total amount of 9,500,000 own shares for a total purchase price of EUR 65.8 million as a result of a market based reverse accelerated bookbuild process

Deal Value

EUR 65.8 million

Role

Counsel to Citycon Oyj

Parties 

Nordic Climate Group (backed by Capillar Equity) and Kylgruppen Invest AB

Transaction 

Advised the Kylgruppen Invest AB and its owners in relation to the divestment of Kylgruppen AB to Nordic Climate Group, backed by Swedish private equity firm Capillar Equity.

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Kylgruppen Invest AB

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 

Role

Counsel to NEP Group, Inc. (a Carlyle Group portfolio company)

Parties 

Life Sciences Partners, EQT AB

Transaction 

Advised the sellers of Life Sciences Partners (LSP), a leading European life sciences venture capital firm with approximately EUR 2.2 billion of assets under management, in connection with the sale of LSP to EQT AB.

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to the sellers of Life Sciences Partners (LSP)

Parties

Tosibox Oy, Nexit Ventures and its partner 3TS Capital Partners

Transaction

Counsel to Tosibox Oy, a provider of operational technology networking platforms for enterprises and organisations, in raising new equity funding from Nexit Ventures and its partner 3TS Capital Partners.

Deal Value

EUR 5 million

Role

Counsel to Tosibox Oy

Parties 

Charles River

Transaction 

Counsel to Charles River in Its Sale of Cobra Matfors to Flerie Invest

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Charles River

Parties

Anora Group Plc (Altia Plc, Arcus ASA) and Galatea AB

Transaction

Required pre-closing divestment of Altia’s brands Skåne Akvavit, Hallands Fläder, and Brøndums and cognac brand Grönstedts (along with Arcus’s aquavit brand Akevitt Spesial and spirits brands S.P.R.T. and Dworek) to Galatea AB. The divestment to a suitable buyer was required by the Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish competition authorities as a condition to their approval of the merger between Altia and Arcus to form Anora Group.

Deal value

Not public

Role

Lead counsel to Altia Plc (Anora Group Plc)

Parties 

Episurf Medical AB

Transaction 

Counsel to Episurf Medical AB on its private placement of new shares.

Deal Value 

SEK 159 million

Role

Counsel to Episurf Medical AB

Parties 

Wikström Family, Granitor, Mohammed Al Amoudi, Midroc Europe

Transaction 

Counsel to the Wikström Family when Midroc Becomes Granitor

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to the Wikström Family

Parties 

Mecenat Aktiebolag, Senior World AB

Transaction 

Mecenat Aktiebolag, a portfolio company of IK Partners (“IK”), in its add-on acquisition of Senior World AB, which operates under the brand “Seniordays”.

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to IK and Mecenat Aktiebolag

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

Parties

Mindray (Buyer), HyTest Invest Oy (Target), Summa Equity and other shareholders (Sellers).

Transaction

Sale of HyTest, a Finland-based leading developer and producer of high-performance antibodies and antigens, to Mindray, a leading global medical technology company.

Deal Value

Estimated approx. EUR 545 million.

Role

Finnish counsel to Mindray

Parties 

Gores Guggenheim, Inc., Polestar

Transaction 

Counsel to Gores Guggenheim, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed by the affiliates of The Gores Group and Guggenheim Capital, LLC, in its proposed business combination with the global electric performance car company Polestar.

Deal Value 

Role

Counsel to Gores Guggenheim, Inc.

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

Parties 

Landis+Gyr (Buyer), Telia Finland (Seller), Telia AMR Business (Target)

Transaction 

Telia Finland’s sale of Telia AMR Business to Landis+Gyr

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Telia Finland (Seller)

Parties 

NP3 Fastigheter AB, Bonnier Group 

Transaction 

Counsel to NP3 Fastigheter AB on Its Acquisition of Real Estate Assets from the Bonnier Group and Issue of New Preference Shares

Deal Value 

SEK 251 million

Role

Counsel to NP3 Fastigheter 

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

Parties 

The founder and other owners of Hemfrid, Fidelio Capital and Hemfrid

Transaction 

Advised the founder and owners of Hemfrid, in the sale of Hemfrid to Fidelio Capital.

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Advisor to the founder and other owners of Hemfrid

Parties 

Vitec Software Group AB, Nordea Bank Abp, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

Transaction 

Vitec Software Group AB SEK 920 Million Directed Issue and Private Placement of New Class B Shares

Deal Value 

SEK 920 Million

Role

Advisor to Vitec Software Group AB

Parties 

KONE Corporation, Motala Hissar AB, Aritco Group AB

Transaction 

Counsel to global elevator and escalator provider KONE Corporation and its subsidiary KONE Aktiebolag in the divestment of Motala Hissar AB to Aritco Group AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Investment AB Latour (publ).

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to KONE Corporation

Parties 

Koch Industries, Inc, Infor, Hexagon AB

Transaction 

Swedish counsel to Koch Industries, Inc and its subsidiary Infor on their divestment of Infor’s global EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) business to Hexagon AB for approximately USD 2.75 billion (SEK 23.65 billion) on a cash and debt-free basis, consisting of approximately USD 800 million in cash and USD 1.95 billion in the form of 132.6 million newly issued series B shares in Hexagon corresponding to 4.9 per cent of all shares in Hexagon after completion of the transaction.

Deal Value 

Approximately USD 2.75 billion (SEK 23.65 billion) on a cash and debt-free basis, consisting of approximately USD 800 million in cash and USD 1.95 billion

Role

Swedish counsel to Koch Industries, Inc and its subsidiary Infor