Practices

M&A, Public

Languages

Finnish, English

Susanna Purovirta

Senior Associate M&A

Practices

M&A, Public

Languages

Finnish, English

Susanna advises domestic and international clients in mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and various corporate arrangements. Susanna has experience in auction processes, both sell-side and buy-side, and distressed M&A. In addition, she provides advice on corporate, commercial, and contract law matters, including shareholders’ agreements, stock option plans, and questions regarding board liability. Susanna advises both private and public companies.

Selected References

Counsel to Plantagen Finland’s bankruptcy estate, supporting the estate administrator in taking over the bankruptcy estate, realization of assets, managing the estate's premises, and general matters related to the bankruptcy process.

Contacts

Parties:

Recover Group (Seller), Mutares Holding-69 GmbH (Buyer), Recover Nordic Oy (Target)

Transaction:

Divestment of Recover Nordic Oy

Deal value:

Value not public

Role:

Counsel to Recover Group

Contacts

  • Tuire Kuronen

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

  • Susanna Purovirta

    Senior Associate +358 50 536 4930 susanna.purovirta@hannessnellman.com

  • Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

    Senior Associate +358 50 594 6016 agda.vaha-piikkio@hannessnellman.com

  • Lasse Riski

    Specialist Partner +358 50 571 0749 lasse.riski@hannessnellman.com

  • Emilia Reis

    Legal Assistant +358 40 527 5584 emilia.reis@hannessnellman.com

  • Rebecca Osola

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

Parties

Stora Enso Oyj, UPM-Kymmene Group, Metsä Group, Sonoco-Alcore, other sellers (Sellers), Stena Recycling Oy (Buyer), Encore Ympäristöpalvelut Oy (Target)

Transaction

Sale of Encore Ympäristöpalvelut Oy to Stena Recycling Oy

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Stora Enso Oyj, UPM-Kymmene Group, Metsä Group, Sonoco-Alcore, and other sellers

Contacts

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

Contacts

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

Contacts

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

 

Contacts

Parties

Castellum, Kielo, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, Brunswick Real Estate.

Transaction

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Castellum in its acquisition of property company Kielo from Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Brunswick Real Estate.

Deal Value

EUR 640 million

Role

Counsel to Castellum

Contacts

Memberships and Positions of Trust

  • Member of the Finnish Bar Association
  • Member of the Association of Finnish Lawyers

Professional Background

  • Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2020–
  • Ernst & Young Oy, 2015–2020
  • Technopolis Plc (Secondment), 2018

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2015