Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
Agda advises clients on M&A and private equity transactions as well as general corporate, commercial, and contract law. In addition, Agda has gained experience and expertise in questions relating to the foreign direct investment (FDI) screening in Finland.
Prior to joining the firm as an associate in 2018, Agda worked in the firm as a trainee. Agda gained international experience during her studies by studying for a semester in the UK and working as an intern in New York.
References
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

Tuire Kuronen

Susanna Purovirta

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Oliver Vesterlund

Lasse Riski

Emilia Reis

Rebecca Osola
Parties:
Masco Corporation (Buyer), Nordic Mezzanine and other Sauna360 Group Oy’s shareholders (Sellers), Sauna360 Group Oy (Target)
Transaction:
Acquisition of Sauna360 Group Oy
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Finnish and Swedish Counsel to Masco Corporation

Tuire Kuronen

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Joonas Vartia

Wilma Montonen

Astrid Trolle Adams

Ulrika Wigart

Simon Mittler

Liisa Vaaraniemi

Louise Nordback

Ingrid Remmelgas

Anna Nyberg

Lisa Pålsson

Mikael Wood

Andreas Wingren

Peter Forsberg

Lars Lundgren

Sofia Saarelainen

Ville Säteri

Sofia Granberg

Emilia Reis

Rebecca Osola
Parties:
Thome Group, OSM Maritime Group
Transaction:
Merger of Thome Group and OSM Maritime Group
Value:
Value not public
Role:
Finnish counsel to Thome Group Holding Limited

Tuire Kuronen

Joonas Vartia

Heidi Haanpää

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Veera Heiskanen

Ingrid Remmelgas

Liisa Vaaraniemi
Parties:
Cargotec Corporation, Konecranes Plc
Transaction:
The announced, but subsequently abandoned, merger of Cargotec and Konecranes in 2021-2022
Deal value:
Approx. EUR 2.7 billion
Role:
Counsel to Konecranes Plc

Mikko Heinonen

Sonja Siggberg

Peter Forsberg

Mikko Huimala

Markus Bremer

Jenni Heurlin

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Ingrid Remmelgas

Matias Moberg

Riikka Kuha

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Linnea Lehtonen

Pauliina Sutinen

Jenni Parviainen

Heikki Vesikansa

Khaled Talayhan

Mattias Friberg

Marc Tevell de Falck

Sarah Ek
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

Riikka Rannikko

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Sofia Saarelainen

Panu Siitonen

Heikki Vesikansa

Isabella Kartila
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

Tuire Kuronen

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Heidi Haanpää

Susanna Purovirta

Oliver Vesterlund

Joonas Vartia

Heikki Vesikansa

Harri Vehviläinen

Joakim Frände

Jesper Nevalainen

Liisa Vaaraniemi

Risto Ojakoski

Tuomas Toivonen

Hanna Lindberg
Parties
Chevron Global Energy Inc (Buyer), Neste Corporation (Seller), NEXBASE™ brand and associated base oils business (Target)
Transaction
Finnish counsel to Chevron Global Energy Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, in the acquisition of the NEXBASE™ brand and associated base oils business from Neste Corporation
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Finnish counsel to Chevron Global Energy Inc

Tuire Kuronen

Satu Kokko

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Ingrid Remmelgas

Liisa Vaaraniemi
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

Sten Olsson

Emmi Kantola

Heidi Haanpää

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
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)

Tuire Kuronen

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Jesper Nevalainen

Liisa Vaaraniemi

Anna Mäkinen

Risto Ojakoski
Parties
Vungle, Inc. (Buyer), GameRefinery Oy (Target)
Transaction
Vungle, Inc.’s acquisition of GameRefinery Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vungle, Inc.

Heidi Haanpää

Riikka Kuha

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Linnea Lehtonen

Heidi Kärki

Jenni Parviainen

Joakim Frände

Hanna Lindberg
Parties
PPG Industries, Inc. (Bidder), Tikkurila Oyj (Target)
Transaction
Recommended public cash tender offer for all of the shares in Tikkurila by PPG Industries, Inc.
Deal Value
EUR 1.5 billion
Role
Counsel to Tikkurila Oyj

Mikko Heinonen

Klaus Ilmonen

Anniina Järvinen

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Jenni Heurlin

Laura Sainio

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Elisabeth Vestin

Satu Kokko
Parties
Telia Finland (Seller) and AddSecure (Buyer)
Transaction
Telia Finland’s divestment of Telia Alerta business to AddSecure
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Seller/Telia Finland

Tuire Kuronen

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Riikka Kuha

Mikko Huimala

Helena Lamminen

Marta Kauppinen

Outi Jousi

Eeva Tiainen
Parties
Telia Company (Seller), Polhem Infra (Buyer), Telia Carrier (Target)
Transaction
Telia Company’s divestment of Telia Carrier to Polhem Infra
Deal Value
SEK 9,450 million
Role
Finnish counsel to Telia Company

Tuire Kuronen

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Panu Vikberg

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Ingrid Remmelgas
Parties
Sanoma Media Finland Oy (Seller), Schibsted (buyer), Oikotie Ltd (target)
Transaction
The sale of Sanoma’s online classifieds business Oikotie to Schibsted
Deal value
EUR 185 million
Role
Counsel to Sanoma Group
Core team
Riikka Rannikko, Jesper Nevalainen, Mikko Huimala, Agda Vähä-Piikkö, Jenni Heurlin, Anton Pirinen

Riikka Rannikko

Jesper Nevalainen

Mikko Huimala

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Jenni Heurlin
Parties
ABB and Hitachi
Transaction
Sale of ABB's Power Grids business to Hitachi
Deal Value
Enterprise Value of USD 11 billion for 100% of Power Grids
Role
Finnish Counsel to ABB

Heidi Haanpää

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Klaara Lähteenoja

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Ella Hiltunen
Parties
ABB and FIMER S.p.A
Transaction
Sale of ABB's solar inverter business to FIMER S.p.A
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Finnish Counsel to ABB

Heidi Haanpää

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Klaara Lähteenoja

Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Parties
Sanoma Group (Buyer), Alma Media Corporation (Seller), Alma Media Kustannus Oy and Alma Manu Oy (Targets)
Transaction
Sanoma Group’s acquisition of Alma Media’s regional news media business
Deal Value
EUR 115 million (announced enterprise value)
Role
Counsel to Sanoma Group

Riikka Rannikko

Mikko Huimala

Jesper Nevalainen

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Jenni Heurlin
Parties
Qingdao Sifang SRI Intellectual Technology Co. Ltd. (Buyer), Beneq Oy and its shareholders (Sellers), Beneq Oy (Target)
Transaction
The sale of Beneq Oy to Qingdao Sifang SRI Intellectual Technology Co. Ltd.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Beneq Oy and its shareholders

Heidi Haanpää

Heikki Vesikansa

Ella Hiltunen

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Stefan Stellato
Parties
Kildare Partners, Technopolis Plc
Transaction
Kildare Partners’ public tender offer for Technopolis Plc, a Finland-based listed company providing offices, coworking spaces and related services
Deal Value
EUR 729.7 million
Role
Counsel to Kildare Partners

Klaus Ilmonen

Richard Åkerman

Antti Kuha

Anniina Järvinen

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Katja Heikkinen

Noora Britschgi

Jonas Sjöberg

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Tapio Teräkivi
Parties
Ahlstrom-Munksjö (Buyer), Expera Specialty Solutions (Target), KPS Capital Partners (Seller)
Transaction
Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s acquisition of Expera Specialty Solutions, a U.S.-based specialty paper producer
Deal Value
USD 615 million
Role
Counsel to Ahlstrom-Munksjö

Sonja Siggberg

Fredrik Olsson

Johan Aalto

Antti Kuha

Anniina Järvinen

Albert Danielsson

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Carolina H. Wahlby
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Education and Professional Background
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2022
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2018
- Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2018
- Thesis Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2018
- Legal Intern, United Nations Development Programme, New York, 2017
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2017
- Legal Studies, University of Kent, UK, 2015