Anton Karlais

Associate | Helsinki

Anton Karlais

Associate | Helsinki

Telephone:

+358 9 2288 4269

Mobile:

+358 50 406 5413

Email:

anton.karlais@hannessnellman.com

Languages:

English, Finnish, Swedish

Assistant:

Karoliina Kaartinen

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Anton advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, as well as on capital markets, corporate, commercial, and contract law.

Anton joined the firm as a trainee in 2017 and was appointed as an associate lawyer upon his graduation in 2018. Prior to joining Hannes Snellman, Anton worked as a junior advisor at Ernst & Young Oy.

References

Parties

Viking Line Abp

Transaction

Counsel to Viking Line Abp on its EUR 51.8 million issue of new shares with pre-emptive rights for existing shareholders.

Deal Value

EUR 51.8 million

Role

Counsel to Viking Line Abp

Sonja Siggberg

Partner | Helsinki

sonja.siggberg@hannessnellman.com

Klaus Ilmonen

Partner, Doctor of Laws | Helsinki

klaus.ilmonen@hannessnellman.com

Anton Karlais

Associate | Helsinki

anton.karlais@hannessnellman.com

Marcus Lehtinen

Associate | Stockholm

marcus.lehtinen@hannessnellman.com

Markus Bremer

Partner | Helsinki

markus.bremer@hannessnellman.com

Hanna Lindberg

Associate | Helsinki

hanna.lindberg@hannessnellman.com

Stefan Stellato

Senior Associate | Helsinki

stefan.stellato@hannessnellman.com

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

Anniina Järvinen

Managing Associate | Helsinki

anniina.jarvinen@hannessnellman.com

Elias Laine

Associate | Helsinki

elias.laine@hannessnellman.com

Linnea Lehtonen

Associate | Helsinki

linnea.lehtonen@hannessnellman.com

Tommi Kovero

Associate | Helsinki

tommi.kovero@hannessnellman.com

Peppi Manninen

Associate | Helsinki

peppi.manninen@hannessnellman.com

Outi Raitasuo

Partner | Helsinki

outi.raitasuo@hannessnellman.com

Sini Paajanen

Senior Associate | Helsinki

sini.paajanen@hannessnellman.com

Tero Pikkarainen

Associate | Helsinki

tero.pikkarainen@hannessnellman.com

Oliver Vesterlund

Associate | Helsinki

oliver.vesterlund@hannessnellman.com

Heikki Vesikansa

Partner | Helsinki

heikki.vesikansa@hannessnellman.com

Isabella Kartila

Associate | Helsinki

isabella.kartila@hannessnellman.com

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Partner | Helsinki

antti.nyberg@hannessnellman.com

Pauliina Sutinen

Associate | Helsinki

pauliina.sutinen@hannessnellman.com

Axel Hård af Segerstad

Associate | Helsinki

axel.hard@hannessnellman.com

Wilhelm Sanmark

Associate | Helsinki

wilhelm.sanmark@hannessnellman.com

Mikko Huimala

Partner | Helsinki

mikko.huimala@hannessnellman.com

Jenni Heurlin

Senior Associate | Helsinki

jenni.heurlin@hannessnellman.com

Douglas Essehorn

Associate | Stockholm

douglas.essehorn@hannessnellman.com

Emma Andersson

Associate | Stockholm

Emma.Andersson@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Virala Acquisition Company Plc

Transaction

Hannes Snellman acted as legal counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc on its IPO and the listing of its Class C shares on the SPAC segment of the regulated market of Nasdaq Helsinki

Deal Value

EUR 107.5 million

Role

Counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc

Lauri Marjamäki

Senior Associate | Helsinki

lauri.marjamaki@hannessnellman.com

Sofi Lehtinen

Associate | Helsinki

sofi.lehtinen@hannessnellman.com

Annemari Rosi

Senior Associate | Helsinki

annemari.rosi@hannessnellman.com

Aki Salmela

Associate | Helsinki

aki.salmela@hannessnellman.com

Piia Ahonen

Specialist Partner | Helsinki

piia.ahonen@hannessnellman.com

Marika Sorsa

Senior Associate | Helsinki

marika.sorsa@hannessnellman.com

Tuomas Toivonen

Counsel | Helsinki

tuomas.toivonen@hannessnellman.com

Sanna Boow

Counsel | Helsinki

sanna.boow@hannessnellman.com

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Specialist Partner | Helsinki

johanna.haltia-tapio@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Altia Plc, Arcus ASA

Transaction

Merger of Altia Plc and Arcus ASA to form Anora Group

Deal value

Preliminary aggregated annual revenue EUR 640 million

Role

Lead counsel to Altia Plc

Robert Gordin

Associate | Helsinki

robert.gordin@hannessnellman.com

Kaisa Himmanen

Associate | Helsinki

kaisa.himmanen@hannessnellman.com

Ebba Almén

Associate | Stockholm

ebba.almen@hannessnellman.com

Lauri Putkonen

Senior Associate | Helsinki

lauri.putkonen@hannessnellman.com

Essi Ellman

Associate | Helsinki

essi.ellman@hannessnellman.com

Peter Forsberg

Partner | Stockholm

peter.forsberg@hannessnellman.com

Johan Holmquist

Senior Associate | Stockholm

johan.holmquist@hannessnellman.com

Sarah Ek

Associate | Stockholm

sarah.ek@hannessnellman.com

David Olander

Senior Associate | Stockholm

david.olander@hannessnellman.com

Harri Vehviläinen

Counsel | Helsinki

harri.vehvilainen@hannessnellman.com

Sami Niemi

Associate | Helsinki

sami.niemi@hannessnellman.com

Risto Ojakoski

Associate | Helsinki

risto.ojakoski@hannessnellman.com

Jenny Lundberg

Specialist Partner | Stockholm

jenny.lundberg@hannessnellman.com

Josephine Lindgren

Senior Associate | Stockholm

josephine.lindgren@hannessnellman.com

Panu Siitonen

Partner | Helsinki

panu.siitonen@hannessnellman.com

Sarita Schröder

Legal Technologist / Managing Associate | Helsinki

sarita.schroder@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Verkkokauppa.com Oyj

Transaction

Verkkokauppa.com Oyj's listing on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki on 5 June 2020

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Verkkokauppa.com Oyj

Elina Toivakainen

Counsel | Helsinki

elina.toivakainen@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Optomed Plc

Transaction

Optomed’s IPO and listing on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange

Deal Value

The offering by the company and its shareholders amounted to approximately EUR 44 million

Role

Counsel to Optomed Plc

Mattias Friberg

Partner | Stockholm

mattias.friberg@hannessnellman.com

Heidi Haanpää

Partner | Helsinki

heidi.haanpaa@hannessnellman.com

Antti Kuha

Partner | Helsinki

antti.kuha@hannessnellman.com

Jenni Parviainen

Managing Associate | Helsinki

jenni.parviainen@hannessnellman.com

Khaled Talayhan

Senior Associate | Stockholm

khaled.talayhan@hannessnellman.com

Anna Sahrakorpi

Associate | Helsinki

anna.sahrakorpi@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Outotec Oyj, Metso Corporation

Transaction

The combination of Outotec and Metso Minerals through a demerger

Deal Value

EUR 3.9 billion (illustrative combined sales)

Role

Counsel to Outotec Oyj

Mikko Heinonen

Senior Partner | Helsinki

mikko.heinonen@hannessnellman.com

Anna-Maria Tamminen

Partner | Helsinki

anna-maria.tamminen@hannessnellman.com

Maria Wasastjerna

Partner | Helsinki

maria.wasastjerna@hannessnellman.com

Laura Kotilainen

Counsel | Helsinki

laura.kotilainen@hannessnellman.com

Samuli Pirinen

Senior Associate | Helsinki

samuli.pirinen@hannessnellman.com

Emmi Kantola

Associate | Helsinki

emmi.kantola@hannessnellman.com

Ina Rautiainen

Associate | Helsinki

ina.rautiainen@hannessnellman.com

Maria Landtman

Partner | Helsinki

maria.landtman@hannessnellman.com

Nathalie Miskin

Senior Associate | Stockholm

nathalie.miskin@hannessnellman.com

Ammar Khan

Managing Associate | Stockholm

ammar.khan@hannessnellman.com

Marcus Nyberg

Associate | Stockholm

marcus.nyberg@hannessnellman.com

Victor Bjerselius

Associate | Stockholm

victor.bjerselius@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Cramo Plc, Adapteo Plc

Transaction

Cramo’s partial demerger and listing of Adapteo on Nasdaq Stockholm

Deal Value

SEK 5.5 billion

Role

Counsel to Cramo Plc and Adapteo Plc

Janne Veneranta

Managing Associate | Helsinki

janne.veneranta@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Ahlstrom-Munksjö

Transaction

Ahlstrom-Munksjö's EUR 150 million rights issue to partly finance the acquisition of Expera Specialty Solutions

Deal Value

EUR 150 million

Role

Counsel to Ahlstrom-Munksjö

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

Fredrik Olsson

Managing Partner | Stockholm

fredrik.olsson@hannessnellman.com

Johan Aalto

Partner | Helsinki

johan.aalto@hannessnellman.com

Albert Danielsson

Senior Associate | Stockholm

albert.danielsson@hannessnellman.com

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Associate | Helsinki

agda.vaha-piikkio@hannessnellman.com

Carolina Wahlby

Specialist Partner | Stockholm

carolina.wahlby@hannessnellman.com

Education and Professional Background

Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2018
Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2018
Thesis Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2017 – 2018
Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2017
Junior Advisor, EY, 2016 – 2017
Bachelor of Laws, Åbo Akademi University, 2016

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References

Parties

Transaction

Deal Value

Role

Sonja Siggberg

Klaus Ilmonen

Anton Karlais

Marcus Lehtinen

Markus Bremer

Hanna Lindberg

Stefan Stellato

Parties

Transaction

Deal Value

Role

Sonja Siggberg

Anniina Järvinen

Anton Karlais

Elias Laine

Linnea Lehtonen

Tommi Kovero

Peppi Manninen

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

Parties

Transaction

Deal Value

Role

Sonja Siggberg

Anniina Järvinen

Lauri Marjamäki

Sofi Lehtinen

Linnea Lehtonen

Tommi Kovero

Anton Karlais

Peppi Manninen

Annemari Rosi

Aki Salmela

Heikki Vesikansa

Stefan Stellato

Isabella Kartila

Piia Ahonen

Marika Sorsa

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Tuomas Toivonen

Sanna Boow

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Parties

Transaction

Deal value

Role

Sonja Siggberg

Klaus Ilmonen

Anniina Järvinen

Anton Karlais

Robert Gordin

Kaisa Himmanen

Ebba Almén

Mikko Huimala

Lauri Putkonen

Essi Ellman

Jenni Heurlin

Peter Forsberg

Johan Holmquist