Claes Backström
Claes Backström
Claes advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, as well as on capital markets, corporate, commercial, and contract law.
Claes first joined the firm as a knowledge management trainee in 2020, later continuing as an associate trainee in 2021 and thesis trainee in 2022. He was appointed as an associate lawyer upon his graduation in 2022.
References
Parties
Cargotec Corporation and Kalmar Corporation
Transaction
Cargotec’s partial demerger and separation of Kalmar
Deal Value
Approx. EUR 2.0 billion (illustrative carve-out sales)
Role
Counsel to Cargotec Corporation and Kalmar Corporation
![Antti Kuha](/media/6150/kuha_antti_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.607360045673805,0.2480060695921105,0.17451053658706495,0.53036342645178469&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133095273990200000)
Antti Kuha
![Mikko Heinonen](/media/5877/heinonen_mikko_colour.jpg?crop=0.092356687898089179,0.15486228218100057,0.48069606675146492,0.41122293868162363&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374663770000)
Mikko Heinonen
![Annemari Rosi](/media/6215/rosi_annemari_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.26150712016916677,0.198881862340757,0.54909734562055845,0.608651819264962&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113262406230000)
Annemari Rosi
![Linnea Lehtonen](/media/5987/lehtonen_linnea_colour.jpg?crop=0.15701354291299055,0.02003970687783093,0.26224275682742432,0.38984975898742913&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133624909341630000)
Linnea Lehtonen
![Tommi Kovero](/media/6149/kovero_tommi_colour_v2.jpg?crop=0.22578004823769396,0.19099754468204505,0.4424917548655698,0.4719238036325617&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133095265628930000)
Tommi Kovero
![Claes Backström](/media/6251/backstrom_claes_colour.jpg?crop=0.38356321605970478,0.18404243802100265,0.29678734442147547,0.4911767890007574&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214457711230000)
Claes Backström
![Charlotta Palm](/media/q3oml3yx/palm_charlotta_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.41568197565221382,0.26355744949494953,0.31864012861036667,0.46647952741702742&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133307875922100000)
Charlotta Palm
![Julius Lempiäinen](/media/ypjl14u5/lempiainen_julius_colour.jpg?crop=0.36278154858804645,0.35404063781902922,0.32383158886551655,0.32743824253935816&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133318229726630000)
Julius Lempiäinen
![Heikki Vesikansa](/media/5933/vesikansa_heikki_colour.jpg?crop=0.44606659415217081,0.22248861137686443,0.17415710633908948,0.39160966492877108&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374684030000)
Heikki Vesikansa
![Harri Vehviläinen](/media/6041/vehvilainen_harri_colour.jpg?crop=0.24145574979662177,0.097420247719941164,0.17198907433262115,0.30650862240630844&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133323242980300000)
Harri Vehviläinen
![Isabella Kartila](/media/2sblphyp/kartila_isabella_color.jpg?crop=0.48256441662041122,0.22490531342391018,0.16950213756031618,0.42146100256453572&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133318235009900000)
Isabella Kartila
![Anton Falkenberg](/media/6138/falkenberg_anton_colour2.jpg?crop=0.53047081384201056,0.31134489736174115,0.24789457918697716,0.46346538029718676&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133178077522930000)
Anton Falkenberg
![Anna-Emilia Vuorenmaa](/media/p1ob3ui2/vuorenmaa_anna-emilia_colour.jpg?crop=0.2532204227780277,0.22301401701493673,0.4522421622559859,0.47762312383709665&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133624908786900000)
Anna-Emilia Vuorenmaa
![Markus Bremer](/media/5869/bremer_markus_colour.jpg?crop=0.21351733411193696,0,0.059682858201420996,0.26133845472004774&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374662370000)
Markus Bremer
![Janne Veneranta](/media/6040/veneranta_janne_colour.jpg?crop=0.42606780068802236,0.14470591773252847,0.13406614561994065,0.40833341480620811&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133094287522400000)
Janne Veneranta
![Josefina Aalto](/media/fy4hemxt/aalto_josefina_colour.jpg?crop=0.58323943532533606,0.14883555110913838,0.13908285824104663,0.56898457436279548&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133307843324600000)
Josefina Aalto
![Jesper Nevalainen](/media/5911/nevalainen_jesper_colour1.jpg?crop=0.21434100769049097,0.22257676418691136,0.39244280066533482,0.37789733987626661&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133591108821430000)
Jesper Nevalainen
![Panu Siitonen](/media/5924/siitonen_panu_colour.jpg?crop=0.28414322639289397,0.099528528995823665,0.17460316284449062,0.35044527928076086&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374678830000)
Panu Siitonen
![Lasse Riski](/media/6106/riski_lasse_colour.jpg?crop=0.39672711543103639,0.27849181781414367,0.38893674726667993,0.50373137230501086&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133149696913170000)
Lasse Riski
![Maria Aholainen](/media/qsmjudw5/aholainen_maria_colour.jpg?crop=0.40383924029506763,0.267501891440987,0.31036864546651571,0.44209644409094445&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133426037400670000)
Maria Aholainen
![Wilhelm Sanmark](/media/6096/sanmark_wilhelm_colour.jpg?crop=0.20601095887078588,0.24516064293663634,0.55833074869399779,0.5153801244275793&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133099386968530000)
Wilhelm Sanmark
![Simon Mittler](/media/6351/mittler_simon_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.2543945125264015,0.22014614442565464,0.40856461077751804,0.43740429757888261&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133178329826700000)
Simon Mittler
![Johanna Haltia-Tapio](/media/5921/haltia-tapio_johanna_colour.jpg?crop=0.43267791038449038,0.13865125766249359,0.0817380706730277,0.36784420209573526&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133095267667900000)
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
![Annika Sillanpää](/media/f4gj42no/sillanpaa_annika_colour.jpg?crop=0.52800047080979251,0.19820552005186637,0.22235236750067286,0.52455543206446231&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133318224843830000)
Annika Sillanpää
![Oona Eerola](/media/6158/eerola_oona_colour_extended.jpg?crop=0.056094029247165944,0.27223955248326426,0.53950715525000981,0.36361837094676441&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113268670900000)
Oona Eerola
![Essi Svartling](/media/6239/svartling_essi_colour_official.jpg?crop=0.37390120094094259,0.31694936238702415,0.37022822004869932,0.42305311377987009&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113260991600000)
Essi Svartling
![Noora Britschgi](/media/5886/britshgi_noora_colour.jpg?crop=0.14718794343705155,0.061483113381548854,0.21730570149939782,0.29276042905387545&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374666600000)
Noora Britschgi
![Päivi Tammilehto](/media/6065/tammilehto_paeivi_colour1.jpg?crop=0.2630129755724025,0.22327971880453587,0.453913495331554,0.48905929377857738&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133160141970800000)
Päivi Tammilehto
![Monika Parkkinen](/media/6155/parkkinen_monika_colour.jpg?crop=0.34838802844868044,0.41698256254738442,0.37181847720134303,0.29871114480667171&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113269393870000)
Monika Parkkinen
![Anni Nohteri](/media/2xodhslc/nohteri_anni_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.48692508472897961,0.29283065806778757,0.17588357236614544,0.36413586017842142&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133624909011930000)
Anni Nohteri
Parties:
Sega Europe Limited and SEGA Corporation (Buyers) Rovio Entertainment Corporation (Target)
Transaction:
Counsel to Sega Europe Limited and SEGA Corporation in the recommended public cash tender offer for all shares and options in Rovio Entertainment Corporation.
Deal value:
Approximately EUR 706 million
Role:
Counsel to Sega Europe Limited and SEGA Corporation
![Sonja Siggberg](/media/5922/siggberg_sonja_colour.jpg?crop=0.57158042708816692,0.23654562217428429,0.15830943768250072,0.48898762751203928&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374677270000)
Sonja Siggberg
![Jon Termonen](/media/6060/termonen_jon_colour.jpg?crop=0.50496566728679648,0.23422604045672737,0.21197735020288985,0.47812794494729161&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133128902618100000)
Jon Termonen
![Sofi Lehtinen](/media/6240/lehtinen_sofi_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.20368959273612253,0.26778577138289394,0.632725501180463,0.52238209432453986&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113260525370000)
Sofi Lehtinen
![Claes Backström](/media/6251/backstrom_claes_colour.jpg?crop=0.38356321605970478,0.18404243802100265,0.29678734442147547,0.4911767890007574&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214457711230000)
Claes Backström
![Samuel Åkerlund](/media/6456/aakerlund_samuel_colour.jpg?crop=0.11586309971828565,0.293940192167783,0.63777594322277942,0.45574412750976312&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133319046507100000)
Samuel Åkerlund
![Satu Kokko](/media/5966/kokko_satu_colour.jpg?crop=0.30873095958867908,0.17478737206285136,0.3188698284561049,0.44680697707942918&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133244614490370000)
Satu Kokko
![Oliver Vesterlund](/media/6037/vesterlund_oliver_colour.jpg?center=0.34239130434782611,0.46467391304347827&mode=crop&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081481366330000)
Oliver Vesterlund
![Viola Karjalainen](/media/msoe1qy5/karjalainen_viola_color.jpg?crop=0.28512488491269772,0.28430718790808818,0.35119159558896795,0.34605101892757134&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133318233799430000)
Viola Karjalainen
![Heidi Haanpää](/media/5876/haanpaeae_heidi_colour.jpg?crop=0.26039339892646746,0.089859452480854446,0.36052916322677248,0.52502860831548359&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133080607519100000)
Heidi Haanpää
![Mikko Huimala](/media/5888/huimala_mikko_colour1.jpg?crop=0.3761952643470583,0.29505171429336557,0.2792224582975551,0.35480822968422548&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374666900000)
Mikko Huimala
![Annika Grönholm](/media/6429/groenholm_annika_colour.jpg?crop=0.53726282454049,0.23288926343750649,0.18924801690364043,0.4892315108134101&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133225725480470000)
Annika Grönholm
![Panu Siitonen](/media/5924/siitonen_panu_colour.jpg?crop=0.28414322639289397,0.099528528995823665,0.17460316284449062,0.35044527928076086&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374678830000)
Panu Siitonen
![Hilma Mäkitalo-Saarinen](/media/6022/maekitalo_hilma_colour.jpg?crop=0.49001641208601832,0.31019918723183126,0.270757090810544,0.44673428545964422&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133261956994100000)
Hilma Mäkitalo-Saarinen
![Wilhelm Sanmark](/media/6096/sanmark_wilhelm_colour.jpg?crop=0.20601095887078588,0.24516064293663634,0.55833074869399779,0.5153801244275793&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133099386968530000)
Wilhelm Sanmark
![Johanna Haltia-Tapio](/media/5921/haltia-tapio_johanna_colour.jpg?crop=0.43267791038449038,0.13865125766249359,0.0817380706730277,0.36784420209573526&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133095267667900000)
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
![Ingrid Remmelgas](/media/6111/remmelgas_ingrid_colour.jpg?crop=0.37963440490516304,0.18480316314251333,0.17626497048879716,0.36393329895134946&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133229229306000000)
Ingrid Remmelgas
![Karoliina Kaartinen](/media/5955/kaartinen_karoliina_colour.jpg?crop=0.24252795243077746,0.13740148934749225,0.26561395167385948,0.36280721966205837&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133319045900900000)
Karoliina Kaartinen
![Monika Parkkinen](/media/6155/parkkinen_monika_colour.jpg?crop=0.34838802844868044,0.41698256254738442,0.37181847720134303,0.29871114480667171&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113269393870000)
Monika Parkkinen
![Hanna-Mari Mudi](/media/6214/mudi_hanna-mari_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.569825111993966,0.21192266399048559,0.068184230583592,0.42027767123263859&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113262708500000)
Hanna-Mari Mudi
Education and Professional Background
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2022–
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2022
- Thesis Trainee, Hannes Snellman 2022
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman 2021–2022
- Knowledge Management Trainee, Hannes Snellman 2020