Emmi Kantola
Emmi Kantola
Emmi advises domestic and international clients in the field of mergers and acquisitions and in particular private equity and venture capital transactions. Emmi also offers general corporate, commercial, and contract law advice.
Emmi joined the firm as an associate trainee in 2018 and was appointed as an associate upon her graduation. She has also gained experience at other international business law firms.
References
Parties
ScandiNova Systems AB (buyer) and International Electric Company Oy (target).
Transaction
Counsel to ScandiNova Systems AB in its acquisition of majority of shares in International Electric Company Oy, the provider of subsystems and precision instruments for the global health care, scientific and industrial markets.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to ScandiNova Systems AB (buyer)

Sten Olsson

Emmi Kantola

Roosa Väre

Niclas Ruotsalainen

Oona Eerola
Parties
Varjo Technologies Oy, several new and existing investors including Volvo Car Tech Fund, EQT Ventures, Atomico, Mirabaud and Foxconn.
Transaction
Counsel to Volvo Car Tech Fund and certain other lead investors in Varjo Technologies Oy’s EUR 41 million funding round.
Deal Value
EUR 41 million
Role
Counsel to Volvo Car Tech Fund and certain other lead investors

Sten Olsson

Emmi Kantola

Niclas Ruotsalainen
Parties
Remeo Holding II Oy (buyer), Delete Finland Oy (seller), Delete Ympäristöpalvelut Oy (target)
Transaction
Counsel to Remeo in its acquisition of Delete Ympäristöpalvelut Oy, a Finland-based environmental and recycling services provider.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Remeo

Sten Olsson

Emmi Kantola

Juha Ellonen

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Kerttu Pahta

Pauliina Sutinen

Ida Viitamäki
Parties:
Esperi Care (target), Danske Bank, SEB, and Ilmarinen (majority owners), Triton (buyer)
Transaction:
Counsel to Esperi Care and its majority owners Danske Bank, SEB, and Ilmarinen in the acquisition of the majority of Esperi Care’s shares by Triton Smaller Mid Cap Fund II advised by Triton.
Deal Value:
Value not public.
Role:
Counsel to Esperi Care and its majority owners

Sten Olsson

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Annika Schauman

Tuomas Toivonen

Matias Moberg

Emmi Kantola

Heikki Vesikansa

Stefan Stellato

Lauri Putkonen

Jenni Heurlin
Parties
MEKO (buyer), Koivunen (target)
Transaction
Counsel to MEKO in its acquisition of Koivunen, the provider of automotive spare parts and related services.
Deal Value
EUR 122 Million
Role
Counsel to MEKO

Sten Olsson

Erik Stenman

Annika Schauman

Emmi Kantola

Niclas Ruotsalainen

Axel Hård af Segerstad

Anna Nyberg
Parties
Huuva Oy, several new and existing investors including General Catalyst Group and Lifeline Ventures.
Transaction
Counsel to Huuva Oy, a Helsinki-based food delivery company, on its EUR 5 million financing round.
Deal Value
EUR 5 million
Role
Counsel to Huuva Oy

Sten Olsson

Emmi Kantola

Niclas Ruotsalainen
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

Sten Olsson

Emmi Kantola

Niclas Ruotsalainen
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
Value not public
Role
Mecenat AB and IK Partners

Erik Stenman

Emmi Kantola

Johanna Wärnberg

Miklos Kovacs Kal

Douglas Essehorn
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

Sten Olsson

Emmi Kantola

Heikki Vesikansa

Isabella Kartila
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
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

Sten Olsson

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Emmi Kantola

Sami Niemi

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Risto Ojakoski
Parties
Infinited Fiber Company Oy, several new and existing investors including H&M Group, Adidas, Invest FWD A/S, Security Trading Oy, Nidoco AB, and Sateri.
Transaction
Counsel to Infinited Fiber Company Oy, a Finland-based circular fashion and textile technology company, on its EUR 30 million financing round.
Deal Value
EUR 30 million
Role
Counsel to Infinited Fiber Company Oy

Sten Olsson

Emmi Kantola
Parties
Amazon (Buyer), Umbra (Target)
Transaction
The acquisition of Umbra by Amazon.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Umbra

Sten Olsson

Emmi Kantola

Jesper Nevalainen

Heikki Vesikansa

Jenni Parviainen

Joakim Frände

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Mikael Byman
Parties
Supermetrics Oy, Highland Europe LLP, IVP, Open Ocean
Transaction
Counsel to Supermetrics Oy, a Finland-based global leader in data integration, on its EUR 40 million Series B investment round.
Deal Value
EUR 40 million
Role
Counsel to Supermetrics Oy

Sten Olsson

Emmi Kantola
Parties
Smartly.io Solutions Oy and its owners, Providence Equity Partners
Transaction
Counsel to Smartly.io and its owners in the sale of a majority stake to Providence Equity Partners
Deal Value
EUR 200 million
Role
Counsel to Smartly.io Solutions Oy and its owners

Sten Olsson

Annika Schauman

Emmi Kantola

Jesper Nevalainen

Jenni Parviainen
Parties
AAC Capital Partners, Intermediate Capital Group PLC and other shareholders (Sellers), Viking Redningstjeneste Topco AS (Target)
Transaction
P&C Insurance Ltd (publ) in its Acquisition of Viking Redningstjeneste Topco AS
Deal Value
EUR 32 million
Role
Swedish and Finnish counsel to Sweden-based insurance company If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ)

Richard Åkerman

Johanna Wärnberg

Moa Fritzon Torbjelt

Emmi Kantola

Sara Heikfolk
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

Klaus Ilmonen

Markus Bremer

Peter Forsberg

Anna-Maria Tamminen

Heikki Vesikansa

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Elina Toivakainen

Jenni Parviainen

Annemari Rosi

Emmi Kantola

Stefan Stellato

Maria Landtman

Sarah Ek

Nathalie Miskin

Marcus Nyberg

Victor Bjerselius
Parties
Glaston Corporation
Transaction
Rights issue in Glaston Corporation
Deal Value
EUR 34 million
Role
Counsel to Glaston Corporation

Klaus Ilmonen

Anniina Järvinen

Annemari Rosi

Ida Viitamäki

Emmi Kantola
Parties
Peab AB (Buyer), YIT Corporation (Seller), YIT’s Nordic paving and mineral aggregates businesses (Targets)
Transaction
YIT’s sale of its Nordic paving and mineral aggregates businesses in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark to Peab
Deal Value
EUR 280 million
Role
Counsel to YIT Corporation

Mikko Heinonen

Kaisa Himmanen

Jesper Nevalainen

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Heikki Vesikansa

Harri Vehviläinen

Markus Bremer

Emmi Kantola

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Klaara Lähteenoja

Jenny Lundberg

Janna Pihanurmi
Parties
Francisco Partners & SmartBear Software Inc. (Buyers), Bitbar Technologies Oy (Target)
Transaction
SmartBear's acquisition of Bitbar Technologies
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Francisco Partners backed SmartBear

Sten Olsson

Annika Schauman

Emmi Kantola

Jesper Nevalainen
Parties
Vaaka Partners, Lyyti
Transaction
Vaaka Partners' acquisition of Lyyti
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vaaka Partners

Sten Olsson

Mikael Lustig

Emmi Kantola

Senni Kinnaslampi

Heidi Kärki
Parties
Glaston Corporation (Buyer), Conzzeta AG (Seller), Bystronic Maschinen AG, Bystronic Lenhardt GmbH and their subsidiaries (Targets)
Transaction
Glaston Corporation’s acquisition of Bystronic Glass and refinancing of Glaston
Deal Value
EUR 68 million
Role
Counsel to Glaston Corporation

Mikko Heinonen

Markus Bremer

Anniina Järvinen

Emmi Kantola

Janne Veneranta
Parties
Vaaka Partners, Framery
Transaction
Vaaka Partners' acquisition of Framery
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel Vaaka Partners

Sten Olsson

Markus Bremer

Mikael Lustig

Marta Kauppinen

Emmi Kantola
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Publications
- Co-author for the European Compliance Benchmark on Corporate Criminal and Regulatory Liability (published in cooperation with ELSA International and K&L Gates), 2017.
Education and Professional Background
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2023-
- Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2018
- Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2018
- Associate Trainee & Thesis Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2018
- Associate Trainee, Borenius Attorneys Ltd., 2017
- Legal studies, Lund University, Sweden, 2017
- Research Trainee, Roschier, Attorneys Ltd., 2016
- Legal studies, Bond University, Australia, 2015
- Legal Trainee, Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners, 2015