Iiris Ikkelä
Iiris Ikkelä
Iiris is part of Hannes Snellman’s Private M&A and Private Equity Practice, and she advises Nordic and international private equity and industrial clients on acquisitions, sales, restructurings, and joint ventures. She has worked on cross-border M&A transactions both in Finland and Sweden.
Iiris’ international experience includes working at Hannes Snellman’s Helsinki and Stockholm offices, studying at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, and completing a legal internship at the Düsseldorf office of one of the largest law firms in Germany.
References
Parties
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., Cognate BioServices, Inc. Cobra Biologics
Transaction
Swedish counsel to Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. in the acquisition of Cognate BioServices, Inc,. including its Swedish and British subsidiaries Cobra Biologics.
Deal value
The purchase price amounted approximately USD 875 million.
Role
Counsel to Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

Richard Åkerman

Nicole Jerad

Douglas Essehorn

Iiris Ikkelä

Jenny Lundberg

Elisabeth Vestin

Itai Coleman
Parties
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA, Conaxess Trade Sweden AB, Movement Group Nordic AB
Transaction
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA and its portfolio company Conaxess Trade Sweden AB in the acquisition of Movement Group Nordic AB
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA and its portfolio company Conaxess Trade Sweden AB

Mikael Klang

Miklos Kovacs Kal

Nicole Jerad

Iiris Ikkelä

Josephine Lindgren

David Smith

Peter Forsberg

David Olander
Parties
Fortum Recharge AS, Infracapital, Fortum
Transaction
Infracapital in the acquisition of 63% of Fortum Recharge AS with subsidiaries.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Swedish and Finnish counsel to Infracapital

Johanna Wärnberg

Outi Raitasuo

Kati Punakallio

Julia Wegelius

Douglas Essehorn

Iiris Ikkelä

Satu Kokko

Elisabeth Vestin

Caroline Sundberg

Jessica Tressfeldt

Jenny Lundberg

Susanna Hernberg
Parties
Cherry Ventures Management GmbH (Buyer), Chief Chief Technologies Oy/Speechgrinder (Target)
Transaction
Counsel to Cherry Ventures Management GmbH in its investment and purchase of shares in Chief Chief Technologies Oy/Speechgrinder, a developer of voice technology software and application programming interface
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Cherry Ventures Management GmbH

Tuire Kuronen

Iiris Ikkelä

Tero Pikkarainen
Parties
Precast Holding Oy (Buyer), Elematic HoldCo Oy (Seller), Elematic Oyj (Target), Nordic Trustee (as bonds trustee appointed by Elematic’s
Transaction
Restructuring of ownership and financing structure of Elematic Oyj
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Nordic Trustee

Heidi Haanpää

Henrik Mattson

Heikki Vesikansa

Janne Veneranta

Iiris Ikkelä

Lauri Marjamäki

Stefan Stellato

Senni Mäki-Hallila
Parties
Nexit Ventures (Seller), Ekahau, Inc. (Target), Ookla (Buyer)
Transaction
Nexit Ventures' sale of shares of Ekahau to Ookla
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel for Nexit Ventures and Ekahau, Inc.

Tuire Kuronen

Iiris Ikkelä

Heikki Vesikansa

Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Parties
The State of Finland (seller), Altia Plc (target)
Transaction
Altia Plc’s IPO and listing on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki
Deal Value
Over EUR 270 million
Role
Counsel to Altia Plc

Sonja Siggberg

Markus Bremer

Anniina Järvinen

Annemari Rosi

Lauri Marjamäki

Iiris Ikkelä

Matias Moberg

Anna Räty
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
- Member of AIJA – the International Association of Young Lawyers
Education and Professional Background
- Legal Counsel (Secondee), Eltel Networks, Stockholm, 2020
- Associate, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2019
- Associate, Hannes Snellman, Helsinki, 2017
- Stellenbosch University, South Africa, 2017
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2017