Lauri Putkonen
Lauri Putkonen
Lauri advises clients in matters related to competition law and public procurement. Before joining Hannes Snellman in 2020, he gained experience as an associate and senior associate in another Finnish law firm, as a seconded in-house lawyer in two large Finnish companies, and as a research officer in the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority. In addition to his legal studies in Finland, Lauri also holds a postgraduate LL.M. degree (European Competition Law and Regulation) from the University of Amsterdam.
References
Parties
Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (Buyer), Pontos Oy, Taaleri Datacenter Ky, other sellers (Sellers), Ficolo Oy (Target)
Transaction
Sale of Ficolo Oy to Digital 9 Infrastructure plc
Deal Value
EUR 135 million
Role
Counsel to Pontos Oy, Taaleri Datacenter Ky, and other sellers

Tuire Kuronen

Sini Paajanen

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Satu Kokko

Oliver Vesterlund

Joonas Vartia

Jesper Nevalainen

Amanda Blick

Sami Niemi

Anna Nyberg

Julia Ranta

Mikko Huimala

Lauri Putkonen
Parties
Anora Group Plc (Altia Plc, Arcus ASA) and Galatea AB
Transaction
Required pre-closing divestment of Altia’s brands Skåne Akvavit, Hallands Fläder, and Brøndums and cognac brand Grönstedts (along with Arcus’s aquavit brand Akevitt Spesial and spirits brands S.P.R.T. and Dworek) to Galatea AB. The divestment to a suitable buyer was required by the Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish competition authorities as a condition to their approval of the merger between Altia and Arcus to form Anora Group.
Deal value
Not public
Role
Lead counsel to Altia Plc (Anora Group Plc)

Riikka Rannikko

Sini Paajanen

Robert Gordin

Satu Kokko

Panu Siitonen

Mikko Huimala

Peter Forsberg

Lauri Putkonen

Essi Ellman

Susanna Kyllöinen

Piia Ahonen

Marika Sorsa
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

Lauri Putkonen

Risto Ojakoski
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

Sonja Siggberg

Klaus Ilmonen

Anniina Järvinen

Robert Gordin

Kaisa Himmanen

Ebba Almén

Mikko Huimala

Lauri Putkonen

Essi Ellman

Jenni Heurlin

Peter Forsberg

Sarah Ek

David Olander

Heikki Vesikansa

Harri Vehviläinen

Isabella Kartila

Markus Bremer

Tuomas Toivonen

Sami Niemi

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Risto Ojakoski

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Lindgren

Panu Siitonen

Sarita Schröder
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
- Member of the Finnish Competition Law Association
- Member of the Finnish Association for European Law
- Member of the Finnish Public Procurement Association
Publications
- The Public Competition Enforcement Review, 2021
- ”Viimeaikaista kansallista ratkaisukäytäntöä kilpailuasioissa”, Finnish Competition Law Association Yearbook, 2016 (co-author)
Education and Professional Background
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2020
- Senior Associate/Associate, Merilampi Attorneys, 2016–2020
- LL.M., University of Amsterdam (European Competition Law and Regulation), 2016
- Research Officer, Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, 2014–2015
- Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2014