Niclas Ruotsalainen
Niclas Ruotsalainen
Niclas advises domestic and international clients in the field of mergers and acquisitions, as well as general corporate, commercial, and contract law.
Niclas joined the firm as an associate trainee in 2021 and was appointed as an associate upon his graduation. He has also gained experience at other international business law firms.
References
Parties:
Highland Europe, Wirepas Oy, Amalfi, IQT, ETF Partners, KPN Ventures, Vito Ventures
Transaction:
Counsel to lead investor, Highland Europe, in its investment in Wirepas Oy
Deal value:
Approx. EUR 20 million
Role:
Counsel to Highland Europe

Sten Olsson

Janna Pihanurmi

Niclas Ruotsalainen
Parties:
SULO Group, (Buyer), Molok Group Oy (Target)
Transaction:
Hannes Snellman counsel to SULO Group, a global waste management leader, in its acquisition of Molok Group Oy from Vaaka Partners.
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to SULO Group

Rabbe Sittnikow

Annika Schauman

Niclas Ruotsalainen

Janna Pihanurmi

Sami Niemi

Isabella Kartila

Anna-Emilia Vuorenmaa
Parties:
Infranode, MPY Telecom Oyj
Transaction:
Infranode’s acquisition of MPY Telecom Oyj
Role:
Counsel to Infranode

Rabbe Sittnikow

Annika Schauman

Janna Pihanurmi

Niclas Ruotsalainen

Santeri Jääskeläinen

Anniina Hämäläinen

Matias Moberg

Pauliina Sutinen

Ville Säteri

Heidi Haanpää

Riikka Kuha

Lasse Riski

Anna Mäkinen

Julia Ranta

Alisa Ainonen

Päivi Tammilehto

Laura Sainio
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:
Duunitori Oy and its owners (seller), Intera Partners (buyer)
Transaction:
Counsel to Duunitori Oy and its owners in the sale of majority of Duunitori’s share capital to Intera Partners
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Duunitori Oy

Sten Olsson

Niclas Ruotsalainen

Axel Hård af Segerstad

Heikki Vesikansa

Ilmari Mäkimattila

Marta Kauppinen

Mikko Huimala

Stefan Stellato
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
IK Partners (Buyer), Intera Fund II Ky, Intera Fund III Ky, management and other minority shareholders (Sellers), Renta Group Oy (Target)
Transaction
Intera Partners’ sale of Renta Group Oy to IK Partners
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Intera Partners

Sten Olsson

Roosa Väre

Niclas Ruotsalainen

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Sami Niemi

Pauliina Sutinen

Risto Ojakoski

Jesper Nevalainen

Wilhelm Sanmark

Mikko Huimala

Claes Kjellberg

Douglas Essehorn

Alexander Lindqvist

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Olof Östman

Amanda Alexandersson
Education and Professional Background
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2021–
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2021
- Thesis Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2021
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2021
- Associate Trainee, Krogerus Attorneys Ltd, 2021
- Associate Trainee, Roschier, Attorneys Ltd., 2020-2021
- Legal Trainee, HPP Attorneys, 2019-2020