Olli-Pekka Veranen
Olli-Pekka Veranen
Olli-Pekka advises clients in the field of M&A, private equity, growth and venture capital transactions. He also advises financial investors in various types of capital investments and managers in fund formation on a continuous basis. Olli-Pekka has extensive experience in advising both international and domestic clients in complex domestic and cross-border private and public M&A transactions, corporate compliance and significant Finnish PPP projects. Olli-Pekka also offers clients general corporate, commercial and contract law advice.
Olli-Pekka has studied commercial law and economics at the University of California, Berkeley and worked as a visiting lawyer at the Private Equity Team of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London in 2013.
He has great client skills and always finds the best solution for the client in order to complete the transaction.
Chambers Global 2022
References
Parties
PharmaLex Group (buyer), DRA Consulting Oy (target)
Transaction
Counsel to PharmaLex Group in the acquisition of DRA Consulting Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to PharmaLex Group

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Mikael Lustig

Roosa Väre

Juha Ellonen

Ingrid Remmelgas

Liisa Vaaraniemi

Oona Eerola

Tiia Mäki
Parties:
Vaaka Partners (buyer), Medbase and it respective owners (sellers)
Transaction:
Counsel to Vaaka Partners in its acquisition of majority of share capital in Medbase
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Vaaka Partners

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Mikael Lustig
Parties
Stora Enso Oyj, UPM-Kymmene Group, Metsä Group, Sonoco-Alcore, other sellers (Sellers), Stena Recycling Oy (Buyer), Encore Ympäristöpalvelut Oy (Target)
Transaction
Sale of Encore Ympäristöpalvelut Oy to Stena Recycling Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Stora Enso Oyj, UPM-Kymmene Group, Metsä Group, Sonoco-Alcore, and other sellers

Tuire Kuronen

Susanna Purovirta

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Joonas Vartia

Maria Wasastjerna

Päivi Tammilehto

Lauri Putkonen

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Milla Männistö

Anna Mäkinen

Wilhelm Sanmark

Panu Vikberg

Marta Kauppinen
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

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Tuomas Toivonen

Matias Moberg

Emmi Kantola

Heikki Vesikansa

Stefan Stellato

Maria Wasastjerna

Lauri Putkonen

Jenni Heurlin
Parties:
Sitowise (buyer), Bitcomp Oy (target)
Transaction:
Counsel to Sitowise in its acquisition of Bitcomp Oy
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Sitowise

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Lasse Riski

Mikael Lustig

Anniina Järvinen

Aki Salmela

Anna Nyberg

Wilhelm Sanmark

Anniina Jaatinen
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

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Niclas Ruotsalainen

Mikael Byman

Axel Hård af Segerstad

Heikki Vesikansa

Ilmari Mäkimattila

Marta Kauppinen

Mikko Huimala

Lauri Putkonen

Stefan Stellato
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

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Emmi Kantola

Niclas Ruotsalainen
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

Sami Niemi

Anna Nyberg

Julia Ranta

Mikko Huimala

Lauri Putkonen
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

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Roosa Väre

Mikael Byman

Niclas Ruotsalainen

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Sami Niemi

Pauliina Sutinen

Risto Ojakoski

Jesper Nevalainen

Wilhelm Sanmark

Mikko Huimala

Susanna Kyllöinen

Claes Kjellberg

Douglas Essehorn

Alexander Lindqvist

Josephine Lindgren

Olof Östman

Amanda Alexandersson
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

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Emmi Kantola

Heikki Vesikansa

Isabella Kartila

Matleena Pälve
Parties:
Intera Partners (buyer), Aihio Arkkitehdit, Arkkitehdit Soini & Horto and Cederqvist & Jäntti Arkkitehdit and their respective owners (sellers)
Transaction:
Counsel to Intera Partners and in the creation of Arco Architecture through acquisitions of Aihio Arkkitehdit, Arkkitehdit Soini & Horto sekä Cederqvist & Jäntti Arkkitehdit
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Intera Partners

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Mikael Byman

Risto Ojakoski
Parties
Enersense International Oyj
Transaction
Counsel to Enersense International Oyj in its equity investment in and primary partnership arrangement with P2X Solutions Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Enersense International

Sten Olsson

Riikka Rannikko

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Robert Gordin
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

Olli-Pekka Veranen

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

Olli-Pekka Veranen

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

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Emmi Kantola

Jesper Nevalainen

Heikki Vesikansa

Jenni Parviainen

Matleena Pälve

Joakim Frände

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Mikael Byman
Parties:
Vaaka Partners (buyer), A-Insinöörit and their respective owners (sellers)
Transaction:
Counsel to Vaaka Partners in its acquisition of majority of share capital in A-Insinöörit
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Vaaka Partners

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Roosa Väre
Parties
Mayr-Melnhof Cartonboard International GmbH, Kotkamills Group Oyj
Transaction
Mayr-Melnhof Cartonboard International GmbH's acquisition of Kotkamills Group Oyj
Deal Value
Approx. EUR 425 million
Role
Counsel to Mayr-Melnhof Cartonboard International GmbH

Sten Olsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Roosa Väre

Sami Niemi

Mikko Huimala

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Laura Sainio

Noora Britschgi
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

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Emmi Kantola
Parties
Enersense International Oyj, Empower Group, Empower Oyj
Transaction
Enersense International’s acquisition of the entire share capital of Empower, the Finnish energy and construction services supplier.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Empower Oyj and the sellers

Johan Aalto

Olli-Pekka Veranen
Parties
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (Buyer), Shareholders of Blueprint Oy (Sellers), Blueprint Genetics Oy (Target)
Transaction
The sale of Blueprint Genetics’ entire share capital to Quest Diagnostics
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Blueprint Genetics and its owners

Sten Olsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Roosa Väre

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Jenni Parviainen
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

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Emmi Kantola

Jesper Nevalainen

Jenni Parviainen
Parties
YIT Corporation, Ålandsbanken
Transaction
YIT and Ålandsbanken entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture company for housing investments
Deal Value
EUR 112 million
Role
Counsel to YIT Corporation

Tapio Teräkivi

Sten Olsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen
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

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Annika Schauman

Emmi Kantola

Jesper Nevalainen
Parties
Sentica Partners (Seller), Adelis Equity Partners (Buyer), Ropo Capital (Target)
Transaction
Sale of Ropo Capital
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Sentica Partners

Sten Olsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Ida Viitamäki

Matias Moberg

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

Sten Olsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Mikael Lustig

Emmi Kantola

Senni Kinnaslampi

Heidi Kärki
Parties
Byggnadstekniska Byrån Sverige AB (Target), Sitowise Holding AB (Buyer), Byggnadstekniska Byrån Mosebacke AB (Seller)
Transaction
Intera Partners backed Sitowise Oy in the Acquisition of Byggnadstekniska Byrån Sverige AB
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Intera Partners

Claes Kjellberg

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Carolina Wahlby

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Jonas Sjöberg

Douglas Essehorn

Matias Moberg

Josephine Lindgren

Jenny Lundberg

Roosa Väre
Parties
Nordic Healthcare Group Oy, Vaaka Partners Oy
Transaction
Vaaka Partner's investment in Nordic Healthcare Group
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vaaka Partners

Sten Olsson

Heikki Vesikansa

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Harri Vehviläinen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Mikael Lustig

Matias Moberg
Parties
Jarkir Oy (Seller), Partnera Oy (Buyer), Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy (Buyer), Uusioaines Oy (Target)
Transaction
Jarkir's sale of Uusioaines to Partnera and Tesi
Deal Value
EUR 19,8 million
Role
Counsel to Seller Jarkir Oy

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Klaus Metsä-Simola
Parties
Vaaka Partners, Framery
Transaction
Vaaka Partners' acquisition of Framery
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel Vaaka Partners

Sten Olsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Markus Bremer

Mikael Lustig

Marta Kauppinen

Emmi Kantola
Parties
CapMan Infra (Bidder), Elenia Group (Target)
Transaction
CapMan Infra signed to invest in Elenia, a leading Finnish electricity network and district heat company
Deal Value
EUR 70 million
Role
Counsel to CapMan Infra

Rabbe Sittnikow

Heikki Vesikansa

Jari Tukiainen

Harri Vehviläinen

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Jenni Parviainen
Parties
Apax Digital Fund (Buyer), Vaaka Partners (Seller), Solita Oy (Target)
Transaction
Vaaka Partners' sale of Solita Oy to Apax Digital Fund
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vaaka Partners

Sten Olsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Roosa Väre
Parties
Vitruvian Partners LLP (buyer) Easy Park AS (target) Verdane Capital (seller)
Transaction
Vitruvian Partners LLP acquisition of Easy Park AS
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vitruvian Partners LLP

Claes Kjellberg

Moa Fritzon Torbjelt

Albert Danielsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen
Parties
Suomen Terveystalo Oy
Transaction
Terveystalo’s IPO and listing on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange
Deal Value
The offering by the company and its shareholders was over EUR 870 million and the Company’s market value was over EUR 1.2 billion
Role
Counsel to Terveystalo

Klaus Ilmonen

Sten Olsson

Sonja Siggberg

Anniina Järvinen

Antti Kuha

Ella Hiltunen

Elina Toivakainen

Markus Bremer

Matias Moberg

Annemari Rosi

Olli-Pekka Veranen
Parties
Wise Group (Buyer), Management and minority shareholders (Sellers), Sito Oy (Target)
Transaction
Combination of Wise Group and Sito Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Wise Group

Sten Olsson

Markus Bremer

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)
Parties
Vaaka Partners (Buyer), management and minority shareholders (Sellers), Smoothie Heaven Oy (Target)
Transaction
Vaaka Partners acquired majority of shares in Smoothie Heaven Oy, a juice and smoothie bar company known as Jungle Juice Bar, from management and minority shareholders
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vaaka Partners

Sten Olsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Heikki Vesikansa

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Mikael Lustig
Parties
Intera Fund III Ky (Buyer), Management and minority shareholders (Sellers), Wise Group Finland Oy (Target)s
Transaction
Intera’s acquisition of majority ownership in Wise Group Finland Oy from the management and minority shareholders
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Intera

Sten Olsson

Markus Bremer

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)
Parties
DevCo Partners Oy’s group of investors (Buyers); Vexve Oy (Target); Partnos Oy (Seller)
Transaction
DevCo Partners Oy’s acquisition of Vexve Oy from Partnos Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to DevCo Partners Oy

Sten Olsson

Markus Bremer

Olli-Pekka Veranen
Parties
The Carlsberg Group (Seller), Viking Malt Oy (Buyer), Danish Malting Group A/S (Target)
Transaction
The Carlsberg Group sold the Danish Malting Group comprising three breweries located in Denmark and Poland to Viking Malt Oy
Deal Value
Value no public
Role
Counsel to Viking Malt Oy

Riikka Rannikko

Markus Bremer

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Tuuli Pikkarainen
Counsel to Access Capital Partners in its acquisition of a stake in Finnish infrastructure assets.
Parties
Cor Group Oy, Industry Investment, Norvestia Plc and acting management (Sellers), EQT MidMarket Limited Partnership (Buyer), Touhula Varhaiskasvatus Oy (Target)
Transaction
Cor Group Oy, Industry Investment, Norvestia Plc and acting management sold the leading Finnish private day care provider Touhula Varhaiskasvatus Oy to EQT MidMarket Limited Partnership.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to EQT

Sten Olsson

Markus Bremer

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)
Parties
Royal Vopak (Seller), Vopak Chemicals Logistics Finland Oy (Target), Oiltanking Sonmarin Oy (Buyer)
Transaction
Royal Vopak sold the Finnish entity Vopak Chemicals Logistics Finland Oy to Oiltanking Sonmarin Oy a wholly owned subsidiary of Oiltanking GmbH, based in Hamburg, Germany The divested entity consists of two terminals: Vopak Terminal Mussalo and Vopak Terminal Hamina
Deal Value
EUR 43 million
Role
Counsel to Royal Vopak

Claes Kjellberg

Johan Aalto

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Markus Manninen
Parties
Mondi Group (Buyer), Walki Group (Seller)
Transaction
Mondi Group's acquisition of Walki Group's extrusion coating plants located in Pietarsaari, Finland and Wroclaw, Poland
Deal Value
EUR 60 million
Role
Counsel to Mondi AG

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Marta Kauppinen
Counsel to the Finnish Transport Agency in the Public-Private Partnership procurement of the construction and maintenance of the E18 motorway section Hamina–Vaalimaa (EUR 378 million).
Counsel to Ahlström Capital in its acquisition of Destia from the State of Finland (EUR 148 million).
Counsel to the Finnish Transport Agency in the Public-Private Partnership procurement of the construction and maintenance of the E18 motorway section Koskenkylä-Kotka (EUR 623 million).
Rankings
- "He is very pragmatic and intelligent, solution oriented and always good with people on all sides.", IFLR1000, 2022
- 'Sources say: "He is an up-and-coming star in the Finnish M&A market. He has great client skills and always finds the best solution for the client in order to complete the transaction."', Corporate/M&A, Chambers Global 2022
- Sources describe Olli-Pekka Veranen as being "pleasant to work with.", Corporate/M&A, Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, 2021
- Ranked as an Up and Coming practitioner in Corporate/M&A in the 2021 edition of Chambers Global
- Ranked as a Notable practitioner in Corporate/M&A in the 2020 edition of Chambers Europe
- Ranked as a Rising star in M&A in the 2020 & 2021 editions of IFLR1000
- 'Sources state they have gained a "very good impression of his skills" and value his "solid technical competence and good commercial judgement."', Corporate/M&A, Chambers Europe 2019
- Ranked as "Recommended Lawyer" in Commercial, Corporate and M&A in the 2017 edition of Legal 500
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Company Law Association
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Publications
Education and Professional Background
- Specialist Partner, Hannes Snellman, 2019
- Managing Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2016
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2014
- Visiting Lawyer, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London, Private Equity, 2013
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2009
- Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2009
- Master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration, Turku School of Economics, 2008
- Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2007–2009