Päivi Tammilehto
Päivi Tammilehto
Päivi Tammilehto has extensive experience in all fields of competition law. She advises our international and Finnish clients in antitrust issues, competition investigations and litigation, state aid cases, and merger control procedures. She also advises companies in a range of regulatory issues, including Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) as well as foreign direct investment (FDI) screening. Prior to joining Hannes Snellman, Päivi worked in the international competition law group of a global law firm. Before transitioning into private practice in 2017, Päivi lead antitrust investigations and proceedings for the national competition authority.
In addition to her legal degree, Päivi also has a master’s degree in economics for competition law.
She is responsive, to-the-point and business-oriented.
Legal 500, 2023
References
Parties
Cargotec Corporation and Kalmar Corporation
Transaction
Cargotec’s partial demerger and separation of Kalmar
Deal Value
Approx. EUR 2.0 billion (illustrative carve-out sales)
Role
Counsel to Cargotec Corporation and Kalmar Corporation
Parties:
Prime Minister’s Office, Finnair Plc
Transaction:
Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to the Prime Minister’s Office in the rights offering of Finnair Plc, the Finnish airline with the State of Finland being the majority owner. Hannes Snellman advised, among other, on the share subscription made by the State of Finland by way of offsetting, in part, a capital loan provided by the State of Finland to Finnair, and related state-aid law matters. The rights offering of EUR 570 million is one of the largest rights offerings in Finland in recent years.
Deal value:
Approximately EUR 570 million
Role:
Counsel to Prime Minister’s Office
Parties:
Uponor Corporation (target), Georg Fischer Ltd (buyer)
Transaction:
Counsel to Uponor Corporation in the recommended public cash tender offer by Georg Fischer Ltd to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Uponor Corporation.
Value:
EUR 2.1 billion
Role:
Counsel to Uponor Corporation
Parties:
Infranode, MPY Telecom Oyj
Transaction:
Infranode’s acquisition of MPY Telecom Oyj
Role:
Counsel to Infranode
Parties:
Methode Electronics, Inc., Nordic Lights Group Corporation
Transaction:
Methode Electronics, Inc.'s recommended public cash tender offer for all shares in Nordic Lights Group Corporation
Deal Value:
EUR 132 million
Role:
Counsel to Methode Electronics, Inc.
Parties:
Exilion Wind, BayWa r.e. Nordic
Transaction:
Exilion Wind's and BayWa r.e. Nordic's wind power joint venture. Through the joint venture, the co-investors will invest and develop the Karhakkamaa wind farm project, which is envisaged to consist of 48 wind turbines with an installed capacity of approximately 350MW.
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Exilion Wind
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
Parties:
Veolia Services Suomi Oy, Metsä Fibre
Transaction:
Veolia Services Suomi Oy’s project to build a crude methanol processing plant in connection with Metsä Fibre's Äänekoski bioproduct mill plant in Äänekoski
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Veolia Services Suomi Oy
Parties:
Gasgrid Finland Oy, Excelerate Energy
Transaction:
Gasgrid Finland Oy's chartering of an LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit from Excelerate Energy.
Deal Value:
EUR 460 million
Role:
Counsel to Gasgrid Finland Oy
Rankings
- "Päivi Tammilehto is an easily approachable person and always a pleasure to be in contact with. Päivi is skilled in giving practical advice in competition law which, by its nature, is often considered as a rather theoretical area of law.", EU and Competition, Legal 500, 2024
- Päivi Tammilehto is a very skilful professional with in-depth knowledge of competition law. She is truly interested in the assignments and client’s benefit so it is a pleasure to work with her. Her background from the Finnish competition authority gives her an advantageous insight and broad perspective. She has a pragmatic and clear way of communication so even complex matters feel comprehensive with her. I want to commend Päivi Tammilehto. She is responsive, to-the-point and business-oriented. She asks the right questions industry-wise and I know she is tailoring her analysis according to the specifics of our business, not just stating the legalese. Overall, very nice to work with and is my go-to person for competition law advice., EU and Competition, Legal 500, 2023
- '‘Päivi Tammilehto is absolutely the best professional that I have worked with. She has extremely wide knowledge about competition legislation and she has a very professional way to tell us what would be the best thing for our company. Päivi is my top person who I turn to whenever I need any kind of legal advice.’, Legal 500, 2020
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
- Member of the Finnish Competition Law Association
- Member of the International Competition Network’s (ICN) Cartel Working Group, 2024–
Education and Professional Background
- Counsel, Hannes Snellman, 2022–
- Counsel, Senior Associate, Bird & Bird Attorneys Ltd, 2017–2022
- Master of Arts, Economics for Competition Law, King’s College London, 2013–2014
- Post Graduate Diploma, Economics for Competition Law, King’s College London, 2010–2011
- Head of Research, Senior Research Officer, Research Officer, Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, 2002–2017
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2002