Rauli Elenius
Rauli Elenius
Rauli advises clients mainly in the fields of industrial construction, real estate transactions and development projects.
Prior to joining Hannes Snellman, Rauli worked as a legal counsel for an industry association. During his legal studies, Rauli worked for the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority and the City of Turku. Before pursuing a career in law, Rauli graduated as a master of arts majoring in history and worked for several years as a managing director in a small association.
References
Parties
SSAB
Transaction
Counsel to SSAB in its transformation project initiated with the decision to build a fossil-free mini-mill in Luleå, Sweden. Once completed, the new mini-mill will replace the current blast furnace-based steel production system, resulting in an estimated 7% reduction of the total CO2 emissions of Sweden. Our team has advised SSAB in e.g. the contracting structure of the project and negotiation of process equipment contracts for the project as lead counsel.
Deal Value
EUR 4.5 billion
Role
Counsel to SSAB
Parties
CapMan Social Real Estate Fund (Buyer)
Transaction
CapMan Social Real Estate Fund's acquisition of a portfolio of three assets in the centrally located Helsinki Hietalahti area. Two of the buildings house the French Jules Verne kindergarten and school and one, once refurbished, will house daycare facilities operated by the City of Helsinki.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to CapMan Social Real Estate Fund
Parties:
Niam
Transaction:
Niam's acquisition of 26-storey office skyscraper, the fifth tower to be constructed by SRV in Kalasatama district in Helsinki on top of the shopping centre REDI.
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Niam
Parties
LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky (buyer), the Kirkkonummi Health and Social Services Centre (target), the Municipality of Kirkkonummi (seller)
Transaction
Counsel to LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky in the acquisition and financing of the Kirkkonummi Health and Social Services Centre from the Municipality of Kirkkonummi.
Deal value
EUR 63.5 million
Role
Counsel to LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky
Parties
CapMan Real Estate
Transaction
counsel to CapMan Real Estate in the development of two residential buildings to be constructed by the Finnish construction company Hartela.
Deal value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to CapMan
Parties
Orange Capital Partners (Buyer), Starwood Capital Group and Avara Oy (Sellers)
Transaction
Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Orange Capital Partners in the acquisition of a residential portfolio of 2,200 apartments located across 16 cities from Starwood Capital Group and Avara Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Orange Capital Partners
Parties:
Applied Materials Inc. (buyer), Picosun Oy (target)
Transaction:
The acquisition of Picosun Oy, an innovator in atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology, primarily for specialty semiconductors.
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Finnish counsel to Applied Materials Inc.
Parties:
CapMan Real Estate (buyer), Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Cromwell Property Group (sellers)
Transaction:
The acquisition and financing of an office property portfolio from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Cromwell Property Group.
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to CapMan Real Estate.
Parties
LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky, Espoo Hospital
Transaction
Counsel to LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky in the acquisition of Espoo Hospital.
Deal Value
EUR 300 million
Role
Counsel to LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky
Parties
Aktiivitilat (Buyer), OP-Henkivakuutus Oy (Seller), Two industrial properties (Targets)
Transaction
OP-Henkivakuutus Oy's sale of two industrial properties located in Kerava and Tampere to Aktiivitilat
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to OP-Henkivakuutus Oy
Parties
PATRIZIA AG
Transaction
Counsel to PATRIZIA AG in the acquisition of 24-storey T7 residential tower, the fourth tower to be constructed by SRV in the Kalasatama district of Helsinki on top of the REDI Shopping Centre.
Deal Value
EUR 101 million
Role
Counsel to PATRIZIA AG
Parties
Interior Invest Ab
Transaction
Counsel to Oy Interior Invest Ab in the sale of a modern logistics centre in Tuusula in the Helsinki region
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Oy Interior Invest Ab
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
- Vice Chair of the Board, Universtas Oy
Education and Professional Background
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2021–
- Senior Advisor, Legal Counsel, Pharma Industry Finland, 2021
- Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2021
- Administrative lawyer trainee, Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, 2020–2021
- Lawyer trainee, City of Turku, 2020
- Secretary General, Student Union of the University of Turku, 2015–2019
- Specialist Vocational Qualification in Leadership and Business Management, Rastor Oy, 2019
- Master of Arts, University of Turku, 2016