Roope Sevón
Roope Sevón
Roope advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, as well as on capital markets, corporate, commercial, and contract law.
Roope first joined Hannes Snellman as a knowledge management trainee in 2019, later continuing as an associate trainee and a thesis trainee in 2021. He was appointed as an associate lawyer in 2022.
References
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
Mikko Heinonen
Klaus Ilmonen
Sonja Siggberg
Aki Salmela
Jon Termonen
Viola Karjalainen
Roope Sevón
Wilma Montonen
Mikko Huimala
Päivi Tammilehto
Helena Lamminen
Essi Ellman
Sofia Saarelainen
Annika Grönholm
Heikki Vesikansa
Jenni Parviainen
Isabella Kartila
Melisa Göllü
Janika Vallila
Monika Parkkinen
Anni Nohteri
Parties:
Sanoma Corporation, Nordea Bank Abp
Transaction:
Counsel to Sanoma Corporation, a K12 learning service provider and cross-media company listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, in the issuance and listing of hybrid capital securities in the amount of EUR 150 million. Nordea Bank Abp acted as lead manager in the issue of the capital securities.
Value:
EUR 150 million
Role:
Counsel to Sanoma Corporation
Riikka Rannikko
Anniina Järvinen
Linnea Lehtonen
Roope Sevón
Pauliina Sutinen
Parties
Basware Corporation (target), a consortium consisting of Accel-KKR, Long Path Partners, and Briarwood Chase Management (buyer)
Transaction
Counsel to the offeror consortium of Accel-KKR, Long Path Partners, and Briarwood Chase Management in the tender offer for all outstanding securities in Basware Corporation.
Deal Value
EUR 620 million
Role
Counsel to the consortium
Klaus Ilmonen
Tommi Kovero
Aki Salmela
Robert Gordin
Joonas Vartia
Linnea Lehtonen
Roope Sevón
Heikki Vesikansa
Harri Vehviläinen
Sofia Ampuja
Mikko Huimala
Markus Bremer
Pauliina Sutinen
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Anna Nyberg
Outi Jousi
Annika Tiitola
Axel Hård af Segerstad
Education and Professional Background
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2022–
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2022
- Thesis Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2021
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2021
- Legal Trainee, Waselius & Wist, 2020
- Knowledge Management Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2019–2020
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