Susanna Purovirta
Susanna Purovirta
Susanna advises clients in the field of M&A and private equity transactions. Susanna also advises clients in general corporate, commercial, and contract law matters.
Prior to joining Hannes Snellman, Susanna worked as a legal counsel at EY. She has several years of experience in both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.
References
Parties:
Recover Group (Seller), Mutares Holding-69 GmbH (Buyer), Recover Nordic Oy (Target)
Transaction:
Divestment of Recover Nordic Oy
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Recover Group
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
Angel Pond Holdings Corporation, MariaDB Corporation Ab
Transaction
Combination of Angel Pond Holdings Corporation and MariaDB Corporation Ab by way of a domestication merger and cross-border merger, and related transactions
Deal Value
USD 672 million (implied enterprise value of the combined company)
Role
Finnish counsel to Angel Pond Holdings Corporation
Parties
Lassila & Tikanoja plc (JV shareholder), Neova Oy (JV shareholder), L&T Biowatti Oy (joint venture company)
Transaction
Counsel to Lassila & Tikanoja plc, a service company that is putting the circular economy into practice, in creating a joint venture with Neova Oy consolidating the parties’ energy wood businesses in Finland and Estonia. The joint venture’s turnover is approximately EUR 100 million and it employs approximately 100 employees.
Deal Value
Not disclosed
Role
Legal counsel to L&T plc
Parties
Tosibox Oy, Nexit Ventures and its partner 3TS Capital Partners
Transaction
Counsel to Tosibox Oy, a provider of operational technology networking platforms for enterprises and organisations, in raising new equity funding from Nexit Ventures and its partner 3TS Capital Partners.
Deal Value
EUR 5 million
Role
Counsel to Tosibox Oy
Parties
Castellum, Kielo, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, Brunswick Real Estate.
Transaction
Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Castellum in its acquisition of property company Kielo from Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Brunswick Real Estate.
Deal Value
EUR 640 million
Role
Counsel to Castellum
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
- Legal committee of the Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA)
- Member of the Young Lawyers’ Association
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Education and Professional Background
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2020–
- Legal Counsel, Ernst & Young Oy, 2015–2020
- Secondment, Technopolis Plc, 2018
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2015