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
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

Joonas Vartia

Päivi Tammilehto

Lauri Putkonen

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Milla Männistö

Anna Mäkinen

Wilhelm Sanmark

Panu Vikberg

Marta Kauppinen
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

Tuire Kuronen

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Heidi Haanpää

Susanna Purovirta

Oliver Vesterlund

Joonas Vartia

Heikki Vesikansa

Harri Vehviläinen

Joakim Frände

Jesper Nevalainen

Liisa Vaaraniemi

Risto Ojakoski

Tuomas Toivonen

Hanna Lindberg
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

Tuire Kuronen

Kaisa Himmanen

Susanna Purovirta

Oliver Vesterlund

Jesper Nevalainen

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Milla Männistö

Risto Ojakoski
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

Heidi Haanpää

Susanna Purovirta

Jesper Nevalainen
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

Tapio Teräkivi

Heidi Haanpää

Mikael Stabo

Katja Heikkinen

Paavo Romakkaniemi

Julia Ranta

Milla Männistö

Mikael Wood

Andreas Wingren

Alexander Lindqvist

Oliver Vesterlund

Susanna Purovirta

Mikko Huimala

Heikki Majamaa

Ingrid Remmelgas

Jenni Heurlin
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