Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio
Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio
Suvi-Tuuli advises clients on mergers and acquisitions as well as private equity transactions. She also advises clients on general corporate, commercial and contract law.
Suvi-Tuuli joined the firm as a trainee in 2013, and she was appointed as associate lawyer in 2015. Prior to her graduation, she worked as a stagiaire at DG Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission in Brussels. She also spent one semester studying international tax law at Uppsala University in Sweden.
References
Parties
Sanoma Group (Buyer), Alma Media Corporation (Seller), Alma Media Kustannus Oy and Alma Manu Oy (Targets)
Transaction
Sanoma Group’s acquisition of Alma Media’s regional news media business
Deal Value
EUR 115 million (announced enterprise value)
Role
Counsel to Sanoma Group

Riikka Rannikko

Mikko Huimala

Jesper Nevalainen

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Jenni Heurlin

Carolina Lefort Ahokanto
Parties
Peab AB (Buyer), YIT Corporation (Seller), YIT’s Nordic paving and mineral aggregates businesses (Targets)
Transaction
YIT’s sale of its Nordic paving and mineral aggregates businesses in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark to Peab
Deal Value
EUR 280 million
Role
Counsel to YIT Corporation

Mikko Heinonen

Jesper Kostiainen

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio

Kaisa Himmanen

Jesper Nevalainen

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Heikki Vesikansa

Harri Vehviläinen

Markus Bremer

Ninja Pyy

Emmi Kantola

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Klaara Lähteenoja

Toni Malminen

Jenny Lundberg

Janna Pihanurmi
Parties
Pöyry Plc, ÅF AB
Transaction
ÅF AB and Pöyry Plc have signed an agreement to combine the two companies
Deal Value
EUR 611 million
Role
Counsel to Pöyry Plc

Mikko Heinonen

Klaus Ilmonen

Mattias Friberg

Antti Kuha

Henrik Hautamäki

Anna Sahrakorpi

Mari Pihalehto

Mikko Huimala

Toni Malminen

Khaled Talayhan

Carolina Wahlby

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio

Roosa Väre
Parties
Asiakastieto Group Plc (Buyer), UC AB (Target), Six Swedish banks (Sellers)
Transaction
Asiakastieto Group Plc’s pending acquisition of UC AB, a credit information company
Deal Value
Appr. EUR 340 million
Role
Counsel to Asiakastieto Group Plc

Klaus Ilmonen

Richard Åkerman

Markus Bremer

Elisabeth Vestin

Antti Kuha

Toni Malminen

Albert Danielsson

Elina Toivakainen

Maisa Cederström

Sara Heikfolk

Lauri Marjamäki

Nicole Jerad

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio

Jonas Sjöberg

Jenny Lundberg

Paula Röttorp

Annemari Rosi
Parties
Apax Digital Fund (Buyer), Vaaka Partners (Seller), Solita Oy (Target)
Transaction
Vaaka Partners' sale of Solita Oy to Apax Digital Fund
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vaaka Partners

Sten Olsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio

Roosa Väre
Parties
Hartwall Capital Oy Ab (Buyer), SUEZ Suomi Oy (Target)
Transaction
Hartwall Capital Oy Ab's acquisition of SUEZ Suomi Oy, comprising the Finnish operations of SUEZ Group
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Hartwall Capital Oy Ab

Sten Olsson

Markus Bremer

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Jesper Kostiainen

Antti Alanko

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio
Parties
Cor Group Oy, Industry Investment, Norvestia Plc and acting management (Sellers), EQT MidMarket Limited Partnership (Buyer), Touhula Varhaiskasvatus Oy (Target)
Transaction
Cor Group Oy, Industry Investment, Norvestia Plc and acting management sold the leading Finnish private day care provider Touhula Varhaiskasvatus Oy to EQT MidMarket Limited Partnership.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to EQT

Sten Olsson

Markus Bremer

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Antti Alanko

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio
Parties
Ilmarinen and AMF (Buyer), Kesko (Seller and Co-Investor), 40 retail properties in Finland and Sweden (Target)
Transaction
JV between Kesko, Ilmarinen and AMF concerning the sale and leaseback of a portfolio of 40 retail properties in Sweden and Finland. Kesko continues as an owner of the portfolio, with AMF, Ilmarinen and Kesko having equal shares in the portfolio going forward.
Deal Value
EUR 652 million
Role
Counsel to Ilmarinen and AMF

Tapio Teräkivi

Juha Lindström

Tuire Kuronen

Antti Alanko

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
- Member of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
- Member of the Finnish Sports Law Association
Education and Professional Background
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2019
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2015
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2015
- Stagiaire, European Commission, Brussels, 2014
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2013–2015
- Junior Advisor, EY, 2012–2013
- Uppsala University, Sweden, 2012
- University level studies in economics and business administration at Hanken, the Swedish School of Economics, Helsinki, 2011–2012