Toni Malminen
Toni Malminen
Toni Malminen advises clients on competition and public procurement law. He has represented clients in proceedings before the national competition authorities and courts as well as before the European Commission.
Toni has been involved in competition and public procurement law proceedings related to, for example, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, real estate, healthcare, media, and food and consumer products.
Toni is a graduate of Yale Law School (LL.M.) and the University of Helsinki (LL.D.), and he teaches and publishes in the fields of EU law, competition and public procurement law, comparative law, legal history, and jurisprudence.
Toni is currently on study leave.
References
Parties
Sentica Partners (Seller), Adelis Equity Partners (Buyer), Ropo Capital (Target)
Transaction
Sale of Ropo Capital
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Sentica Partners

Sten Olsson

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Karoliina Kyläkoski

Emma Swahne

Ida Viitamäki

Toni Malminen

Matias Moberg

Mikael Lustig
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
Ramirent Plc, Loxam S.A.S.
Transaction
Recommended public cash tender offer for Ramirent Plc by Loxam S.A.S.
Deal Value
EUR 970 million
Role
Counsel to Ramirent Plc

Johan Aalto

Anna Sahrakorpi

Heidi Haanpää

Sini Paajanen

Toni Malminen
Parties
BVB Substrates B.V. and its owners, Vapo Oy and Kekkilä Oy
Transaction
Joint venture by combining BVB Substrates B.V. and Kekkilä Oy to form Kekkilä-BVB Oy, a leading horticultural substrate company in Europe in the market for professional growers and home gardeners
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to BVB Substrates B.V. and its owners

Heidi Haanpää

Riikka Rannikko

Maisa Cederström

Toni Malminen
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
Commonwealth Bank (Seller), Colonial First State Global Asset Management (Target), Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (Buyer)
Transaction
Commonwealth Bank's sale of its global asset management business, Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), to Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Deal Value
AUD 4.1 billion
Role
Counsel to Commonwealth Bank

Johan Aalto

Kati Punakallio

Sanna Boow

Jari Tukiainen

Toni Malminen
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
OP Financial Group (Seller), Vienna Insurance Group (Buyer), Seesam Insurance AS (Target)
Transaction
OP Financial Group's sale of the non-life insurance company Seesam Insurance AS (Seesam), including its Latvian and Lithuanian branches, to Vienna Insurance Group (VIG)
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to OP Financial Group

Riikka Rannikko

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Toni Malminen

Laura Tavakka

Riikka Kuha
Parties
Nordic Packaging and Container Holdings (Seller), Mondi Group (Buyer), Powerflute Group Holdings Oy (Target)
Transaction
Nordic Packaging and Container Holdings' sale of Powerflute Group Holdings Oy to a division of Mondi Group
Deal Value
Enterprise value of EUR 365 million
Role
Counsel to Nordic Packaging and Container Holdings (NPAC Holdings)

Mikko Heinonen

Jesper Nevalainen

Outi Jousi

Antti Kuha

Karoliina Kyläkoski

Mikael Lustig

Toni Malminen
Parties
Terveystalo, Diacor
Transaction
Terveystalo's acquisition of Diacor
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Terveystalo

Sten Olsson

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Toni Malminen
Parties
Oriola Oyj and Kesko Oyj
Transaction
A 50/50 percent joint venture to establish a chain of health, beauty and wellbeing stores across Finland, with the plan to expand the business to include pharmaceuticals if the legislation is amended
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Oriola

Mikko Heinonen

Heidi Haanpää

Toni Malminen

Panu Siitonen
Parties
Trust Kapital (Buyer); Enfo Oyj (Seller); Enfo Zender (Target)
Transaction
Sentica’s portfolio company Trust Kapital's acquisition of Enfo Zender, Enfo Oyj’s information logistics subsidiary
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Trust Kapital

Sten Olsson

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Toni Malminen
Parties
Powerflute (Buyer); Harvestia Oy (Target); Vapo Oy (Seller)
Transaction
Powerflute Oyj’s acquisition of Harvestia Oy from Vapo Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Powerflute Oy

Mikko Heinonen

Heikki Vesikansa

Toni Malminen
Counsel to the winning tenderer in a high-tech documentation procurement project with a value of approximately EUR 65 million (2015-2016).

Toni Malminen
Parties
Powerflute Oyj (Target), Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (Bidder)
Transaction
Recommended cash offer for Powerflute Oyj by Nordic Packaging and Container (Finland) Holdings Oy an affiliate of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Deal Value
GBP 268 million
Role
Counsel to Powerflute Oyj

Mikko Heinonen

Klaus Ilmonen

Heikki Vesikansa

Markus Bremer

Elina Toivakainen

Toni Malminen
Parties
The Carlsberg Group (Seller), Viking Malt Oy (Buyer), Danish Malting Group A/S (Target)
Transaction
The Carlsberg Group sold the Danish Malting Group comprising three breweries located in Denmark and Poland to Viking Malt Oy
Deal Value
Value no public
Role
Counsel to Viking Malt Oy

Riikka Rannikko

Markus Bremer

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Toni Malminen

Tuuli Pikkarainen
Parties
Ratos AB, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Redito AB, Serena Properties AB
Transaction
Counsel to Ratos AB (publ), Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Redito AB in a formation of Serena Properties AB
Deal Value
The new fund will acquire 22 properties from Varma for its initial portfolio. The combined value of the properties is approx. EUR 191.5 million
Role
Counsel to Ratos AB (publ), Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Redito AB

Tapio Teräkivi

Toni Malminen

Katja Heikkinen
Parties
Mondi Group (Buyer), Walki Group (Seller)
Transaction
Mondi Group's acquisition of Walki Group's extrusion coating plants located in Pietarsaari, Finland and Wroclaw, Poland
Deal Value
EUR 60 million
Role
Counsel to Mondi AG

Outi Raitasuo

Olli-Pekka Veranen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Marta Kauppinen

Toni Malminen
Parties
Vossloh Rail Services International GmbH and VR Track Oy
Transaction
Establishment of a joint venture structure for rail welding business operations in Finland
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vossloh Rail Services International GmbH

Johan Aalto

Toni Malminen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Marta Kauppinen
Parties
Vossloh Nordic Switch Systems AB and VR Track Oy
Transaction
Combination of the parties’ turn-out and installation service businesses in Finland into a joint venture structure
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vossloh Nordic Switch Systems AB

Johan Aalto

Toni Malminen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Marta Kauppinen
Rankings
- Ranked as one of the world's leading competition lawyers by Who's Who Legal 2019
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Young Academy Finland (an independent, cross-disciplinary forum formed in April 2017 at the initiative of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters for some of the most promising young researchers in Finland)
- Member of the Examination Board of the Finnish Bar Association (including the working group reforming the Finnish Bar Examination)
- Member of the Finnish Competition Law Association
- Member of the Public Procurement Law Association
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Publications
- Co-editor of the book 'Law, Libraries and Culture’ (in Finnish Oikeus, kirjastot ja kulttuuri), Suomalainen Lakimiesyhdistys, 2019
Education and Professional Background
- Counsel, Hannes Snellman, 2018
- Professor of Practice, University of Eastern Finland, 2018
- Doctor of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2016
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2012
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2007
- LL.M., Yale Law School, 2007
- Lawyer, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 2004 – 2006
- Licentiate in Laws, University of Helsinki, 2004
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2003