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Key contacts
Partner - M&A Legal: Joni Painilainen
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

35

Association membership

PwC network

Languages

English, Finnish, Swedish

Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
M&A
Firm overview

PwC Legal is your easily approachable partner in a wide variety of business-related legal questions, especially in cross-border and domestic M&A transactions. Together with our professionals on taxation and finance, we act as the trusted advisor for a broad range of clients from startups to listed companies throughout their development. Our clients have been delighted to notice how they can better focus on their daily work when they obtain all the services, and not just the legal ones, from PwC.

Client Feedback: "Professional, friendly and prompt service" 

Key transactional practices
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
Address:
Itämerentori 2
00180
Helsinki
Tel:+358 (0)20 787 7000 Fax:+358 (0)20 787 8000 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.pwc.fi/en/services/legal.html
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Financial and corporate
PwC Finland was founded in 1954 and its widely recognised for its market leading tax capabilities.PwC’s international legal network comprises of more than 4,000 lawyers in 100 countries. The firm is largely known for its M&A practice, where the M&A team works seamlessly with tax, financial due diligence, corporate finance and commercial advisors.

Key clients 

Hartwall Capital, Helen, Hiab Corporation, Kalmar Corporation, and Tieto Corporation.

Highlights 

The firm advised Väre and its shareholders, Savon Voima, Kymenlaakson Sähkö, Alva-yhtiöt, Kuopion Energia, and Lappeenrannan Energia, on the sale of 100% of Väre's shares to Helen. The firm also advised Savonlinnan BLC-osuuskunta on the sale of BLC Turva to Loihde.

In addition, the firm advised Takomo Manufacturing Company and its shareholders on a minority growth equity investment by Mandatum Asset Management's Growth Equity II Fund and Rite Ventures.
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