Roschier focuses on public and private M&A, private equity mandates and cross-border transactions, and is engaged in boardroom and other high-end corporate advice. The group counts listed companies, PE houses, banks and lending institutions, technology and telecoms companies, large family-owned enterprises and late-stage growth companies on its roster of clients. The firm is also competent in complex industrial and PE transactions, corporate governance work, risk management issues and industrial restructurings. Jouni Salmi heads up the private M&A team, while Antti Ihamuotila leads the public M&A team, and Tero Jormanainen is head of private equity.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Best team in Finland. Fantastic breadth of the team on all topics.’
‘Antti Ihamuotila is the best lawyer in the country. Broad experience provides unique perspective and depth of knowledge.'
- 'Jouni Salmi is an extremely seasoned M&A lawyer with great judgement and maturity.’
‘A team with highly versatile capabilities. Always able to execute no matter how tight the deadline or how complex the deal circumstances. Very clear and precise communication, also able to facilitate deals for less experienced counterparts.’
‘Tero Jormanainen is a great communicator and has the ability to make any circumstances feel straightforward and simple despite the deal complexity.’
‘Very solid firm, one of the key players of the market. Has all requisite local resources.’
‘Jouni Salmi is always tempered, a good negotiator and solution maker. A great player to have on your side on a high-stakes transaction.'
‘Pragmatic and business-oriented approach, ability to get deals done. Their team is of course of highest calibre in Finland when it comes to M&A, structuring, MIP, financing and those kinds of topics.’
Key clients
- Telia Company
- Suomen Autokauppa Oy
- Tietoevry Corporation
- Loxam S.A.S.
- Boels Topholding B.V.
- Investor consortium led by ANTA Sports Products Limited
- Coronaria
- Musti Group Oy
- Huhtamäki Oyj
- Finnair Oyj
- Bain Capital
- Neles Corporation
- Wolt
- IK Partners
- Picosun
- GoTo Technologies
- Vipps MobilePay AS
Work highlights
- Advised Vipps on its business combination with MobilePay.
- Advised Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of Epassi Group.
- Advised Metso on the acquisition of Ab A. Häggblom Oy, a privately owned Finnish engineering and manufacturing company providing mining truck bodies and buckets.
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Jouni Salmi, Antti Ihamuotila, Tero Jormanainen