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Integrated into the international firm’s global technology industry group, Asianajotoimisto White & Case Oy's Helsinki office provides full-service advice on TMT matters, covering outsourcing, technology, telecoms, regulatory and commercial work, with vast experience in international and domestic TMT transactions. Exemplifying this in particular is team head Timo Airisto, who is notably adept in transactional matters, and the ‘extremely impressive’ Victor ÅbergOona Lilja was promoted to partner in January 2023.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Fast, committed, determined, decisive, available.’
  • ‘Victor Aberg is a fantastic partner. His ability to be present at all times when we needed him makes him stand out from other peers and legal players. Victor seems to never sleep and always remember every detail of the deals we worked together on.’

  • ‘Seamless integration across international and local teams. They have made a huge effort to understand and adapt to our needs as an institution and therefore have become indispensable partners. Highly collaborative approach and an excellent balance between risk management and commercial effectiveness.’

  • ‘Victor Aberg is an extremely impressive lawyer, with deep subject matter expertise and a highly collaborative and client centric approach. He is highly proactive and has made the effort to build a deep reservoir of knowledge around our portfolio company and us as an institution, meaning he feels like part of our extended team and is extremely efficient and a pleasure to work with.’

Key clients

  • ABG Sundal Collier
  • Alder
  • Accent Equity Partners
  • Bertin Technologies (backed by FCDE)
  • Carnegie Investment Bank
  • Citigroup
  • DNV
  • Epassi
  • Evolver Equity
  • F-Secure Corporation
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Hexatronic Group
  • Nordea Bank
  • Nordic BIM Group
  • Nordic Capital
  • Rillion (backed by Altor)
  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
  • Supercell
  • Valmet Corporation

Work highlights

  • Representation of DNV on its voluntary recommended cash tender offer for all the issued and outstanding shares and stock options in Nixu.
  • Representation of F-Secure Corporation, a Finland-headquartered consumer cyber security company operating in more than 100 countries, on its US$223 million acquisition of the mobile consumer security business from Lookout, Inc.
  • Representation of Hexatronic Group AB (publ), a Sweden-based group that develops, markets and delivers products, components and system solutions with the main focus on the fiber optic market, on its acquisition of Impact Data Solutions Limited (IDS) from Sterlite Global Ventures (Mauritius) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sterlite Technologies Limited, which offers consultation, design, and installation of fiber, copper, and containment solutions to support data center and colocation projects.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Timo Airisto
Partner

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Timo Airisto

Other key lawyers

Oona Lilja, Victor Åberg