About

Provided by Avance Attorneys

We advise clients on matters relating to competition law, state aid and market regulation. As part of this regulatory advisory practice, our attorneys also manage merger control filings in connection with our transactional practice. Members of our team have broad experience in effectively managing diverse regulatory proceedings and matters at the EU and domestic levels and in interacting with the various EU and domestic institutions.

Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law - Finland

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Avance is particularly noted for its ability to assist clients with merger clearance notifications, often acting on transactions that involve the media sector and private equity investors. The law firm has additional experience in behavioural mandates.

Work Highlights

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  • Avance advised Harry Schaumans Stiftelse on the merger control aspects of its sale of HSS Media to AB Dagens Nyheter.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Asko Lindqvist
2
Asko Lindqvist
2
Band 2

Asko Lindqvist is well known for his ability to handle merger control filings.

Asko Lindqvist is a highly skilled and pleasant person. He understands our business well.

Asko Lindqvist is an experienced competition lawyer. He has a good profile.

Katja Jaakkola
4
Katja Jaakkola
Head of Competition/European Law
4
Band 4

Katja Jaakkola climbs in the rankings this year on the basis of her impressive activity on merger clearance filings, especially on behalf of clients from the private equity and media sectors. She also has experience in behavioural mandates.

Katja Jaakkola is doing good work and it is very pleasant to work with her.

She is extremely smart and hard-working.

Katja Jaakkola is very experienced in the most challenging merger clearance cases in Finland. She is nice to work with and I warmly recommend her.

Ranked Lawyers at
Avance Attorneys

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Finland

Competition/European Law

Asko Lindqvist
2
Asko Lindqvist
2
Band 2
Katja Jaakkola
4
Katja Jaakkola
Head of Competition/European Law
4
Band 4

Members

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Emmi Ovaskainen

Jenna Lampinen

Johanna Salo

Katja Jaakkola

Katja Jaakkola

Head of Department

Laura Kauppila

Tuuli Dunder

Clients

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Adelis Equity Partners

Alma Media Oyj

Altor Equity Partners

Berner Oy

CVC Capital Partners

CapMan Oyj

Clearfield, Inc.

Hologic, Inc.

If P&C Insurance Ltd (publ)

Intera Partners

Investcorp

Keskisuomalainen Oyj

MB Funds

Mehiläinen Yhtiöt Oy

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA

NCC Property Development

Procuritas Capital Investors

Sponsor Capital Oy

Standout Capital

Summa Equity AB

Synlab Finland Oy

Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy

Triton Equity Partners

Industries

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Energy and Infrastructure

Gaming

Healthcare

Insurance and Pension Institutions

Life Science

Media and Communications

Policy and Regulation