About

Provided by Castrén & Snellman

Our offering covers the full spectrum of M&A legal advisory services. International publications consistently rank us among the best in the country.

We are one of the top Nordic advisors in cross-border deals, measured by both volume and value of the transactions. Our highlights range from public and private mergers and acquisitions to record-setting funding rounds and cross-border advisory in special situations.


As your advisor, we aim to support your decision-making processes in a manner that creates the most value and allows you to reach your strategic goals. Our holistic approach to project management ensures that we are geared to execute and coordinate even the most complex transactions as your international lead counsel. In due diligence, we combine efficient execution with our in-depth understanding of corporate, commercial and regulatory matters to serve to-the-point advice. Once at the negotiation table, we want to excel and find win-win solutions that enable the deal to happen.

Our services include:

  • Strategic M&A advice & defence
  • Acquisitions & divestments
  • Cross-border transactions
  • Structured auctions 
  • Buyouts
  • Carve-outs
  • Joint ventures
  • Public M&A


We put together the best possible team for each transaction. Thanks to our firm’s full-service offering, we can flexibly complement our core team with experts from our other practices, such as tax, finance or competition.


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Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Finland

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Castrén & Snellman retains a reputable corporate and M&A team advising on a variety of transactional matters and commercial agreements. The department acts for a broad range of clients, including listed companies, investment funds and financial institutions.

Work Highlights

  • Castrén & Snellman acted for Fortum on the sale of its recycling and waste business to NG Group, a portfolio company of Summa Equity.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Carola Lindholm
4
Carola Lindholm
4
Band 4

Carola Lindholm has experience handling cross-border transactions for high-profile clients, ranging from private equity firms to state-owned entities.

Carola is very proficient, very amicable, pragmatic and easy to work with.

Jan Örndahl
4
Jan Örndahl
4
Band 4

Jan Örndahl frequently advises listed companies on mergers and acquisitions, including those with cross-border aspects.

He is excellent to work with and really understands our business needs. He explains things clearly and excels at negotiations.

He is proactive at spotting problems before they became big issues and manages the whole transaction efficiently.

Benjamin Bade
U
Benjamin Bade
Head of Corporate/M&A
U
Up and Coming

Benjamin Bade, head of Castrén & Snellman's M&A practice, advises high-profile companies on pan-Nordic divestments.

Benjamin Bade is very up and coming, pragmatic and always trying to find a solution.

Benjamin is a great person to work with. He can pick up our problems well and works out solutions.

He is a superb M&A lawyer.

Karlo Siirala
U
Karlo Siirala
U
Up and Coming

Karlo Siirala acts on a whole host of transactions and commercial arrangements. He is noted for his activity in VC mandates, with experience assisting start-ups with funding rounds. He also advises on joint ventures, earn-in agreements and distribution cooperations.

He is incredibly responsive and pleasant to work with.

Karlo is a calm and highly analytical professional who brings new solution options.

Karlo is an all-star. He takes the time to really understand his clients' business and needs.

He is a very strong lawyer who is nice to work with. He listens to clients.

Karlo Siirala is very client-friendly, responsive and commercial.

Ranked Lawyers at
Castrén & Snellman

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Finland

Corporate/M&A

Carola Lindholm
4
Carola Lindholm
4
Band 4
Jan Örndahl
4
Jan Örndahl
4
Band 4
Benjamin Bade
U
Benjamin Bade
Head of Corporate/M&A
U
Up and Coming
Karlo Siirala
U
Karlo Siirala
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Clients

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Aktia Bank Plc

Alexander Corporate Finance Oy

Boreo Plc

Grafton group plc

HOK-Elanto Liiketoiminta Oy

Keva

Körber AG

Lantmännen ek för

Metsä Board Corporation

Oddlygood Global

The Rohatyn Group

Valio Oy

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