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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.
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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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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.
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Castrén & Snellman acted for Fortum on the sale of its recycling and waste business to NG Group, a portfolio company of Summa Equity.
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The team takes to tasks quickly, works swiftly and seeks good solutions for the company.
The team's communication is always clear, direct and timely.
The team has a very constructive approach to all matters and an ability to come up with well-justified solutions.
The team has a lot of experience and skills divided between team members.
The lawyers can react quickly to our needs.
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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 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, 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 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.
Corporate/M&A
Corporate/M&A
Head of Corporate/M&A
Corporate/M&A
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Carola Lindholm
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