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Rio Tinto signs partnership agreement to study low carbon aluminium greenfield opportunity

Avance advises Rio Tinto in connection with the local aspects concerning Rio Tinto’s partnership with the Swedish investment company Vargas, Mitsubishi Corporation and other international and local industry partners to study a low carbon aluminium greenfield opportunity in Kokkola, Finland.

Accountor Software's voluntary public cash tender offer for all shares and option rights in Heeros

Avance advises Accountor Software in relation to the voluntary recommended public cash tender offer for all the shares and option rights in Heeros Plc announced by Accountor Finago Oy.

Cargotec sells MacGregor for EUR 480 million

Avance advises Cargotec Corporation in the sale of MacGregor business area, to funds managed by Triton, for an enterprise value of EUR 480 million to support Hiab’s future growth. MacGregor is a leader in sustainable maritime cargo and load handling with a strong portfolio of products, services and

CapMan Infra and its portfolio company Valokuitunen acquire Telia's fibre network

Avance advises CapMan Infra and its portfolio company Valokuitunen Oy in the acquisition of Telia’s residential area fibre network.

Odevo to acquire Retta Isännöinti

Avance advises Retta Group and Altor Equity Partners in the sale of Retta Isännöinti to Odevo. Retta Isännöinti is Finland’s largest service company in the management of residential and real estate companies, with close to 6,000 customers, 150,000 homes under management and 600 employees.

KKR to acquire Accountor Software

Avance advises KKR on its agreement to acquire a majority stake in Accountor Software, a leading provider of mission critical business software in Finland and Sweden.

NREP sells urban logistics portfolio

Avance advises NREP in the sale of a Finnish urban logistics portfolio to funds managed by Blackstone.

Humana divests elderly care units

Avance advises Humana (listed on Nasdaq Stockholm) in the divestment of 21 elderly care units in Finland to Mehiläinen.

Mehiläinen to acquire Docrates

Avance advises Mehiläinen in the acquisition of Docrates, a comprehensive cancer diagnostics and treatment provider serving patients from up to 50 different countries each year.

Harry Schaumans Stiftelse (HSS) agrees to sell HSS Media Ab to Bonnier News

Avance advises Harry Schaumans Stiftelse (HSS) in the sale of HSS Media Ab to Bonnier News. HSS Media’s newspapers Vasabladet, Österbottens Tidning och Syd-Österbotten, as well as the local radio station Radio Vaasa and marketing agency Seger Marketing, will be part of the Dagens Nyheter business ar

Triton's Crayfish BidCo announces public cash tender offer for all shares in Caverion

Avance advises Triton Equity Partners in relation to Crayfish BidCo’s, a Finnish company controlled by Triton Fund V, voluntary public cash tender offer for all the shares in Caverion Corporation.

AutoVex acquired by Schibsted

Avance advises the sellers in a sale of a majority stake in AutoVex, a leading used car consumer-to-business (C2B) online auction marketplace in Finland, to Schibsted.

Mutares to acquire Palmia

Avance advises listed private equity holding company Mutares SE & Co. KGaA in the acquisition of Palmia Oy from the City of Helsinki. Palmia offers food, real estate, cleaning, and security services.

Nordic Climate Group to acquire MV-Jäähdytys

Avance advises Nordic Climate Group, a portfolio company of Altor, in the acquisition of MV-Jäähdytys, Finland’s leading independent supplier of heating and cooling services, including installation, maintenance, and repairs for cooling and heating systems and industrial kitchens.

Adelis’ public cash tender offer for all shares in Avidly

Avance advises Adelis Equity Partners Fund III in relation to its public cash tender offer for all shares in Avidly Plc.

CapMan Buyout to sell Fortaco Group to OEP

Avance advises CapMan Buyout in the sale of Fortaco Group, the leading strategic partner to the heavy off-highway equipment and marine industries offering technology, vehicle cabins, steel fabrications, and assemblies to global OEMs, to private equity firm One Equity Partners.

CapMan Buyout invests in SARC Architects

Avance advises CapMan Buyout in the investment in award-winning Finnish architectural firm SARC Architects.

Clearfield to acquire Nestor Cables

Avance advises US-listed Clearfield, Inc. on its acquisition of Nestor Cables Ltd, a Finnish developer and manufacturer of fiber optic cable solutions.

Mehiläinen acquires Debora

Avance advises Mehiläinen in the acquisition of Debora, a Finnish home care service provider.

Berner to acquire Apetit’s grain trade business

Avance advises Berner in the acquisition of Apetit’s grain trade business.

Adelis to sell Valtti to Advania

Avance advises Adelis Equity Partners in the divestment of Valtti to Advania. Valtti covers the overall IT needs of companies, providing cloud services, modern workplace solutions, end-user services and cyber security capabilities.

Mehiläinen acquires Debora

Avance advises Mehiläinen in the acquisition of Debora, a Finnish home care service provider.

Rettig Group divests Nordkalk to SigmaRoc

Avance advises Rettig Group in the divestment of Nordkalk Corporation, one of the leading limestone players focused on sustainable solutions, to SigmaRoc Plc.