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Provided by Maria Carlsson
Corporate; M&A
As a Finnish senior corporate partner and the Bird & Bird's Partner Head of Business Development in the Nordic Region, Maria has in-depth experience of complex M&A transactions and corporate and commercial work.
Specialising in M&A, Maria has over 20 years' experience of structuring and negotiating complex transactions, with a focus on private M&A deals and both inbound and outbound cross-border work.
In recent years, a large part of her work has revolved around mergers & acquisitions with a technology sector angle, as well as advisory in the fields of services, automotive and infrastructure. Maria has a background in technology licensing and intellectual property, with previous responsibilities including steering group work with Business Finland. She is also a director at Bird & Bird's consultancy wing OXYGY.
In addition to M&A, Maria has longstanding experience in strategic contracting, advising clients on matters including joint ventures and co-operation contracts. A special interest area of Maria since her studies in London is Civil vs. Common law contracting, and how the small but intricate differences play out in practice.
Maria enjoys lecturing and writing and she is a regular speaker on topics including M&A and commercial contracts, as well as being the author of five books in her areas of interest. Before joining Bird & Bird, Maria was a partner at another leading law firm.
the Finnish Bar Association 2005
OXYGY, Member of the Board
SOS-Lapsikylä, Member of the Board
English, Swedish, Finnish
Technology & Communication, Automotive
University of Helsinki
Master of Laws
2000
King's College London
LL.M.
2004
Aalto University Executive Education
eMBA
2017
Oji Holdings, Cyient, Edita Group
Provided by Chambers
Maria Carlsson heads Bird & Bird's Finnish corporate and M&A group. She routinely assists clients with acquisitions and divestments, including in cross-border mandates.
Provided by Chambers
She is able to create trust among all stakeholders and is willing to utilise and combine knowledge from all parties to find the solution.
Maria is delightful to work with. I appreciate her calm and pragmatic approach.
She is able to create trust among all stakeholders and is willing to utilise and combine knowledge from all parties to find the solution.
Maria is delightful to work with. I appreciate her calm and pragmatic approach.
Provided by Bird & Bird
Industrials, Engineering and Manufacturing
Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)
Transport
Retail and Consumer
