Sebastian Kellas
About
Provided by Sebastian Kellas
Practice Areas
Tax and Structuring, Mergers and Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Construction
Sebastian is specialized in tax law, tax disputes and tax structuring. He has extensive experience in tax matters related to M&A and real estate transactions as well as complex domestic and cross-border corporate structure planning. He regularly represents clients in court proceedings before administrative courts in tax dispute matters. Sebastian also advises his clients in the field of company law and cooperative law. He has experience in drafting laws as he has acted as the secretary when the legislation regarding cross-border mergers was drafted.
Career
Avance Attorneys Ltd, Partner 2019–
Taxpoint Attorneys Ltd, Partner (2014–2019)
KPMG Finland, Partner (2007–2014)
KPMG Finland, Tax Advisor, Manager, Senior Manager and Director (1998–2006)
Helsinki Tax Office, Tax Official (1997–1998)
Professional Memberships
Finnish Bar Association
Education
University of Helsinki
Master of Laws
1995
Chambers Review
Europe
Sebastian Kellas of Avance Attorneys is an experienced tax lawyer who handles both transactional and contentious tax matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sebastian Kellas proactively offers value-adding solutions to tax matters."
"Sebastian Kellas proactively offers value-adding solutions to tax matters."
Articles, highlights and press releases
6 items provided by Avance Attorneys
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.
Avance advises Investcorp, a leading global alternative investment firm, in a significant investment in Eficode, a leading global provider of DevOps consulting and managed services.
Hemsö acquires hospital in Kouvola
Avance advises Hemsö in the acquisition of the Kymenlaakso Psychiatric Hospital in Kouvola from Kymsote (joint municipal authority for Kymenlaakso social and health services). Kymsote will continue to run the hospital and has signed a 20-year lease agreement.
Echobot and Leadfeeder to merge
Avance advises Leadfeeder and its shareholders in a transaction where Echobot, a leading provider of European sales intelligence, and Leadfeeder, a best-in-class web visitor intelligence platform, agreed to merge, creating a ground-breaking AI-powered sales intelligence and go-to-market platform.
Medical Properties Trust acquires hospital property portfolio
Avance advises NYSE listed Medical Properties Trust, Inc. in the acquisition of a property portfolio of four general acute hospitals in Helsinki, Oulu, Turku and Kuopio for approx. EUR 178 million.
Avance advised Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) and KKR on the acquisition of a total of a 40% interest in Caruna, the largest electricity distribution network in Finland, from First Sentier Investors.
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.
Avance advises Investcorp, a leading global alternative investment firm, in a significant investment in Eficode, a leading global provider of DevOps consulting and managed services.
Hemsö acquires hospital in Kouvola
Avance advises Hemsö in the acquisition of the Kymenlaakso Psychiatric Hospital in Kouvola from Kymsote (joint municipal authority for Kymenlaakso social and health services). Kymsote will continue to run the hospital and has signed a 20-year lease agreement.
Echobot and Leadfeeder to merge
Avance advises Leadfeeder and its shareholders in a transaction where Echobot, a leading provider of European sales intelligence, and Leadfeeder, a best-in-class web visitor intelligence platform, agreed to merge, creating a ground-breaking AI-powered sales intelligence and go-to-market platform.
Medical Properties Trust acquires hospital property portfolio
Avance advises NYSE listed Medical Properties Trust, Inc. in the acquisition of a property portfolio of four general acute hospitals in Helsinki, Oulu, Turku and Kuopio for approx. EUR 178 million.
Avance advised Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) and KKR on the acquisition of a total of a 40% interest in Caruna, the largest electricity distribution network in Finland, from First Sentier Investors.
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