The competition and state aid practice at Avance Attorneys Ltd is well equipped to handle cross-border merger control, antitrust, foreign direct investment filings, public procurement, and related regulatory matters at both EU and domestic levels. In addition to this, the firm has extensive experience of representing clients before the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority. Practice head Katja Jaakkola provides strategic counsel on cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, with particular expertise in the healthcare sector, and is supported by Laura Kauppila. Asko Lindqvist routinely assists clients with public procurement, foreign investment control, and state aid matters.
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Distinctions

La satisfaction du client

Témoignages

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  • ‘The team is highly competent, skilful, and customer orientated.’
  • ‘Partner Asko Lindqvist cares about the client and wants to deep dive into the challenges the client has to tackle and solve.’
  • ‘The team is very experienced.’
  • ‘Katja Jaakkola is very experienced. Nice to work with. I warmly recommend.’

Clients clés

  • CVC Capital Partners
  • Mehiläinen Yhtiöt Oy
  • Alma Media Oyj
  • CapMan Oyj
  • Puuilo Oyj
  • If P&C Insurance Ltd
  • Adelis Equity Partners
  • Summa Equity AB
  • Altor Equity Partners
  • Mutares SE & Co. KGaA

Points forts

  • Advised Triton Equity Partners on Crayfish BidCo’s, a Finnish company controlled by Triton Fund V, voluntary public cash tender offer for all the shares in Caverion Corporation.
  • Advised a listed company, Puuilo, on its acquisition of Tavaratalo Hurrikaani’s business operations in the cities of Nokia.
  • Advised Mehiläinen on its acquisition of Docrates, the only private cancer centre in Finland.

Avocats

Les grands avocats de demain

Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.

Meilleurs collaborateurs

Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.

Responsable de la pratique

Katja Jaakkola

Autres avocats clés

Laura Kauppila; Asko Lindqvist