Anna Mäkinen
Anna Mäkinen
Anna advises clients in the fields of intellectual property law, technology, and data protection, as well as general commercial and contract law.
References
Parties:
Infranode, MPY Telecom Oyj
Transaction:
Infranode’s acquisition of MPY Telecom Oyj
Role:
Counsel to Infranode

Rabbe Sittnikow

Santeri Jääskeläinen

Anniina Hämäläinen

Matias Moberg

Pauliina Sutinen

Ville Säteri

Heidi Haanpää

Riikka Kuha

Lasse Riski

Anna Mäkinen

Julia Ranta

Alisa Ainonen

Päivi Tammilehto
Parties:
Methode Electronics, Inc., Nordic Lights Group Corporation
Transaction:
Methode Electronics, Inc.'s recommended public cash tender offer for all shares in Nordic Lights Group Corporation
Deal Value:
EUR 132 million
Role:
Counsel to Methode Electronics, Inc.

Anniina Järvinen

Robert Gordin

Riikka Kuha

Heidi Haanpää

Essi Ellman

Päivi Tammilehto

Anna Mäkinen

Hilma Mäkitalo-Saarinen

Simon Mittler

Ingrid Remmelgas

Ville Säteri

Rebecca Osola

Monika Parkkinen

Karoliina Kaartinen
Counsel to Red Cross First Aid in relation to several trademark cases as well as agreement update project.

Hilma Mäkitalo-Saarinen

Anna Mäkinen
Held training for domestic clients about employer obligations related to whistleblowing.

Anna Mäkinen
Parties
Stora Enso Oyj, UPM-Kymmene Group, Metsä Group, Sonoco-Alcore, other sellers (Sellers), Stena Recycling Oy (Buyer), Encore Ympäristöpalvelut Oy (Target)
Transaction
Sale of Encore Ympäristöpalvelut Oy to Stena Recycling Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Stora Enso Oyj, UPM-Kymmene Group, Metsä Group, Sonoco-Alcore, and other sellers

Tuire Kuronen

Susanna Purovirta

Päivi Tammilehto

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Anna Mäkinen

Wilhelm Sanmark

Panu Vikberg
Counsel to Finnish Customs in the public procurement of bitcoin brokerage services. The assignment is related to the Finnish Government’s decision to sell the Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies seized by Finnish Customs and allocate a significant share of the additional revenue to support Ukraine in the current war.

Outi Jousi

Jesper Nevalainen

Anna Mäkinen

Jari Tukiainen

Antti Kuha

Stefan Stellato
Counsel to a Nordic technology company in their consumer law and contractual matters.

Anna Mäkinen
Counsel to a Finnish food subscription company with its project for updating the general terms and marketing policy.

Anna Mäkinen
Parties
Tencent (Investor), Vitruvian Partners (Co-Investor), Enfuce Financial Services Oy (Target)
Transaction
Counsel to Tencent in its further investment in Enfuce Financial Services, a leading European Card-as-a-Service (CaaS) platform for modern card issuing and processing, in connection with a EUR 45 million Series C investment round
Deal Value
EUR 45 million
Role
Counsel to Tencent

Tuire Kuronen

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Anna Mäkinen

Piia Ahonen
Parties
Enersense International Oyj, Megatuuli Oy
Transaction
Enersense International Oyj, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has signed an agreement on acquiring shares of the onshore wind farm developer Megatuuli Oy.
Deal Value
EUR 18.5 million
Role
Counsel to Enersense International

Tapio Teräkivi

Riikka Rannikko

Katja Heikkinen

Robert Gordin

Anna Mäkinen

Emmi Nuutila

Julia Ranta

Vivi Jaatinen

Salla Mäki

Anni Ollus
Parties
Staffbase GmbH, Valo Solutions Oy
Transaction
Staffbase’s acquisition of Valo Solutions, the Finnish-based leading provider of intranets and workplace solutions.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Staffbase GmbH

Heidi Haanpää

Satu Kokko

Sofia Saarelainen

Anna Mäkinen

Axel Hård af Segerstad

Ingrid Remmelgas

Joakim Frände

Pauliina Sutinen
Parties
Landis+Gyr (Buyer), Telia Finland (Seller), Telia AMR Business (Target)
Transaction
Telia Finland’s sale of Telia AMR Business to Landis+Gyr
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Telia Finland (Seller)

Tuire Kuronen

Agda Vähä-Piikkiö

Jesper Nevalainen

Anna Mäkinen
Rankings
- Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards 2023: Highly Commended. “The firm helped Finnish customs authorities to conduct a public auction of bitcoin, then worth about €70mn, seized from illegal drug dealers. Funds of about $47mn raised by sale in 2022 were donated to the Ukrainian government.”
Education and Professional Background
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman Attorneys, 2021–
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2020
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman Attorneys, 2019
- Associate Trainee, Roschier Attorneys Ltd, 2018
- Legal Trainee, Tieto Oyj, 2017
- Legal Trainee, Oy Karl Fazer Ab, 2016