Linnea Lehtonen
Linnea Lehtonen
Linnea advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, as well as on capital markets, corporate, commercial, and contract law.
Linnea joined the firm as a trainee in 2017 and was appointed as an associate upon her graduation in 2018.
During her studies, Linnea spent one semester studying law at the University of Sydney in Australia and one semester at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.
References
Hannes Snellman advises NYAB Plc on its re-domiciliation and transfer of listing from Finland to Sweden. The re-domiciliation to Sweden is planned to be executed as a cross-border conversion, pursuant to the so-called EU Mobility Directive, whereby NYAB Plc, without being dissolved or liquidated, would be converted from a Finnish to a Swedish public limited liability company with its registered office in Sweden.
Parties:
Terveystalo Plc
Transaction:
Counsel to Terveystalo Plc, a healthcare service provider listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, in the issue and listing of senior unsecured sustainability-linked notes.
Value:
EUR 100 million
Role:
Counsel to Terveystalo Plc
Parties:
Sanoma Corporation, Nordea Bank Abp
Transaction:
Counsel to Sanoma Corporation, a K12 learning service provider and cross-media company listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, in the issuance and listing of hybrid capital securities in the amount of EUR 150 million. Nordea Bank Abp acted as lead manager in the issue of the capital securities.
Value:
EUR 150 million
Role:
Counsel to Sanoma Corporation
Parties:
Cargotec Corporation, Konecranes Plc
Transaction:
The announced, but subsequently abandoned, merger of Cargotec and Konecranes in 2021-2022
Deal value:
Approx. EUR 2.7 billion
Role:
Counsel to Konecranes Plc
Parties
Basware Corporation (target), a consortium consisting of Accel-KKR, Long Path Partners, and Briarwood Chase Management (buyer)
Transaction
Counsel to the offeror consortium of Accel-KKR, Long Path Partners, and Briarwood Chase Management in the tender offer for all outstanding securities in Basware Corporation.
Deal Value
EUR 620 million
Role
Counsel to the consortium
Parties
YIT
Transaction
Issue of two EUR 100 million green bonds and EUR 100 million green capital securities by YIT Oyj
Deal Value
EUR 300 million
Role
Counsel to YIT
Parties
Virala Acquisition Company Plc, Purmo Group Ltd
Transaction
Virala Acquisition Company Plc's merger with Purmo Group Ltd.
Deal Value
EUR 685 million
Role
Counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc
Parties
Virala Acquisition Company Plc
Transaction
Hannes Snellman acted as legal counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc on its IPO and the listing of its Class C shares on the SPAC segment of the regulated market of Nasdaq Helsinki
Deal Value
EUR 107.5 million
Role
Counsel to Virala Acquisition Company Plc
Parties
Vungle, Inc. (Buyer), GameRefinery Oy (Target)
Transaction
Vungle, Inc.’s acquisition of GameRefinery Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vungle, Inc.
Parties
Optomed Plc
Transaction
Optomed’s IPO and listing on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange
Deal Value
The offering by the company and its shareholders amounted to approximately EUR 44 million
Role
Counsel to Optomed Plc
Parties
Cramo Plc, Adapteo Plc
Transaction
Cramo’s partial demerger and listing of Adapteo on Nasdaq Stockholm
Deal Value
SEK 5.5 billion
Role
Counsel to Cramo Plc and Adapteo Plc
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Education and Professional Background
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2023
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2018
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2018
- Thesis Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2018
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2017
- Senior Trainee, Castrén & Snellman, 2017
- University of Geneva, Switzerland, 2016
- Legal Trainee, Fondia, 2014–2016
- University of Sydney, Australia, 2014