Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; EU and Competition; Corporate and Commercial
Position: Partner
Joined Firm: 2000
Education: University of Helsinki, LL.M. 2000; King's College, University of London, LL.M. Eur. 2005
Languages: Swedish, Finnish and English
Telephone: +358 (0)9 668 95253
Mobile: +358 (0)40 522 6760
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Assistant: Satu Lindholm
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* Acquisition by one of the world’s largest companies in personal care products of its competitor;
* Recapitalisation of a chemical company, value EUR 3 bn;
* Acquisition of Finncomm Oy by Flybe Finland Oy;
* Acquisition by Rynda Capital Partners Europe of the H20 Group;
* Acquisition by RUSNANO of OptoGaN Group;
* Acquisition by Helo Group Oy of Tylö Group;
* Acquisition by Ejendals of Urho Viljanmaa Oy (Jalas);
* Acquisition by Zimmer of its distribution activities in Finland from Oriola Oy;
* Public tender offer by Borse Dubai for shares of OMX AB;
* Acquisition by EQT V Ltd of Scandic Hotels;
* Acquisition by ABN AMRO Capital of Saunatec Group Oy;
Lotta Pohjanpalo’s practice focuses on transactional work in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions and Competition and Antitrust. She has more than ten years of experience from domestic and cross-border transactions in complex high-profile cases. She has also been responsible for numerous domestic, multi-jurisdictional and EU merger control analyses and filings predominantly in cross-border transactions and acts as counsel in proceedings before the Finnish Competition Authority and the Market Court. She regularly takes charge of competition law audits, compliance programs and training and acts as dawn raid counsel for a number of multinational undertakings i.a. in the construction, consumer products, energy, pharmaceutical and technology industries.
Finnish Bar Association (Member of the Expert Group on Competition Law); Finnish Law Society; Finnish Association of Competition Law; International Bar Association; Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats
Secondment Allen & Overy LLP, London, 2005-2006; Trainee in other law firms, courts and an investment bank 1997-2000