Christoffer Waselius
Partner
Joined Firm: 2005
Languages: English, Finnish, Swedish, German, French
+358 (0)9 668 95261
+358 (0)50 595 7255
christoffer.waselius@ww.fi
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Recognitions
* Recommended in Commercial, Corporate and M&A by The Legal 500
* Recommended in Dispute resolution by The Legal 500
Career and qualifications
Waselius & Wist, Partner 2014-; Waselius & Wist, Associate 2005-2013; Secondment Mannheimer Swartling, Frankfurt 2012-2013; Waselius & Wist, Trainee, 2000-2003; Bongen Renaud & Partner Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt, Trainee 2001 Positions of Honor Honorary Consul of Luxembourg
Education: University of Helsinki, LL.M. 2005; Trained on the Bench, 2007; University of California, Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall), LL.M. 2012
Selected experience
* Sale by CCR S.A of Quicko to MaaS Global;
* Joint venture between adesso SE and 1001 Lakes Oy;
* Joint Venture between Neova Oy and Lassila & Tikanoja Plc;
* Acquisition by Storytel of the Finnish publishing house Aula & Co.;
* Waselius & Wist advised Otso Gold and its subsidiary in the securing of USD 11 million financing from Brunswick Gold;
* Acquisition by NCS of the thermo road business of DSV;
* Investment into Sanquin Plasma Products;
* Acquisition by Camp Scandinavia of the business of Suomen Elevaattoritekniikka;
* Advised EstateGuru in its authorisation as a crowdfunding intermediary;
* Agreement between Essity Finland and Nokian Vesi regarding the construction of a waste water treatment plant;
*Acted as counsel to HF Industriemontagen Franz Hofmaniger GmbH in a contractual dispute against Havator Oy;
* Acted as co-counsel to a German entity in the entertainment industry in a contractual dispute concerning a marketing agreement;
* Acquisition by Euronext of Ticker Software;
* Acquisition of Ibertrans Oy’s business by NCS Finland Oy;
* Acquisition of HRM Partners Oy by Hanken & SSE;
* Waselius & Wist represented Jeld Wen in land lease agreement;
* Acquisition of Gasmet Technologies Oy by Nederman Holding AB (publ.);
* Waselius & Wist represented Jeld Wen in relation to a land lease with the City of Kuopio;
* Acted as a counsel to a Finnish food substance manufacturer in a contractual dispute concerning delivery of a food substance production line;
* Acted for Otso Gold Oy (former Nordic Gold Oy) in bankruptcy proceedings before the District Court of Oulu;
* Construction of a residential building in Turku;
* Acquisition of Pro Lift Oy by Joab group;
* Acquisition by Inlook of Montegruppen;
* Acquisition of Bella Boats by Nimbus Boats;
* Acted for Brunswick Marine in Finland and the Baltic States Oy in a contractual dispute before the District court and the Court of Appeal;
* Acted for Zauner Anlagentechnik GmbH in a contractual dispute before the District Court;
* Acquisition by OpenText of Liaison Technologies.;
* Acquisition of Mehiläinen by CVC Capital Partners, LocalTapiola, Varma, Ilmarinen and management;
* Acquisition of Runtech Systems Oy by Gardner Denver Holdings Inc.;
* Joint venture between Firesteel Resources Inc. and Nordic Mines AB;
* Acquisition of the assets of Jahti-Rakennus Oy by Inlook Oy;
* Acquisition of Skaala by IFN Group;
* Acquisition of CCM Hockey from Adidas AG;
* Acquisition of Tamrotor Kompressorit Oy by Gardner Denver;
* Acted for XL Health AG in insolvency proceedings of the Meedoc Group;
* Acquisition by Chr. Hansen A/S and Chr. Hansen Finland Oy of LGG®, the world’s best documented probiotic strain, from Valio Oy
Member
Recent publications
- Lexology GTDT: Restructuring & Insolvency
- Lexology – Getting The Deal Through – Private M&A 2022 – Finland
- Private Equity 2021 – Finland
- Updated contributions to the Energy Global Guide: Electricity and oil and gas regulation in Finland
- Private Equity 2020 – Finland
- Commercial Real Estate in Finland: overview
- Private mergers and acquisitions in Finland: overview
Chris is an exceptionally competent lawyer with a depth of experience and knowledge. He comes up with commercial solutions.
exceptional M&A lawyer
“Christoffer Waselius provided excellent services,” “It was fast, correct and in a friendly way. It was a pleasure and great comfort to have him as legal counsel.”
“The legal service provided by Waselius and Wist (Lauri Peltola, Christoffer Waselius and their team) was very solicitous and client-oriented.”