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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Practice areas

Recognitions

* Highly regarded in M&A by IFLR1000
* Leading individual in Commercial, Corporate and M&A by The Legal 500
* Recommended in Dispute resolution by The Legal 500
* Ranked as excellent in Corporate/M&A by Leaders League
* Highly recommended in Dispute resolution by Leaders League

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

* Acquisition by Efecte Plc of Sysart Oy’s Requeste business;
* Acquisition by Inlook of Jyväskylän Sisäkatto;
* Acquisition by YOC AG of Nostemedia Oy;
* Acquisition by 1KOMMA5º GmbH of LP-Solar Oy;
* Acquisition by Equitix of Aurora Infrastructure Oy;
* Waselius & Wist to assist in updating the draft Estonian nuclear law
* Acquisition by 1KOMMA5º of Solar Age Oy;
* Sale of Encore Ympäristöpalvelut Oy to Stena Recycling Oy;
* Acquisition by Eitrium of Ab Keymet Oy;
* Acquisition by Caplugs of Safeplast Oy;
* 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;
* Waselius & Wist to assist in updating the draft Estonian nuclear law;
* 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;
* 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;
* Waselius & Wist represented Jeld Wen in relation to a land lease with the City of Kuopio;
* Construction of a residential building in Turku;
* Joint venture between Firesteel Resources Inc. and Nordic Mines AB;

Dispute resolution
* Acted as counsel to a Swedish petroleum logistics company in a contractual dispute;
* Acted as lead counsel in white-collar criminal proceedings against the Board members of Anttila Oy, one of Finland’s largest retail chains (now in bankruptcy);
* Acted as counsel for the board members of Anttila Oy in a claw-back litigation initiated by the bankruptcy estate of Anttila Oy;
* 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;
* 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;
* Acted as counsel to Armin Schwarz Ice Action in a contractual dispute against Northern Engineering before the District Court;
* Acted as counsel for La Campana General Trading, a Dubai entity against their supplier Cryotech AS, the case involved parallel proceedings in Estonia;
* Acted as counsel to a Swedish petroleum logistics company in falsely initiated bankruptcy proceedings;
* Acted for Zauner Anlagentechnik GmbH in a contractual dispute before the District Court;
* 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 XL Health AG in insolvency proceedings of the Meedoc Group

Member

Finnish Bar Association (2009); International Bar Association; AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers, Finnish Law Society (Treasurer 2006-2009)

Recent publications

Legal knowledge and expertise. Very good communication.
– IFLR1000, 2023
Very available. Very technical. Strong negotiation skills.
– IFLR1000, 2023
Christoffer Waselius – who was always tremendously helpful due to his M&A experience, market understanding and practical and solution-oriented advice.
– IFLR1000, 2023
Christoffer Waselius has excellent overview and both share high work ethic standards.
– The Legal 500, 2023 (Dispute Resolution)
Christoffer Waselius manages like no other to translate international client needs into Finnish litigation culture; always open for unbeaten tracks and out-of-the-box solutions.
– The Legal 500, 2023 (Dispute Resolution)
Christoffer Waselius is a renaissance man and stands out.
– The Legal 500, 2023 (Commercial, Corporate and M&A)
We have worked alongside Christoffer Waselius and his team. Finland as a jurisdiction was totally new to us and to our client. W&W was crucial to our understanding of Finnish law matters.
– The Legal 500, 2023 (Commercial, Corporate and M&A)
Pragmatic, not overdoing things while focusing on the things that matter to reach the set target.
– IFLR1000. 2022
He is always there for clients even when on holiday, which is a problem in Finland with most companies.
– IFLR1000. 2022
Chris is an exceptionally competent lawyer with a depth of experience and knowledge. He comes up with commercial solutions.
– IFLR1000, 2021 (Commercial, Corporate and M&A)
exceptional M&A lawyer
– The Legal 500, 2019 (Commercial, Corporate and M&A)
“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.”
– IFLR1000, 2016 (Financial and corporate)
“The legal service provided by Waselius and Wist (Lauri Peltola, Christoffer Waselius and their team) was very solicitous and client-oriented.”
– IFLR1000, 2015 (Energy and Infrastructure)