Practice areas

Recognitions

* Recommended as a Next Generation Partner in Employment by The Legal 500
* Recommended in Tax by The Legal 500, 2019
* Recommended as leading lawyer in the field of Corporate Tax by Who’s Who Legal
* Highly recommended in Labor & Employment by Leaders League

Career and qualifications

Waselius & Wist, Specialist Partner 2017-; Waselius & Wist, Associate 2012-2016; BJL Bergmann Attorneys at Law, Associate 2007-2011

Education: University of Turku, LL.M. 2007

Selected experience

* Acquisition by Hedin Automotive of Delta Auto;
* Sale of Visma’s IT consulting business to CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII;
* 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 Neova Oy and Lassila & Tikanoja Plc;
* Acquisition by Storytel of the Finnish publishing house Aula & Co.;
* Acquisition by NCS of the thermo road business of DSV;
* Acquisition by One.com of Zoner Oy;
* Acquisition by Euronext of Ticker Software;
* Acquisition of Automatia Pankkiautomaatit Oy by Loomis AB;
* Acquisition of FocalSpec by TKH Group;
* Acquisition of Coromatic by E.ON;
* Waselius & Wist successfully represented CityJet Oy in dispute regarding the company’s pension policy;
* Acquisition by Loram of Roadscanners’ Rail Division business;
* Acquisition by OpenText of Liaison Technologies.;
* Acquisition of Solita by Apax;
* Acquisition of Digita Oy by Digital Colony;
* Acquisition of Runtech Systems Oy by Gardner Denver Holdings Inc.;
* Acquisition of Staples’ European Business by Cerberus Capital Management;
* Divestment by Sandvik AB of its Mining Systems Operations;
* Acquisition by Sagax of a Property Portfolio;
* Acquisition by Alumeco Finland of the aluminium business of Ovako Metals;
* Sale by TE Connectivity of its Telecom, Enterprise and Wireless businesses;
* Merger between Zimmer and Biomet;
* Acquisition by Jabil Circuit Inc of Clothing Plus -group;
* Acquisition by Hemsö Fastighets AB of a portfolio of 15 healthcare and senior care properties;
* Acquisition by CapMan of Kämp Group;
* Acquisition by Taminco of the formic acid business of Kemira Plc;
* Acquisition by FSI, Borealis and Finnish pension funds of Fortum Corporation’s electricity distribution business in Finland;
* Acquisition by Hemsö Fastighets AB of Turku University of Applied Sciences;
* Acquisition of Renesas Mobile Europe Oy;

Member

Finnish Bar Association; Association of Finnish Lawyers; Työoikeudellinen yhdistys/Employment Law Association; AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers

Recent publications

Jouni Kautto is quick to deliver, pragmatic and commercially minded.
– The Legal 500, 2023 (Employment)
Jouni Kautto is highly knowledgeable on all aspects of employment law and really understands our business and commercial constraints. He is always very responsive and great at managing expectations.
– The Legal 500, 2023 (Employment)