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Mrs Maria Carlsson
Work Department
Corporate
Position
As Head of Bird & Bird’s Corporate and M&A group in Helsinki, Maria Carlsson have in-depth experience of complex M&A transactions and corporate and commercial work.
Specialising in M&A, Maria has over 20 years’ experience of structuring and negotiating complex transactions, with a focus on private M&A deals and both inbound and outbound cross-border work.
Career
In recent years, a large part of her work has revolved around mergers & acquisitions with a technology sector angle, as well as advisory in the fields of services, automotive and infrastructure. Maria has a background in technology licensing and intellectual property, with previous responsibilities including steering group work with Business Finland. She is also a director at Bird & Bird’s consultancy wing OXYGY.
In addition to M&A, Maria has longstanding experience in strategic contracting, advising clients on matters including joint ventures and co-operation contracts. A special interest area since her studies in London is Civil vs. Common law contracting, and how the small but intricate differences play out in practice.
Maria enjoys lecturing and writing and is a regular speaker on topics including M&A and commercial contracts, as well as being the author of five books in her areas of interest. Before joining Bird & Bird, she was a partner at another leading law firm.
Languages
Finnish, Swedish, English and Spanish
Memberships
Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Education
eMBA, Aalto University Executive Education 2017
LL.M., King’s College London 2004
LL.M., University of Helsinki 2000
Lawyer Rankings
Finland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)Bird & Bird‘s corporate department fields experts in transactional mandates, leveraging corporate, commercial and regulatory knowledge to assist with all business strategies and challenges, often involving cross-border elements. Group head Maria Carlsson
is focused on cross-border private M&A and has expertise in the technology and media, infrastructure and transport, and real estate sectors. Mikko Ahonen has strong experience in private equity mandates, advising Finnish and international private equity investors, as well as publicly and privately held companies on domestic and cross-border transactions; while Matti Kuokkanen advises on M&A transactions and day-to-day commercial and corporate matters. Iina-Mari Supper was promoted to partner in May 2023.