Procopé & Hornborg’s corporate advisory and M&A practice represents both Finnish and international corporations on industrial transactions, energy and infrastructure. Practice head Petri Kyllönen covers cross-border M&A, private equity, and venture capital. Ismo Hentula specialises in energy and infrastructure, while Pia Tanskanen has considerable experience advising on acquisitions made by industrial groups and on venture capital projects.
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Accolades
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is very engaged and clearly wants to deliver results; they are proactive in offering solutions for the objective to be reached.’
- ‘Petri Kyllönen has a very clear approach and is able to handle complex tasks calmly and efficiently.'
- ‘The assigned team members are experienced professionals who have experience both in their respective fields, but also from us as a company and from how we work. The service is always on time, and also the assigned team members constructively challenge us/our views/thoughts.’
- ‘Petri Kyllönen is an experienced partner with excellent availability. Petri gives to the point advice, and his approach works extremely well with both larger corporates and entrepreneurs.'
- ‘An efficient team built around experienced M&A lawyers. Very pragmatic approach and hands-on involvement from senior partners. In our particular case, the team has solid prior understanding of the sector, which made the cooperation easy from the start.’
- ‘Petri Kyllönen was personally involved in all transaction phases. Special mention also to Saga Lamminsivu, who handled the day-to-day project management smoothly.’
Key clients
- Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy
- Ford Nederland B.V.
- Axel Johnson International AB
- Destia Oy
- KH Group Plc
- Labema Oy
- Etteplan Oyj
- Ensto Group
- Indutrade Group
Work highlights
Advised on the demerger of Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, a Finnish renewable energy production company and a pioneer in offshore wind power, into three new companies: Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, Arenso Oy and Tahkoluoto Offshore Oy.
Advised Ford Nederland B.V. in a deal to sell its shares in Oy Ford Ab, the national sales company of Ford in Finland, to Hedin Mobility Group AB.
Advised Axel Johnson International AB in successfully acquiring a majority share in Parlok Oy to strengthen its Transport Solutions business group.
Practice head
Petri Kyllönen; Pia Tanskanen; Ismo Hentula
Other key lawyers
Saga Lamminsivu; Lotta Uusitalo