DLA Piper Finland Attorneys Ltd is known for handling all aspects of EU and Finnish competition law, including cartel investigations, competition neutrality, public procurement, and state aid, with experience of assisting both public and private clients. The team is jointly spearheaded by Satu-Anneli Kauranen, who regularly represents clients before national authorities in product regulatory matters, and Tuija Kaijalainen, who supports clients at various stages of public procurement processes.
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  • ‘Personal service and they understand the nature of our business.’
  • ‘Human capital in a specific field.’
  • ‘The person who we worked with has good and relevant knowledge.’

Key clients

  • Mehiläinen
  • Alltime Group Oy
  • Pamark Oy
  • Digital 9 Infrastructure plc
  • Sandvik Mining and Construction
  • Valopilkku Oy
  • Nokas CMS Oy
  • Rockwool Finland Oy
  • Taksi Helsinki Oy
  • Finnish Textile and Fashion Ry

Work highlights

  • Assisted Alltime Group Oy with the acquisition of Arkea Oy and the related merger notification process and other relevant competition law questions required for the transaction.
  • Assisted Pamark with the phase II merger control process and remedy considerations.
  • Advised Mehiläinen on the competition law aspects of the acquisition of 21 elderly care units in Finland from Humana Group.

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Practice head

Satu-Anneli Kauranen; Tuija Kaijalainen