Essi Lavikkala
Counsel

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Helsinki
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Essi Lavikkala practices in the area of Corporate law. In addition to advising clients on day-to-day corporate matters, she is experienced in advising industrial clients and private equity firms on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, and equity investments. Essi is also experienced in advising clients on real estate transactions and W&I insurers/underwriters on their Finnish deals.
Essi has previous experience from an international law firm, both in Finland and abroad (including a secondment in London and a placement in Stockholm).
Credentials
Education
- University of Helsinki, Master of Laws, 2009
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain, Erasmus, Law and Spanish, 2009
Memberships
The Finnish Bar Association
Experience
Previous Experience
- 2010 to 2019, Senior Associate, Associate, International law firm
- 2009, Civil Service Trainee, Embassy of Finland in Madrid
- 2007 to 2008, Legal Trainee, Finnish law firm
- 2006 to 2007, Legal Trainee, Finnish law firm
Selected recent references
- Advising Solar Foods on its listing on the Nasdaq First North (2024)
- Advising Mehiläinen on the acquisition of Humana’s elderly care business in Finland (2024)
- Advising Pamark Group on the sale of Pamark Business to Bunzl (2024)
- Advising Carelin Oy and its shareholders in the sale of Carelin Oy to AFRY (2024)
- Advising Grade AB in connection with its acquisition of FCG Digital Oy (2024)
- Advising Helsinki Shipyard Oy, a leading provider of icebreaking vessels and other ships for arctic use in the sale of its business to Davie Group, Canada's leading shipbuilder and a global leader in the delivery of specialised, mission-critical vessels to government and commercial customers (2023)
- Advising Nordic Inertial Oy on Series A investment from Murata Group (2023)
- Advising MANN+HUMMEL International GmbH & Co. KG on its strategic investment in M-Filter Group (2023)
- Advising Digital 9 Infrastructure plc in the acquisition of Ficolo Oy and Volta Data Centres (2022)
- Advising MB Funds in its investment in Alltime (2021)
- Advising Sponsor Capital on the sale of Myllyn Paras group (2021)
- Advising the sellers in the sale of Project-IT Oy (2021)
- Advising MB Funds in its investment in Pyroll Packaging (2021)
- Advising DANÆG Holding A/S in the acquisition of Munax Oy (2021)
- Advising Digia Plc in its purchase of Climber International AB and its subsidiaries (2020)
- Advising PPG Industries on the public tender offer for all shares in Tikkurila (2020)
- Advising AddSecure on the purchase of Alerta business from Telia (2020)
- Advising the sellers in the sale of Hosting Group Oy to One.com Group AB (2020)
Rankings
Legal 500 EMEA
- Endorsed in Legal 500 EMEA 2023
