Chambers High Net Worth Finland 2025: Castrén & Snellman top-ranked in the Private Wealth Law category

Chambers High Net Worth Finland 2025: Castrén & Snellman top-ranked in the Private Wealth Law category

We offer comprehensive advice in the fields of wealth management and marital property and inheritance law, combining tax aspects and family-law related risk management.

As a trusted partner for owner-entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, and wealthy private individuals, our clients enjoy seamless, one-stop access to all the legal advice they need, ensuring that the strategic understanding of how they want their wealth to be managed remains crystal clear at all times.

When it comes to planning a business succession and the related ownership strategy, our support helps you identify how to pass on your business to the next generation in a viable way that respects the family’s wishes. We draft documentation under family law and contract law to prepare for situations where life doesn’t go according to expectations. We also update such documentation after a business transaction if the seller has acquired a substantial fortune as a result of the sale.

Advising estates on matters related to inheritance and estate taxation is another area of our expertise. We assist parties to an estate in resolving inheritance disputes and settling issues that are open to interpretation. We will also help you with taxation issues by applying for preliminary rulings and other pre-emptive guidance from the Tax Administration and by representing you in potential tax disputes. In tax-related administrative procedures, we screen all matters in advance to avoid any risk of criminal proceedings that may arise due to factors such as reporting errors.

We also offer support for all your other business legal needs from corporate governance to M&A and beyond. Your trusted personal advisor will act as your single point of contact and compile a team of experts with comprehensive legal insight and close contacts with business life to match your specific needs. We also work in close collaboration with major banks and asset management companies.

Our clients appreciate our straightforward and practical approach and our ability to explain legalese in plain language. Our expertise has also received international recognition: Chambers High Net Worth Finland Guide 2024 has ranked our team in Band 1 for Private Wealth Law.

Our services include

  • Wealth management planning
  • Planning and execution of ownership structures
  • Structuring and carrying out succession in a family business
  • Marital property and inheritance law related tax matters
  • Applications for preliminary ruling and other pre-emptive guidance
  • Tax litigation

Latest references

castren snellman general atlantic iceye
We advised General Atlantic as the lead investor on ICEYE’s EUR 1 billion series F funding round, valuing the company at over EUR 10 billion. ICEYE raised EUR 450 million (USD 520 million) in a primary Series F funding round led by General Atlantic. Additional investors included Solidium, Tesi, Varma, Ilmarinen, Lifeline Ventures, Nokia, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and TCV. Together with a secondary placement, the total fundraising exceeds EUR 1 billion. ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, providing continuous monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth. The company operates the world’s largest and most advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite constellation. General Atlantic is a leading global investor with more than four and a half decades of experience providing capital and strategic support for over 885 companies throughout its history. As of March 31, 2026, General Atlantic manages approximately USD 126 billion in assets across its investment strategies. We advised General Atlantic on this transaction in collaboration with the international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
Case published 9.6.2026
We advised Oomi Solar Oy on the sale of a solar power park and battery energy storage project to Tuulipolar Oy. The transaction concerned a 24 MWp solar power plant and a 36 MW / 70 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) to be constructed in Tornio. Tuulipolar Oy will act as the owner and operator of the plant, while Oomi Solar Oy will be responsible for its design and construction. The project will form the world’s northernmost industrial hybrid power plant, contributing to Finland’s green energy transition by increasing renewable energy production and electricity storage capacity in Northern Finland. The hybrid solution enables optimization of production as well as active participation in electricity markets and reserve services, improving the project’s profitability and supporting the balance of the electricity system year-round. Electricity production from the hybrid plant is expected to begin in 2028. Oomi Solar Oy is a Finnish renewable energy expert with experience from nearly 200 MW of installed solar capacity. The company helps businesses and communities accelerate the green transition by offering comprehensive solutions, including solar power plants, energy storage systems, and related lifecycle services from project development to maintenance. Oomi Solar Oy employs more than 20 energy professionals and delivers solar power projects across Finland. The company’s vision is to be Finland’s most desired partner for solar energy and energy solutions.
Case published 5.6.2026
United Bankers – Sale of three care properties
We advised United Bankers on the sale of three care properties to Kinland AS. The buildings were completed between 2021 and 2022 and meet high technical and environmental standards. All three properties are fully leased. The portfolio has a weighted average unexpired lease term of 13 years.
Case published 1.6.2026
Hiab acquisition financing
We are advising Hiab Corporation in the financing for its USD 1,035 million acquisition of Labrie Environmental Group, a leading North American refuse collection vehicle (“RCV”) manufacturer, from Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. Hiab Corporation (Nasdaq Helsinki: HIAB) is a leading provider of smart and sustainable on-road load handling solutions, with 2025 sales of approximately EUR 1.6 billion and approximately 4,000 employees, operating through a global network spanning over 100 countries. Labrie Group is a leading North American provider of RCVs, employing approximately 1,200 people. 
Case published 1.6.2026