Castrén & Snellman Attorneys is partnering with Growth Collective Finland (Kasvuryhmä), an accelerator for Finnish scale-up companies. The goal of this partnership is to help Finnish growth companies fulfil their ambitions and to learn about managing growth together.
9.4.2018
Castrén & Snellman to Partner with Growth Collective Finland
‘It’s great to have the opportunity to learn from growth companies in a new way and to provide our legal expertise to them in return. We want to help Finnish companies grow and succeed both in Finland and abroad. Growth companies are a vital resource not only to the economy, but to all of Finnish society,’ says Castrén & Snellman Managing Partner Sakari Lukinmaa.
Growth Collective Finland was founded in 2015 with the purpose of developing the entrepreneurial spirit in Finland and to accelerate the renewal and growth of Finnish scale-ups in an inspiring way. The total turnover of the member companies is nearly 13 billion euros. The collective consists of the owners and managing directors of 190 growth companies, and the collective bases its work on sharing experiences, peer pressure and cross-industry learning.
Castrén & Snellman Attorneys employees about 140 lawyers and 250 people in total in Helsinki, Moscow and St Petersburg. The firm’s mission is to help its clients succeed in a rapidly changing world.
For more information, please contact:
Sakari Lukinmaa
Managing Partner
tel. +358 (0) 20 7765 391, sakari.lukinmaa@castren.fi
Kaisa Barkman
Communications & Marketing Director
tel. +358 (0) 20 7765 225, kaisa.barkman@castren.fi
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