Castrén & Snellman was first in the number of deals among Finnish law firms based on Mergermarket’s league tables for H1 2023. Our M&A team was involved in 20 published transactions during the first half of 2023.
5.7.2023
Mergermarket: Castrén & Snellman tops the 2023 league table with 20 M&A deals
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The highlights of 2023 so far include Triton’s platform investment and formation of Habeo Group through the acquisition and financing of eight Finnish companies. We have also advised several clients in cross-border transactions, such as the US-based technology company Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI) in its acquisition of Voyantic Oy as well as Uponor Infra Oy in the sale of its district energy business to ISOPLUS.
‘We are very optimistic that the Finnish M&A market is picking up and that the autumn will be even more active. Our team has extensive experience from working with various types of cross-border matters. Planning and carrying out complex transactions for our international and domestic clients, often with a challenging schedule, is what we do best,’ says partner Benjamin Bade.
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