Legal tech is booming. We are looking for developers, designers and tech-oriented lawyers and law students to help us reinvent how clients interact with business law firms. Visit https://hackjunction.com/challenges/449 and apply now for the first Legal Tech track in Junction—Europe’s biggest hackathon. When applying, please submit “LEGAL_TECH” to the field: SECRET CODE.
17.10.2017
Our Challenge in Junction, Europe’s Biggest Hackathon – Apply by 22 October
We want to pioneer a seamless blend of human and digital interaction in our field, reflecting the cornerstones of our corporate culture, values and mission to help our client succeed in a rapidly changing world. Help us define how the next generation of clients and lawyers will interact and access the business law.
Together with our clients, we have identified the following three tasks for you to choose from:
Alternatively, you can choose some other concrete problem to solve in a way that redefines, enhances or improves the client’s experience and access to business law services.
We are continuously looking for new ideas how to improve our service. Help us and our hackers in Junction and share your ideas below or deliver it to your favourite lawyer or directly to us.
Heikki Ilvessalo
Pia Ek
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Fingrid – Ilmarinen’s sale of shares to the Finnish State and OP Pohjola Kantaverkko
We advise Fingrid Oyj in a transaction in which Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company is selling its holding of approximately 20 per cent of the shares in Fingrid to the Finnish State and OP Pohjola Kantaverkko Holding Ky. Fingrid owns Finland’s main electricity transmission grid and all significant cross-border transmission connections. The main grid is the backbone of the electricity transmission network, to which major power plants, industrial plants and regional electricity distribution networks are connected.
Case published 11.2.2026
Metsäkonepalvelu – Acquisition of PJP Metsäexpertit
We advised Metsäkonepalvelu Oy in its acquisition of the entire share capital of PJP Metsäexpertit Oy. PJP Metsäexpertit is a Pirkanmaa-based company specialising in forest management and logging. The acquisition will strengthen Metsäkonepalvelu’s operations, particularly in the Pirkanmaa region, and expand its operations. Metsäkonepalvelu is a portfolio company of A. Ahlström Oy, a Finnish family-owned industrial owner. Metsäkonepalvelu provides mechanical timber harvesting services to forest companies, large private forest owners, and the public sector in Finland and Sweden. Metsäkonepalvelu Group employs nearly two hundred forestry professionals.
Case published 6.2.2026
EcoUp – Directed share issue
We acted as legal adviser to EcoUp Oyj in a directed share issue, through which EcoUp raised a total of approximately EUR 3 million in gross proceeds to strengthen the company’s capital structure and finance its growth. The share issue was directed to a limited group of domestic investors, deviating from the shareholders’ pre-emptive subscription right. EcoUp’s shares are traded on the First North Growth Market Finland marketplace maintained by Nasdaq Helsinki. EcoUp promotes the green transition of the construction industry by producing carbon-neutral, energy-efficient and circular economy-based materials, services and technologies that help construction industry players reduce their environmental impact. The company has over 40 years of experience in developing and delivering circular economy solutions to customers.
Case published 29.1.2026
Brookfield – EUR 1 billion holdco financing for DayOne Data Centers
We advised a leading global investment firm Brookfield, alongside a global sovereign wealth investor, on the Finnish law aspects of a EUR 1 billion holdco financing for DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered developer and operator of hyperscale data centres. Structured as a seven-year secured holdco financing facility of €500 million, expandable to €1 billion – and secured by DayOne’s Finland platform – the financing will support the rollout of hyperscale developments in Lahti and Kouvola, providing nearly 300MW of planned capacity across Finland. The proceeds will also support DayOne’s global expansion across the EU and APAC, with flexibility to allocate to other key growth markets as required.
Case published 29.1.2026