Lauri Laatunen

Associate, Master of Laws

Services

  1. Data & Technology
  2. Intellectual Property
  3. Strategic Commercial

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I advise our domestic and international clients on a wide range of technology, data protection, intellectual property and contract law matters.

Besides drafting and negotiating contracts across a wide range of industries, I regularly advise our clients on various contract law questions ranging from M&A-related advisory to resolving contractual disruptions. My expertise also covers advising on questions concerning a variety of regulated industries, such as consumer protection, product and food safety.

Over the years I have worked especially with clients in the technology sector and automotive industry as well as inspection and consultancy companies.

Prior to joining Castrén & Snellman, I worked as a trainee on technology and intellectual property matters at a major Nordic law firm, at a Big Four audit firm and a law firm specialising in complex IT procurement and data protection.

In addition to my Master of Laws degree from the University of Helsinki, I have studied law in Belgium at KU Leuven, which has been ranked among the world’s best law schools.

Latest references

Fortum – Sale of recycling and waste business
We are acting as the lead counsel to Fortum in a cross-border transaction in which Fortum is selling its recycling and waste business. The business is sold to thematic impact investing firm Summa Equity through its portfolio company NG Group. The debt-free purchase price is approximately EUR 800 million. The transaction is subject to authority approval and customary closing conditions. Fortum’s recycling and waste business to be sold comprises municipal and industrial waste management and end-to-end plastics, metals, ash, slag and hazardous waste treatment and recycling services. These businesses are located in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway and currently employ approximately 900 employees.
Case published 18.7.2024
Andritz – Acquisition of Procemex
We advised Andritz Oy, a part of ANDRITZ group, with their acquisition of all the shares in Procemex Oy. The acquisition further strengthens ANDRITZ’s automation and digitalisation portfolio. Procemex is a global leader in integrated web monitoring and web inspection solutions for the pulp and paper industry. It has a team of more than 100 vision systems experts and has subsidiaries in Germany, Japan and the US. ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems, services and digital solutions for a wide range of industries and end markets. ANDRITZ is a global market leader in all four of its business areas – Pulp & Paper, Metals, Hydropower and Environment & Energy. The publicly listed group has around 30,000 employees and over 280 locations in more than 80 countries.
Case published 18.7.2024
BYG4Lab and Keensight Capital – Acquisition of Finbiosoft
We advised BYG4Lab, a portfolio company of the European growth buyout investor Keensight Capital, on its acquisition of Finbiosoft Oy, an innovative software company founded in 2011 with a mission to help laboratories reach higher quality and better efficiency. Founded in 1982, BYG4lab is a leading software company specialised in data management solutions for medical laboratories. The company is headquartered in France and employs nearly 110 people, of which approximately 40% are in R&D. Keensight Capital is a European growth buyout investor with deep expertise in technology and healthcare. Keensight Capital partners with the management teams of fast growing and profitable companies providing capital, strategic guidance and operational support.
Case published 14.3.2024
Newil&Bau – Acquisition of the business of Auratum Asunnot and equity funding
We served as the legal advisor to Newil and Bau Oy in its acquisition of the business of Auratum Asunnot, which is part of the Rausanne Group and specialises in the construction of new high-quality homes. With the equity investment that was carried out in connection with the transaction, Rausanne Oy, the parent company of the Rausanne Group, became a 15% shareholder in Newil&Bau. ‘This milestone paves the way for our growth going forward and allows us to scale our Design Home and Services concept, Customer Platform technology solution and other centralised processes into a new geographical region. This sets a solid foundation for our future international expansion. We are also pleased to have Rausanne support our growth as a shareholder and project financing partner,’ says Petri Ylivuori, CEO of Newil&Bau. Auratum Asunnot has constructed high-quality homes in Turku and Helsinki for 20 years. The projects of Auratum Asunnot focus on top quality, location and personalised customer service. Auratum Asunnot is part of the Rausanne Group. Established in 2020, Newil&Bau is a next-generation housing product company that provides beautiful and sustainable living experiences for urban dwellers. The company’s operations are based on strong customer focus, continuous product development and a genuine desire to understand how people really want to live.
Case published 10.1.2024
Impinj – Acquisition of Voyantic
We advised Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI) in its acquisition of Voyantic Oy, a global provider of RFID (primarily RAIN and NFC) inlay and label design, manufacturing and test systems. Impinj designs and sells a platform based on RAIN RFID technology that enables wireless item-to-cloud connectivity and with which it and its partners innovate Internet of Things solutions globally. Impinj is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Case published 27.4.2023
CapMan Growth – Investment in Fennoa
We advised CapMan Growth in its investment in financial management software company Fennoa Oy. Fennoa Oy is a rapidly growing software company that develops and offers cloud-based financial administration solutions. The company’s turnover and profitability have increased tenfold over the past few years. Fennoa Oy was founded in 2014, and it employs 32 people and serves approximately 500 accounting firms, as well as tens of thousands of their client companies. CapMan Growth is a leading Finnish growth investor that makes significant minority investments in companies aiming for strong growth and internationalisation. CapMan Growth is part of CapMan, which is a leading Nordic capital investor engaged in active value creation. CapMan has been listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange since 2001.
Case published 21.10.2022
Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region (Hoas) – Procurement of ERP System
We assisted the Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region (Hoas) in its procurement of a cloud-based ERP system, which is delivered, implemented and maintained by Visma Real Estate Oy, a Visma Group company. With its new ERP system, Hoas aims to, inter alia, expedite and facilitate the selection of tenants and renting out apartments as well as the preparation and handling of different kinds of service requests. The ERP system has a central role in fulfilling the strategic goals of Hoas and managing its real estate portfolio. Hoas owns 10,300 apartments in the Helsinki region and has over 18,000 students as tenants. The Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region (Hoas) is a non-profit foundation founded in 1969. Hoas rents out, builds and maintains housing in the Helsinki region for students who are studying full time at schools of secondary and tertiary level education, as well as for international exchange students. Hoas works in cooperation with the student unions of the University of Helsinki and Aalto University, as well as 10 other university and polytechnic student unions. Visma Real Estate Oy is a Finnish software company operating in the real estate sector. It develops the Tampuuri software and helps its customers to digitalise their property management processes. Visma Real Estate has offices in six locations around Finland and employs some 100 experts in total, 28 of which focus on developing Tampuuri. In 2021, Visma Real Estate had a turnover of EUR 14.6 million.
Case published 11.7.2022
Korg USA – Acquisition of Darkglass Electronics
We acted as Finnish counsel to Korg USA in the acquisition of a controlling stake in the Finnish bass gear company Darkglass Electronics from the original founder Douglas Castro and other minority shareholders. Darkglass Electronics was founded in 2009 and it specialises in producing bass effect pedals, preamps, amplifies and cabinets. Korg USA was established in 1963 and its primary business is manufacturing and sale of electronic musical instruments. ‘This acquisition is aligned with our strategy to position Korg USA as a leader in the bass gear category’, says Joe Castronovo, President of Korg USA.
Case published 13.6.2022
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