Mikko Hanni

Counsel, Member of the Finnish Bar

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  1. Employment
  2. Dispute Resolution
  3. Compliance & Risk

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I have spent my entire career since graduation working on employment law assignments. I assist our clients in the full range of matters across the life cycle of employment relationships, such as terminations of employment, diverse negotiations, disputes, change negotiations and occupational health and safety matters.

I spend most of my working time assisting our clients in employment disputes and criminal proceedings. I also enjoy coaching in employment law matters. I have particularly extensive experience working with companies in the logistics sector.

Clients particularly appreciate my excellent cooperation and dispute resolution skills. I make every effort to help our clients succeed!

Latest references

Reka Industrial – Sale of Reka Cables to Nexans Group
We are acting as the legal advisor to Reka Industrial Plc in the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary Reka Cables Ltd, which operates the cable business of Reka Industrial. The purchase price of the shares is EUR 53 million and will be paid in cash. According to the Finnish Accounting Standards, the net debt of Reka Cables at the end of September 2022 was EUR 6.5 million. The completion of the transaction, conditional on the approval of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Reka Industrial and approvals by competent regulatory authorities, is expected to take place during the first half of 2023. Reka Oy, representing in aggregate 65.36% of the voting rights in Reka Industrial, has irrevocably undertaken to vote in favour of the transaction at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Reka Cables is the largest Finnish-owned cable manufacturer, which has been at the forefront of the cable industry for more than 60 years. Reka Cables provides durable, high-standard cable solutions for renewable energy production, network construction and industry as well residential and office construction. Reka Cables has approximately 270 employees, and the turnover in 2021 was EUR 134 million. 
Case published 10.11.2022
SOK – Sale of Prisma Stores in St Petersburg
We advised Suomen Osuuskauppojen Keskuskunta when it sold the company responsible for St Petersburg Prisma business to Russian X5 Group. As a result of the transaction, the responsibilities for store leases and personnel will be transferred to X5 Group. The transaction does not include any rights to use S Group trademarks. The transaction was approved by Russian Antimonopoly Service (FAS) on 15 June 2022. X5 Group is the largest grocery store chain in Russia, including chains such as Pyaterochka and Perekrestok. S Group is a Finnish network of retail and service companies with more than 1,900 locations in Finland. S Group consists of cooperatives and Suomen Osuuskauppojen Keskuskunta (SOK) with its subsidiaries.
Case published 15.7.2022
Atria – Sale of Sibylla Rus
We advised Atria Plc in the sale of its Russian fast food business, Sibylla Rus LLC, to Limited Liability Company Agricultural Complex Mikhailovskiy, which is part of the Cherkizovo Group. The sales price is approximately EUR 8 million. Sibylla trademark was not included in the transaction. Sibylla Rus specialises in the sale of turnkey solutions for the production and sale of fast food products, such as hot dogs and burgers, under the Sibylla brand in shop-in-shop establishments. Sibylla Rus products are sold in 4,400 outlets in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, mainly at gas stations and leisure facilities. Cherkizovo Group is one of the largest producers of meat products in Russia. At the end of 2021, its consolidated revenue amounted to 158 billion rubles. Cherkizovo has been listed on the Moscow Stock Exchange since 2006. Atria Plc, established 1903, is one of the leading meat and food companies in Northern Europe. In 2021, its net sales were approximately EUR 1.5 billion and it had around 3,700 employees in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Estonia. Atria Plc’s shares have been listed on Nasdaq Helsinki since 1991.
Case published 17.5.2022
Sinch – Acquisition of SAP Digital Interconnect Finnish Operations
We advised Sinch AB (publ), a global leader in cloud communications for mobile customer engagement in the acquisition of SAP’s communications unit SAP Digital Interconnect (SDI) in Finland. Sinch acquired all assets and IP belonging to SDI. SDI offers cloud-based communications products throughout the world. Sinch and SDI share a focus on digital business transformation. Sinch brings businesses and people closer with tools enabling personal engagement. Its cloud communications platform lets businesses reach every mobile phone on the planet, in seconds or less, through voice, video, and SMS services. Sinch is a trusted software provider to mobile operators, and its platform powers business-critical communications for many of the world’s largest companies. Sinch has been profitable and fast-growing since its foundation in 2008. It is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and has local presence in more than 30 countries. Shares are traded at NASDAQ Stockholm. SAP Digital Interconnect (SDI) enables enterprises to cover the ‘last mile’ with their customers and connect businesses, people, and things in the digital economy. This is being done using SMS, e-mail, push notification, and social network channels. SDI provides cloud-based, API-driven engagement services that help mobile network operators, enterprises and developers drive digital transformation with intelligent, interconnected, multichannel engagements. SDI has a strong customer base of blue-chip customers, including over 1,500 enterprise customers and 500 mobile operators, spanning 190 countries.
Case published 5.5.2020
Roof Productions – Sale of Company to Tapaus
We advised the shareholders of Roof Productions Oy in the sale of Roof Productions Oy to event management firm Tapaus. In connection with the transaction, Finnish private equity investor MB Funds becomes a majority shareholder in Tapaus. Roof Productions is a brand activation agency employing 20 persons in Finland. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval, and the closing is expected to take place during Q3 2019.
Case published 13.6.2019
Korona Invest – Sale of Innoflame
We advise Korona Invest and the other shareholders of Innoflame Oy on the sale of Innoflame to Sponsor Capital. The transaction makes Sponsor Capital the new majority owner of Innoflame. Korona Invest has been a shareholder of Innoflame since 2021 and, together with the other selling shareholders, has over the past five years supported the company’s growth, development and several strategically significant corporate transactions, through which Innoflame has strengthened its position as Finland’s leading product media company. The ownership change is intended to support Innoflame’s next phase of growth, including its ambition to build a significant European product media company with the capability to expand rapidly into new markets. The transaction is conditional to the customary closing conditions such as authority approvals. Innoflame is one of Finland’s leading product media specialists, helping its clients build a unified brand experience by offering the design, sourcing and management of product media as a single integrated service. Korona Invest is a Finnish private equity firm founded in 2006, specialising in buyout and growth investments in domestic small and medium-sized enterprises. It makes both majority and minority investments, structuring each project to suit the company’s growth strategy. 
Case published 27.8.2026
Marina Group – Acquisition of Iisiveneily and Porvoon Venekorjaamo
We advised Hopeasalmen Telakka Oy, part of Marina Group, on the acquisitions of Iisiveneily and Porvoon Venekorjaamo. The transactions form part of Marina Group’s expansion into the Finnish marina and boatyard sector, strengthening its position under the Quattro Marine brand. Following the acquisitions, Quattro Marine’s Finnish operations comprise Hopeasalmen Telakka, which operates boatyard facilities in Helsinki’s Mustikkamaa and in Tolkkinen, Porvoo, together with Iisiveneily and Porvoon Venekorjaamo. Marina Group is a Norwegian marina and boatyard consortium owned by the private equity sponsor Norvestor. It has grown rapidly through acquisitions to become the Nordic region’s largest boating services provider, having acquired 24 marinas and boatyards across Norway, Sweden and Finland within roughly a year.
Case published 24.8.2026
Neste – A EUR 250 million 10-year loan with NIB
We advised Neste as it signed a EUR 250 million 10-year loan with NIB. The loan will finance Neste’s investments related to research and development (R&D) in processing lower-quality feedstocks into high-quality renewable products; as well as the liquefied waste plastics (LWP) investment at Neste’s refinery in Porvoo, Finland. The R&D activities supported by the loan focus on the development of renewable solutions. These include, for example, expanding feedstock capabilities and technologies that enable the processing of new and lower-quality waste and residues into high-quality renewable end products. Part of the financing supports Neste’s liquefied waste plastics investment in Porvoo, related to upgrading low-quality plastic waste into high-quality feedstock at an industrial scale. The investment contributes to advancing circular economy solutions by enabling the use of hard-to-recycle plastic waste as a replacement for virgin fossil raw materials. The unit has an annual capacity to process up to 150,000 tonnes of liquefied waste plastic. Production ramp-up commenced in 2026.
Case published 19.8.2026

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