The successful completion of mergers and acquisitions requires a careful prior assessment of the transaction’s effect on competition as well as precise compliance with merger control procedures. To ensure he smooth completion of business transactions we provide a pragmatic and proactive service to our clients.
Expertise
Our dedicated team assists both national and international businesses from the earliest stages in all types mergers. We identify and solve possible competition law problems in advance. Our experts regularly secure approvals for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions from the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority and the European Commission. We also coordinate parallel merger control proceeding across multiple jurisdictions.
Where necessary, we work in close cooperation with leading experts in economics
Services
- Securing approval of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions from the Finnish Competition Authority and the European Commission
- Negotiating conditions with the Finnish Competition Authority
- Coordinating merger control proceedings across multiple jurisdictions
- All court proceedings related to mergers
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Recent references
- Mehiläinen Yhtiöt Oy public cash tender offer for all shares in Pihlajalinna Plc
- Merilampi represented Sweco before the FCCA in acquisition of rail infrastructure engineering and consulting services business from NRC Group
- Merilampi represented Elo and Varma in the JV combining Jumbo and Flamingo
- We represent Sweco in its acquisition of rail infrastructure engineering and consulting services business from NRC Group
- Merilampi represents Posti in its acquisition of Suomen Transval Group Oy
- Merilampi represented Kesko before the EU Commission and the FCCA in the establishment of a joint venture with Oriola
- Merilampi represented Kesko in its acquisition of Autocarrera – Porsche representation transfers to VV-Auto
- Merilampi represented Kesko in acquisition of Onninen before the EU Commission and the FCCA
- Merilampi represented Kesko Food in relation to its acquisition of Suomen Lähikauppa before the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority
- Merilampi represents Kesko in its acquisition of Onninen
- Merilampi represents Kesko Food in its acquisition of Suomen Lähikauppa
- Merilampi represented Škoda Transportation in its acquisition of majority shares in Transtech Ltd
- Merilampi represented Nordstjernan in Finland in the acquisition of majority shares in Bygghemma Group
- Merilampi successfully represented Uponor in the Uponor/KWH merger proceeding