References - Hästö & Co

Camini

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Camini Oy as Camini Oy, Talokuntoon.fi Huoltopalvelut Oy, Sisäilmahuolto Oy Suomi, IAQ Finland and Nuohouskim united their businesses in the chimney sweeping and ventilation industry.

Oy Kontino Ab

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Oy Kontino Ab in the sale of its steel service business to Feon Oy.

Sitris

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Sitris Oy in the acquisition by Sitris Oy of a minority stake in Fullsteam Agency Oy, one of the leading companies engaged in the live music industry in Finland.

Containerships Oy

Hästö & Co acted as lead counsel to Containerships Oy in the divestment of Containerships Oy to CMA CGM.

Containerships operates container traffic between Finland, Russia, the Baltics, continental Europe, Great Britain and Ireland, Turkey and North Africa.

Ermail Oy

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to the owners of Ermail Oy in the recapitalization and expansion of the ownership base.

Ermail Oy is a significant operator in the Finnish maritime industry by focusing on the surface treatment of sea vessels.

Lagerblad Foods Oy

Hästö & Co’s DR team successfully assisted Lagerblad Foods Oy in an alleged occupational safety offense case. The case ended with a district prosecutor’s decision of not to prosecute anyone.

Foreca Oy

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Foreca Oy in the sale of its professional business-to-business weather services to Vaisala Oyj.

By the transaction Vaisala Oyj acquired valuable skills and assets in data analytics, forecasting and impact analysis.

Taimen Oy

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to the majority shareholders (private individuals) in the sale of the entire share capital of Taimen Oy to Nordic Seafood Holding Oy.

Dispute Resolution

Hästö & Co represented Electrical Appliances Manufacturer in a Market Court case regarding alleged infringement of IPR rights.

Arbitration

Hästö & Co acted as counsel in ad hoc arbitration proceedings regarding a supply agreement. The value of the dispute exceeded 60 MEUR.

Victor Ek

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel for Oy Victor Ek Ab in the sale of Oy Fennoscandia Chartering Ab to Freightman AB.

Ålandsbanken Asset Management Ab

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel for Ålandsbanken Asset Management Ab’s private owners, who owned 30 % of the company, in a merger between Ålandsbanken Asset Management Ab and Bank of Åland Plc.

Edenred Finland Oy

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel for Edenred Finland Oy in the sale of the company’s Fruitbox® business.

Containerships

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Containerships Ltd Oy in connection with a successful EUR 45 million senior secured bond issue (March 2015) and a related subsequent issue of a EUR 5 million subordinated convertible loan to Nordic Environment Finance Corporation.

MCB Finance Group plc

Hästö & Co acted as lead counsel to a group of shareholders holding in aggregate approx. 34 % of the shares of MCB Finance Group plc in connection with the GBP 23.8 million public takeover of AIM listed MCB Finance Group plc by International Personal Finance plc.

Fullsteam Agency Oy

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to the founder in the sale of the entire share capital of Fullsteam Records Oy to FKP Scorpio Sweden Ab.

Open Ocean Capital

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to certain investors in connection with an investment into and a shareholders’ agreement regarding Open Ocean Capital Oy.

Degerby Hotel and Restaurant

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Degerby Hotel-Restaurant Ltd Oy in the sale of its hotel and restaurant business to private entrepreneurs.

“K” Line Finland

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Scan Group A/S in its acquisitions of shares in “K” Line (Finland) Oy from Oy Victor Ek Ab.

Alvar Aalto Furniture Production

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Artek in its acquisition of the Alvar Aalto furniture production from HKT Korhonen.

Arbitration

Hästö & Co acted as Lead Counsel together with Co-Counsel from Kolster’s IP Law department in international arbitration proceedings under the 2013 arbitration rules of the Finland Chamber of Commerce regarding a co-operation and license agreement.

TAG Systems Finland

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Norwegian listed company EVRY in its acquisition of TAG Systems Finland Oy, which is the leading credit card and debit card personalisation company in Finland and the Baltic States.

Artek

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to the Swedish investment company Proventus AB in connection with its sale of the entire share capital of the renowned Finnish design company Artek oy ab to the Swiss furniture company Vitra.

Amomatic

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Cominvest AKMT of Russia in its acquisition of Amomatic Oy. Amomatic is Scandinavia’s largest manufacturer of modular asphalt plants.

Masa Kapital

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Ingman Group in its acquisition of a 45% ownership stake in Masa Kapital Oü, an Estonian investment company. Hästö & Co was supported by Tark Grunte Sutkiene as local counsel in Estonia.

Trigon Dairy Farming

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Ingman Group in its acquisition of a 21% ownership stake in AS Trigon Dairy Farming Estonia. Hästö & Co was supported by Tark Grunte Sutkiene as local counsel in Estonia.

Kekkilä

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Kekkilä Oy in the acquisition of the Ecoproducts business from Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj.

Transite

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel for Alfa Quality Moving and Relocation Group in its acquisition of the entire share capital of Transite Oy.

LänsiAuto

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel for LänsiAuto Oy in its acquisition of the car dealership business of Berner Oy.

Loviisan Sanomat

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Sellers of Loviisan Sanomat newspaper company to KSF Media Ab.

Container-Depot

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Container-Depot Ltd Oy in the sale of its container repair and depot business in Kotka and Helsinki to DFS Depot Services Finland Oy.

Halti

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Ingman Group Oy Ab in its acquisition of a majority holding in Halti Oy.

Prewise

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to MPS Enterprises Ltd in its acquisition of a majority holding in the corporate digital learning services provider Prewise Oy.

SteelTeam

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to the Seller (private individual) in the sale of the entire share capital of SteelTeam Oy Ab to Stemcor Holdings Limited.

Caternet Finland

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Sellers (private individuals) in the sale of the entire share capital of Caternet Finland Oy to Lännen Tehtaat Oyj.

Hydrosystem

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Sellers (private individuals) in the sale of the entire share capital of Hydrosystem Oy to Volito Automation AB.

Ingman Ice Cream

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Ingman Group Oy Ab in the sale of the entire share capital in Ingman Ice Cream Oy Ab to Unilever.

Geb Products

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to Geb Products Ab in the sale of its business operations to Oy Chemec Ab.

Jydacom

Hästö & Co acted as legal counsel to SYSteam Holding AB in its acquisition of the entire share capital in Jydacom Oy.

Arbitration

Hästö & Co acted as one of the three arbitrators in an ad hoc cross-border arbitration proceeding.