Krogerus advises Ardian on its acquisition of Nevel
Krogerus advised as lead counsel Ardian, a French private investment company, on its acquisition of 100% of Nevel Oy from Finnish Vapo Oy. Nevel is a leading Nordic district heating and industrial energy solutions company which owns and operates over 130 heating and power plants and over 40 district heating networks across Finland, Sweden and Estonia together with one of the most sophisticated digital operating platform in the market. The total consideration of the transaction on debt and cash free basis is approximately 656 million Euros. The completion of the transaction is subject to clearance by the Finnish and Swedish competition authorities.
The Krogerus team was led by Partner Ville Hailikari and he was assisted by Senior Associate Anna Metso. The other team members consist of Associates Noora Altmets, Andreas Brink, Jenna Hallikainen, Linda Härkönen, Jani-Pekka Jussila, Olga Lehtonen, Teemu Liukkonen, Maria Naukkarinen, Essi Niitynpää, Timo Rautiainen, Iida Salonen, Laura Äijälä and Counsel Piia Sinisalo. Partner Heidi Kivenjuuri led the advice on finance related matters and she was assisted by Senior Associate Josefina Aalto and Associates Hanna Kim and Riina Toivonen-Vuong. Partner Katri Joenpolvi, Senior Counsel Petteri Metsä-Tokila, Senior Associate Minna Siekkinen and Associate Laura Anttinen advised on competition law matters.
