Toni Siimes

Toni is recognized for his expertise in corporate/M&A and energy in Finland by international legal directories such as Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and Who’s Who Legal.

According to clients, Toni is “a great lawyer with the ability to understand and focus on the important matters in complex projects and transactions, a good negotiator with strong client skills” and “very calm and commercial”, (IFLR1000, 31st edition). Further, clients praise that he is “focused on the right issues and has good sector knowledge” (Chambers Europe, 2023).

In addition, Toni stands out to clients as “a brilliant legal mind” (Chambers Europe, 2018) who is “very flexible, there when they needed him, understood their problems, listened to them and was very diplomatic. He could reach an acceptable solution for all parties quickly” (Chambers Europe, 2016). He also receives praise for his “broad experience, covering M&A, corporate governance and private equity transactions” (Chambers Europe, 2020) and is commended by a happy client: “He is a brilliant lawyer who I very much enjoyed working with” (Chambers Europe, 2017).

Toni Siimes’ experience includes advising:

• Alterric Internationale Beteiligunge GmbH in the sale of two Finnish onshore wind projects to Ilmatar;
• Sibanye-Stillwater in the voluntary cash offer to the minority shareholders of Keliber Oy;
• Downing in the acquisition of an onshore wind farm in Finland;
• Finnish Minerals Group in the establishment of a pCAM battery plant in Hamina, Finland together with Chinese technology company CNGR Advanced Material. The plant project will be managed by the partners’ joint venture company, of which CNGR Advanced Material will own 60 per cent and Finnish Minerals Group 40 per cent;
• A consortium of Finnish energy companies, comprising Kymppivoima, Oulun Energia and Kuopion Energia, in the acquisition of a wind farm in Lestijärvi from wind and solar farm developer OX2, for approximately EUR 650 million;
• Fortum in the sale of its district heating business in the Järvenpää-Tuusula area in Finland to a consortium consisting of Vantaa Energy Ltd, Infranode, and Keva;
• Sval Energi AS as local counsel in the acquisition of 50% of the Metsälamminkangas wind farm project from Lundin Petroleum AB;
• Fortum in the divestment of the majority stake in its Nordic wind portfolio, where Fortum agreed to sell 80% of its Nordic wind portfolio to funds advised by Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners;
• Luxcara, a leading asset manager for renewable energy, in acquiring the wind energy projects Välikangas, Sievi and Pihtipudas, located in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland, which will have a capacity of approximately 160 MW;
• Relais Group Oyj in its initial public offering and listing of Relais Group’s shares on the First North Growth Market Finland marketplace, maintained by Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd;
• Relais Group Oy in its purchase of the shares in AB Reservdelar and Huzells i Karlstad AB from Nordic Industry Development, which became a substantial shareholder of Relais Group in the transaction.
• NextPharma in the acquisition of a manufacturing facility and related operations in Tampere;
• Global working-at-heights and safety products and solutions provider Tractel in the acquisition of Scanclimber, a producer of vertical access products, from OP Corporate Bank plc.

Roschier (2004-), Partner since 2009
Allen & Overy /London, Visiting Lawyer (2008-2009)
Waselius & Wist, Senior Associate (1999-2004)
Intrum Justitia /Tampere, Development Manager (1998-1999)

Member of the Finnish Bar Association

Ethics Committee of the Finnish Bar Association, Member (2013-)
Delegation of the Finnish Bar Association, Member (2011-2017)

University of Turku, LL.M. (1998)