Emerging Companies

Our multidisciplinary Emerging Companies practice specializes in advice to emerging companies that are looking into expanding or are experiencing a growth spell. The practice aims to meet all legal advisory needs of emerging and growth companies, with a particular emphasis on tech companies across industry sectors, and with intellectual property as one of the core assets.

We advise on all relevant legal matters with which a growth company may need assistance throughout its life cycle, ranging from strategic counsel on the development, capture, and commercialization of the company’s technology, products, or services, to the planning of incentive structures and raising of funding from venture capital, growth equity, venture debt or private equity investors.

The cross-border team consists of experienced experts from several practice areas, including Intellectual Property, Private M&A, Tax & Structuring, Employment, Finance and Regulatory, and Equity Capital Markets, and serves founder teams and investors alike.

Our team is also very experienced in advising on any M&A or liquidity scenarios (including IPOs) relevant to growth companies, whether that be a strategic acquisition of an interesting company or the ultimate exit by the company’s founders and investors. Our experience in global technology licensing and transactions is unparalleled in the market offering.

Roschier’s Emerging Companies practice is top-ranked by leading international independent legal directories, including Chambers Europe, The Legal 500, IFLR1000 and Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal). The firm has also won several prestigious awards, including the following most recent awards:

Chambers Europe Awards: the Law Firm of the Year for Finland in 2024 and 2025;
International Financial Law Review – IFLR European Awards: Law Firm of the Year for Finland in 2025;
LMG Life Sciences Awards: Nordic Firm of the Year in 2025;
Managing IP EMEA Awards: Regional Nordic Firm of the Year in 2024 and 2025, and Patent Disputes Firm of the Year for Finland in 2024 and 2025;
Global IP Awards: Patent Litigation Firm of the Year for Finland in 2024; and
The Lawyer European Awards: the European Law Firm of the Year in 2023 and The Law Firm of the Year: Northern Europe in 2023.

This is what clients say about us:

“Roschier has a market-leading team that is widely revered for its broad corporate offering and international capabilities. It regularly advises on mergers and demergers, public cash tender offers and private equity transactions, and is particularly strong in cross-border mandates involving the Nordic countries, with offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.”
– Chambers Global 2026, Corporate/M&A

“Roschier’s excellent knowledge of market practice and its commercially sound approach to all matters makes working with Roschier easy.”
– Chambers Global 2025, Corporate/M&A

“Compared to other firms, this team excels in both their technical legal knowledge and their ability to build lasting, trust-based relationships with clients. They offer a personalised, client-centric approach that consistently exceeds expectations, making them a go-to choice for any complex legal matter.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Commercial, Corporate and M&A

“They are very skilled and professional and most importantly commercial – bringing their own proposal to solve issues in a market practice manner. They are also skilled in communication and socially which ensures that you can let them represent your company.”
– IFLR1000 2025, M&A

“Roschier is our go-to law firm in Sweden. They are outstanding. In particular, they provide a world-class client service and tailor their advice in a sound commercial way.”
– IFLR1000 2025, M&A

“Roschier is clearly number one; there is not much question about that when it comes to IP in terms of size, breadth and profile of practice. It’s a no-brainer.”
– Chambers Global 2025, Intellectual Property

“The team is very solution and business-oriented, always providing easily understandable and practical advice. The response times are fast, and the team truly takes ownership of the client’s matter and ensures deadlines are met. As a client, you are assured that things are under control.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Intellectual Property

“Very good at understanding issues from a client perspective and rapid in comprehending related issues, such as the technology the client is working in.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Intellectual Property and Media

“Roschier’s banking and finance team is one of the best teams in Stockholm. They provide first-in-class advice on all aspects of a transaction, not only the financing. You know that you are in good hands, with a large team of experts on all kinds of financing, including restructuring.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Banking & Finance

“Roschier is not a traditional legal counsel in the typical sense, but is a true adviser. They are solution oriented and have a mentality that no issue is unsolvable.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Capital Markets

“I appreciate their fearless and straightforward attitude; they take ownership of business challenges and solve them with good energy while keeping the customer updated throughout the process.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Employment

Advised Wolt in its EUR 7 billion sale to DoorDash, Inc.
Advised PayPal in its USD 2.2bn acquisition of iZettle.
Advised main shareholders of Picosun in the sale of the company to Applied Materials, Inc.
Advised VW in the battery maker Northvolt’s USD 1bn capital raise in 2019 and in its subsequent capital raises (USD 600m in 2020, USD 2.75bn in 2021 and USD 1.1bn 2022).
Advised Nokia in its investment in HMD Global Oy in HMD’s A2-round.
Advised Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), an investment arm of OTTP, in digital healthcare provider KRY’s three latest funding rounds.
Advised Wolt in its EUR 440 million series G-financing round.
Advised Goldman Sachs and ICONIQ in their investment in Wolt’s F-financing round.
Advised Permira in its investment in and partial exit from Klarna.
Advised Blackstone in its investment in Oatley (and in relation to the IPO).
Advised Varjo Technologies in its C and D-financing rounds.
Advised Kinnevik in a number of investments including e.g. in MatHem, H2 Green Steel, JointAcademy, Avito, BIMA and Karma.
Advised Nordstjernan Growth in all their investments so far (i.e. in Zimpler, Mentimeter, Roaring.io and Insurello).
Advised Bonnier Ventures in a number of investments including e.g. in Doktor.se, United Screens, Lavendla, Refunder and KIT.
Advised Sprints Capital in its investment in Hitta.se.
Advised Telia Ventures in its investments in Solid Tango and eBuilder.
Advised Fortum in its investment in Exeger.
Advised BIMA on all its funding rounds since its incorporation in 2010 (main owners being Allianz X, Kinnevik and LeapFrog).
Advised Doktor24 in its latest funding round (2021).
Advised Verge Motorcycles in various technology, consumer law, tax and structuring and fund raising matters.
Advised TILT Biotherapeutics in its EUR 10 million financing round.
Advised Susquehanna Growth Equity in its investment in Sievo.
Advised Infrakit Oy in its A-financing round.
Advised Mobidiag Oy in a number of financing rounds and subsequent EUR 668 million sale to Hologic, Inc.
Advised PX2 Solutions Oy in its investment round.
Advised TCV in its investments in RELEX Solutions.
Advised RGE in its investment in Infinited Fiber Company Oy.
Advised major Finnish institutional investor in its investments in Swappie and Canatu.