Samuel Salmivirta
Samuel Salmivirta
Samuel Salmivirta
Samuel Salmivirta

Biography

Samuel is an associate in the Firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group based in Helsinki. He advises corporates and private equity sponsors on a wide range of cross-border transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, public takeovers, and growth equity investments. He also has experience in equity and debt capital markets transactions in Finland.

Samuel joined White & Case in 2020 and worked in the Firm's London office within the EMEA Private Equity team between 2024 and 2025.

Experience

Representation of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. on the sale of a portfolio of performing European commercial real estate development and investment loans to Hayfin Capital Management.

Representation of Goldman Sachs Asset Management on its majority investment in Synthon, a global leader in complex generic drug development and manufacturing.

Representation of Bregal Milestone on its majority recapitalization together with Haveli of M-Files, a leading platform for knowledge work automation.

Representation of Georg Fischer AG, a leading worldwide provider for the safe transport of liquids and gases, vehicle weight reduction and high-precision manufacturing technologies, on its €2.1 billion voluntary recommended public cash tender offer for all the issued and outstanding shares in Uponor, a Helsinki-listed global solution provider of water distribution.

Representation of Zalando and H&M on a development financing round for Finland-based circular fashion and textile technology group Infinited Fiber Company Oy (Infinited Fiber).

Representation of Nexans S.A. (Euronext Paris: NEX), one of the world's leading suppliers of cable technologies and services, on its acquisition of Reka Cables Ltd., a Finnish cable manufacturer, from Reka Industrial Plc (NASDAQ OMX Helsinki: REKA).

Representation of Euroports Group, one of the largest maritime infrastructure companies in Europe, on its acquisition of Oy Hangö Stevedoring AB, a provider of cargo handling services at the Port of Hanko.

Representation of Legrand SA, global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, as the acquirer on the acquisition of Ensto Building Systems from Ensto Invest Oy, an international technology company providing reliable and smart electric solutions and expertise for electricity distribution networks and buildings.

Representation of institutional investors advised by the Global Infrastructure group at J.P. Morgan Asset Management on its acquisition of Adven, a leading supplier of clean energy solutions across the Nordics and Baltics, from AMP Capital and Infracapital.

Representation of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj on the €2.1 billion voluntary recommended public cash tender offer made by a Bain Capital-lead consortium formed by (BC) Lux Holdco S.à r.l., Ahlstrom Invest B.V (an indirect subsidiary of Ahlström Capital Oy), Viknum AB and Belgrano Inversiones Oy, for all the issued and outstanding shares in Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj.

LLM
Faculty of Law
University of Helsinki
English
Finnish
Swedish

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