Mergers & Acquisitions
We offer our M&A customers solid, pragmatic and balanced advice. Our experienced lawyers, with impressive track records both in private M&A and real-estate transactions, are not interested in legal fencing but enjoy the art of deal-making. We focus on what is important, guide our customers all the way through complex negotiations and close deals efficiently.
Our expertise covers the entire scope of M&A activities such as acquisitions, divestments, mergers, demergers and combinations. The M&A lawyers are smoothly backed by our other specialists on an as-needed basis. Our due diligence reviews are handled by experienced lawyers who know what they are looking for and why.
Vestra’s M&A team is the right choice for customers looking for a combination of experienced, pragmatic and cost-efficient advisory services.
Corporate
Corporate law and compliance questions are present in the operations of all legal entities. Governance and compliance matters need to be in order, but the operational management, boards of directors and owners might often face situations in which their own knowledge or resources are not sufficient to ensure timely and high-quality documentation and practices. Well-managed governance system and proper governance instructions will reduce operational and regulatory risks and may benefit companies against their competitors.
Our highly experienced lawyers have worked years with different private and public companies, housing and real estate companies, as well as with various non-profit entities, such as foundations and associations. We provide our customers with sharp, professional corporate law advice without the need to make things more complicated than they truly are. On the other hand, our team can also guide you through more complicated issues and assist you in corporate restructurings such as mergers and demergers.
Vestra’s lawyers have long experience of acting successfully as chairmen and other crew in general meetings and secretary of boards of directors. We have played vital roles as trusted advisors of management for companies from multinational corporations to newly established start-ups.
Vestra’s corporate team is the right choice for customers looking for pragmatic and experienced professionals advising them in any corporate and governance related legal questions. We are committed to deliver business-minded and practical solutions to our customers.
Employment
The staff is essential for the operations of the company. Our mission is to help implement good employership when we support employers in issues regarding their personnel and employment law. With the help of our deep expertise and long practical experience in employment law, we help employers find solutions to demanding situations and give clear and practical advice.
Our expertise comprises the whole life cycle of employment relationships, from recruitment to termination. We have many years of practical experience of employers of different sizes and the various issues and challenging situations they may encounter. These include issues regarding e.g. working ability, harassment, inappropriate behavior and underperformance, as well as related supervisory work. We are also experienced in supporting employers in situations of termination of employment relationships, re-organization of functions or downscaling, including thereto related co-operation procedures. We draft personnel-related documents and guidelines and are experienced in providing practically oriented training on different themes of employment law.
If you as customer value top-level expertise combined with no-fuzz advisory, in which also other aspects than mere legal ones are considered, Vestra is the right choice.
Private Equity &
Venture Capital
Vestra’s lawyers are frequently engaged by various players in the private equity and venture capital industry. Our lawyers have dealt with PEVC -related work since 1996, which in a Finnish scope almost covers the industry’s entire lifespan.
We are proud of being regularly engaged both by various funds as well as their target companies, management teams and counterparties in a variety of transactions. This large spread of customers makes us uniquely positioned to offer balanced and reasonable advice as we know the various players’ pain points, targets – and nightmares. Balanced deals with the right allocation of risks and rewards tend to play out nicely.
With our additional educations in business and finance we talk the talk. And based on our vast and broad experience we walk the walk.
And for those of you engaged in fund formation or fund investments, we can offer top-notch and completely up-to-date insights on the terms and conditions you should expect from your deal – as opposed to last year. As our customer you benefit from our deep insights.
Real Estate & Construction
The real estate and construction industry is the biggest business sector in Finland, and the legal issues relating to it are diverse. Our highly experienced real estate lawyers know the challenges of this business by heart. We are able to provide our customers with practical advice and solutions for mitigating legal risks related to real estate and construction business, and on the other hand, capitalize on emerging opportunities.
Our expertise comprises the entire life cycle of real estate properties, all the way from town planning to construction and last, ownership. Our experienced lawyers have participated in for instance area development projects, real estate transactions, lease projects and other day-to-day legal issues in real estate. Legal issues concerning state subsidized housing and building contracts as well as consulting contracts are also typical assignments.
Vestra’s Real estate and Construction team is the right choice for customers, who are looking for real estate and construction legal services based on strong legal expertise and years of practical experience.
Projects & Outsourcing
In the last decades, the number of wide project deliveries and outsourcing projects has increased remarkably. This development has been boosted by internationalization and thus, the need for companies to specialize and concentrate on their core business.
Vestra’s experienced team has assisted numerous different companies in large delivery projects particularly in the construction, energy and transport sectors. Our team knows different types of projects – from Alliance and “Design & Build” projects to challenging PPP- projects. We are not merely concentrating on large project deliveries but our experience and knowledge spans all the way from the delivery of a single machinery in Finland to large, international plant and factory deliveries.
Our decades-long experience of the risks related to projects and mitigation of them enables us to manage risks in outsourcing projects contractually. Our team also has robust experience of outsourcing business and its particular challenges. Together with Vestra’s other experts, such as IT and HR lawyers, we help our customers manage the specific challenges of outsourcing projects and to ensure that our customers reach the benefits targeted by the outsourcing.
We have helped both suppliers and purchasers in these kinds of projects and related disputes, and we thoroughly understand the parties’ different interests. We always seek to find solutions that consider not only our customer’s interest but also what is best for each project.
Public Procurement & Competition Law
Undisturbed competition between companies is a key element of properly functioning markets. The legislator has therefore defined a strict framework for the behaviour of companies competing, and the competition authorities take any violations of these rules seriously.
We advise our clients on the interpretation and application of antitrust and State aid legislation and represent them in proceedings with the national and EU competition authorities. We offer our help with risk assessments, merger control proceedings as well as compliance related matters and training, always aiming at a clear and business-oriented solution.
We represent both tenderers and contracting authorities in all stages on public procurement processes, including litigations before the Market Court and the Supreme Administrative Court.
Dispute Resolution
Vestra’s dispute resolution team is at your disposal when you, for one reason or another, disagree with a counterparty. Disputes cannot always be avoided, but our knowledgeable lawyers can map out related risks and assist in solving them in the best way possible, for instance by supporting our customer in reconciliation negotiations. Disagreements cannot always be solved despite parties’ conciliatory efforts at which time a resolution may be needed by a court or court of arbitration. In these situations, our experienced experts will guide our customer through the legal procedures.
Our dispute resolution team has extensive experience of solving disputes on all sectors of business law. Our lawyers have successfully assisted our customers in different negotiations, mediation procedures, ordinary and administrative courts, Market Court and arbitration proceedings.
Vestra’s dispute resolution team is the right choice for customers, who are looking for an efficient expert aiming at an optimal end result for the customer. By choosing our dispute resolution team to help you, you ensure to be supported all the way until the very end of even lengthy legal processes.
IT, Technology & Gaming
We offer our customers in the technology sector a deep understanding of the relevant technical landscape and business models. Our advice is sharp but pragmatic and based on a firm knowledge of the general market practices. Our technology lawyers have extensive experience in serving clients in a wide area of sectors, including gaming, fintech, industry automation, industrial manufacturing, cloud solutions and software development.
Our expertise covers contract drafting and negotiation, procurement, selling and licensing, intellectual property matters, consumer law, data privacy and other regulatory requirements. We regularly also take part in technology related transactions and litigation.
Our top-level legal wizards work continuously with notable Finnish and international game companies. We always take a first-person perspective to resolve your legal needs, such as game publishing agreements, privacy policies and practices, terms of service and other community management, financing rounds, as well as all other legal spells cast your way. We also work with several investors having their aimbots targeted on game companies.
Members of Vestra’s technology team are highly experienced and pragmatic. We represent both vendors and purchasers ranging from global corporations to fresh start-ups.
IPR & Data Privacy
Digitalization, privacy, brands and creativeness are game changers, and we provide our customers with solid advice and solutions to get the most out of these investments and to steer clear on these regulated waters.
Our expertise covers all aspects of intellectual property from creation to commercialization and all the way to exits. We help our customers to recognize, protect and make use of their intellectual property in an optimal manner to reach their goals. We are true copyright experts and work with notable creative and media companies. We also assist our customers on a regular basis in IP strategies, R&D, IP and technology licensing, merchandising, IP transfers and other collaboration, IP enforcement and disputes, trademark matters, and questions relating to trade secrets and know-how.
Our highly experienced lawyers have been involved in numerous GDPR projects and participated in data protection planning and implementation, risk assessments, document drafting, assessment of incidents and other consultation.
Vestra’s experienced team provides you with business-minded, clear and understandable advice and solutions in relation to intellectual property and data protection.
Commercial Contracts
Deviating from transactions and other one-timers, commercial contracts embed the very core of every company’s business operations, whether we talk about products or services, sourcing or sales. This is also why commercial contracts deserve proper attention and deliberation. For sure, quick sales and commissions are tempting but how does this fit your company’s strategy and brand or adapt to future changes and needs?
Your core business is our core business. A contract is not just a contract but should be well reviewed and considered, which might require the expertise of more than one lawyer. From a business perspective we think that industry insight is of the essence to draft a good and balanced contract. Our backgrounds as in-house counsels and attorneys bring added value – expertise embedded in a pragmatic approach with due consideration of risk management (which also, for the avoidance of doubt, includes taking risks).
Let us know what you need, be it distribution, agency, co-operation, partnering, outsourcing, franchising, sale, purchase, service, maintenance or any other form of a commercial contract. We are happy to advise, draft, negotiate or alternatively provide you with the relevant templates, tools and training to optimize the support of your business processes.
Family & Inheritance Law
We assist our clients with various family and inheritance law related assignments.
Estate Planning
We assist our private clients with various private wealth estate planning related assignments.
Family Law Dispute Resolution
Our dispute resolution team for family law primarily intends to facilitate reconciliation among parties and solve the situation in a manner resulting in mutual agreement. Sometimes disagreements are unavoidable. Our specialists assist in situations where fundamental differences have formed between the parties for one reason or another. With our professional lawyer you can map the risks involved with your argument and receive personal advisory on how to proceed. Sometimes the resolution may require the assignment of a liquidator or court proceedings. In situations like this our experts will guide you throughout the judicial processes.
Our team has experience in resolving disputes involving various areas of family law. Our lawyers help our customers in diverse negotiation scenarios, estate dissolution or public courts.
Vestra's family law dispute resolution team is the right choice for you seeking assistance from an efficient, people oriented expert who strives for an optimal outcome for the customer. We support you all the way even through a potentially lengthy court process.