Mäkitalo Rantanen & Co

Rankings

Corporate and M&A
Raising its profile is  Mäkitalo Rantanen & Co Ltd, a mid-market firm which has "extraordinary in-depth knowledge of the energy industry in Finland". In particular, Juha Mäkitalo has "profound knowledge", while Jani Rantanen has impressive drafting and interpersonal skills when negotiating. General corporate work includes acting for the operative management of Sisu Auto in a MBO of the entire share capital. - Legal500, 2011

Dispute Resolution
The disputes team at Mäkitalo Rantanen & Co Ltd is "extremely flexible", while Antti Palmujoki is a "true business-orientated professional". - Legal500, 2011

TMT
Mäkitalo Rantanen & Co Ltd is advising a major ICT service provider in an ICC arbitration in Helsinki, concerning a substantial liability and compensation claim. - Legal500, 2011

Real Estate and Construction
Niche firm Mäkitalo Rantanen & Co Ltd is focused on construction and real estate development, advising on complex projects, such as a €157m waste gasification power plant construction, acting for Lahti Energia. The firm is regular advisor to the real estate unit of Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Juha Mäkitalo "has an extremely good understanding of the real estate and construction business" and a "statesmanlike presence". - Legal500, 2011

Examples of our assignments

Numerous M&A transactions on behalf of the buyer, seller or broker. The value of M&A transactions typically varies from millions to hundreds of millions of euros. Recent assignments of Mäkitalo Rantanen & Co Ltd, Attorneys-at-Law include, for example, assisting Finnish sellers in the sale of a major software company to an Asian buyer.

In the energy industry, providing assistance in various projects ranging from power plant acquisitions, to negotiations on long-term fuel delivery agreements.

Assisting a company that develops vehicle monitoring and remote control systems establish a distribution network in Asia and Latin America, and prepare agreements with car manufacturers.

Participating in negotiations on purchase and offset agreements on behalf of defence industry clients.

Successfully handling negotiations on technology licence agreements globally, on behalf of several Finnish companies.

Successfully assisting an energy industry client in a public procurement valued at EUR 300 million, in which the procurement units had discriminated against the client.

Assisting real estate investment companies in projects involving the construction and renovation of shopping centres and other similar properties.

Assisting a wholesale business in handling competition law and claim issues involving a cartel allegedly involving the client.

Assisting clients through partners in international court cases, for example, in patent disputes in the United States, and in the cancellation of a European patent at the European Patent Office.

Establishing subsidiaries on different continents, and providing assistance in starting operations abroad on behalf of clients, both at the grassroots level as well as at a strategic level.

Assisting hi-tech companies and their owners, from business start-up all the way to the commercialization and industrialization of innovation, including handling the necessary negotiations and the preparing of agreements with investors, subcontractors and customers.