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Kari Niemenoja

Grant Thornton (Helsinki)

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Kari Niemenoja is Partner with Grant Thornton in Helsinki. Prior to joining Grant Thornton he worked for PwC Corporate Finance and its M&A team. Since then he has specialized in transactions in the Middle Market sector and competition issues. Kari is an experienced project leader who is often used in M&A projects which deal with competition tasks and corporate law. This work has includes acting as the leader of the trustee teams across a range of European Commission cases (including Yara/Kemira GrowHow, Telia/Sonera and YLE/TdF/Digita) and also in the Finnish national cases SOK/Spar (retail) and Elisa/Saunalahti (telecom). Before joining PwC, Kari worked as a Head of Legal Department at asset management company Arsenal Ltd, where he was responsible for various M&A and real estate transactions and financial restructurings.

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Kari Niemenoja The Finnish Competition Authority cleared a merger in the retail market for daily consumer items with remedies, including divestments and hold separate commitments (SOK/Spar)

4 January 2006 1951

The operation On 4 January 2006, the Finnish Competition Authority cleared, in Phase II decision, a merger between SOK and Suomen Spar Oyj. These have overlapping operations in: (i) the retail market for daily consumer items; and (ii) the market for the procurement of daily consumer items for (...)

Kari Niemenoja The Finnish Competition Authority clears a merger in the telecommunication services market with remedies including divestment, commitments to grant access to infrastructure and hold separate commitments (Elisa / Saunalahti)

25 October 2005 2137

The operation On 25 October 2005 the Finnish Competition Authority (Kilpailuvirasto) cleared, in a Phase II decision, a merger in the Finnish telecommunications market, in which Elisa Oyj acquired a controlling stake in Saunalahti Group Oyj. The market(s) The relevant markets in which (...)

Kari Niemenoja The Finnish Competition Authority conditionally clears a merger in the bioenergy market (Metsäliitto / Vapo)

5 January 2005 3434

The operation On 5 January 2005 the Finnish Competition Authority (Kilpailuvirasto) cleared, in a Phase II decision, the acquisition by Metsäliitto Osuuskunta of a substantial stake in the Vapo Group, which gave Metsäliitto and the Finnish State joint control of Vapo. Metsäliitto is a cooperative (...)

Kari Niemenoja The Finnish Competition Authority cleared a merger in the dairy products market with behavioural remedies (Valio / Milka)

8 October 2004 1828

The operation On 8 October 2004 the Finnish Competition Authority cleared, in a Phase II decision, a merger in the dairy products market in which Valio Oy bought Milka’s cheese business in Vöyri. The parties also entered into a raw milk procurement contract for the sale to Valio of the raw milk (...)

Kari Niemenoja The Finnish Competition Authority clears a merger in the postal services market with remedies (Posti / Leijonajakelu)

22 August 2003 2342

The operation On 22 August 2003 the Finnish Competition Authority cleared, in Phase II decision, a merger in which Suomen Posti Oyj acquired from Sanoma Oy part of Leijona Oy’s early distribution services and the supporting transport business. The market(s) The markets in which the (...)

Kari Niemenoja The Finnish Competition Authority clears a merger in the telecommunication services market with remedies, including divestiture, and hold separate agreements (Sonera / Telekolmio)

3 January 2003 2231

The operation On 3 January 2003 the Finnish Competition Authority cleared, in a Phase II decision, a merger in which the Finnish telecommunications company Sonera Oyj acquired from Hämeen Puhelin Oy a 40% minority holding in Telekolmio Oy, a retailer of telecommunication services including (...)

Kari Niemenoja The Finnish Competition Authority cleared a merger in the agricultural products market with remedies including divestments (Lännen Tehtaat/ Avena)

4 October 2002 1816

The operation On 4 October 2002 the Finnish Competition Authority cleared, in a Phase II decision, a merger in which Lännen Tehtaat acquired control of Avena Oy from the Finnish state. Avena subsidiaries included in the acquisition are the animal feed producer Suomen Rehu and the grain and (...)

Kari Niemenoja The Finnish Competition Authority clears a merger in the postal services market with remedies including a hold-separate commitment (Posti / Atkos Printmail)

2 February 2001 2137

The operation On 2 February 2001 the Finnish Competition Authority cleared, in a Phase II decision, a merger in which Suomen Posti Oyj acquired from Tieto Enator Oyj a 29% share in Atkos Printmail. As a result, Suomen Posti owned 80% of Atkos Printmail. At the same time the parties agreed (...)