Jaakko

Klemettilä

Tax and Structuring
Transactions

Jaakko

Klemettilä

Jaakko Klemettilä specialises on transactional tax matters, with a strong focus on cross-border M&A and investment cases. Jaakko’s client base comprises private equity and strategic investors, specialist funds and transaction insurance underwriters to whom he offers the full range of advice on tax issues arising from the planning, structuring and execution of transactions involving Finnish targets, both on sell-side and buy-side mandates. He has over 20 years of experience of advising on the tax issues across a wide range of sectors, with a focus on real estate transactions.

FINNISH & ENGLISH
MEMBER OF THE FINNISH BAR
CHAMBERS EUROPE, LEGAL 500

Jaakko Klemettila’s service has been outstanding

LEGAL 500

Jaakko Klemettilä is available to help us get things done and responds well to evolving projects.

CHAMBERS EUROPE

Jaakko Klemettilä is very technically able and also commercially aware. He provides good guidance and has an understanding of wider market contexts.

CHAMBERS EUROPE

I am always impressed by his commercial mindset and ability to put things in writing in a clear and precise manner.

CHAMBERS EUROPE

Jaakko Klemettila’s knowledge of local Finnish tax matters is impressive and his advice has been instrumental.

LEGAL 500

Jaakko Klemettilä is our go-to person and always gives spot-on advice even on the most challenging questions

LEGAL 500

Jaakko Klemettilä is a customer-oriented tax expert who quickly understands the client’s needs. Jaakko can present even complex outcomes.

LEGAL 500

References

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Transactions

HPP advised Copart Suomi Oy in the acquisition of Intrust assignment Oy

Area of ​​Expertise and Teams

Tax and Structuring

We provide domestic and international clients across a range of industry sectors with extensive legal assistance on taxation issues arising from corporate transactions, business operations, tax procedures and tax disputes. We provide tax advice both as standalone advice on individual tax assignments and as part of integrated advice to clients in conjunction with advice from other HPP teams giving comprehensive advice on transaction, disputes or other commercial assignments.

Transactions

HPP has extensive experience in advising on corporate transactions, including private and public M&A, joint ventures, mergers and demergers, spin-offs and group restructurings, share swaps and business divestments. Our M&A team is regularly engaged on both sell-side and buy-side mandates, both domestic and involving cross border aspects, advising strategic buyers, industrials and private equity funds as well as corporate finance advisers on the execution of Finnish M&A deals.

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