Office

Here for you

Senior Associate, Attorney at law
+358 50 466 7540
matias.oikarinen@almgren-sankamo.fi

Matias Oikarinen

Matias specializes in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate disputes. Matias assists our clients, among other things, in M&A transactions, financing arrangements, matters relating to shareholders’ agreements and general meetings, as well as other company law issues. He also has extensive experience in commercial litigation, including disputes relating to M&A transactions, management liability, share redemption proceedings, shareholders’ agreements, and clawback claims.

Matias has also participated in legislative drafting projects in the field of corporate law, serving as secretary to working groups responsible for the reform of the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act and the Co-operatives Act (2024–2025), as well as for cross-border corporate reorganizations (2021–2022). In 2020, he contributed to a Government Prime Minister’s Office-commissioned VN TEAS study concerning amendment needs of the Limited Liability Companies Act. Matias has also published on company law in leading academic journals in the field.

Before joining Almgren & Sankamo, Matias worked at other leading Finnish law firms, focusing particularly on corporate law, capital markets law, and corporate transactions. During his career, he has advised several listed and growth companies in connection with IPOs, public tender offers, acquisitions, and other restructurings.

References

• Advised a Finnish investment company in a dispute concerning a breach of a non-compete clause in a shareholders’ agreement; the District Court upheld all of our client’s claims.
• Advised a logistics company with annual revenue exceeding EUR 100 million in a business acquisition.
• Represented a Finnish industrial company in a dispute concerning a success fee; the matter was settled on favorable terms for our client.
• Successfully represented a Finnish green technology start-up in a dispute concerning a share transfer and related damages claims; the District Court dismissed all claims against our client.
• Advised a Finnish food industry company in management liability and clawback claims totaling approximately EUR 1 million; the matter was settled on highly favorable terms for our client during District Court proceedings.
• Advised an employee shareholder in a multinational company in a dispute relating to unlawful termination and share redemption; the matter was resolved very favorably for our client before the commencement of ICC arbitration.
• Advised a Finnish online services company in the restructuring of its financing structure (including debt conversion) and group restructuring.
• Advised a Finnish construction company with revenue around EUR 20 million in a share acquisition involving the purchase of all shares in another company operating in the same sector.
• Advised a Finnish technology start-up in a EUR 10 million Series A financing round.
• Advised a real estate company in a business acquisition where the company’s operations were sold to a nationwide operator.
• Advised a Finnish technology company in a dispute relating to a business acquisition; the matter was settled on favorable terms for our client following District Court proceedings.
• Advised a Finnish family-owned real estate company in an ownership restructuring where the business was separated through a full demerger followed by a share exchange into two independent companies.

Our values

Customer-focus and efficiency

All our activities are centred on the customer’s interests. We react to changing circumstances promptly, cost-effectively and successfully. We smooth the way for our customers to breathe easily and focus on their core competences. 

High quality

We offer expert services of the highest quality to achieve lasting solutions for our clients. We invest in continuous development of our professional expertise in order to ensure the high quality of our services. 

Professional ethics

We serve ethically, fully appreciating the trust that clients place in us. Our clients know they will always receive our professional, punctual and honest opinion and proposed solutions in all situations. 

Perintäkarhut debt collection agency

Collection agency Perintäkarhut, operating in collaboration with Almgren & Sankamo Law Offices, possesses more than 30 years’ experience in debt collection activities. We address the client’s individual needs and on this basis choose the best means for collecting outstanding payments in a professional manner. Our clients include both companies and private persons.

Our services include; contentious claims, legal proceedings, protection of claims, seizures, damages, forced evictions, and collection outside Finland.