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HH Partners Joins the OpenChain Partner Program

10.10.2019 Johanna Sandberg Articles, Martin von Willebrand, Open Source, Open Technology, Our International Network, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, October 10, 2019 – HH Partners, a lawfirm based in Finland, today announces participation in the OpenChain Project. HH Partners intends to support adoption of the OpenChain industry standard for open source compliance both inside Finland and across the broader global market. HH Partners will be contributing to the OpenChain project both via […]

HH Partners as seller’s counsel in the acquisition of Aucor Oy by MarkkinointiAkatemia MAK Oy

19.8.2019 Johanna Sandberg Articles, M&A, References, Ville Öfversten

MarkkinointiAkatemia MAK Oy acquired the entire share capital of Aucor Oy. Through the acquisition, MarkkinointiAkatemia became one of the biggest WordPress providers in Finland. HH Partners acted as Aucor Oy’s sellers’ counsel managing the acquisition’s legal side from start to finish, including legal counselling, drafting the documents and executing the contractual negotiations. Since the acquisition […]

Martin von Willebrand recognized as Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal

28.6.2019 Johanna Sandberg Articles, Data Protection, Law Firm Rankings, Martin von Willebrand, References, Technology

Martin von Willebrand, Partner at HH Partners, has been featured in Who’s Who Legal’s WWL: Thought Leaders – Data 2019, a publication listing the world’s foremost practitioners in data privacy, protection, security and TMT matters. According to WWL, “Thought Leaders are individuals who have received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and […]

Data Protection Review as a tool in building excellence at MaaS Global

20.2.2019 Johanna Sandberg Articles, Data Protection, Martin von Willebrand, Open Technology, Our Firm, Our International Network, References, Technology

HH Partners reviewed the data protection practices at MaaS Global, which helped MaaS Global to prove its great culture in data protection and verify and build on its current practices. “MaaS Global is a young and fast-growing company with personal data at the core of its business. We wanted to prove to our key stakeholders […]

Double Open to automate open source compliance with legal APIs

15.2.2019 martin Articles, Martin von Willebrand, Open Source, Open Technology, Technology, Toni Päärni

Open source has eaten the world, but organizations are still struggling with effective open source compliance. Tools and data are stuck in-house or behind proprietary licenses. Double Open is a research project aiming to find out how to make open source compliance more open. We approach this by leveraging existing tools and standards and surveying […]

Martin von Willebrand recognized in Thought Leaders in Data 2018 by Who’s Who Legal

16.1.2019 Johanna Sandberg Articles, Data Protection, Henri Tanskanen, Law Firm Rankings, Martin von Willebrand, References, Technology

HH Partners’ Partner Martin von Willebrand has been featured in Who’s Who Legal publication, as a part of a listing ”Thought Leaders in Data 2018” together with nine other Finnish lawyers.

HH Partners advised on the sale of Comiq Group to Alten

5.12.2018 Johanna Sandberg Articles, M&A, Martin von Willebrand, References

HH Partners acted as the legal advisor of the shareholders of Comiq Group Oy on the sale of the company to Alte Oy, a Finnish subsidiary of the French listed company Alten SA. Comiq is a rapidly growing Finnish preferred DevOps, Test Automation and Quality Assurance partner for leading companies in various industry sectors. The […]

HH Partners as seller’s counsel in the acquisition of Teräosa Fi Oy by Stokker AS

8.10.2018 Johanna Sandberg Articles, M&A, References, Ville Öfversten

Teräosa Fi Oy is a company specializing in the import and marketing of garden machinery, chain saws, tools and their spare parts and accessories, with a turnover of approximately 5.5 million euros. The owner of Teräosa Fi Oy Jari Elo and Estonian Stokker AS agreed on 30 August 2018 an arrangement whereby the ownership of […]

We adviced LocalBitcoins in changing its corporate structure

30.7.2018 Johanna Sandberg Articles, M&A, Martin von Willebrand, Open Technology, Technology, Ville Öfversten

LocalBitcoins is one of the world’s leading Bitcoin exchange services and peer marketplaces. LocalBitcoins’ weekly volume of exchange is over EUR 40 million divided into over 40 currencies. Although the company’s operations are quite international, the company has strong roots in Finland. “The company’s strong growth led to the need to re-evaluate the corporate structure […]

HH Partners advisor to Netplaza shareholders in the acquisition of the entire share capital by Cinia

21.6.2018 Johanna Sandberg Articles, M&A, References, Technology, Ville Öfversten

Netplaza Oy, a telecommunication and network operator service provider, gains support on the rapid growth of recent years after Cinia Oy acquired the entire share capital of Netplaza Oy. HH Partners acted as an adviser to the seller in the transaction. HH Partners’ skills were of great benefit in the fulfillment of the arrangement.” Managing […]