Ville Kivikoski

Ville Kivikoski

Founding Partner

Ville specializes in mergers and acquisitions and private equity matters. He has in-depth experience in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions involving industrial clients, private equity sponsors and investors in a wide variety of industries.

Ville advises clients also in general corporate, commercial and contract law matters. His areas of specialisation include venture capital transactions.

Prior to founding Avail Attorneys, Ville was a partner in a boutique business law firm for three years and before that worked at Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd’s private M&A and capital markets practices for more than seven years.

Memberships and Positions of Trust
  • Member of the Finnish Bar Association
  • Member of the Finnish Corporate Law Association
Publications
  • Co-author of the Finnish Chapter in The Corporate Governance Review, 11th edition, 2021
  • Co-author of the Finnish Chapter in The Corporate Governance Review, 10th edition, 2020
Education and Professional Background
  • Founding Partner, Avail Attorneys Ltd, 2021-
  • Partner, Itäinen & Ojantakanen Attorneys Ltd, 2020-2021
  • Itäinen & Ojantakanen Attorneys Ltd, 2018-2020
  • Bachelor of Economic Sciences, University of Turku, 2015
  • Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, 2011-2018
  • Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2011
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