Borenius advised Elisa Oyj in merger control clearance

We notified Elisa Oyj’s (the leading telecommunications and ICT service company in Finland) acquisition of control in local telecom operators PPO-Yhtiöt, Kymen Puhelin and Telekarelia to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA). The FCCA approved the transaction with commitments and the parties were required to divest the overlapping consumer broadband operations in the Joensuu region.