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We represented Otava Publishing Company in a share transaction as the company acquired Atena Kustannus

  • Finland

    02-10-2020

    We represented Otava Publishing Company Ltd as the company acquired publishing company Atena Kustannus Oy's shares held by Atena’s main owner, the association Svenska Folkskolans Vänner. Otava is the market leader in Finnish book publishing, and the arrangement supports the company’s long-term publishing strategy. Atena is a reputable trade publisher which publishes around 50 fiction and non-fiction titles a year. It will continue its own publishing operations under its own name and publishing programme and retain its old staff. The company will remain domiciled in Jyväskylä.

    Johan Wesander, Senior Associate

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