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Maria Carlsson

As Bird & Bird's partner in Corporate and M&A group in Helsinki, Maria Carlsson has in-depth experience of complex M&A transactions and corporate and commercial work. She is also Partner Head of Business Development in the Nordic Region. Specialising in M&A, Maria has over 20 years' experience of structuring and negotiating complex transactions, with a focus on private M&A deals and both inbound and outbound cross-border work. · Bird & Bird

AustraliaCorporate Law, Mergers and AcquisitionsFinnish, Swedish, English, Spanish

About

Maria Carlsson is a partner at Bird & Bird in the Corporate and M&A group in Helsinki, with over 20 years of experience in complex M&A transactions and corporate/commercial work. She also serves as Partner Head of Business Development in the Nordic Region. Her practice focuses on private M&A, cross-border deals, technology sector M&A, and strategic contracting. She is a director at Bird & Bird's consultancy OXYGY and lectures and writes on M&A and commercial contracts.

Practice areas

Corporate LawMergers and AcquisitionsTechnology LicensingIntellectual PropertyStrategic ContractingJoint VenturesCommercial Contracts

Office

Expertise

M&ACross-border transactionsPrivate M&ATechnology sector M&AStrategic contractingJoint venturesCooperation contractsCivil vs. Common law contracting

Education

  • eMBA, Aalto University Executive Education, 2017
  • LL.M., King's College London, 2004
  • LL.M., University of Helsinki, 2000

Admissions

  • Member of the Finnish Bar Association

Languages

FinnishSwedishEnglishSpanish