We are proud to have advised Vahterus

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We are proud to have advised Vahterus

December 31, 2021

Finland
Finland
Finland

We are proud to have advised Vahterus, a Finnish leading Plate & Shell Heat Exchanger manufacturer, to acquire the business and assets of the US-based manufacturing company Harliss Specialties based in Irwin, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1960, Harliss Specialities is a family company that John Harkobusic and his son Jason have built over 60 years with a skilled pressure-vessel manufacturing team.

Eversheds Sutherland’s team consisted of partner Hannu Rintala from the Helsinki office and partner Michael Gurion and associate Ellen Roberts from the Atlanta office.

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hannu.rintala@eversheds.fi

Hannu Rintala

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Helsinki, Finland

michaelgurion@eversheds-sutherland.com

Michael Gurion

Partner

Atlanta, United States

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