International law firm Bird & Bird has advised Evli Growth Partners as lead investor in the €40m Series B fundraise by Bob W, a Finnish tech-enabled and eco-conscious hospitality operator.
Bob W provides a smarter and more sustainable alternative to hotels and short-term rentals and currently operates full-service aparthotels in 17 cities across Europe.
Evli Growth Partners specialises in European growth-phase investments and it was joined in this fundraising by other growth capital investors and prominent European entrepreneurs.
Bird & Bird team was led by partners Kimmo Reina (Corporate, Finland) and Brendan O’Brien (Corporate, Ireland) and supported by associates Joel Rautiainen (Corporate, Finland), Daniel Faulkner (Corporate, Ireland), Jenny Rontu (Real Estate, Finland), Lotta Kumpuniemi (Employment, Finland) and Riku Rauhanen (Commercial and Data Protection, Finland).