Bar Admissions
2002, Helsinki, Finland

Master of Business  Administration
1994, Columbia University, New York City, USA

Trained on the bench
1992, District courts of Pietarsaari and Seinäjoki, Finland

Master of Laws
1990, University of Helsinki, Finland

Ari Kaarakainen

+358 9 6153 3524

+358 9 6153 3499

+358 40 510 8007

Ari Kaarakainen

Ari advises on M&A and banking and corporate finance related questions.

Prior to joining B&K, Ari worked as a legal adviser for the Helsinki Chamber of Commerce and at various corporate finance functions at Sampo Bank, including as a lawyer and as a credit analyst. During 1997 - 1999 he worked as a legal counsel at the New York branch of the bank.

Ari is a member of the board of directors for Finnish subsidiaries of international companies. He holds a MBA from Columbia University in New York in addition to his law degree from Helsinki University.

Ari has been a B&K partner since 2006 and also heads the firm's Transactions Group.