References

Transactions

  • Banking & Finance

  • We advised Kendrion N.V. in connection with the release of certain security in relation to the sale and transfer of Vink Holding B.V., Vink Nordic Holding AS and Vink Kunststoffe GmbH
  • We acted for a major cruise shipping company in acquiring one of the largest cruising vessels of the world
  • We advised a private equity fund on the establishment of a SEK 1,250 million senior credit facility for the purpose of acquiring a target company
  • We advised a private equity fund on the establishment of a EUR 805 million senior credit facility for real estate investment
  • We represented a group of syndicated banks in the establishment of a EUR 1,100 million facility for a public tender offer by a major private equity investor
  • We represented the financial institutions in the establishment of a EUR 52 million senior credit facility for the purpose of an acquisition of a Swedish company
  • We advised CapMan Real Estate in negotiating a EUR 210 million credit facility for its real estate fund
  • We advised GNT Group in acquiring financing through a 200 million securitisation programme under which it securitised its sales receivables in Finland, Sweden and Norway through a conduit special purpose vehicle
  • We acted for Nordic banks in two ship financing transactions, both valued at about EUR 100 million
  • We acted for a syndicate of banks in relation to a multicurrency revolving credit facility provided for the purpose of financing the EUR 870 million public tender offer by Stockmann for the shares of Lindex
  • We advised banks on the refinancing of Helsinki Stock Exchange listed Salcomp
  • We advised Nordea Bank on financing of the acquisition of Silja Line
  • We advised Citibank on refinancing of London & Regional Properties

  • Capital Markets

  • We advised GrowthOS, a new Finnish online platform and meeting point for start-up companies. and private investors interested in funding such companies, on various issues related to securities markets regulation and MIFID
  • We advised a major independent Finnish bank active in the local markets on a share issue directed to its personnel
  • We acted as legal advisor to Finnlines Plc in the rights issued resolved by the Board of Directors of the Company on 26 May 2009
  • We advised Cencorp on its proposed combination into Savcor and various other related undertakings and structurings
  • We advised the minority shareholders of Pohjola on the contested takeover and squeeze-out of their shares by OKO Bank
  • We advised Mobile Credit Nordic together with Borenius Group’s Estonian member firm Luiga Mody Hääl Borenius on the AIM listing of the company
  • We advised the Helsinki Exchange listed Stromsdal on its secondary share issuance
  • We advised the Helsinki Exchange listed Aldata Solution and its board on the proposed takeover by Symphony Technology Group
  • We assisted the Senior Lenders in the acquisition of the AB Elspiraler by Helo Group Oy

  • Construction & Real Estate

  • We advised Kenmore Property Group on its acquisition of a portfolio consisting of ten properties located in Turku
  • We advised Cramo on its sale and lease-back of nine properties located in various parts of Finland to Aberdeen Property Investors
  • We advised Niam and Goldman Sachs’ Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds in their sale of the Stockmann department store located in Turku
  • We advised The Carlyle Group on its acquisition of a four property office portfolio, located in Helsinki and Espoo
  • We advised Niam and Goldman Sachs’s Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds on their EUR 401 million acquisition of a property portfolio in Finland (mainly of Kapiteeli origin) from Sponda
  • We took part on the buyer candidate side in the controlled auction of Kapiteeli
  • We assisted Citycon Oyj in the acquisition of Iso Omena Shopping Centre

  • Fund Formation

  • We represented Nexit Ventures on the formation of its second fund (a Guernsey partnership)
  • We represented ICECAPITAL in connection with the formation of its second housing fund
  • We advised Taaleritehdas on the formation of a property fund
  • We represented Open Ocean in relation to the formation of Open Ocean Fund II Ky
  • We advised several private equity firms in relation to carried interest arrangements and ownership structures
  • We represented Finnish institutional investors in connection with the evaluation of their fund investments and secondary transactions
  • We advised a management company in relation to the legal and tax considerations of a distribution in kind arrangement
  • We represented fund sponsors in connection with the dissolution of funds having reached the end of their terms
  • We represented Evli Property Investments in the formation of its second property fund investing in Russia
  • We represented CapMan on the formation of its third property fund, which at inception acquired a hotel property portfolio value at approx. EUR 800 million
  • We advised Enfia Infrastructure on the final closing of Enfia Infrastructure Fund I Ky, the first Finnish infrastructure fund
  • We advised Forum Capita on establishing a new real estate fund
  • We advised Finnish Industry Investment on the formation of a EUR 135 million fund of fund
  • We advised ICECAPITAL on setting up a housing fund investing in St Petersburg, Russia
  • We represented Sponsor Capital in connection with the formation of its third buyout fund, which closed at EUR 175 million
  • We represented Amanda Capital, which acquired Proventure (a fund of funds management company); held the final closing of Amanda III Eastern Private Equity, a EUR 110 million fund of fund; and held the first closing of Amanda IV West at EUR 77 million
  • We represented Evli, which raised a new fund that makes property investments in the healthcare sector, and held the final closing of Epi Russia I Ky, a property fund investing in the Russian property markets
  • We represented CapMan in connection with the formation of its second property fund, CapMan RE II Ky, which by its final closing had raised EUR 150 million, together with intended leverage corresponding to an investment capacity of EUR 600 million

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

  • We represented Paroc’s management in the restructuring of the ownership of Paroc Group. This was the first major transaction in Finland where the lenders have taken over a company from its previous owners
  • We advised Digi TV Plus Oy in the sale of its shares to Teracom AB by Baker Communication Funds and certain other investors
  • We advised Purso Oy in the sale of 100 percent of the issued and outstanding shares in Kovil Oy to AL-KO Dämpfungstechnik GmbH
  • We advised CapMan in its partial exit from Å&R Carton AB where CapMan sold approximately 13 percent of the shares in Å&R Carton AB to Ahlström
  • We advised OneMed Group in the sale of its laboratory product trade business (OneMed Lab) in Finland, Sweden and Norway to VWR International, LLC
  • We advised Kaupthing Bank hf in ownership arrangement and loan and equity restructuring of Huurre Group Oy
  • We advised Spanish Power (Spawer) and its Swedish counsel DLA in the acquisition of certain wind power assets in Finland from Vattenfall Sähköntuotanto Oy
  • We advised Elbion NV from Belgium on negotiating and executing a combination with Biotie Therapies
  • We advised Rocla as the target in relation to the friendly public tender offer by Mitsubishi
  • We advised Pohjolan Voima in a M&A transaction
  • We advised Fortum in a M&A transaction
  • We advised the sellers on the sale of Empower in the large secondary buyout transaction
  • We advised WinWind (a supplier of wind turbines) on the EUR 120 million investment by Masdar Energy Limited from Abu Dhabi
  • We advised on the sale of the Finnish asset management business of Kaupthing Bank to Aktia Bank
  • We advised the management in its acquisition of FIM corporation from Glitnir Bank
  • We advised Metso Corporation on the establishment of a joint venture with Wärtsilä
  • We advised the seller on the sale of Walki Wisa Group
  • We advised the sellers on the sale of Forchem
  • We advised SOK/Hankkija-Maatalous on the acquisition of Suomen Rehu and Avena Nordic Grain
  • We advised Rhone Capital on the acquisition of Arizona Chemicals
  • We advised 3i on the acquisition of the minority shareholding in DNA
  • We advised Riverside on the acquisition of Keycast Group
  • We advised Sponsor Capital on the sale of Medone
  • We advised CapMan on the sale of Copterline
  • We advised Airwide Solutions on the acquisition of First Hop
  • We advised Pamplona on the acquisition of Elematic Group
  • We advised 3i on the acquisition of Eltel Group
  • We advised Sponda on setting up a fund with an investment capacity of c. €200 million
  • We advised the Helsinki Stock Exchange listed Citycon on sale of a real estate portfolio and on its acquisition of a major shopping center in Helsinki
  • We advised Kenmore Property Group on several transactions concerning acquisitions of real estate portfolios
  • We advised the Helsinki Stock Exchange listed Perlos Corporation on the sale of its healthcare business unit
  • We advised CapMan on its acquisition of Tamro MedLab
  • We advised Tulikivi on its acquisition of Kermansavi
  • We advised a major NASDAQ listed Santa Clara, California based semiconductor company on its acquisition of Finnish software company
  • We advised AinaCom on its acquisition of Finnet Com from Finnet
  • We advised Fonecta, a leading directory company, on its acquisition of the service numbers from Zed

  • Real Estate Transactions

  • We advised Mikeva in the sale and lease-back sale of a real estate portfolio, comprising of seven properties, to Ilmarinen

Dispute Resolution & Insolvency

  • We represented the Republic of Finland in an EU law and harmonisation related dispute on damages concerning a decision on excise tax
  • We represented the Republic of Finland in an indemnification dispute regarding type approval
  • We represented a large international machine manufacturer in a dispute regarding product liability
  • We represented an Austrian trade company against a Finnish public listed oil company in a precautionary measure process with an interest of over USD 100 million concerning a dispute related to supplying on oil raw materials
  • We defended an international retail trade chain company in a dispute that is akin to a class action brought by dozens of storekeepers against our client related to the delivery of the chain’s products and compensation of damages
  • We represented a listed real estate investment company in a multimillion euro dispute relating to a loan arrangement
  • We represented a worldwide leading machinery supplier in a multimillion euro M&A dispute

  • Arbitration

  • We represented shareholders in the redemption of their shares in a large arbitration squeeze-out procedure under the Companies Act

  • Associations & Foundations

  • We advised The Youth Foundation (Nuorisosäätiö) in preparing reports to the Finnish Authorities in relation to the operations of the foundation

IP & Technology

  • We advised a pioneering Finnish high-tech company in its negotiations where a major collaboration agreement was concluded with US-based multinational electronics company
  • We provided trade mark and marketing law related legal advice concerning risk perception of the launch of major international foodstuff company's well-known products. Branded products in question were brought onto the Finnish markets in Spring 2009
  • We advised several software companies in connection with the SaaS (software as a service) business model
  • We assisted several mobile technology companies in contractual work and legal matters related to application service provider (ASP) business model

  • Brands & Franchising

  • We successfully acted in several domain name disputes in 2008
  • We provide trademark portfolio management service package on a day-to-day basis to several major companies

  • ICT

  • We advised one of Finland’s leading telecom operators on a wide variety of contractual matters, including advice on core telecom contracts
  • We advised a number of clients on legal issues regarding data protection and the regulation of digital networks
  • We advised one of Finland’s leading telecom operators on a wide variety of contractual matters, including advice on core telecom contracts, such as MVNO agreements
  • We advised a global IT vendor on its public procurement matters

  • IP Litigation

  • We successfully represented Finnish steel and concrete connections manufacturer Anstar Oy in patent infringement action against a Finnish competitor.
  • We represented major pharmaceuticals and food supplements companies Bayer Oy and Bayer Consumer Care AG before the Market Court in proceedings under the Unfair Business Practices Act
  • We defended ratiopharm against patentee in the District Court of Helsinki and Helsinki Court of Appeals in the injunction proceedings related to active pharmaceutical ingredient olanzapine
  • We advised and provided coordination assistance with a Finnish high-tech company in terms of a patent infringement action in the USA
  • We defended Orion Pharma and Fermion against the patentee in extensive injunction proceedings related to a launch of a generic version of blockbuster medicine and the scope of analogy process patent
  • We represented ratiopharm in extensive patent litigation case in the district court of Helsinki concerning non-infringement and adverse party’s infringement action related to active pharmaceutical ingredient losartan
  • We advised our client by acting as cross-border coordinators in a multi-jurisdictional trademark infringement case
  • We represented a famous Nordic biotech company in one of the first patent litigation cases in Finland related to a patent covering a biotechnological invention
  • We represented major European cosmetics manufacturers in trademark-related litigation and injunction cases
  • We represented the company of the nationwide famous pop group, Eppu Normaali, in trademark litigation concerning its right to a certain trademark and the brand Akun Tehdas
  • We represented major Finnish publisher Werner Söderström and Taskukirja Loisto in a court case related to copyright infringement and breach of contract
  • We represented Mercuri International in copyright infringement and unfair trade practises litigation

  • Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals

  • We advised a pharmaceutical company in its administrative proceedings before the National Agency for Medicines and administrative courts in a case concerning classification of certain product regulated under Medical Devices Regime
  • We advised a pharmaceutical company in its proceedings before the administrative court in a case concerning the OTC classification of a pharmaceutical product’s marketing authorisation
  • We advised and represented a pharmaceutical company in its proceedings before the National Agency for Medicines regarding the application and interpretation of the Sunset Clause
  • We have advised many pharmaceutical companies in several regulatory matters
  • We advised an international stock-listed biotechnology company in terms of its licence agreements
  • We provided assistance in HILA (Pharmaceuticals Pricing Board) process
  • We assisted a multinational pharmaceutical company in establishing business operations in Finland and provided related regulatory advice

  • Media & Entertainment

  • We advised several production companies on all aspects of film production and other legal matters, including acting as the legal advisor in production of the all-time biggest Finnish motion picture, Mannerheim
  • We advised a major Finnish sport organisation on their television and marketing rights negotiations
  • We advised a major Finnish pay-TV service provider on strategic IP planning, contract drafting, regulatory matters and matters related to advertising and consumer protection
  • We advised a Finnish copyright society on matters related to co-operation with other copyright societies and international rights administration
  • We assisted a renowned Finnish film producing company in contentious and non-contentious matters

  • Technology Transactions

  • We represented Aldata Solution in its acquisition of the Apollo Retail Space and Assortment Planning business from Information Resources, Inc
  • We advised Fonecta Ltd in the process of outsourcing its Finnish ICT business process to Tietoenator Finland Oy
  • We advised Muxlim Inc., the world’s largest Muslim social media company, on various legal issues
  • We represented Matila Röhr Nordisk in its acquisition of the television production business of Nordisk TV and Film Oy
  • We represented Sweco Industry in the sale of its engineering services business unit to Comatec Oy
  • We represented private equity investor CapMan’s portfolio company The New Black Oy in its acquisition of the Varesvuo Group
  • We represented Igglo Oy in the sale of its residential property web portal to the Sanoma Group
  • We advised a number of technology companies on their financing rounds, including Muxlim, Aspida, Xtract, and Movial Applications
  • We advised a number of investors on investments into technology companies, including the investment by Martison Trigon Venture Partners in Apaja Online Entertainment Oy
  • We advised ii2 Media on the sale of ii2.org service to Citypress

Antitrust & Marketing Law

Tax

  • We provided tax advice to Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds and Niam Nordic Investment Fund III related to the structuring of a Finnish real estate portfolio
  • We assisted OneMed Group in various tax related matters e.g. concerning planning of group structure
  • We provided tax advice to Elematic Group concerning tax-optimal corporate restructuring
  • We assisted Farmos Oy in corporate restructuring issues
  • We assisted Assa Abloy AB in relation to international tax planning
  • We provided tax advice to Huhtamäki Oyj related to financing matters
  • We provided tax advice to Amanda on fund structures
  • We provided tax advice to GPT Halverton in the structuring of investment in Finland
  • We provided tax advice to the Carlyle Group in the structuring of an industrial acquisition in Finland
  • We provided tax advice to Goldmand Sachs and Niam in the structuring of real estate investments in Finland
  • We assisted foreign companies to structure their business operations and entry into markets in Finland, Russia and the Baltic countries
  • We advised several family-owned companies as well as private individuals on tax related issues
  • We provided tax advice to a foreign bidder in the public bid of Kapiteeli
  • We provided tax advice to Sponda in the structuring of Russian real estate investments
  • We provided tax advice to Evli Bank in the structuring of Russian private equity funds
  • We provided tax advice to CapMan in the restructuring of a real estate private equity fund
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