Banking & Finance

• We assisted the senior lenders in the refinancing a multicurrency term and revolving facilities agreement.
• We advised Pohjola Bank Plc and Sampo Bank plc in connection with a refinancing and restructuring of Myllykoski Corporation and the subsequent sale of the company to UPM-Kymmene Corporation
• We advised the senior and mezzanine lenders on the restructuring and refinancing of the A-Katsastus Group
• We advised PKC Group Oyj on the financing of the acquisitions of Project Del Holding Corporation CCorp and Project Del Holding S.a.r.l.
• We advised Beechbrook Capital LLP on mezzanine financing of the acquisition of Reima Oy
• We advised Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Helsinki Branch on refinancing of EUROPORTS
• We advised the Haanpaa Group and its owner Pamplona Capital Partners in connection with certain balance sheet restructurings and financing arrangements of the Haanpaa Group
• We advised Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) on financing of the acquisition of Finnkino
• We advised FIM Oyj and FIM Pankki Oy on guarantee obligations relating to EUR 100,000,000 medium-term note program
• We advised OneMed Group Oy in connection with the refinancing of OneMed Group Oy
• We advised Nordea Bank Finland Plc in connection with a EUR 100 million secured multicurrency revolving facility for Talvivaara Mining Company Plc
• We represented Nordea Bank Finland Plc in connection with a EUR 60 million senior facility for a real estate fund managed by Suomen Hypoteekkiyhdistys/Suomen AsuntoHypoPankki Oy
• We advised Eltel Group Oy, Eltel Networks Oy and Eltel Networks Pohjoinen Oy in connection with the restructuring of the Eltel group’s EUR 535 million senior facilities and EUR 75 million mezzanine facility
• We acted as legal advisors to the Coordinating Committee (representing all major financial institutions being lenders of Myllykoski Oyj) in the refinancing and restructuring process of Myllykoski Oyj
• 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 on negotiating a EUR 210 million credit facility for its real estate fund
• We advised GNT Group on 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 assisted Sievi Capital plc and Scanfil plc in the demerger process and listing of Scanfil plc’s shares on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki
• We advised Nasdaq OMX Helsinki listed PKC Group Plc on the acquisition of AEES companies from funds controlled by Platinum Equity
• We advised Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ), Handelsbanken Capital Markets and Pohjola Bank plc as arrangers on the issuance of the senior unsecured notes
• We advised Nasdaq OMX Helsinki listed Tekla Corporation and its Board of Directors on the public tender offer for 100 % of the company's shares by Trimble Navigation
• We advised Nasdaq OMX Helsinki listed Amanda Capital Plc on negotiating and executing a combination with eQ Asset Management Group and Advium Corporate Finance Ltd
• 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 the legal advisor to Nasdaq OMX Helsinki listed Finnlines Plc in the company's rights issue
• We advised Nasdaq OMX Helsinki listed Rocla and its Board of Directors on the public tender offer for 100% of the company's shares by Mitsubishi
• We advised Elbion NV from Belgium on negotiating and executing a combination with Biotie Therapies
• We advised Nasdaq OMX Helsinki listed Cencorp on negotiating and executing a combination with Savcor and various other related undertakings and structurings
• We advised Nasdaq OMX Helsinki listed Aldata Solution and its board on the proposed takeover by Symphony Technology Group

Construction & Real Estate

• We advised a Finnish city on the planning of the enlargement of a harbour
• We successfully represented Finavia in the Helsinki District Court in a matter regarding defects in the contractor's performance in two large infrastructure projects

Energy

• We assisted Imatran Seudun Sähkö Oy when it acquired Fortum Elekter AS, Fortum’s electricity sales and transmission company in Estonia and certain other companies from Fortum.
• We advised Fortum and Pohjolan Voima on the EUR 650 million sale of their shareholdings (25% each) in Fingrid (the Finnish transmission system operator) to the Finnish state and Ilmarinen

Environment & Infrastructure

• We successfully represented Talvivaara Mining Company Plc. in the Supreme Administrative Court
• We assisted several large industrial companies on soil and groundwater liability issues
• We assisted an industrial client in a matter involving nature conservation values on the activity area
• We assisted the Regional Council of Etelä-Savo in defending the allocation of several new major retail units in the regional plan
• We assisted the Finnish Extractive Resources Industry (FinnMin) in governmental relations relating to significant reforms of mining, waste and tax legislation

Fund Formation

• We advised Intera Partners in connection with the formation of Intera Fund II, a €200 million buyout fund
• We represented Taaleritehdas in relation to the formation of a fund investing in wind power
• We advised Ahlström Capital on the establishment and fund documentation, as well as in the tax aspects, relating to AC Cleantech Growth Fund I Ky
• We advised Pohjola Private Equity Funds in connection with the formation of a EUR 200 million secondary fund and the acquisition of a secondary portfolio
• We advised CapMan on the formation of its first “project-specific hotel fund”, intended to be the first of many
• We represented Vicus Capital Advisors in relation to the formation of its second property fund investing in the Baltics
• We represented institutional investors in a transaction where the management of several funds was transferred to a new management company
• 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 on 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 on 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; 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 advised Villeroy & Boch AG in the acquisition of certain assets and assigned relations of Laurentia Oy as well as the entire share capital of Famelco Oy from Laurentia Oy
• We assisted the Regional Council of Etelä-Savo in defending the allocation of several new major retail units in the regional plan
• We represented PKC Group Oyj in its acquisition of SEGU companies from 10 private individuals
• We represented Eurotax Holding GmbH (an affiliate of EurotaxGlass's International AG) in its acquisition of Grey Hen Oy
• We represented funds managed by CapMan in the acquisition of shares in Pohjolan Design-Talo Oy from the Ruukki Group
• We acted as Finnish law legal advisors to the Coordinating Committee (representing all major financial institutions being lenders of Myllykoski Oyj) in the refinancing and restructuring process of Myllykoski Oyj
• We advised the Bankruptcy Estate of Inion Oy on the sale of all of the business assets of Inion Oy to Naton Medical Finland Oy (an affiliate of Beijing Naton Technology Group Co., Ltd)
• We represented CapMan and Langholm Capital in the sale of shares of Lumene Oy
• We represented Amanda Capital Plc as Amanda Capital Plc, eQ Asset Management Group and Advium Corporate Finance Ltd joined forces
• We represented Governia Oy, entirely owned by the state, in its acquisition of the entire share capital of the leasing company Easy Km Oy from Raskone Oy
• We advised OpenGate Capital on its acquisition of Kotka Mills from StoraEnso
• We advised Pohjolan Voima on a M&A transaction
• We advised Fortum on a M&A transaction
• 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 on the sale of its shares to Teracom AB by Baker Communication Funds and certain other investors
• We advised Purso Oy on 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 on ownership arrangement and loan and equity restructuring of Huurre Group Oy
• We advised Spanish Power (Spawer) and its Swedish counsel DLA on 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 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 on its acquisition of FIM corporation from Glitnir Bank
• We advised Rocla as the target on relation to the friendly public tender offer by Mitsubishi
• 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 Wilfast Förvaltning and Ness, Risan & Partnersia on their sale and lease-back acquisition of a property north of Helsinki for EUR 27 million, where the tenant is a leading Nordic wholesaler for the construction industry
• We advised Citycon on its acquisition of 50% of the shares Espagalleria from Palace Kämp Group
• We advised Niam and the Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds (Goldman Sachs) on the sale of a property portfolio with properties in Oulu and Pori
• We advised Tamar Capital on the sale of two industrial properties to OP Life Assurance Company
• We advised ICECAPITAL Housing Fund II on the redevelopment of the Myllypuro shopping centre in Helsinki, carried-out in co-operation with Citycon and NCC Construction, including the acquisition of a residential building
• We advised Mikeva on the sale and lease-back sale of a real estate portfolio, comprising of seven properties, to Ilmarinen