Borenius Ranked as a Top Tier Firm in the 2016 Edition of IFLR1000

Borenius received top rankings by IFLR1000 in its 2016 edition covering Finland. IFLR1000 ranks leading financial and corporate law firms in different regions. Borenius was again highly ranked in the most recent edition of IFLR1000. All our practices were placed in the top two Tiers (Capital Markets Tier 1, M&A Tier 2, Banking & Finance Tier 2 and Energy and Infrastructure Tier 2). Further, we received an overall Top Tier Firm ranking.

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Quotes from clients interviewed by IFLR1000:

“In my view Borenius has succeeded well so far and there is a strong desire in the firm to succeed,” says one financial client. “There seems to be a strong willingness to go the extra mile to keep and make customers happy.”

Another says: “I have been very happy with Borenius’ handling of all matters related to the projects that I have worked on with them. They have a very professional and service-oriented attitude and very skilled personnel. Borenius were impeccable on everything they did. Furthermore, they ended up doing quite a lot that would not have been done in time unless the Borenius team had taken over certain issues from the other counsel. I have nothing but good things to say about the team at the moment.”

“I have worked with the capital markets group at Borenius,” says one international partner. “They are great; very responsive, helpful, proactive and user friendly. They are certainly the go to practice.”

“They made a good contribution focusing on relevant issues,” says one finance client of the team. “They were always well available when needed.” Another adds: “They had a good ability to understand our needs, solid support at negotiations, and usually can also help find compromises and creative solutions to problems.”

IFLR1000 has also ranked the following nine leading lawyers from Borenius:

Andrei Aganimov
Practice area: Banking and finance, Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and Insolvency
Industry sector: Shipping
Rating: Leading Lawyer
Bar admission: Finland

Christian Fogelholm
Practice area: Corporate and M&A
Industry sector: Energy
Rating: Leading Lawyer
Bar admission: Finland

Casper Herler
Practice area: Energy and infrastructure, Project development, Banking, Project finance
Industry sector: Mining, Energy
Rating: Leading Lawyer
Bar admission: Finland

Ari Kaarakainen
Practice area: Corporate and M&A
Industry sector: Banking, Real estate
Rating: Leading Lawyer
Bar admission: Finland

Juha Koponen
Practice area: Capital markets, Private equity
Industry sector: Financial services
Rating: Leading Lawyer
Bar admission: Finland, New York

Ari-Pekka Saanio
Practice area: Capital markets, Private equity
Rating: Leading Lawyer
Bar admission: Finland, New York

Mika Salonen
Practice area: Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and insolvency
Rating: Leading Lawyer
Bar admission: Finland

Jyrki Tähtinen
Practice area: Restructuring and insolvency, Private equity
Rating: Leading Lawyer
Bar admission: Finland

Jari Vikiö
Practice area: Banking and finance, Private equity
Rating: Leading Lawyer
Bar admission: Finland

The IFLR1000 is the guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. The first rankings were published in 1990 and currently they research over 120 jurisdictions worldwide. www.iflr1000.com