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About Johan
Johan advises clients on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and has over two decades of experience in the field. He has a distinguished clientele that includes top private equity sponsors, major industrial firms, and leading financial institutions. Johan also offers guidance on matters concerning private equity funds, ownership and equity structures, and the transactional side of mining and renewables projects. He frequently shares his expertise with the Finnish business community and lectures at the University of Helsinki. Johan holds a Master of Science (Economics) degree in addition to his law degree.
Johan is the Managing Partner of the firm.
Service areas
Rankings
Chambers Europe & Global
- M&A
The Legal 500
- Commercial, Corporate & M&A
IFLR1000
- Commercial, Corporate & M&A
Best Lawyers
- Corporate
- M&A
Selected References
- Advised Vaaka Partners on the sale of Kotikatu. After the transaction is complete, Kotikatu and PHM Group, which is owned by the private equity firm Norvestor, will have merged to become Finland’s leading provider of residential property services.
- Advised Neste on the divestment of its fuel retail business in Russia to PJSC Tatneft. Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel refined from waste and residues.
- Advised Finnish private equity sponsor CapMan in its divestment of the leading Finnish private dentistry chain Oral with 63 clinics and sales close to EUR 100 million to Colosseum Dental, a Swiss-based dentistry group.
- Advised Ramirent Plc, a leading construction equipment rental company listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, on its acquisition of SRV Kalusto and related cooperation agreement.
- Advised Elite Alfred Berg (EAB), listed on Nasdaq First North, on its acquisition of an ownership interest in Fortum’s 185 MW portfolio of operational solar assets in India.
Career
- Managing Partner, Borenius, 2024–
- Partner, Borenius, 2014–2024
- Specialist Partner, Borenius, 2011–2013
- Associate/Senior Associate, Borenius, 2004–2011
Education
- Bar Admission, 2008, Helsinki, Finland
- Master of Science in Economics (Accounting), 2008, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland
- Trained on the bench, 2006, District court of Raseborg, Finland
- Master of Laws, 2004, University of Helsinki, Finland
Languages
- Swedish, Finnish, English, French
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