Real Estate

Borenius’ Real Estate team advises investors, developers, owners and other parties on all real estate-related legal questions. Our team has extensive experience in acquisitions and sales of individual properties and real estate portfolios, including sale and lease-back, development, data centres, leasing and related financing and security issues

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Development and redevelopment projects draw on our strong experience in construction, environmental matters, zoning and land use. We are well known for our practical way of working in real estate development projects, and we are used to working with all relevant parties involved; developers, investors, users, municipalities and authorities. We are familiar with different financing structures used in development project transactions.

Our areas of expertise include

Acquisition and sale of properties and real estate portfolios
Real estate project management
Financing structures, such as Forward Funding, Forward Commitment, Joint Venture and different Special Vehicles
Planning and negotiating construction projects
Data Centre projects
Dispute resolution
Everyday corporate real estate matters

Our Real Estate team works in close co-operation with Borenius’ Projects & Construction and Fund Formation teams, which gives us an excellent understanding in real estate investments and exits carried out by real estate funds. Taxation is often an important factor in our projects as well, and our tax lawyers often participate in real estate transactions to ensure that transaction and holding structures are tax-efficient for all parties.

Our latest recognitions

Our clients are at the heart of what we do, and our achievements are built upon our clients’ success. That is why we are extremely happy to have been entrusted with a broad range of cases.

The Legal 500

“To our experience, Borenius provides exceptional hands-on partner contribution. We have always received second-to-none service.“

“Very good relationship with partner in charge of our cases. Exceptional availability and great understanding of our cases.“

“The team is experienced in advising international clients and does a good job of explaining the Finnish regulatory landscape to international clients.“

Chambers

“Borenius is very comprehensive. We haven’t come across anything the team can’t solve.“

“The lawyers are very flexible, always meet our deadlines and are very responsive. They really adapt and not everything is off the shelf.“

“The firm has good lawyers who react fast and understand what we need.“