FINLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Christoffer Waselius and Niko Markkanen, Waselius
Waselius is a commercial law firm based in Helsinki, committed to providing highly specialised legal ser- vices within the fields of M&A, capital markets, bank- ing and finance, financial regulation, dispute resolu- tion, IP rights, tax law, employment law, and EU and competition law. The firm’s energy and infrastructure practice provides expertise in energy law, regulation, transactions and project financing and has advised on numerous major Finnish energy and infrastruc- ture transactions and projects. The team has exten-
sive experience in assisting leading international and domestic industrial clients as well as private equity houses and their portfolio companies in challenging domestic and international transactions, including the sale, purchase and financing of companies and businesses, joint ventures, mergers, takeovers, pri- vate equity/venture capital transactions and manage- ment buyouts. The firm also offers leading expertise in public M&A, capital markets, leveraged finance and tax.
Authors
Christoffer Waselius was appointed partner at Waselius in 2014 and co-heads the M&A department. His emphasis is on M&A, as well as energy and environmental law (and disputes related thereto). Christoffer’s
Niko Markkanen is a senior associate at Waselius who focuses on M&A as well as venture capital and private equity transactions. He is a member of the Finnish Bar Association and the International Bar Association.
clients include energy companies (traditional and renewable), mining companies, PE houses and other corporates, and he frequently acts for foreign investors in cross-border deals. He is a member of the Finnish Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) and the Finnish Law Society. He is also widely published.
Waselius Eteläesplanadi 24 A 00130 Helsinki Finland Tel: +358 9 668 9520 Fax: +358 9 668 95 222 Email: info@waselius.fi Web: www.waselius.fi
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