Borenius

Founded in 1911, Borenius is one of the oldest Finnish law firms. Today the firm is led by managing partner Johan Roman and specializes in corporate law and has offices in four jurisdictions, including representative offices in London and New York.  

Highlights 

The firm is particularly strong in banking and finance and in both debt and equity capital markets transactions, achieving tier 1 status for all of these areas. 

In banking and finance the firm worked on a mix of corporate, project and real estate financings. 

In capital markets the firm was active on both debt and equity side issuances but with a lean towards the debt side. 

In M&A the firm assisted with a range of domestic and cross-border acquisitional transactions. 

In project development the firm assisted with both domestic and cross-border projects for clients. 

Testimonials 

Banking and finance 

“I like the fact that we are always served by same senior team members and not only youngest newcomers. People we have worked with are straightforward, reliable and pragmatic which is highly appreciated. They also know the market standards very well which has helped us in many ways.” 

“I liked their fast response time and ability to concentrate to the essentials when timing was critical. Also value for the money in their invoicing was good.” 

Capital markets: Equity 

“Borenius is super responsive, helpful and client oriented. they understand the broader transaction and deliver their advice and assistance in a way that best helps the overall process.” 

“Good team being able to solve problems quickly and react to changes.” 

“Very smooth co-operation.”  

M&A 

“Very pragmatic and solution orientated. Experts. They knew what they were doing.” 

“The team at Borenius is commercial, available and helpful; Juha and team are very hard working and a pleasure to partner with.” 

Private equity 

“Borenius team was readily availabe to support us throughout the process.”  

Juha Koponen 

“Very smooth and easy to deal with Juha - always a pleasure to work with him." 

“Juha knows the market; is very collaborative and is well connected to the local players; he gets deals done,”  

“Juha is a sound capital markets lawyer with deep knowledge of capital markets law including all international dimension of relevance.” 

“He knows what he is doing, always available and expert at this field of transactions.”  

“He's the best. He has a deep knowledge of capital markets and an unmatched ability to solve problems we bring to him. He's also very pleasant and fun to work with.” 

“Super connected and very well aware of the market; very responsive and helpful; extremely clear on the overall transaction and the needs of the client and very sensitive in tailoring his advice to these.”

Mia Mokkila 

“She is very thorough and really knows the details.”  

Niina Nuottimäki 

“She gives very precise and practical advice and responds very fast. She is also very nice to work with. She has good knowledge on industry practice on her field of law.”  

Samuli Simojoki 

“Samuli has a very good understanding about the challenges a scale up company faces and is able to tailor his advice to meet the need.”  

Eeva Terho 

“Eeva is one of the young stars of Finnish Capital Markets law community. Very clear and solid lawyer, quick to react to client's sometimes urgent needs. Highly recommend Eeva and want her to be part of the team assisting us."  

Tuomas Tikkanen 

“Tuomas is superb. Very bright individual who is pleasant to work with and can always be trusted. He has wide experience in different aspects of finance with deep understanding of legal framework and market practice. Our go-to-person in finance and general corporate law. Highly recommended.” 

Teo Virtanen 

“We really appreciate his pragmatic way of working and ability to be on top of things. Having him working for us gives us confidence that things are progressing as they should. He definitely brings a quality stamp with him.” 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm in banking and finance include SATO, Nordea Bank, OP Corporate Bank, Danske Bank and PHM Group. 

Key clients of the firm in capital markets include Nixu, Nordea Bank, Danske Bank - Finland Branch, Carnegie Investment Bank - Finnish Branch and Finnish State. 

Key clients of the firm in M&A include Axcel Management, Aspo, CapMan, Chantier Davie Canada and Norvestor Advisory. 

Key clients of the firm in project development include Anglo American, Agnico Eagle Mines, Neoen, OX2 and abrdn.