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
A notable highlight of the firms work includes its role
advising Lifeline SPAC I on its de – SPAC combination with
Canatu to
establish a publicly listed
company through a share exchange.
The combination values
Canatu at
€239 million. The de – SPAC deal is
the only de – SPAC deal in Finland throughout 2024 and the second ever to be completed in the Finnish market.
Another notable transaction includes the
firms role
representing Santander and Rabobank
on its €430 million project financing for NW Group. The project financing is being used to develop battery energy storage systems in Finland and France.
This is the first battery energy storage systems (BESS) financing transaction in Finland.
“Thorough and pragmatic, reporting on accrued costs very diligent and timely which is highly appreciated when you are struggling to stay within a pre-defined budget!” - M&A
“Borenius is very business minded, able to put themselves into the customers shoes. They drive for solutions, are very proactive and diligent. Able to proactively provide advice to
identify issues before they
actually become issues. Best in class in the country by far when it comes to renewable energy sector.” - Project development
“Exceptional experience, skill and true advisory capability, ie actually provides answers instead of creating more questions.” - M&A
“They are smooth and easy to work with. Always up to speed and knowledgeable. Ready to say what works and what doesn't work.” - Capital markets equity
“They have excellent service, they know what we we need/want, they
provide high quality work/advice, and they work efficiently. In addition, they are proactive. The team consists of a variety of different level persons, which is assumed and needed but all of them are more than capable of doing their part of the work in the transaction.” - Banking and finance
“They know very well local practice and people, are straightforward and pragmatic, but can provide innovative solutions when needed.” - Capital markets equity
“The team at
Borenius is proactive and commercial and always delivered on time” - Capital markets equity
“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.”
“She is very thorough and really knows the details.”
“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 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 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 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.”
“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.”
Nordea Bank
Abp, Danske Bank, Urban Partners Oy, OP Financial Group,
Vaaka Partners, Sponsor Capital,
Odevo, OP Bank,
Mesto, BASF
