Matti Lajunen
Matti Lajunen
Matti advises clients as a member of our Real Estate practice in Helsinki. Matti specialises in real estate transactions and property development but also has a profound understanding of Finnish and cross-border financing and security arrangements, including leveraged and subordinated financing, bonds, and distressed assets. Matti has gained experience working with a number of domestic and international investors and tenants on all types of property acquisitions, sales, sale and leaseback arrangements, and lease negotiations, including some of the largest property development projects in Finland to date.
Prior to joining Hannes Snellman Matti was a partner co-heading the real estate practice at another major Finnish law firm. In addition, Matti has in-house experience from a publicly listed engineering and manufacturing company, and he has worked for a top-tier law firm in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Focused on solving outstanding issues, while making sure the atmosphere in the room remains amicable. This is very much appreciated.
Legal 500, 2023
References
Parties:
Nrep (Buyer), OP-Rental Yield (Seller)
Transaction:
Nrep's acquisition of two residential properties located in Espoo. The properties comprise 190 rental apartments, and they were acquired from OP-Rental Yield, a Finnish real estate fund.
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Nrep
Matti Lajunen
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Lisa Tihlman
Parties:
NREP (Buyer), Tietoevry HQ (Target)
Transaction:
NREP's acquisition of Tietoevry’s HQ in Keilaniemi. The approximately 17,300 sqm office building originally built for Nokia is a landmark in the Keilaniemi HQ business district.
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to NREP
Matti Lajunen
Tuomas Koivuniemi
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Krister Koskela
Parties:
United Bankers’ UB Timberland Fund (AIF), Taaleri Forest Fund III LP
Transaction:
United Bankers’ UB Timberland Fund (AIF) agreed to acquire Taaleri Forest Fund III LP. The forests managed by Taaleri Forest Fund III comprise 19 forest properties covering in total a surface area of approximately 7,650 hectares of which more than 6,400 hectares is productive forest land.
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to United Bankers’ UB Timberland Fund (AIF)
Matti Lajunen
Panu Vikberg
Essi Peltoniemi
Klaus Metsä-Simola
Harri Vehviläinen
Marika Sorsa
Isabella Kartila
Piia Ahonen
Parties:
MEKO AB, AB Sagax
Transaction:
Counsel to MEKO AB, a Swedish listed company, in a sale and leaseback of the company's central warehouse properties in Finland to AB Sagax, a real estate company.
Value:
The transaction values the properties at EUR 36.5 million on a debt-free basis
Role:
Counsel to MEKO AB
Matti Lajunen
Lisa Tihlman
Krister Koskela
Nora Mansikka
Parties
Alfaroc Logistics, Superion, Logicenters
Transaction
Counsel to Alfaroc Logistics and Superion in the divestment of a logistics property development comprising a 38,000 sqm logistics warehouse in the Helsinki Capital Region in Tuusula.
Deal value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Alfaroc Logistics and Superion
Matti Lajunen
Tuomas Koivuniemi
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Parties
LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky (buyer), the Kirkkonummi Health and Social Services Centre (target), the Municipality of Kirkkonummi (seller)
Transaction
Counsel to LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky in the acquisition and financing of the Kirkkonummi Health and Social Services Centre from the Municipality of Kirkkonummi.
Deal value
EUR 63.5 million
Role
Counsel to LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky
Matti Lajunen
Tuomas Koivuniemi
Mikael Wood
Rauli Elenius
Heikki Majamaa
Tiia Mäki
Parties
eQ Community Properties Fund (seller), Kinland AS (buyer)
Transaction
Counsel to eQ Community Properties Fund in the disposal of 28 properties to Kinland AS.
Deal value
EUR 76 million
Role
Counsel to eQ Community Properties Fund
Matti Lajunen
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Parties
CapMan Real Estate
Transaction
counsel to CapMan Real Estate in the development of two residential buildings to be constructed by the Finnish construction company Hartela.
Deal value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to CapMan
Matti Lajunen
Rauli Elenius
Nora Mansikka
Parties:
OP-Public Services Real Estate Fund (buyer), a public services property (target)
Transaction:
Counsel to OP-Public Services Real Estate Fund in the acquisition of a public services property located in Järvenpää
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to OP-Public Services Real Estate Fund
Matti Lajunen
Essi Peltoniemi
Parties:
CapMan Nordic Real Estate III fund (Buyer), AVIA Real Estate Oy (Seller), Airside logistics property in Turku (Target)
Transaction:
CapMan acquired an airside logistics property located in Turku from AVIA Real Estate Oy
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to CapMan Nordic Real Estate III fund
Matti Lajunen
Tuomas Koivuniemi
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Parties
LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt (Buyer), Lahti Health and Social Services Centre (Target)
Transaction
LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt acquired the Lahti Health and Social Services Centre
Deal Value
Approx. EUR 100 million
Role
Counsel to LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt
Matti Lajunen
Tuomas Koivuniemi
Mikael Wood
Parties:
CapMan Real Estate (buyer), Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Cromwell Property Group (sellers)
Transaction:
The acquisition and financing of an office property portfolio from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Cromwell Property Group.
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to CapMan Real Estate.
Matti Lajunen
Antti Nyberg (Alanko)
Rauli Elenius
Valerie Wårvik
Panu Vikberg
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Parties
NREP (Buyer), a fund managed by Genesta (Seller)
Transaction
Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to NREP in the acquisition of the historic office property Bulevardi 21, located in Central Helsinki, from a fund managed by Genesta.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to NREP
Matti Lajunen
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Mikael Wood
Parties:
Nyfosa Finland AB
Transaction:
A transaction where Nyfosa acquired a modern office property of approximately 13,000 square meters in central Tampere.
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Nyfosa Finland AB
Matti Lajunen
Mikael Wood
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Parties
KanAm Grund Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, LEADING CITIES INVEST, Genesta
Transaction
KanAm Grund Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH acting on behalf and on the account of the LEADING CITIES INVEST in the acquisition of an office property located centrally in Helsinki at Fabianinkatu 9.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to KanAm Grund Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
Matti Lajunen
Tuuli Pikkarainen
Mikael Wood
Nora Mansikka
Parties
eQ Commercial Properties Fund (AIF)
Transaction
eQ Commercial Properties Fund's (AIF) acquisition of an office asset in Pasila, Helsinki from several non-profit organisations
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to eQ
Matti Lajunen
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Anna Nyberg
Hannes Snellman acts as counsel to Microsoft in Finland.
Matti Lajunen
Klaus Metsä-Simola
Maria Landtman
Heidi Haanpää
Parties
LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky, Espoo Hospital
Transaction
Counsel to LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky in the acquisition of Espoo Hospital.
Deal Value
EUR 300 million
Role
Counsel to LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky
Matti Lajunen
Rauli Elenius
Outi Jousi
Parties
Aktiivitilat (Buyer), OP-Henkivakuutus Oy (Seller), Two industrial properties (Targets)
Transaction
OP-Henkivakuutus Oy's sale of two industrial properties located in Kerava and Tampere to Aktiivitilat
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to OP-Henkivakuutus Oy
Matti Lajunen
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Rauli Elenius
Parties
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company (Buyer), Tampereen Asunnot Ky (Seller), Residential portfolio (Target)
Transaction
Tampereen Asunnot Ky's sale of a residential portfolio located in Tampere to Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Tampereen Asunnot Ky
Matti Lajunen
Tuuli Pikkarainen
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Panu Vikberg
Parties
Interior Invest Ab
Transaction
Counsel to Oy Interior Invest Ab in the sale of a modern logistics centre in Tuusula in the Helsinki region
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Oy Interior Invest Ab
Matti Lajunen
Rauli Elenius
Parties
Erikoissijoitusrahasto LähiTapiola Sijoituskiinteistöt (Buyer), OP-Henkivakuutus Oy (Seller)
Transaction
OP-Henkivakuutus Oy's sale of an industrial property in Tampere to Erikoissijoitusrahasto LähiTapiola Sijoituskiinteistöt.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to OP-Henkivakuutus Oy
Matti Lajunen
Tuuli Pikkarainen
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Parties
Nyfosa Finland AB
Transaction
Nyfosa Finland AB acquired properties in the Finnish regional cities of Jyväskylä, Lappeenranta and Kuopio.
Deal Value
EUR 75.9 million (SEK 767 million)
Role
Counsel to Nyfosa Finland AB
Matti Lajunen
Mikael Wood
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Parties
LähiTapiola Kiinteistövarainhoito Oy, Tapiola Yhteismetsä
Transaction
LähiTapiola Kiinteistövarainhoito Oy's establishment of the jointly owned forest Tapiola Yhteismetsä and the related service concept, which provides forest owners an opportunity to attach forest areas to the jointly owned forest, thereby receiving the benefits of professional, sustainable, and long-term forestry services as stakeholders of Tapiola Yhteismetsä.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to LähiTapiola Kiinteistövarainhoito Oy
Matti Lajunen
Klaus Metsä-Simola
Harri Vehviläinen
Marika Sorsa
Ida Viitamäki
Noora Christiansen
Parties
eQ Commercial Properties Fund (AIF), Lehto Group, Kivistö local center
Transaction
eQ Commercial Properties Fund's (AIF) acquisition of the Kivistö local center to be constructed by Lehto Group in the Vantaa Kivistö area
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to eQ Commercial Properties Fund (AIF)
Matti Lajunen
Tuuli Pikkarainen
Marika Sorsa
Jenni Parviainen
Parties
LähiTapiola Yhteiskuntakiinteistöt Suomi Ky
Transaction
The acquisition of two properties providing community services in Oulu, Finland.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to LähiTapiola
Matti Lajunen
Tuuli Pikkarainen
Harri Vehviläinen
Parties
NREP Income+ Fund
Transaction
Counsel to NREP in its acquisition of Leipätehdas office property
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to NREP
Matti Lajunen
Panu Vikberg
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Janne Veneranta
Valerie Wårvik
Parties
Nyfosa Finland AB
Transaction
Counsel to Nyfosa in acquisition of six properties in the Finnish cities of Hyvinkää, Oulu and Tampere.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Nyfosa Finland AB
Matti Lajunen
Paavo Romakkaniemi
Mikael Wood
Marika Sorsa
Mikael Stabo
Parties
SRV, DWS
Transaction
Counsel to SRV on the sale and construction of three residential assets to one of DWS’s institutional real estate funds.
Deal Value
EUR 82 million
Role
Counsel to SRV
Matti Lajunen
Matti Tyynysniemi
Harri Vehviläinen
Rankings
- "Matti Lajunen is very much commercial – focused on solving outstanding issues, while making sure the atmosphere in the room remains amicable. This is very much appreciated.", Real Estate and Construction, Legal 500, 2023
- "Matti Lajunen is a driven young partner with a real hands-on approach. His participation in all aspects of the engagement, availability for all matters concerning us and ready made proposals from subject to clients approval pre negotiations with the counterparts has delivered outstanding results for us. Within negotiations, Matti is sitting in the drivers seat, to deliver us the best available outcome.", Real Estate and Construction, Legal 500, 2022
- "Matti Lajunen is very easy to work with and very responsive.", Real Estate and Construction, Legal 500, 2022
- "Matti Lajunen treated our cases as if they were his own, while always maintaining a clear focus on the relevant details. We especially appreciated Matti’s communication skills not only with us, but also with the opposing party. Even though we had difficult issues to solve, Matti’s skilled negotiation avoided disputes and helped us find a solution together.", Real Estate and Construction, Legal 500, 2022
- Clients highlight his 'pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.', Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2022
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
- Member of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
- Chairman of the Board of Universtas Oy
Education and Professional Background
- Partner, Hannes Snellman, 2020–
- Partner, Castrén & Snellman, 2019–2020
- Counsel, Castrén & Snellman, 2018–2019
- Senior Associate, Castrén & Snellman, 2016–2018
- Legal Counsel, KONE Corporation, 2014–2016
- Foreign Lawyer, Hengeler Mueller, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 2014
- Associate, Castrén & Snellman, 2011–2014
- Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2011
- M. Sc. (Econ.), University of Turku, 2011
- Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, Brussels, Belgium, 2010
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