We advise local and international clients on all aspects of securities and financial markets law and regulation. You can rely on our expertise when it comes to both existing and prospective legislation and regulation on:

• licences and authorisations for local and cross-border activity
• procedures with regulatory and governmental bodies
• compliance and conduct of business matters
• marketing and offering requirements for investment funds, derivatives, structured instruments, and other types of financial instruments
• placement rules and investment restrictions
• disclosure obligations and insider rules
• establishment, marketing and listing of investment funds
• consumer finance and investor protection rules
• innovation and new technologies in the financial services sector (FinTech)

We represent top-tier banks, investment firms, fund managers and insurance companies, as well as new entrants to the fast-evolving financial services industry.

Hannes Snellman’s Financial Services Regulation team is an important part of the Firm’s Finance practice. We also work in close co-operation with our M&A, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution and IP & Technology practices.

Parties

Nordea Bank Abp, Areim

Transaction

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp in financing the acquisition of a residential portfolio of 900 rental apartments from Ilmarinen by Areim

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp

Parties

Nordea Bank Abp, Evolver Equity Fund I, Micro Aided Design Oy, Arktis AS, Nolliplan AB

Transaction

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp in financing the acquisitions of Micro Aided Design Oy, Arktis AS and Nolliplan AB by Evolver Equity Fund I

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp

Finnish counsel to Nordax Bank AB (publ)

Parties 

Sitowise Holding AB, Karlsson & Segelström Construct AB

Transaction

Sitowise Holding AB in the acquisition of Karlsson & Segelström Construct AB.

Deal Value 

Value not public 

Role

Counsel to Sitowise Holding AB

Parties
Polygon AB (publ)

Transaction
Polygon AB (publ) on its EUR 40 million subsequent bond issue

Deal Value

EUR 40 million

Role
Lead Counsel to Polygon AB (publ)

Parties

Parties

OP Corporate Bank plc as the credit coordinator with Nordea and SEB as other creditors. Kesko as the Borrower

Transaction

EUR 300 million syndicated credit facility for Kesko Corporation, in which the interest is linked to sustainability targets

Deal Value

EUR 300 million and an additional EUR 300 million conditional loan

Role

Counsel to OP Corporate Bank plc

Counsel to Rapala VMC Corporation in a hybrid bond issue of EUR 25 million

Parties

Santander Consumer Finance Oy as Originator, SCF Rahoituspalvelut VIII DAC as Issuer, and Barclays, Banco Santander and Merrill Lynch as Joint Lead Managers

Transaction

STS-securitisation of auto loan hire purchase contracts

Deal Value

EUR 799,200,000

Role

Counsel to Joint Lead Managers (Barclays Bank PLC, Banco Santander S.A., BofA Merrill Lynch)

Parties

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale

Transaction

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale’s project financing of Project Piiparinmäki, the largest wind farm in Finland

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale

Parties

Counsel to Pankaboard Oyj in the outsourcing of steam production to Adven Oy

Parties

Logent AB, Stirling Square Capital Partners LLP

Transaction

Logent Group issue of SEK 900 Million Senior Secured Notes and the Entry Into of a Super Senior RCF

Deal Value

SEK 900 million

Role

Counsel to Logent Group and SSCP

Parties

Nordic real estate investment company NREP

Transaction

Counsel to Nordic real estate investment company NREP in financing the acquisition of the Arabia shopping centre in Helsinki and the Duo shopping centre in Tampere, 2019

Deal Value

Approx. EUR 77 million

Role

Counsel to NREP

Finnish counsel to CLS.

Parties

Calabrio Sweden AB (Buyer), HoldIT Communication AB (Seller), Teleopti (Target)

Transaction

Calabrio, a portfolio company of KKR, in its acquisition of Teleopti, a global provider of cloud-based workforce management (WFM) software

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Calabrio

Parties

Nykredit Realkredit A/S, Nykredit Bank A/S, Doric, Svenska Folkskolans Vänner R.F. foundation

Transaction

Counsel to Nykredit Realkredit A/S and Nykredit Bank A/S in financing the acquisition of a building in the center of Helsinki by Doric from Svenska Folkskolans Vänner R.F. foundation

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Nykredit Realkredit A/S and Nykredit Bank A/S

Parties

Nykredit Realkredit A/S, Nykredit Bank A/S, Areim, GE Healthcare Finland

Transaction

Counsel to Nykredit Realkredit A/S and Nykredit Bank A/S in financing the acquisition of an office building in Helsinki by Areim from GE Healthcare Finland

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Nykredit Realkredit A/S and Nykredit Bank A/S

Parties

Nordea Bank Abp, Relais Group, Aktiebolaget Reservdelar, Huzell I Karlstad Aktiebolag

Transaction

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp in financing the acquisition of Aktiebolaget Reservdelar and Huzell I Karlstad Aktiebolag by Relais Group

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp

Parties

Byggnadstekniska Byrån Sverige AB (Target), Sitowise Holding AB (Buyer), Byggnadstekniska Byrån Mosebacke AB (Seller)

Transaction

Intera Partners backed Sitowise Oy in the Acquisition of Byggnadstekniska Byrån Sverige AB

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Intera Partners

Parties

Stirling Square Capital Partners LLP (Buyer), Logent Group (Target), Adelis Equity Partners (Sellers)

Transaction

Stirling Square Capital Partners LLP in the Acquisition of Logent Group from Adelis Equity Partners.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Stirling Square Capital Partners LLP

Parties

KID ASA (Buyer), Hemtex Aktiebolag (Target), ICA Gruppen AB (Seller)

Transaction

Counsel to KID ASA in its Acquisition of 100% of the Shares in Hemtex AB from ICA Gruppen AB

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to KID ASA

Parties

Nordea Bank Abp

Transaction

Nordea Bank Abp's issue of U.S.$1,250,000,000 Perpetual Non-Call March 2026 Additional Tier 1 Conversion Notes under the U.S.$25,000,000,000 Global Medium Term Note Programme in March

Deal Value

USD 1,250,000,000

Role

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp

Parties

Nordea Bank Abp

Transaction

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp in EUR 74,000,000 refinancing of Global Net Lease, Inc.’s portfolio of five commercial real estate properties located in Southern Finland

Deal Value

EUR 74,000,000

Role

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp

Parties

Schroder Nordic Real Estate Fund (Buyer), Genesta (Seller)

Transaction

Schroder Nordic Real Estate Fund's financing and acquisition of 11,230m² office building in Helsinki from Genesta, acting on behalf of Genesta Nordic Real Estate Fund II (GNRE Fund II)

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Schroder Nordic Real Estate Fund

Parties

Glaston Corporation (Buyer), Conzzeta AG (Seller), Bystronic Maschinen AG, Bystronic Lenhardt GmbH and their subsidiaries (Targets)

Transaction

Glaston Corporation’s acquisition of Bystronic Glass and refinancing of Glaston

Deal Value

EUR 68 million

Role

Counsel to Glaston Corporation

Parties

Nordic real estate investment company NREP

Transaction

NREP's financing the acquisition of a logistics property located in Southern Finland and development of residential and serviced living properties located in the Helsinki metropolitan area

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to NREP Oy

Parties

OP Corporate Bank plc, Nordea Bank Abp, Normet Oy

Transaction

Counsel to OP Corporate Bank plc and Nordea Bank Abp in EUR 115 million refinancing of Normet Oy

Deal Value

EUR 115 million

Role

Counsel to OP Corporate Bank plc and Nordea Bank Abp

Parties

Nykredit Realkredit A/S, Niam, NCC Property Development, Suurpelto Center & Laajasalo Shopping Center

Transaction

Counsel to Nykredit Realkredit A/S in financing the acquisition of Suurpelto Center in Espoo and Laajasalo Shopping Center in Helsinki by Niam from NCC Property Development.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Nykredit Realkredit A/S

Parties

Danica Pension A/S (Seller), Dancia Pension Försäkringsbolag AB (Target), Unigestion (Bidder), Acathia Capital GmbH (Bidder), Polaris Private

Transaction

A consortium consisting of Polaris, Acathia, Unigestion, and other co-investors has acquired Danica Pension Försäkringsaktiebolag (publ)

Deal Value

SEK 2.6 billion

Role

Counsel to Unigestion

Parties

LocalTapiola Mutual Life Insurance Company

Transaction

LocalTapiola Mutual Life Insurance Company’s issue of EUR 100 million capital notes

Deal Value

Value 100 million

Role

Counsel to LocalTapiola Mutual Life Insurance Company

Parties

Precast Holding Oy (Buyer), Elematic HoldCo Oy (Seller), Elematic Oyj (Target), Nordic Trustee (as bonds trustee appointed by Elematic’s

Transaction

Restructuring of ownership and financing structure of Elematic Oyj

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Nordic Trustee

Parties

Nordea Bank Abp

Transaction

Nordea Bank Abp's establishment of its €50,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme

Deal Value

EUR 50,000,000,000

Role

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp

Parties

Nordea Bank Abp

Transaction

Nordea Bank Abp's establishment of its USD 25,000,000,000 Global Medium-Term Note Programme

Deal Value

USD 25,000,000,000

Role

Counsel to Nordea Bank Abp

Parties

Transaction

Counsel to OP Corporate Bank plc in financing the acquisition of Seurahuone property by HYY Group from Sponda

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to OP Corporate Bank plc

Parties

Nordic Healthcare Group Oy, Vaaka Partners Oy

Transaction

Vaaka Partner's investment in Nordic Healthcare Group

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Vaaka Partners

Parties

Commonwealth Bank (Seller), Colonial First State Global Asset Management (Target), Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (Buyer)

Transaction

Commonwealth Bank's sale of its global asset management business, Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), to Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

Deal Value

AUD 4.1 billion

Role

Counsel to Commonwealth Bank

Parties

Mekonomen AB (Issuer), Nordea Bank AB (Underwriter), Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Underwriter)

Transaction

Mekonomen AB on its rights issue and debt financing

Deal Value

SEK 1.62 billion

Role

Counsel to Mekonomen

Parties

Wereldhave N.V. (Seller), Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) (Buyer)

Transaction

Wereldhave's divestment of the Itis shopping centre to a fund advised by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI)

Deal Value

Approx. EUR 520 million

Role

Counsel to Wereldhave N.V.

Parties

Nykredit Realkredit A/S, Aberdeen Standard Investments, LähiTapiola

Transaction

Nykredit Realkredit's financing the acquisition of a portfolio of 824 apartments by Aberdeen Standard Investments from LähiTapiola

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Nykredit Realkredit A/S

Parties

Kildare Partners, Technopolis Plc

Transaction

Kildare Partners’ public tender offer for Technopolis Plc, a Finland-based listed company providing offices, coworking spaces and related services

Deal Value

EUR 729.7 million

Role

Counsel to Kildare Partners

Nordea Bank AB (publ) issue of U.S.$500,000,000 4.625 per cent. Dated Subordinated Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”) under the U.S.$25,000,000,000 Global Medium Term Note Programme in September, 2018.

Parties

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management

Transaction

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management's acquisition of a prime logistics facility in Aviapolis. The acquired complex comprises 42,000 square meters spread across an extensive distribution warehouse, cross-dock facility and stand-alone office complex.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management

Parties

Chubb European Group Limited, Branch in Finland, HCC International Insurance Company Plc and Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Plc, Cologne Branch, Terrafame Ltd

Transaction

Chubb European Group Limited, Branch in Finland, HCC International Insurance Company Plc and Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Plc, Cologne Branch provided EUR 130,000,000 Guarantee Facility to Terrafame Ltd, a Finnish multi-metal company, 2018

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Chubb European Group Limited, Branch in Finland, HCC International Insurance Company Plc and Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Plc, Cologne Branch

Counsel to Nordea Bank AB (publ) in relation to issue of U.S.$750,000,000 3.750 per cent. Senior Non-Preferred Notes due 2023 and U.S.$250,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2023 under the U.S.$25,000,000,000 Global Medium Term Note Programme in August, 2018.

Parties

Ahlstrom-Munksjö (Buyer), Expera Specialty Solutions (Target), KPS Capital Partners (Seller)

Transaction

Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s acquisition of Expera Specialty Solutions, a U.S.-based specialty paper producer

Deal Value

USD 615 million

Role

Counsel to Ahlstrom-Munksjö

Parties

Areim Fund III (Buyer), Avant Capital Partners, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, EPISO 4 fund (Sellers)

Transaction

Areim Fund's acquisition of a portfolio of eight office properties from Avant Capital Partners, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and EPISO 4 fund advised by Tristan Capital Partners

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Areim Fund III

Parties

Mekonomen Aktiebolag (publ) (Buyer), FTZ Autodele & Værktøj A/S, INTER-TEAM Sp. z. o.o. (Targets)

Transaction

Mekonomen's acquisition of FTZ Autodele & Værktøj A/S. the Danish market leader within automotive spare parts distribution and INTER-TEAM Sp. z. o.o., who has an established market position in the fast-growing and fragmented Polish automotive spare parts market.

Deal Value

EUR 395 million

Role

Counsel to Mekonomen Aktiebolag (publ)

Parties

Elementis plc (Buyer), Mondo Minerals B.V. (Target)

Transaction

A proposed acquisition of Mondo Minerals B.V. by Elementis plc

Deal Value

USD 600 million

Role

Counsel to Elementis plc

Parties

IVG Polar Oy (Seller), Goldman Sachs and Cromwell Property Group (Buyers)

Transaction

IVG Polar Oy's divestment of an office portfolio with a lettable space of 132,000m² to Goldman Sachs and Cromwell Property Group

Deal Value

EUR 108.5 million

Role

Counsel to IVG Polar Oy

Parties

YIT Oyj

Transaction

Issue of EUR 100 million and EUR 150 million senior notes by YIT Oyj

Deal Value

EUR 250 million

Role

Counsel to YIT Oyj

Parties

Keskinäinen Eläkevakuutusyhtiö Ilmarinen, Sotkamo Silver Oy

Transaction

Keskinäinen Eläkevakuutusyhtiö Ilmarinen's investment in connection with the issuance of the EUR 13,200,000 senior secured fixed rate notes by Sotkamo Silver Oy

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Keskinäinen Eläkevakuutusyhtiö Ilmarinen

Parties

EQT Partners UK Advisors LLP, Biovian Oy and Keensight Capital’s investment

Transaction

Counsel to EQT Partners UK Advisors LLP in the financing of Keensight Capital’s investment in Biovian Oy

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to EQT Partners UK Advisors LLP

Parties

Orion Corporation (Seller), Axcel Management A/S (Buyer), Orion Diagnostica Oy (Target)

Transaction

Orion Corporation's divestment of the diagnostics business unit Orion Diagnostica Oy to a private equity fund managed by Axcel Management A/S

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Orion Corporation

Parties

Counsel to Polygon AB (publ) and Triton

Transaction

Issue of a EUR 210 million rated senior secured bond and the entry into of a super senior RCF

Deal Value

EUR 210 million

Role

Counsel to Polygon AB (publ) and Triton

Parties

Vaaka Partners, Framery Oy

Transaction

Counsel to Vaaka Partners in the financing for the acquisition of Framery Oy

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Vaaka Partners

Parties

LAK Real Estate Oy, Finavia Oyj, Pontos Aero Oy, fund managed by NREP

Transaction

Counsel to LAK Real Estate Oy as borrower for secured bank loan facilities entered into in connection with acquisition of a majority interest in Finavia Oyj’s subsidiary, LAK Real Estate, by Pontos Aero Oy and a fund managed by NREP

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to LAK Real Estate Oy

Parties

Nordea Bank AB (publ), CapMan Buyout X Fund, KotiSun Group Oy

Transaction

Nordea Bank AB (publ), Finnish Branch’s financing for the acquisition of KotiSun Group

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Nordea Bank AB (publ), Finnish Branch

Parties

A fund managed by J.P. Morgan Asset Management (Seller), a fund managed by Genesta (Buyer)

Transaction

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's disposal of a 66,680 sqm logistics property in Espoo to a fund managed by Genesta

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to J.P. Morgan

Parties

Vitruvian Partners LLP (buyer) Easy Park AS (target) Verdane Capital (seller)

Transaction

Vitruvian Partners LLP acquisition of Easy Park AS

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Vitruvian Partners LLP

Parties

TRIUVA Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft (Buyer), a group of private Finnish investors (Seller)

Transaction

TRIUVA Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft, acting on behalf of an institutional investor, acquired a core mixed use building on Kanavaranta 3-7

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to TRIUVA

Parties

OP Yrityspankki Oyj

Transaction

OP Yrityspankki Oyj's financing of total EUR 100,000,000 forest asset secured loan facilities in Finland.

Deal Value

EUR 100 million

Role

Counsel to OP Yrityspankki Oyj

Parties

Goldman Sachs International (Buyer), Sponda Oyj (Target)

Transaction

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Goldman Sachs International, as mezzanine arranger, of mezzanine credit facilities provided to Blackstone in connection with its public to private acquisition of Sponda Oyj

Deal Value

EUR 3.9 billion

Role

Counsel to Goldman Sachs International

Parties

Ramirent Oyj, European Investment Bank

Transaction

Ramirent Oyj's EUR 50 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank

Deal Value

EUR 50 million

Role

Counsel to Ramirent Oyj

Parties

EQT (Buyer) DGC One AB (publ) (Target)

Transaction

Counsel to EQT in the Acquisition of the Majority of the Shares in DGC One and the Mandatory Takeover Offer for the Remaining Shares

Deal Value

SEK 2.3 billion

Role

Counsel to EQT

Parties

Sampo plc, Terrafame Ltd

Transaction

Sampo plc's financing of Terrafame Ltd, a Finnish multi-metal company producing primarily nickel and zinc by bioheapleaching at its mine located in Sotkamo.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Sampo plc

Parties

Nordea Bank AB (publ), Basware Oyj

Transaction

Nordea Bank AB's (publ) refinancing of Basware Oyj

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Nordea Bank AB (publ)

Parties

Rapala VMC Corporation

Transaction

Rapala VMC Corporation's hybrid bond issue.

Deal Value

EUR 25 million

Role

Rapala VMC Corporation

Parties

EQT VII (Buyer) IFS (Seller)

Transaction

Financing of EQT VII's acquisition of the shares in IFS from IFS's minority shareholders and the related security take-up due to the financial arrangements.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to EQT VII

Parties

Schroder

Transaction

Schroder's (acting on behalf of  Schroder Nordic Real Estate Fund) acquisition of a portfolio of nine office properties located in the Greater Helsinki area with a total lettable area of approx. 53,000 sqm

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Schroder

Parties

Fingerprint Cards (Buyer) Delta ID (Target)

Transaction

Financing of Fingerprint Cards acquisition of Delta ID

Deal Value

USD 106 million

Role

Counsel to Fingerprint Cards

Parties

Santander Consumer Finance Oy, SFC Rahoituspalvelut Kimi VI DAC

Transaction

Issue of EUR 634,700,000 Class A Notes and EUR 64,800,000 Class B Notes by SFC Rahoituspalvelut Kimi VI DAC secured by a portfolio of hire purchase agreements made by Santander Consumer Finance Oy

Deal Value

EUR 699,500,000

Role

Counsel to Santander Consumer Finance Oy

Parties

Alimak Group

Transaction

Alimak Group in connection with its rights issue of SEK 790 million

Deal Value

SEK 790 million

Role

Counsel to Alimak Group

Triton and Polygon on the tap issue of EUR 60,000,000 issued under the terms and conditions for the existing EUR 120,000,000 senior secured bonds issued in April 2014

Parties

Tapiola KR III Ky, Ainoa Shopping Centre

Transaction

Tapiola KR III Ky's financing of the development of the Ainoa Shopping Centre

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Tapiola KR III Ky

Parties

Lemminkäinen Corporation and YIT Corporation

Transaction

The combination of Lemminkäinen Corporation and YIT Corporation through a statutory merger

Deal Value

EUR 771 million

Role

Counsel to Lemminkäinen

Parties

J.P. Morgan Asset Management fund (Seller), Alma Property Partners I AB (Buyer)

Transaction

The disposal of four office properties in the Keilaniemi business district of Espoo, Finland by a J.P. Morgan Asset Management fund to Alma Property Partners I AB

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to J.P. Morgan

Parties

Valedo, Prosero Security 

Transaction

Valedo on the financing in its establishment of Prosero Security through investments in several Nordic companies.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Valedo

Parties

Barings Real Estate Advisers (Buyer), CapMan (Seller)

Transaction

The acquisition of Entresse shopping mall from CapMan, by a fund managed by Barings Real Estate Advisers

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Barings Real Estate Advisers

Parties

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (Seller); Genesta (Buyer)

Transaction

Disposal of a 11,200 sqm office property in Helsinki by a fund managed by J.P. Morgan Asset Management to a fund managed by Genesta

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to J.P. Morgan Asset Management