- Chairman: Jyrki Tähtinen
- Managing Partner: Jari Vikiö
- Number of partners: 23
- Number of lawyers: 103
- Languages: English, Finnish, Swedish, French, German, Chinese and Russian
Firm Overview:
Attorneys at law Borenius is one of the leading law firms in Finland offering a full spectrum of business law services. Attorneys at law Borenius is a member of the Borenius Group. Borenius Group consists of approximately 200 lawyers in four jurisdictions in the Fenno-Baltic area. The member firms of Borenius Group are independent and separate legal entities practising advocacy for their own account and following their respective local Bar rules.
Main Areas of Practice:
Associations & Foundations:
• Advised Aalto University
• Advised Union of Professional Engineers in a major litigation process relating to dispute over a union demerger
Key Clients: Aalto University, Union of Professional Engineers, Nuorisosäätiö
Contact: Lasse Laaksonen
Banking & Finance:
• Advised Pohjola Bank Plc and Sampo Bank plc in connection with a refinancing and restructuring of Myllykoski Corporation and the subsequent sale of the company to UPM-Kymmene Corporation
• Advised the syndicate of banks which financed a consortium, consisting of 3i, Goldman Sachs and Ilmarinen in EUR 1,54b acquisition
Key Clients: Nordea Bank Finland Plc, Sampo Bank Plc, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)
Contact: Andrei Aganimov, Ari Kaarakainen
Capital Markets:
• Advised Tekla Corporation and its Board of Directors on the public tender offer
• Advised PKC Group Plc on the acquisition of AEES companies from Platinum Equity
Key Clients: PKC Group Plc, Sievi Capital Oyj, Tekla Corporation
Contact: Ari-Pekka Saanio
Competition:
• Organised the open consultation and assessment of the Finnish Public Broadcaster’s HD channel n Defended Nordea against seven banks that alleged that Nordea abused its dominant position
• Defended Finnair in connection with the FCA’s cartel investigation
Key Clients: Finnair Oyj, Nordea Bank, The Finnish Broadcasting Company Yleisradio Oy, CapMan Oyj
Contact: Ilkka Aalto-Setälä, Asko Lindqvist
Corporate/M&A:
• Advised sellers in the sale of OneMed Group Oy to 3i
• Advised Fortum and Pohjolan Voima (PVO) in the sale of 50.2% of Fingrid to the Finnish Government and Ilmarinen (the equity value of the 50.2% stake was EUR 650m
• Advised Dollar Financial Group, Inc. in the acquisition of the entire share capital of Risicum
Key Clients: Capman, Pamplona, Lumene, Langholm
Contact: Ari Kaarakainen, Jari Vikiö, Jyrki Tähtinen, Andreas Doepel
Dispute Resolution:
• Represented the State of Finland against a substantive claim for damages (approx.EUR 20m)
• Represented the company maintaining Finnish airports and air navigation system in a multimillion claim
• Represented a leading UK provider of waste management solutions in a multimillion dispute
Contact: Markus Kokko, Jari Gadd
Employment:
• Advised the client in the Employment LDD in the M&A deal (global deal value USD 500m)
• Defended a bank in an appeal court dispute against a former high level executive
Contact: Minna Saarelainen
Environment & Infrastructure:
• Advised Northland Resources in the preparations of large iron ore mine (approx MUSD 380) in Northern Finland
• Assisted Talvivaara Mining Company in an environmental permit dispute
• Advised a windpower joint venture on lease agreements, and need of land use planning
Key Clients: Northland Resources, First Quantum Minerals, Agnico-Eagle, Talvivaara, Ministry of the Employment and the Economy
Contact: Casper Herler
Fund Formation:
• Advised Intera Partners in connection with the formation of Intera Fund II, a MEUR 200 buyout fund
• Represented Taaleritehdas in relation to the formation of a fund investing in wind power
• Advised Ahlström Capital on the establishment and fund documentation relating to AC Cleantech Growth Fund I Ky
Key Clients: CapMan Capital Management, Evli Bank, IceCapital
Contact: Paulus Hidén
Intellectual Property:
• Advised Actavis Group in several disputes
• Advised Realia Group in creating a novel franchising model
• Advised National Emergency Supply Agency (governmental organisation) in a major licensing arrangement
Key Clients: Actavis Group, ratiopharm, Magnum AS, EltelNetworks, Pernod Ricard
Contact: Ben Rapinoja, Lasse Laaksonen
Real Estate:
• Represented for a Finnish government agency against a multinational construction company
• Advised WH 2005/Niam III East Holding in the sale of a portfolio of office properties
• Advised Wilfast Förvaltning and Ness, Risan & Partners in their EUR 27m sale and lease-back acquisition/investment
Key Clients: Citycon, Niam, Goldman Sachs (Whitehall Street Funds), Tamar (the former Kenmore), and ICECAPITAL
Contact: Christian Fogelholm
Restructuring/Insolvency:
• Are the trustees in the Moventas (value of EUR 300m), Inion and Vator bankruptcies
Contact: Jyrki Tähtinen, Mika Salonen
Shipping:
• Represented Linx Networks Finland Oy in a subsea cable break offHelsinki against the vessel owner and the maritime authority
Contact: Ulla von Weissenberg
Tax:
• Advised Langholm and Capman’s reorganising their ownership structure in Lumene Group
• Assisted Alexander Corporate Finance in management incentive structuring
• Advised Lombard International Assurances on tax issues related to life insurances and capitalisation bonds
Key Clients: Capman, Langholm, Lumene, Lombard, Alexander
Corporate Finance Contact: Janne Juusela
TMT:
• Advised the Finnish national lottery Veikkaus Oy on a number of outsourcing and other ICT related contracts
• Advised Family Channel in regulative matters, media related contracts and other legal matters
• Advised several Nordic high tech companies in various complex licensing deals
Key Clients: AinaCom, WOT Services, Finnair, Family Channel, VTI Technologies
Contact: Pekka Tarkela, Samuli Simojoki