Capital Markets
Europe Guide 2024 : Finland
Band 2
About
Provided by Borenius
Borenius assists shareholders, issuers, underwriters and arrangers in all equity and debt securities offerings, from IPOs and listings to tender offers and high-yield bonds. Our Capital Markets practice also provides clients with legal advice and analysis about the option of a future listing.
We advise issuers and shareholders in complex secondary market transactions, as well as offerings that are often part of a larger restructuring, acquisition or financing arrangement. Our lawyers offer crucial day-to-day advice to listed companies and their shareholders and managers on the many facets of securities law.
Many of our assignments have a cross-border element. We have advised about plans for dual listings or listings and securities offerings by Finnish entities on foreign markets. Securities market regulations are in constant flux and evolving at an increasing pace. Our team stays abreast of developments in Finland and the rest of the world, and we maintain close contact with domestic and international participants in capital market transactions. We have dual-qualified (Finland and New York) capital markets attorneys resident at our Helsinki and New York offices.
Chambers Review
Borenius enjoys an excellent standing in the capital markets arena, with expertise across DCM and ECM mandates. The practice's lawyers act for prominent banks, investors and corporates on IPOs and share issuances, and are well positioned to handle green and high-yield bond issuances, as well as note issuances. As a prominent domestic law firm, Borenius often assists with the Finnish legal aspects of international transactions.
Work Highlights
- Borenius advised Endomines on its intra-group downstream merger and its EUR13 million share offering and listing of Finnish shares on Nasdaq Helsinki.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team's support is outstanding and to the point. There is always someone from the team to help with matters."
"Borenius is wonderful. The team is very efficient and very adept at explaining obscure Finnish law regulatory requirements, making it digestible. The lawyers are always responsive regardless of the different time zones."
"The team's support is outstanding and to the point. There is always someone from the team to help with matters."
"Borenius is wonderful. The team is very efficient and very adept at explaining obscure Finnish law regulatory requirements, making it digestible. The lawyers are always responsive regardless of the different time zones."
Notable Practitioners
Juha Koponen is noted for his active capital markets practice, and is frequently seen to handle large IPOs and high-yield debt offerings. Qualified in Finland as well as in the USA, he has experience dealing in various cross-border transactions.
"He demonstrates great commercial awareness and responsiveness, and is a pleasure to work with."
"Juha is able to provide detail on obscure regulatory requirements in a digestible way."
"Mr Koponen is superb. His knowledge and experience combined with his one-of-a-kind customer-centricity makes him an outstanding partner."
"Juha Koponen is a great and versatile capital markets lawyer."
"Juha is a respected and experienced attorney with sound knowledge of capital markets transactions as well as a well-rounded commercial awareness."