Capital Markets - Finland
What the team is known for
Castrén & Snellman offers longstanding experience in the capital markets arena and is well placed to advise on a broad array of mandates. The team regularly advises on corporate and hybrid bond and note issuances, as well as rights offerings. The law firm also assists with IPOs, delistings and the updating of EMTN programmes, in addition to regulatory mandates. Banks, funds and corporates are among the entities which seek the law firm's advice, especially in regard to the Finnish law aspects of cross-border deals.
Strengths
"The team has excellent knowledge. The lawyers always put the client's interests first and are fully aware of the current market situation."
"The lawyers have fantastic skills and deliver on time. Castrén & Snellman has a seamless team that interacts quickly with control and involvement of the senior partner. The lawyers understand the commercial aspects of our business."
Work highlights
Castrén & Snellman assisted WithSecure Corporation with its EUR77 million directed share issue as part of an accelerated tender procedure.
Notable practitioners
Janne Lauha assists with a broad variety of capital markets mandates, ranging from EMTN and note programmes to listing changes and share issuances. He has further experience advising on an array of regulatory topics. "Janne Lauha is a fantastic and reliable lawyer."
Merja Kivelä offers considerable experience advising on capital markets mandates, including rights issuances, IPOs and accelerated bookbuilding. She is also well placed to advise on EMTN mandates.
