About

Tuomas Toivonen joined Nordea Bank Finland in 2008 after working as an attorney at Finnish law firm Borenius & Kemppinen. He has wide experience and is able to drive processes and manage transactions in a professional and enthusiastic manner. His expert work at the bank has earned him recognition from peers in the industry, with a leading partner of an international law firm stating that ‘Tuomas has had a significant role in creating innovative legal structures in the Finnish High Yield Bond market’. His professional highlights include the legal structuring of the first Finnish secured bond and the first Finnish bank-bond transaction. He also had a leading role in initiating the upcoming Finnish bond agency legislation and negotiating and co-drafting the new Finnish Covered Bond legislation. ‘In the current ever-changing banking environment it has been very challenging from a lawyer´s point of view to structure new instruments for the client´s needs, to fit within the time window on the market and on the other hand to fit the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV) for the Banks in a profitable manner’.