Hannes Snellman (Finland) represents lenders and borrowers in a wide array of financing transactions and restructuring matters, ranging from secured and unsecured bank lending work and bond issuances to security structurings, hybrid and derivative instruments, and securitisation transactions. The department has particular strength in real estate financing and project financing work within the renewable energy field, and also excels in insolvency and restructuring transactions. Team head Markus Bremer has been described as ‘one of the best finance lawyers’, while Henrik Mattson and Antti Nyberg have a particular focus on bank lending work, acquisitions, real estate and project financings, securitisation issues, and structured financing transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Antti Nyberg excels in catering to the client’s needs and adapts well to different scenarios and assignments. Excellent availability.’
‘This team is the most experienced and versatile among Finnish law firms' banking and finance teams and it has the broadest resources. They have also expertise in certain fields of banking law that other Finnish law firms lack.’
‘Henrik Mattson stands out from the others as a very experienced and versatile banking and finance lawyer. Also partner Markus Bremer is an excellent lawyer and nice to work with.'
‘Very talented and hardworking team. Valerie Wårvik is one of the best senior associates in Helsinki.’
‘Excellent team, best in Finland!’
‘Hannes Snellman's finance team is very experienced and solution oriented.’
‘Henrik Matsson is the grand man of finance law. His experience, skills to find solutions and solve issues and general expertise are outstanding. Senni Kinnaslampi is a rising star with excellent project management skills.’
‘Markus Bremer is a one of the best finance lawyers. While knowing the details, he has a wider perspective and a great ability to advance things. He is also great to work with due to his professional skills and down to earth attitude.’
Key clients
- Aareal Bank
- Ahlstrom Capital
- Danske Bank
- Exilion Tuuli Ky
- Konecranes Plc
- Myrsky Energia Oy
- Nordea Bank Abp
- Nykredit Realkredit
- Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
- Solidium Oy
- Vaaka Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Fortum on the €2.35bn bridge finance facility provided by Finnish state-owned holding company Solidium Oy.
- Advised Fortum Oyj on the arrangements related to the stabilisation of its German subsidiary Uniper SE and subsequent sale of the controlling stake in Uniper SE shares to the German State.
- Advised Myrsky Energia on the formation of a joint venture with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) concerning the investment and development of a 1.8GW portfolio of onshore wind power in Finland.
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Markus Bremer