Banking and finance

Waselius

The banking and finance team at Waselius is well regarded in the market for advising major international companies in the banking and finance sector on transactions and regulatory issues. The practice’s scope includes a wide range of financing transactions, such as unsecured and secured finance and acquisition finance. Timo Lehtimäki co-heads the team and focuses his practice on financing transactions, asset-based lending, and bond issuances. Fellow co-head Olli Kiuru has a solid track record in fund structuring and re-structuring of financial entities.

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Testimonials

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‘The team is great at adapting to new legal structures and presents commercially viable solutions. Availability from both partners and senior associates is superb.’
‘Maria Lehtimäki is an outstanding legal advisor, always with a positive attitude even in stressful situations. She is a great advisor on novel structures with non-standard legal issues.’
‘Strong regulatory and banking tech knowledge.'
‘Strong customer mindset combined with industry and regulatory knowledge.’
‘Strong regulatory expertise within the team’

Key clients

Alisa Bank
Alma Financial Services
American Express
Ara Partners
BNP Paribas
Bridgepoint
Citigroup
Credit Suisse
Digita
Goldman Sachs
LocalTapiola Finance
Morrow Bank
Nomura
P Capital Partners
Pliant
PYN Fund Management
Saldo Bank UAB
Sixth Street Partners
Vulcain Engineering Group
Wells Fargo
Ålandsbanken

Work highlights

Advised Pandox AB on its c. EUR 217.5million refinancing of its Finnish real estate portfolio.
Advised Vulcain Engineering Group on its financing, used for acquisition and refinancing purposes.
Advised Visma, majority owned by HgCapital, as the borrower on the Finnish law aspects of a EUR 3.5 billion equivalent amend and extend transaction.