Kristiina Hirva
DLA Piper Finland Attorneys Ltd
DLA Piper Finland Attorneys Ltd
Client SatisfactionThe finance team at DLA Piper Finland Attorneys Ltd has extensive and unique experience in the shipbuilding industry, often advising clients on ship financing matters. Additionally, the firm is recognised for its work in structured export and trade finance, ECA financing, and project financing. Notable contact Kristiina Hirva co-heads the team and has a particular focus on advising domestic and foreign clients on financial regulatory and compliance advisory work. Fellow co-head Mikko Luukkonen has recently advised a range of clients on ECA financing and ship financing matters.
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- 'They are always responsive and helpful.'
- 'Flexible team with good understanding of our business model.'
- 'Kristiina Hirva has a very strong, commercially minded team with excellent legal knowledge.'
Key clients
- Société Générale
- Entercard Group AB
- Prime Capital
- Raksystems Group Oy
- NTR Renewable Energy Income Fund II
- BNP Paribas Fortis
- Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO)
- Mizuho Bank
- Helaba Landesbanken Hessen-Thüringen
- MB Funds
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Norion Bank AB
- KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH
- Nordic Investment Bank
- Avida Finans AB
- Aktia Bank Plc
- LocalTapiola
- Oma Savings Bank
Work highlights
- Advising Castlelake L.P. on the establishment of a joint venture with Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, a significant social infrastructure property company in the Nordic region.
- Assisting Aktia Bank Plc. in connection with the renewal of the client’s financing process for receivable financing and changes to the product portfolio.
- Advising senior financiers Oma Savings Bank and Local Tapiola on a transaction in which Meriaura Ltd acquired two Eco trader cargo vessels to be delivered by the Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes.
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Kristiina Hirva, Mikko Luukkonen