Praised by clients for its ‘great mix of market and regulatory competencies’, Borenius' capital markets and public M&A department advises clients on significant tender offers, major financing agreements, debt capital markets work, bank funding issues and IPOs. As head of the team, Juha Koponen is a key name for complex international securities offerings and tender offers, as well as public and private mergers and acquisitions, especially those with a cross-border element. Deputy head of the team Mia Mokkila specialises in listed company advisory and public M&A work, handling listed company transactions which involve complex securities and corporate law aspects, such as public tender offers and mergers.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Juha Koponen is an outstanding character, very knowledgeable and easy to work with. Mia Mokkila probably knows the security law, MAR and closely linked regulation the best in town. Eeva Terho is a rising associate in the firm who clearly has the ability to grow into the bigger boots.’
‘Competent and extremely comfortable to work with. Good and relevant discussion. Quick answers. Honest.’
‘Great mix of market and regulatory competencies. Produced innovative solutions that have later been copied by the others in the market. Very good personal connections to US and London counterparts that have generated value for us.’
‘Practical and solution-oriented approach, with very good understanding of the market practices. Understands what is important and what is not. Personal connections to US have been valuable for us.’
‘Very professional team. They really like what they do, and the team is fully committed to provide accurate and understandable advice.’
‘Juha Koponen and Mia Mokkila are superb. They really know how to sort the problems. Both are one-of-a-kind legal professionals.’
‘Juha Koponen is extremely knowledgeable on the matters in Finland and US. Easy to work with and very business-minded in his approach.’
Key clients
- Netflix, Inc.
- PHM Group Holding Oyj
- Oma Savings Bank Plc
- Swedbank AB, Finnish Branch
- Nordea Bank Abp
- Danske Bank A/S, Finland Branch
- Goldman Sachs, Inc.
- SRV Plc
- Carnegie Investment Bank AB, Finnish Branch
- The Finnish State (Prime Minister’s Office, Ownership Steering)
- Endomines Finland Oyj
- Nixu Corporation
- Normet Group Ltd
- Nokian Tyres plc
- Danske Mortgage Bank Plc
- Pihlajalinna Plc
- Aktia Alexander Corporate Finance Plc
- Bonum Bank Plc
- POP Mortgage Bank Plc
Work highlights
- Advised Netflix, Inc. on its €65m voluntary recommended public cash tender offer for Next Games Corporation.
- Advised SRV Plc on the reorganisation of the company’s financing in connection with the write-down of its Russian and Fennovoima assets totaling €141.2m.
- Advised the State of Finland on the €2.35bn bridge financing for the Helsinki-listed Fortum Corporation, which the State issued in response to turbulence in the Nordic electricity derivatives market and Fortum’s financial difficulties.
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Juha Koponen, Mia Mokkila