Capital markets

Krogerus

Client Satisfaction

The leading capital markets and public M&A team at Krogerus is headed by standout individual Tom Fagernäs and has expertise across a broad spectrum of capital markets mandates, including public M&A, spin-offs, high profile IPOs, and large-scale rights issues. The practice has recently also been advising on a range of financial and capital markets regulatory matters. Fagernäs often represents clients in domestic and cross-border capital markets transactions, ranging from debt and equity mandates to public takeovers. Other key contact Mårten Knuts particularly stands out for his expertise in high-end financial regulatory matters and related corporate governance issues.

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Testimonials

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‘Problem solving attitude as well as commitment and availability.’
‘Ability to understand the big picture and the motives outside of laws and regulation, which may have an impact on the transaction/situation at hand, making it easier to find alternative solutions that may better suit the client.'
‘Unique combination of academic and practical expertise’
‘Joel Kanervo is without a doubt a rising star who I look forward to working with in the future.’
‘Top notch experience and knowledge of the market and an extremely objective approach to all legal challenges with a unique business understanding.'
‘Tom Fagernäs and Paul Raade make the capital markets & M&A team of this law office unique. Their knowledge, experience and business acumen allows them to provide to clients the advice that can make things happen.’

Key clients

Sonae SGPS S.A.
Innofactor Plc
Sampo plc
Mandatum plc
Nordea bank plc
Nokia Corporation
Lamor Corporation
Carnegie Investment Bank
HKFoods Plc
Danske Bank

Work highlights

Acted as lead counsel for Sonae and the offeror on a recommended voluntary public tender offer for all the shares in Musti Group by a consortium led by Sonae and joined by Musti's Chairman of the Board, Member of the Board and CEO.
Acted as lead counsel for Sampo and Mandatum in a transaction in which Sampo sold certain of its assets, including its holding in Saxo Bank and Enento, to Mandatum Holding for an aggregate value of EUR 430 million.
Acted as lead counsel for Nordea Bank in four consecutive share buy-back programmes with an aggregate value of EUR 5.5 billion, of which the latest EUR 1bn programme was completed in February 2024.