Real estate and construction

Roschier

Roschier‘s ’broad team with skilled partners’ handles a varied spectrum of real estate matters, advising on transactions, project development agreements, lease and land lease agreements, joint ventures, and asset management work. The team also assists clients with corporate real estate and project development mandates. Group head Antti-Jussi Partanen has extensive experience in transactional work, including handling infrastructure and energy-related acquisitions and divestments, and is known for providing ‘clear and well-justified advice’. Energy and infrastructure practice lead Toni Siimes primarily focuses on M&A and corporate work, with a strong emphasis on cross-border and private equity transactions, while Mika Alanko is well versed in assisting with property development processes.

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Testimonials

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‘The team is very professional and committed to providing high-quality work under pressure. Response time is always fast, and every problem is solved during the process. Also, they understand client needs and adhere to deadlines.’
‘Martti Ylinen is a calm, pragmatic person with strong negotiation skills, even under pressure. He has a result-oriented mind and is able to provide suggestions for complex matters. The client can trust that every important detail is covered. He is a rising star who goes the extra mile to deliver exceptional results.’
‘Roschier has a strong real estate team with individual lawyers ranging from very experienced partners to extremely talented lawyers. As a law firm, their large scale gives valuable support from other specialty areas.’
‘Partner Mika Alanko is a very experienced lawyer who keeps his calm in demanding negotiations. Senior Associate Martti Ylinen is rising star in the field of real estate transactions.’
‘Teams working seamlessly together covering exceptionally wide range of subject matters. Good substitute system, not dropping the pen at any point in time towards customer.’
‘Exceptional communication skills, enthusiastic people and willingness to work throughout the projects from the beginning until the very last point.’
‘Considerate, deeply knowledgeable and professional, good personal touch.’
‘Martti Ylinen is a consummate professional, very knowledgeable and incredibly hard working, a credit to the legal profession.’

Key clients

Altaal
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers
Blackstone Europe LLP
Carnegie
Deka Immobilien GmbH
eQ Finnish Real Estate
HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH
KanAm Grund
LähiTapiola
M7 Real Estate
Mileway
MSD
Nokia
NREP
Pareto Securities AB
Prime Capital
Royal Areena Oy
Slättö
Lindex Group (formerly Stockmann Plc)
Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB (publ)
CapMan Real Estate

Work highlights

Advised Blackstone on the acquisition of a large urban logistics portfolio comprising 22 assets with a total leasable area of over 130,000 square meters.
Represented the seller in the sale of a landmark office building in Keilaniemi, Espoo, currently known as Tietoevry’s headquarters.
Advised Nokia Corporation on an ongoing project to build a new R&D campus on the Linnanmaa-Ritaharju plot in Oulu.

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