Tax

Krogerus

Client Satisfaction

Krogerus‘ team, known for its ’relevant experience of providing practical and well-reasoned analysis of the matters’, excels in advising on the tax aspects of private equity, real estate and infrastructure transactions. The practice also has significant expertise in tax and structuring issues associated with fund formations. Practice head Samu Lassila is praised for his ‘very professional approach’ and is the go-to person for transactional taxes, including financing agreements and fund formations, and regularly handles tax litigation and tax controversy work. Antti Lehtimaja is a specialist in private equity taxation and real estate transactions.

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Testimonials

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‘The team is excellent at handling complex tax matters. They are our go-to advisers in Finland. They deliver practical and clear advice at all times.’
‘Antti Lehtimaja leads all our Finnish tax matters. He is responsive and excellent at explaining technical tax concepts clearly and concisely. We see him as a highly valued adviser.’
‘Samu Lassila, innovative with good resilience for stressed projects.’
‘I was very pleased with the level of professionalism displayed by the team throughout our collaboration in several cases. The team was consistently responsive, well organised, and provided clear guidance at every stage of the process.’
‘I appreciate the broad knowledge about all kinds of industries and the professionalism.’
‘We have exclusively worked with Samu Lassila. Samu is on point, efficient and has a wide knowledge in respect of all kinds of tax-related questions. Samu also has experience working with all kinds of industries, which we appreciate.’
‘Partner Antti Lehtimaja handled the matter effectively with a well-prepared and ultimately successful approach. Advice and options were clear.’

Key clients

KKR
MEAG (part of Munich RE)
PSG Equity LLC
Swiss Life
VINCI
Elisa Plc
HKScan Plc
Juuri Partners
Tana Group
VR
Altor
Ilmatar Energy
Sonae
LähiTapiola / LocalTapiola

Work highlights

Advised Altor on the sale of Silo AI to AMD Inc, the global semiconductor firm.
Advised Aico Group on Accel-KKR's majority equity investment in Aico Group.
Advised PSG Equity on €40m growth investment in One Click LCA.

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