Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Financial Restructuring; Capital Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy Law
Position: Partner
Joined Firm: 2002
Education: University of Helsinki (L.L.M. 1974). Trained on the Bench (1977)
Languages: Finnish, Swedish and English
Telephone: +358 (0)9 668 95281
Mobile: +358 (0)40 594 1402
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* Fingrid Oyj EMTN Debt Issuance Programme listed on the LSE;
* Bankruptcy of Elcoteq;
* Tikkurila €180M Loan Facility;
* Financing of the acquisition by Sanoma Corporation;
* Restructuring of European Directories Group;
* Issuing by Huhtamäki of SEK 450M Bonds listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki;
* Acquisition of Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions Finland Oy by Syntagma Capital;
* Acquisition of Visma Group by Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co (KKR);
* Fingrid Oyj EMTN Debt Issuance Programme listed on the LSE;
* Acquisition of a major part of Ovako’s business by Triton;
* Waselius & Wist represented Munters AB in the divestment of MCS division;
* Finnair signs EUR 200 M Facility Agreement;
* Refinancing of Phoenix Pharmahandel GmbH & Co KG;
* Acquisition by Mediq N.V. of Oriola-KD Corporation’s Healthcare Trade Business;
*Elcoteq SE signs EUR 100 M Multi-currency Revolving Bridge Facility Agreement;
* Restructuring of Paroc Group;
* Ahlstrom 200 MEUR multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility;
* Acquisition by Thomson Reuters of Hugin Investor Relations Services Ab;
* Konecranes 200 MEUR Revolving Credit Facility;
* Nokia Siemens EUR 2 bln revolving credit facility;
* Acquisition by Compre Holdings of Stockholm Re;
* Public takeover bid by Symphony Technology Group of Aldata Solution Oyj;
* Recommended as leading lawyer in the fields of Banking and Finance and Corporate/M&A by Chambers Europe
* Recommended as leading lawyer in the fields of Capital Markets and Banking and Finance by IFLR1000
* Recommended as leading lawyer in the fields of Capital Markets, Energy and Private Equity by PLC Which Lawyer
* Recommended as leading lawyer in the fields of Capital Markets, Banking and Project Finance by the Euromoney Legal Experts
Finnish Bar Association; Legal Society of Finland; International Bar Association
Roschier-Holmberg & Waselius 1993 - 2002 (head of London Branch 1993, partner 1995); Procopé & Hornborg 1976 - 1992 (partner 1980, head of London Branch 1984, secondment S.G. Archibald, Paris 1980); Ministry of Trade and Industry 1975 - 1976