Mr Kristian Karlsson > Dittmar & Indrenius > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile

Dittmar & Indrenius
POHJOISESPLANADI 25 A
00100 HELSINKI
Finland

Work Department

Fintech; Finance; Capital Markets

Position

Focus on securities law, investment funds, regulatory matters and financing transactions.

Partner Kristian Karlsson is known for advising clients on matters relating to securities law and financial regulation with a particular emphasis on Fintech, investment funds and investment services. He also represents borrowers and lenders in connection with financing transactions, including acquisition and project financing, bond issuances, securitization and structured financing.

Career

Kristian Karlsson has worked as a visiting lawyer with Nordea Funds Ltd and as a Consultant in European Investment Bank in Luxembourg.

Kristian is the Finnish member of the Monterey Funds Club, an association of European fund law specialists, and acts as a member of the Securities and Finance Law Expert Group of the Finnish Bar Association.

Languages

Finnish, Swedish, English and German

Memberships

Finnish Bar Association

Education

University of Helsinki (LL.M., 2011)

Lawyer Rankings

Finland > Banking and finance

(Next Generation Partners)

Kristian Karlsson – Dittmar & Indrenius

Dittmar & Indrenius‘ ‘impressive’ finance practice provides the full range of advice on complex banking transactions, lending and acquisition financings, real estate and infrastructure financing work, derivatives issues, structured products, and distressed situations. The team focuses on cross-border matters and work in the energy and infrastructure sector, with a strong emphasis on renewable energy and sustainability issues. Juha-Pekka Mutanen heads up the department and specialises in finance and capital market transactions, including project finance, LBO and bond finance mandates. Kristian Karlsson primarily handles acquisition and project finance work and also assists with securitarisation issues.

Finland > Capital markets

Dittmar & Indrenius advises on debt and equity instrument issuances, securities-related deals and regulatory issues, and is also highly competent in the fintech field, an area of emphasis for Kristian KarlssonJuha-Pekka Mutanen leads the department, handling finance and capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. Other key names contributing to the practice include Hanna-Mari Manninen, who leads the corporate advisory, compliance and sustainability group; and senior partner Anders Carlberg.