Ms Mia Mokkila > Borenius > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile

Borenius
ETELÄESPLANADI 2
00130 HELSINKI
Finland

Work Department

Capital Markets & Public M&A, Corporate Advisory & Compliance, ESG, Financial Institutions & Regulation, M&A & Private Equity

Position

Partner Mia Mokkila specialises in listed company advisory and public M&A. She has more than 15 years of experience in handling listed company transactions that involve complex securities and corporate law aspects, such as public tender offers and mergers. Mia also frequently provides insider, disclosure, and governance advice to listed companies. Prior to joining Borenius, Mia worked at another major Finnish law firm. Her prior experience also includes working as a secondee at Nokia Corporation.

Mia has served as a secretary of the Helsinki Takeover Code revision workgroup twice, once in 2013 and again in 2021–2022, and she is a member of the Finnish Bar Association’s legal expert team on security markets and finance law. Mia has also successfully completed the Certified Board Member (CBM) training programme.

Mia heads the firm’s Corporate Advisory team and is a Partner in the firm’s Capital Markets & Public M&A team.

Languages

Finnish, English, Swedish, French, German, Spanish

Education

  • B. Sc. (Econ.), 2007, Helsinki School of Economics
  • Master of Laws, 2006, University of Helsinki

Lawyer Rankings

Finland > Capital markets

Praised by clients for its ‘great mix of market and regulatory competencies’, Borenius‘ capital markets and public M&A department advises clients on significant tender offers, major financing agreements, debt capital markets work, bank funding issues and IPOs. As head of the team, Juha Koponen is a key name for complex international securities offerings and tender offers, as well as public and private mergers and acquisitions, especially those with a cross-border element. Deputy head of the team Mia Mokkila specialises in listed company advisory and public M&A work, handling listed company transactions which involve complex securities and corporate law aspects, such as public tender offers and mergers.