Mr Ari Kaarakainen > Borenius > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile
Borenius Offices
ETELÄESPLANADI 2
00130 HELSINKI
Finland
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Mr Ari Kaarakainen
Work Department
Transactions; Real Estate and M&A Transactions, Banking & Finance.
Position
Partner Ari Kaarakainen advises on real estate, M&A and financing transactions with particular emphasis on real estate and energy and infrastructure transactions.
Career
Prior to joining Borenius Attorneys Ltd, Ari worked as a legal adviser at the Helsinki Chamber of Commerce and in various corporate finance functions at Sampo Bank, including the functions of a lawyer and a credit analyst. He has also worked as a legal counsel at the New York branch of the bank. Ari has been a partner since 2006.
Languages
Finnish, English, Swedish, German.
Memberships
Finnish Bar Association; International Bar Association
Education
LL.M. 1990, University of Helsinki, Finland; Trained on the bench 1992, District courts of Pietarsaari and Seinäjoki, Finland; MBA (Finance and Accounting) 1994, Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, New York, USA; Admitted to the Bar 2002, Helsinki, Finland.
Lawyer Rankings
Finland > Real estate and construction
(Leading individuals)Borenius‘ real estate, environment and construction practice assists clients with real estate transactions, construction projects and mandates in the renewable energy sector. Group co-head Christian Fogelholm
focuses on real estate transactions, while managing partner Casper Herler handles a range of advice related to environmental law, natural resources and infrastructure projects; and fellow co-head Ari Kaarakainen specialises in transactions with a particular emphasis on real estate and infrastructure work. The team’s capabilities were strengthened in May 2023 by the arrival of construction practitioner Emma Niemistö, who advises on infrastructure and industrial projects, with expertise in international forms of contracting; she leads the new projects and construction team.
Lawyer Rankings
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