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Avance Attorneys Ltd
MANNERHEIMINTIE 20 A
00100 HELSINKI
Finland

Work Department

Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets and Financial Regulatory, Restructuring and Insolvency, Real Estate and Construction

Sari is a leading lawyer specialized on domestic and cross-border banking and finance transactions. She regularly acts for both banks and borrowers and advises clients in complex transactions in the financing space, including acquisition, structured and real estate finance, syndicated lending, bilateral loans and debt capital market transactions.

Position

Partner

Career

Avance Attorneys Ltd, Partner 2011-
Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, Helsinki, Senior Associate, Finance Group (2003–2011)
Pohjola Bank plc, Helsinki, Legal Counsel for Corporate Banking (2010)
Waselius & Wist, Associate (1998–2003)

Memberships

Finnish Bar Assocation

Education

Trained on the Bench, District Court of Vantaa, 2000
Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 1997

Lawyer Rankings

Finland > Banking and finance

(Leading individuals)

Sari WallgrenAvance Attorneys Ltd

Noted for its capabilities in complex finance transactions, Avance Attorneys Ltd advises clients on syndicated and bilateral loans, acquisitions, real estate-related issues, structured and project financing arrangements, and securitisations and restructurings. The department works with lenders and borrowers at the senior, mezzanine and subordinated financing levels. Sari Wallgren, who has ‘excellent knowledge and long-standing experience’, leads the team and is adept at the full range of banking and finance transactions. Other key members of the team are Tytti Laajanen, who has vast experience in complex corporate finance transactions and financial regulatory matters, as well as Robin Nordblad and Selinda Näse.