Selinda Näse > Avance Attorneys Ltd > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile

Avance Attorneys Ltd
MANNERHEIMINTIE 20 A
00100 HELSINKI
Finland

Work Department

Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring and Insolvency, Real Estate and Construction

Selinda is specialized in banking and finance and has been recognized as a leading practitioner within her field. She has extensive experience of advising both lenders and borrowers/sponsors in domestic and cross-border financing arrangements, including acquisition, real estate and project finance, as well as in debt restructurings and a large variety of other finance related matters. In addition to her Finnish law degree, Selinda has an LLM in International Business Law from Católica University Law School in Lisbon, and has also gained further international experience from working at law firms in Stockholm and London.

Position

Partner

Career

Avance Attorneys Ltd, Partner 2013-
Roschier Attorneys Ltd., Helsinki and Stockholm, Senior Associate, Finance (2003-2013)
Sampo Bank plc, Helsinki, Visiting Lawyer, Acquisition and Leveraged Finance (2008)
Kirkland&Ellis; International LLP, London, Visiting Lawyer, Finance (2007)

Languages

Finnish, Swedish, English

Memberships

Finnish Bar Association, Legal Society of Finland (Treasurer 2004-2006)

Education

LL.M. (International Business Law), Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisbon), 2013
Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2002

Lawyer Rankings

Finland > Banking and finance

(Leading individuals)

Selinda Näse  – Avance 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.