Mr Mikko Ahonen > Bird & Bird > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile
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00100 HELSINKI
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Mr Mikko Ahonen
Work Department
Corporate; M&A
Position
Mikko Ahonen is the managing partner in Bird & Bird Helsinki office. He has extensive experience advising on a wide range of corporate, M&A and real estate transactions.
Specialising in mergers & acquisitions, corporate and securities law work and real estate transactions, his practice consists of advising both domestic and international clients in their transactional and corporate needs. He regularly advises clients with public tender offers, private equity transactions, complex cross-border transactions, creation of incentive plans for the management and employees, and complex internal corporate restructurings, among others.
Mikko is also one of the leading experts in warranty and indemnity insurances. He advises both the underwriters as the subscribers on all stages of the process from the underwriting up to the end of the claims process. This provides Bird & Bird with a unique access to data from wide range of transactions.
Career
His clients know him for his responsiveness, on-point advice, no-nonsense approach and commercial mindset. Mikko takes client satisfaction seriously and is constantly utilising new technologies and practices to make the transaction process more user-friendly to his clients.
Mikko’s post-graduate studies on international business law at King’s College have greatly benefited his clients in their cross-border transactions as he is familiar with the different techniques to address common legal problems in the US, UK and Europe.
Before joining Bird & Bird in 2010, Mikko worked for several years at another leading Nordic law firm in Finland.
Languages
Finnish, English, Swedish
Memberships
Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Member of the Finnish Corporate Law Association
Member of the Finnish Insurance Lawyers’ Association
Education
LL.M., King’s College London, University of London 2012
LL.M., University of Helsinki 2007
Lawyer Rankings
Finland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Bird & Bird has considerable strength in handling a wide range of legal matters, including corporate finance, private and public M&A, private equity matters, IPOs, joint ventures, and corporate governance. The team provides comprehensive support on inbound transactions, regulatory matters, and sector-specific issues, with particular strength in the energy, technology, and transportation sectors. The practice is also well-versed in advising clients from the US, Europe, and Asia, as well as supporting Finnish government ministries and municipalities on M&A transactions. Practice head Iina-Mari Supper is noted for advising on cross-border M&A transactions, while Maria Carlsson focuses on private M&A deals. Mikko Ahonen is sought after by clients seeking support on private equity mandates. Matti Kuokkanen is another key contact.