Timo Airisto > Asianajotoimisto White & Case Oy > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile

The ‘high-quality‘ Finnish team at Asianajotoimisto White & Case Oy is noted for its expertise in cross-border transactions across the Nordics, including M&A, demergers, joint ventures, and equity investments. It is particularly strong in debt and distressed financing work and handling IPOs for US corporates and investment funds. Practice co-head Timo Airisto is dual-qualified in both the US and Finland and advises venture capital investors on major transactions and mergers, while ‘efficient‘ co-lead Janko Lindros specialises in acquisitions and divestments for portfolio companies. Eerika Halme departed for a position an in-house role in mid-2021.

The globally-connected banking and finance team at Asianajotoimisto White & Case Oy is noted for its track record in advising European financial institutions and management groups on transactions in the Nordic and Baltic regions. Its mandates frequently involve acquisition, real estate and leveraged financings, as well as distressed debt advice and restructurings. Executive partner Tanja Törnkvist focuses on project finance work and transactions, bank lending issues, and bank and bond transactions. Timo Airisto is dual-qualified to practice law in the US and Finland, and often deals with complex cross-border real estate transactions, while senior associate Oona Lilja advises venture capital and private equity groups on acquisition and project finance matters. Additionally, associate Krista Rekola specialises in debt finance and general bank lending issues.