Borenius‘ banking and finance team is particularly active in the renewable energy sector, assisting companies with project financings related to solar farms and battery energy storage systems. Niina Nuottimäki oversees the team alongside Riikka Eronen. Nuottimäki is well versed in debt refinancings, while Eronen acts for major banks on a breadth of deals, including acquisition finance transactions. Ben Fallström assists the team with project financing matters, with a specific focus on renewables.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The banking and finance team at Borenius is the go-to team when we have a banking and finance transaction involving Finland. The team is very easy to work with, efficient and provided high-quality and spot-on advice.’
- ‘We have worked with the whole banking and finance team at Borenius, and the whole team as such is very skilful and experienced, but Niina Nuottamäki and Riikka Eronen especially stand out. ’
- ‘The team is highly responsive and flexible, providing accurate, high-quality advice. Communication is fluent. We strongly recommend this firm and have put it at the top of our list of recommended local counsel for our clients.’
- ‘We are used to working with Ben Fallström and this team. They are very reliable lawyers and easy to work with. We know that your clients are in safe hands.’
- ‘Riikka Eronen is a highly experienced lawyer with a pragmatic but precise approach.’
- ‘Extremely wide range of high-quality expertise in various sectors in law.’
Key clients
- Nordea Bank Abp
- Danske Bank
- OP Financial Group
- PHM Group Holding Oy
- Urban Partners Oy (NREP)
- Swedbank AB (publ)
- Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)
- Skarta Energy Oy
- Fundu Oy
- Helen Oy
- Crescent Capital Group LP
Work highlights
Advised PHM Group in connection with its successful EUR 1,000 million syndicated term loan B issuance.
Advised the lenders, Santander and Rabobank, on the EUR 430 million non-recourse project financing for NW Group to develop battery energy storage systems in Finland and France.
Advised Crescent Capital Group LP in connection with the unitranche financing provided to support VIA Equity’s strategic partnership with Saarni Cloud Oy, a Finland-based Software as a Service (SaaS) provider for human capital management.
Lawyers
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
Niina Nuottimäki; Riikka Eronen
Other key lawyers
Ben Fallström