DLA Piper Finland Attorneys Ltd regularly handles listings and public tender offers on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market. Kristiina Hirva specialises in bond issuances and regulatory matters. She leads the team in tandem with Salla Tuominen, who focuses on ECM transactions.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Testimonials
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- Quality, responsiveness.
- Global network and responsiveness
- ‘From our point of view, the differentiating factor is the presence of a strong corporate finance Finnish team within a strong international organisation, capable of advising on and driving M&A and capital markets transactions.’
- ‘We have been working mainly with Salla Tuominen. We have valued mainly the competence, hands-on, direct and efficient approach and availability over a long assignment.’
Key clients
- Aktsiaselts Tallink Grupp
- CapMan Plc
- Dexcom Inc
- Digia Plc
- Digital 9 Infrastructure plc
- Elisa Oyj
- HKFoods Plc (Previously HKScan Corporation)
- Leonardo S.p. A.
- Municipal Guarantee Board
- Municipality Finance Oyj
- PPG Industries, Inc.
- Santander CIB
- Solar Foods Oyj
- Tenendum Oy
- Teollisuuden Voima Oyj
- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)
- Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company
- Wulff Group Plc
Work highlights
Advised Solar Foods Oyj on its direct listing on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland marketplace operated by Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
Acted as Finnish counsel for Teollisuuden Voima Oyj on the issuance of a EUR 600 million green bond and the related tender offer.
Assisted Santander CIB in relation to a secured €125 million loan financing arrangement to Gobybike Group from global asset-based private credit specialist Castlelake and Santander CIB.
Practice head
Kristiina Hirva; Salla Tuominen