Venture Capital
Finland
16 April 2025
Waselius handles a varied array of mandates for lessors, lenders and operators across the rail, road, and maritime sectors, with particular prominence in the aviation and automotive industries. Led by Maria Lehtimäki, the group is particularly active on aircraft sale, lease, financing and securitisation transactions, as well as aviation regulatory matters.
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Key clients
- Alstom Transport
- Autodoc SE
- Aviation Working Group
- BBAM Aviation Services Limited
- Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications
- GOAL Leasing
- Hedin Automotive
- JLPS Ireland Limited
- LocalTapiola Finance
- MABI Mobility Group
Work highlights
Advised Santander Consumer Finance as the originator on the €420m public securitisation of a portfolio of Finnish consumer auto hire purchase contracts.
Represented Alstom Transport Helsinki Finland Oy in procurement litigation against the governmental company Fintraffic Raide Oy.
Advised MABI Mobility AB on its acquisition of Scandia Rent, a Finnish car rental agency with offices in over 100 locations around Finland.
Lawyers
Practice head
Maria Lehtimäki