PricewaterhouseCoopers has developed a wide real estate and construction practice, covering lease agreements, transactions, M&A and regulatory compliance, among other matters. The team is particularly active in advisory work, leveraging its connections to the firm’s wider network of financial and tax experts. It has notably been assisting an investment fund in contractual arrangements, following a complex real estate transaction. Joni Painilainen, an expert in real estate transactions, leads the team together with Minna Poutiainen, a lawyer with extensive experience across the practice area.
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- ‘The team is competent and productive.’
Key clients
- Evli (AIF) City of Helsinki Kisakalliosäätiö sr Urheiluopistosäätiö sr Relicomp Oy Evli Healthcare I Ky
Work highlights
Advised Evli Rental Yield Fund (AIF) on its acquisition of the real estate company Kiinteistö Oy Tuusulan Pysäkkikuja 1, owning a retail property, from Staffia Oy.
Advised the City of Helsinki on organisational models for affordable housing, providing comprehensive legal, tax, and financial analyses, and resolving complex real estate and tax law issues to support the city’s strategic housing policy objectives.
Acted as legal and tax advisor to the owners of Lapin Kumi Oy in the 100% share sale to Circular Tire Services Europe Holding AB, with the engagement encompassing the transaction, a structural reorganisation through a full demerger, and the comprehensive review and drafting of real estate agreements.
Practice head
Joni Painilainen; Minna Poutiainen