About

Provided by Borenius

Borenius has one of the largest and most experienced M&A practices in Finland, and experts from our other practice groups further support the team. 


We advise leading Finnish and foreign corporations, as well as private equity sponsors, on all aspects of public and private mergers and acquisitions and continuously rank as one of the most active M&A practices in Finland. In addition to our industry driven strategic M&A assignments, our firm is well known for being a long-established adviser for private equity, with a reputation for sound advice, a pragmatic approach and effective deal execution. We regularly advise many of the most active private equity sponsors in all stages of their investments.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Finland

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Borenius has a respected practice that advises on a broad range of complex corporate matters, with particular expertise in private equity transactions. Its lawyers are also experienced in tender offers and corporate restructurings as well as being well-versed in cross-border mandates.

Work Highlights

  • Borenius advised CapMan Buyout and the other sellers on the sale of Havator to a Danish-Norwegian joint venture owned by BMS Group and Stangeland Gruppen.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jyrki Tähtinen
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Jyrki Tähtinen
Head of Corporate/M&A
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Senior Statespeople
Jyrki Tähtinen is highlighted for his expertise in corporate governance and restructuring matters. He has experience advising on complex transactions and often acts for private equity houses.

Jyrki Tähtinen is a very strong, experienced and insightful lawyer.

Jyrki is one of the most experienced M&A and restructuring lawyers in Finland. He is excellent in difficult situations and gives clear recommendations to clients.

You can, without hesitation, let him negotiate the deal for you.

Jyrki has an exceptional level of experience and insight into the private equity market.

Janko Lindros
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Janko Lindros
Head of Corporate/M&A
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Band 2

Janko Lindros has extensive experience advising private equity houses on acquisitions and investments. He regularly handles cross-border deals involving the technology sector.

Janko Lindros really knows his stuff and gives great advice to clients. He also knows when to advise clients and on what topics, rather than trying to provide advice that is not required.

He is always highly responsive and has good attention to detail whilst having a commercial mindset and the ability to get a deal done.

He is a great operator, a font of local market knowledge and a delight to deal with.

Janko understands our business well and is able to tailor his advice to our needs. He's always very commercially-minded and helps us focus on the legal issues that are critical for us.

He is very experienced, with a commercial mindset and strong attention to detail.

Johan Roman
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Johan Roman
2
Band 2

Managing partner Johan Roman heads Borenius's M&A group. He acts for a range of clients on transactions, including private equity firms, and has additional experience in corporate matters connected to partnership agreements.

Johan has the ability to simplify complex situations and agreement frameworks.

Johan Roman is good at negotiating.

Johan has an exceptionally holistic view and is business-minded.

He always delivers fantastic quality with rapid speed.

Ranked Lawyers at
Borenius

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Finland

Corporate/M&A

Jyrki Tähtinen
S
Jyrki Tähtinen
Head of Corporate/M&A
S
Senior Statespeople
Janko Lindros
2
Janko Lindros
Head of Corporate/M&A
2
Band 2
Johan Roman
2
Johan Roman
2
Band 2

Members

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Eino Järnroos

Janko Lindros

Janko Lindros

Head of Department

Joel Kättö

Jyrki Tähtinen

Jyrki Tähtinen

Head of Department