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Castrén & Snellman

Capital Markets

Europe Guide 2026 : Finland


Castrén & Snellman

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We are a creative partner with strategic business acumen and a strong international track record of working in the shifting capital markets and regulatory landscape.

Issuers and lead managers choose us because our expertise and processes hold up in demanding international arenas. Our services cover transactions in both equity and debt capital markets as well as public M&A.

Our long practical experience enables us to handle even the most complex and largest equity and debt capital markets transactions flexibly and efficiently. The breadth and depth or our expertise also allows us to provide international players with unrivalled regulatory advice on the Finnish market.

We provide leading Finnish expertise in capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions that involve listed companies. We have extensive and versatile experience in providing strategic advice to Finnish and international listed companies and private equity sponsors.

We are known as a trusted partner of boards of directors and management in strategic initiatives and demanding situations of change that concern listed companies. Many of our lawyers play an active role in the development of regulation. We have excellent working relationships with supervisory authorities, stock exchange, and the broad community of capital-markets stakeholders.

  • Debt Capital Markets
  • Equity Capital Markets
  • Financial instruments
  • Financial regulation & Compliance
  • Fintech

Contact: Partners Janne Lauha and Teresa Kauppila.

Clients (16)

  • Mandatum Life
  • Aktia Life Insurance Ltd
  • Cargotec Corporation
  • Boreo Plc
  • EcoUp Oy
  • Solwers Oyj
  • Danske Bank A/S, Finland Branch
  • Netum Group
  • Merus Power Oyj
  • Alexander Corporate Finance Oy
  • Carnegie Investment Bank AB, Finland Branch
  • Ålandsbanken Abp
  • Borgo AB
  • WithSecure
  • Evli Plc
  • Multitude AG

Industries (14)

  • Construction & industrial services
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Financial institutions
  • Food industry
  • Forestry & natural resources
  • Healthcare & social care
  • Life sciences
  • Media & entertainment
  • Private equity & venture capital
  • Public sector
  • Real estate
  • Technology & communications
  • Transport & logistics
  • Wholesale & retail

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Capital Markets - Finland

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Castrén & Snellman offers longstanding experience in the capital markets arena and is well placed to advise on a broad array of mandates. The team advises on bond issuances and EMTN programmes. The law firm also assists with IPOs, rights issues and tender offers, in addition to regulatory mandates. Banks, funds and corporates are among the entities which seek the law firm's counsel.

Work Highlights

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  • Castrén & Snellman advised Nokian Brewery on its IPO on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland.

Strengths

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  • Everyone there is nice to work with, easy to approach, supportive and practical.

    Capital Markets respondentEurope
  • The lawyers give very pragmatic advice.

    Capital Markets respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Janne Lauha
    Band 3Janne Lauha

    Janne Lauha

    Janne Lauha assists with a broad variety of capital markets mandates, ranging from EMTN and note programmes to listing changes and share issuances. He has further experience advising on an array of regulatory topics.
    • Janne demonstrates good expertise.

      Capital Markets respondentEurope
    • Janne Lauha is pragmatic.

      Capital Markets respondentEurope

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