About
Chairman: Carl-Henrik Wallin
Managing Partner: Ilkka Perheentupa
Number of partners: 22
Number of lawyers: 70
Languages: English, Finnish, French, German, Swedish
Firm Overview:
Avance is a business law firm managed by a team of experienced attorneys that share an enthusiasm for providing legal services of the highest quality. The firm handles some of the most demanding transactions, large projects and disputes involving its market, with a focus on matters that call for the skills and sophistication of the Avance team. The firm’s high partner-associate ratio reflects the core strategy of providing a senior-oriented service that ensures concrete value-add to clients and distinguishes the firm from its key competition. Avance combines high-end advisory work with a unique breadth of international experience, focusing on regulated industries that are relevant for Finland, such as energy and infrastructure, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, media and telecommunications, and real estate and construction. Evidencing the success of its strategy, the firm can showcase a broad selection of transactional advisory in key industrial arrangements in Finland. The work has in most cases also included advice on complex regulatory, competition law and financing issues. Please visit www.avance.com for further details.
Main Areas of Practice:
Banking & Finance:
The firm advises clients in banking and finance transactions, including syndicated and bilateral loans, acquisition, real estate, structured and project financing arrangements, as well as securitisations and restructurings. The banking and finance team also provides counsel relating to regulatory matters.
Contact: Sari Wallgren, Partner, [email protected]; Selinda Näse, Partner, [email protected]; Tytti Laajanen, Partner, [email protected]
Capital Markets:
The firm assists various market participants in connection with capital market transactions, such as private placements, rights issues, bond offerings, IPOs and other offerings of both equity and debt securities. Avance also advises clients in corporate governance, disclosure and insider matters and provides regulatory advice to international securities and financial institutions in their provision of services in Finland.
Contact: Robin Nordblad, Partner, [email protected]; Elisa Heinonen, Partner, [email protected]; Ilkka Perheentupa, Managing Partner, [email protected]; Rasmus Sundström, Partner, [email protected]
Corporate Advisory:
The firm advises boards of directors and senior management on high-level corporate governance matters and legal and strategic issues that are of critical importance to the interests of the company and its shareholders. Avance also assists on matters relating to shareholders’ meetings of publicly and privately held companies.
Contact: Ulf-Henrik Kull, Senior Partner, [email protected]; Carl-Henrik Wallin, Chairman of the Board, Partner, [email protected]
Contract & Commercial:
The contract and commercial team offers legal and business advice on day-to-day corporate, contractual and commercial issues, such as strategic co-operation and industrial alliance, purchase and delivery, manufacture, procurement and supply agreements.
Contact: Ilkka Perheentupa, Managing Partner, [email protected]; Erkki-Antti Sadinmaa, Partner, [email protected]
Dispute Resolution & Compliance:
The dispute resolution team advises both domestic and foreign clients in their business disputes and regulatory investigations and proceedings. The members of the team have extensive experience in litigating and arbitrating commercial and corporate disputes. The team also advises clients and provides training in compliance related matters with a special focus on securities market and anti-corruption issues.
Contact: Ulla Vuokila, Partner, [email protected]; Salla Suominen, Partner, [email protected]; Minna Katajoki, Partner, [email protected]
Competition, Economics & State Aid:
The firm advises clients on a broad range of EU, competition law, public procurement, state aid and related market regulation, including the management of applications to the Finnish and the European Commission competition authorities.
Contact:; Katja Jaakkola, Partner, [email protected]; Asko Lindqvist, Partner, [email protected]
Employment and Incentives:
Our team advises clients on employment law and related matters, with a special focus on equity incentive programs, management compensation, benefits, restrictive undertakings, and related disputes.
Contact: Mari Mohsen, Partner, [email protected]
Intellectual Property & Technology:
The firm advises clients on a broad range of intellectual property matters, including the acquisition, creation and development, implementation, integration, protection, use and licensing, and sale of intellectual property rights and technologies, as well as the complex agreements governing the various aspects of such rights.
Contact: Anders Floman, Partner, [email protected]; Sonja Heiskala, Senior Associate, [email protected]
Tax & Structuring:
The firm provides a broad range of tax advisory services with focus on tax litigations, transaction and financing structuring services, due diligence and tax compliance and audit assistance.
Contact: Sebastian Kellas, Partner, [email protected]; Antti Leppänen, Senior Advisor, [email protected]
Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures:
The firm advises parties in public tender offers and a full range of privately negotiated mergers and acquisitions, joint venture structures, and related arrangements. Avance has the resources and capability to coordinate projects from commencement to completion, covering, as applicable, strategic planning and corporate structuring, legal due diligence, negotiation and documentation, regulatory filings and communications with authorities, as well as board advisory matters and defense strategies.
Contact: Erkki-Antti Sadinmaa, Partner, [email protected]; Ilkka Perheentupa, Managing Partner, [email protected]; Ulf-Henrik Kull, Senior Partner, [email protected]; Carl-Henrik Wallin, Chairman of the Board, Partner, [email protected]; Mathias Lindqvist, Partner, [email protected]
Private Equity & Venture Capital:
Members of the firm’s PE team have a long and well recognised track-record in private equity and venture capital transactions. Avance represents investment funds in leveraged investments, add-ons and exit transactions, recapitalisations and restructurings, management incentive arrangements and on-going portfolio management.
Contact: Ulf-Henrik Kull, Senior Partner, [email protected]; Ilkka Perheentupa, Managing Partner, [email protected]; Erkki-Antti Sadinmaa, Partner, [email protected]
Real Estate:
The firm represents domestic and international clients in connection with the sale and purchase of both individual properties and real estate portfolios. Avance also advises on traditional property law, including zoning and building legislation, easements, lease legislation, regulation and real estate projects (such as development and life cycle projects).
Contact: Christoffer Charpentier, Partner, [email protected]; Mathias Lindqvist, Partner, [email protected], Henrikki Tahkokallio, Partner, [email protected]; Björn Söderblom, Partner, [email protected]
Restructuring & Insolvency:
The firm provides practical assistance in matters related to economic distress. Restructuring and Insolvency team regularly advises debtor companies, their boards of directors, shareholders or creditors in out-of-court refinancing or voluntary restructuring negotiations and pre-pack discussions, but also in in-court insolvency proceedings. The team acts as court appointed administrator in corporate restructuring proceedings. In addition, the team assist clients in insolvency related disputes and other court proceedings, such as claw-back claims and board liability matters.
Contact: Salla Suominen, Partner, [email protected]
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Cobbleyard and sponsors divest warehouse property in Vantaa
Avance advises Cobbleyard Real Estate and its sponsors in the divestment of a warehouse property in Vantaa. The 6,400 sqm last-mile warehouse is single let with a long-term lease.
Kurio acquired by SAMY Alliance
Avance advises the owners of Kurio, a social-first creative agency, in the sale of Kurio to SAMY Alliance, an integrated, social-first technology and data-enabled digital marketing company. Kurio is ranked the 8th most creative agency in the world in the Global Creative Index 2023 by PRovoke Media
SARC Architects join forces with SIGGE Architects
Avance advises SARC Architects when it joins forces with SIGGE Architects. SARC and SIGGE are Finland’s leading architecture firms whose works have received several architecture awards, both domestic and international.
Avance advises AVS-Yhtiöt Oy and its owners in the sale of AVS-Power Oy to Beijer Oy, a subsidiary of Beijer Alma AB.
Barings acquires prime logistics scheme in Finland
Avance advises Barings Real Estate in the acquisition of a fully let, prime logistics scheme located adjacent to the Helsinki Airport in Finland.
Barings acquires prime logistics scheme in Finland
Avance advises Barings Real Estate in the acquisition of a fully let, prime logistics scheme located adjacent to the Helsinki Airport in Finland.
Harry Schaumans Stiftelse (HSS) agrees to sell HSS Media Ab to Bonnier News
Avance advises Harry Schaumans Stiftelse (HSS) in the sale of HSS Media Ab to Bonnier News. HSS Media’s newspapers Vasabladet, Österbottens Tidning och Syd-Österbotten, as well as the local radio station Radio Vaasa and marketing agency Seger Marketing, will be part of the Dagens Nyheter business ar
Gevulot announces seed financing round led by Variant
Avance advises Gevulot in a seed financing round led by Variant. Other investors participating in the financing round include RockawayX, Volt Capital and Staking Facilities.
Alma Media to acquire Netwheels
Avance advises Alma Media Oyj in its acquisition of Netwheels Oy from Sanoma Media Finland Oy and other shareholders of the company.
Paptic raises additional growth funding
Avance advises Paptic, a Finnish developer and manufacturer of wood-fibre based packaging materials, in a funding round led by UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund (UB FIGG) and joined by Emerald Technology Ventures, SIG InnoVentures and EIC Fund.
Lifeline invests in Photoncycle
Avance advises Lifeline Ventures in their investment in Photoncycle, a Norwegian climate tech company.
Nordisk Renting acquires a strategic science and technology property in Turku
Avance advises Nordisk Renting in the acquisition of a strategic science and technology property in Turku.
Elenia sells its fibre optic network to Elisa
Avance advises Elenia in the sale of its fibre optic network to Elisa Oyj.
HGR Property Partners divests daycare and school properties in central Helsinki
Avance advises HGR Property Partners in the sale of one school and two daycare assets in the historical Kaartin Lasaretti block in the city center of Helsinki to CapMan Social Real Estate Fund.
HiQ to acquire Ambientia’s public business unit
Avance advises HiQ, an IT and tech consulting company, in the acquisition of the public business unit of Ambientia, a Finnish IT service company.
eQ Community Properties Fund sells a healthcare property portfolio to Nrep
Avance advises eQ Community Properties Fund in the sale of a healthcare property portfolio for approx. EUR 100 million to a fund represented by the Nordic real estate investor Nrep.
Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund to acquire Honkajoki wind farm
Avance advises Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund in connection with the acquisition of the operational Honkajoki wind farm from Access Capital Partners and KGAL.
Cobbleyard acquires a distinctive historical redbrick property together with its sponsors
Avance advises Cobbleyard Real Estate and its sponsors in the acquisition of the distinctive historical property located at Eerikinkatu 32-36, Helsinki.
Avance advises Nasdaq Stockholm listed Eolus Vind AB (publ)., engaged in development of renewable energy, in the acquisition of YIT Energy Oy, the renewable energy division of Finland’s largest development and construction company YIT.
eQ Community Properties Fund sells a healthcare property portfolio in Finland
Avance advises eQ Community Properties Fund in the sale of a healthcare property portfolio for approx. EUR 75 million to an investment fund managed by Northern Horizon, a specialized healthcare real estate investor.
One Click LCA raises strategic growth investment from PSG and InfraVia
Avance advises One Click LCA, a world-leading decarbonization platform for the construction and manufacturing industries, in a EUR 40 million strategic growth investment from PSG and InfraVia.
Avance advises Alder Fund I AB and other shareholders in the sale of Aidon Oy, a leading Finnish supplier of smart metering and smart grid solutions for energy distribution network operators, to Gridspertise S.r.l.
Aidon to acquire Enerim’s Smart Meter Operations
Avance advises Aidon Oy, a leading Finnish supplier of smart metering and smart grid solutions for energy distribution network operators, in the acquisition of Enerim Oy’s Smart Meter Operations.
Writech Group acquires Firecon
Avance advises Writech Group in the acquisition of Firecon Group Oy, a market-leading full-service provider of automated fire extinguishing systems in Finland.
WE Tech joined forces with Mitsui
Avance advises WE Tech, a leading energy efficiency solution provider with a global presence in the shipping industry, in a minority investment into the company by Mitsui.
re:mount to acquire PC-Saneeraus
Avance advises re:mount group, a leading Finnish renovation construction group, in its acquisition of PC-Saneeraus Oy.
Puuilo acquires the business operations of Hurrikaani
Avance advises Puuilo, a leading Finnish discount store chain, in its acquisition of Tavaratalo Hurrikaani’s business operations in Nokia, Ylöjärvi and Forssa.
Paptic raises a growth equity round and agrees on a capital loan
Avance advises Paptic, a Finnish developer and manufacturer of wood-fibre based packaging materials, in its EUR 23 million growth funding round.
New development financing for Ylva's Lyyra project in Helsinki
Avance advises Ylva in relation to new development financing for the hotel and residential building of the Lyyra city block in Hakaniemi, Helsinki.
Intera and NoHo Partners establish a Europe-wide premium burger company Better Burger Society
Avance advises Intera Partners in the establishment of Better Burger Society, a company targeting a leading position in the growing premium burger market in Europe, together with NoHo Partners.
Cobbleyard and sponsors divest warehouse property in Vantaa
Avance advises Cobbleyard Real Estate and its sponsors in the divestment of a warehouse property in Vantaa. The 6,400 sqm last-mile warehouse is single let with a long-term lease.
Kurio acquired by SAMY Alliance
Avance advises the owners of Kurio, a social-first creative agency, in the sale of Kurio to SAMY Alliance, an integrated, social-first technology and data-enabled digital marketing company. Kurio is ranked the 8th most creative agency in the world in the Global Creative Index 2023 by PRovoke Media
SARC Architects join forces with SIGGE Architects
Avance advises SARC Architects when it joins forces with SIGGE Architects. SARC and SIGGE are Finland’s leading architecture firms whose works have received several architecture awards, both domestic and international.
Avance advises AVS-Yhtiöt Oy and its owners in the sale of AVS-Power Oy to Beijer Oy, a subsidiary of Beijer Alma AB.
Barings acquires prime logistics scheme in Finland
Avance advises Barings Real Estate in the acquisition of a fully let, prime logistics scheme located adjacent to the Helsinki Airport in Finland.
Barings acquires prime logistics scheme in Finland
Avance advises Barings Real Estate in the acquisition of a fully let, prime logistics scheme located adjacent to the Helsinki Airport in Finland.
Harry Schaumans Stiftelse (HSS) agrees to sell HSS Media Ab to Bonnier News
Avance advises Harry Schaumans Stiftelse (HSS) in the sale of HSS Media Ab to Bonnier News. HSS Media’s newspapers Vasabladet, Österbottens Tidning och Syd-Österbotten, as well as the local radio station Radio Vaasa and marketing agency Seger Marketing, will be part of the Dagens Nyheter business ar
Gevulot announces seed financing round led by Variant
Avance advises Gevulot in a seed financing round led by Variant. Other investors participating in the financing round include RockawayX, Volt Capital and Staking Facilities.
Alma Media to acquire Netwheels
Avance advises Alma Media Oyj in its acquisition of Netwheels Oy from Sanoma Media Finland Oy and other shareholders of the company.
Paptic raises additional growth funding
Avance advises Paptic, a Finnish developer and manufacturer of wood-fibre based packaging materials, in a funding round led by UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund (UB FIGG) and joined by Emerald Technology Ventures, SIG InnoVentures and EIC Fund.
Lifeline invests in Photoncycle
Avance advises Lifeline Ventures in their investment in Photoncycle, a Norwegian climate tech company.
Nordisk Renting acquires a strategic science and technology property in Turku
Avance advises Nordisk Renting in the acquisition of a strategic science and technology property in Turku.
Elenia sells its fibre optic network to Elisa
Avance advises Elenia in the sale of its fibre optic network to Elisa Oyj.
HGR Property Partners divests daycare and school properties in central Helsinki
Avance advises HGR Property Partners in the sale of one school and two daycare assets in the historical Kaartin Lasaretti block in the city center of Helsinki to CapMan Social Real Estate Fund.
HiQ to acquire Ambientia’s public business unit
Avance advises HiQ, an IT and tech consulting company, in the acquisition of the public business unit of Ambientia, a Finnish IT service company.
eQ Community Properties Fund sells a healthcare property portfolio to Nrep
Avance advises eQ Community Properties Fund in the sale of a healthcare property portfolio for approx. EUR 100 million to a fund represented by the Nordic real estate investor Nrep.
Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund to acquire Honkajoki wind farm
Avance advises Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund in connection with the acquisition of the operational Honkajoki wind farm from Access Capital Partners and KGAL.
Cobbleyard acquires a distinctive historical redbrick property together with its sponsors
Avance advises Cobbleyard Real Estate and its sponsors in the acquisition of the distinctive historical property located at Eerikinkatu 32-36, Helsinki.
Avance advises Nasdaq Stockholm listed Eolus Vind AB (publ)., engaged in development of renewable energy, in the acquisition of YIT Energy Oy, the renewable energy division of Finland’s largest development and construction company YIT.
eQ Community Properties Fund sells a healthcare property portfolio in Finland
Avance advises eQ Community Properties Fund in the sale of a healthcare property portfolio for approx. EUR 75 million to an investment fund managed by Northern Horizon, a specialized healthcare real estate investor.
One Click LCA raises strategic growth investment from PSG and InfraVia
Avance advises One Click LCA, a world-leading decarbonization platform for the construction and manufacturing industries, in a EUR 40 million strategic growth investment from PSG and InfraVia.
Avance advises Alder Fund I AB and other shareholders in the sale of Aidon Oy, a leading Finnish supplier of smart metering and smart grid solutions for energy distribution network operators, to Gridspertise S.r.l.
Aidon to acquire Enerim’s Smart Meter Operations
Avance advises Aidon Oy, a leading Finnish supplier of smart metering and smart grid solutions for energy distribution network operators, in the acquisition of Enerim Oy’s Smart Meter Operations.
Writech Group acquires Firecon
Avance advises Writech Group in the acquisition of Firecon Group Oy, a market-leading full-service provider of automated fire extinguishing systems in Finland.
WE Tech joined forces with Mitsui
Avance advises WE Tech, a leading energy efficiency solution provider with a global presence in the shipping industry, in a minority investment into the company by Mitsui.
re:mount to acquire PC-Saneeraus
Avance advises re:mount group, a leading Finnish renovation construction group, in its acquisition of PC-Saneeraus Oy.
Puuilo acquires the business operations of Hurrikaani
Avance advises Puuilo, a leading Finnish discount store chain, in its acquisition of Tavaratalo Hurrikaani’s business operations in Nokia, Ylöjärvi and Forssa.
Paptic raises a growth equity round and agrees on a capital loan
Avance advises Paptic, a Finnish developer and manufacturer of wood-fibre based packaging materials, in its EUR 23 million growth funding round.
New development financing for Ylva's Lyyra project in Helsinki
Avance advises Ylva in relation to new development financing for the hotel and residential building of the Lyyra city block in Hakaniemi, Helsinki.
Intera and NoHo Partners establish a Europe-wide premium burger company Better Burger Society
Avance advises Intera Partners in the establishment of Better Burger Society, a company targeting a leading position in the growing premium burger market in Europe, together with NoHo Partners.