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Juha is a dual-qualified (Finland and New York) transactional lawyer who focuses his practice on capital markets and public M&A transactions. He has advised issuers and underwriters on public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, including IPOs, high-yield debt offerings, convertible debt issuances and rights offerings. He also regularly advises bidders, target boards, financiers and large shareholders on tender offers. Juha is also an international fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Juha has significant experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions, especially in the cross-border context. Throughout his career, which spans over 20 years, Juha has also gained significant experience in private M&A, venture capital and financing transactions.

Juha heads the firm’s Capital Markets team in addition to the firm’s London and New York offices.

Career

Prior to joining Borenius, Juha was a Partner with another major Finnish law firm. His prior experience includes working as an Associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP for three years (New York and London) and as a Corporate Legal Counsel at Nokia Corporation focusing on securities regulation.

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American Bar Association, International Bar Association, American Bar Foundation (International Fellow)

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Capital Markets - Finland

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Juha Koponen is noted for his active capital markets practice, and is frequently seen handling large IPOs and high-yield debt offerings. Qualified in Finland as well as in the USA, he has experience dealing in various cross-border transactions.

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