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Mergers and acquisitions, Real estate and construction
Mathias represents industrial clients and investors in real estate transactions and projects as well as corporate mergers and acquisitions. His experience covers both domestic and especially complex cross-border transactions, but also general corporate, contract and real estate law advice. Mathias’ expertise has been widely recognized by all significant ranking publications, and he is e.g. ranked market leader by Chambers (Band 1 (Real Estate)) and Legal 500 (Leading partner (Real estate and construction)). During his career, Mathias has lived and worked in New York, St. Petersburg and Copenhagen. In addition to his law degree, he holds a M.Sc. (Econ) degree in Finance. His marathon PB is 2:58.
Avance Attorneys Ltd, Partner 2011-
Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, Head of Private M&A Finland (2011)
Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, Senior Associate and Partner (2006-2009, 2009-2011) (St. Petersburg office 2008 and Copenhagen office 2010-2011)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (New York), Foreign Associate (2005-2006)
Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, Associate Lawyer (2002-2005)
Finnish Bar Association
Provided by Chambers
Mathias Lindqvist is highly renowned for his advice on real estate transactions. He is active in acquisitions, investments and divestments, handling high-value and complex matters. He is also active in development projects.
Provided by Chambers
He is an excellent legal counsel who is able to produce high-quality products that meet our needs.
Mathias Lindqvist is a very good negotiator, straightforward, pleasant to work with and very smart.
His strength is that he is business-minded, understands our business and doesn't get distracted by unnecessary legal details.
He is an excellent legal counsel who is able to produce high-quality products that meet our needs.
Mathias Lindqvist is a very good negotiator, straightforward, pleasant to work with and very smart.
His strength is that he is business-minded, understands our business and doesn't get distracted by unnecessary legal details.
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Turun Teknologiakiinteistöt acquires Arken
Avance advises Turun Teknologiakiinteistöt Oy in the acquisition of the historical Arken campus from the Åbo Akademi University Foundation for a purchase price of approx. EUR 43 million.
Hemsö acquires the Salpausselkä school property in Lahti
Avance advises Hemsö in the acquisition of the Salpausselkä secondary school, which accommodates 650 students.
NCC divests new public properties project for SEK 900 million
Avance advised NCC Property Development in the divestment of the public properties project Cleantech Garden in Espoo, Finland, comprising approximately 13,750 square meters of lettable area for SEK 900 million.
Sirius adds 240 apartments to its residential portfolio
Avance advises Sirius Capital Partners’ newly established residential vehicle in the acquisition of three newly built residential buildings comprising 240 apartments. The assets were acquired from Finnish listed residential developer Toivo Group Oyj.
Slättö acquires two residential portfolios for EUR 130 million
Avance advises funds managed by Slättö in two separate acquisitions of residential portfolios in Finland, for a total transaction value of EUR 130 million. The acquisitions are made with Finnish institutional investors as co-investors.
NCC Property Development enters into preliminary agreement to develop a commercial property
Avance advises NCC Property Development Oy in a development project of a commercial property in Malmi, in which NCC would acquire the property from Revelon Oy with the target of obtaining a city plan change and developing the property for residential, retail and care home use.
Sirius acquires a residential portfolio
Avance advises Sirius Capital Partners and its newly established residential vehicle in the acquisition of two prime residential buildings located in Helsinki from OP-Rental Yield.
Sirius acquires residential portfolio for EUR 45 million
Avance advises Sirius Capital Partners and its newly established affiliate in the acquisition of a portfolio of 4 residential buildings from eQ's residential fund, Oivat Kaupunkikodit Ky.
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.
Nordisk Renting to acquire main rescue station in Kuopio
Avance advises Nordisk Renting in connection with its acquisition of the Neulamäki rescue station in Kuopio, which is currently under construction.
Cobbleyard with its sponsors acquires the historical Henry Ford building
Avance advises Cobbleyard Real Estate and its sponsors in the acquisition of the historical Henry Ford building from Schroders Plc.
Intera to exit Rantalainen Group
Avance advises Intera Fund III in the sale of Rantalainen Group to Nordic private equity firm Norvestor.
Ålandsbanken’s housing fund acquires development project
Avance advises Ålandsbanken Bostadsfond Fonder V Kb in the acquisition of a development project in central Tapiola, Espoo.
Bravida Finland acquires LVI-Press
Avance advises Bravida Finland in the acquisition of plumbing and HVAC company LVI-Press Oy, thereby expanding Bravida’s operations to include southwestern Finland. Bravida Finland is part of Nasdaq Stockholm listed Bravida, the leading service and installation company in the Nordics.
Hemsö acquires hospital in Kouvola
Avance advises Hemsö in the acquisition of the Kymenlaakso Psychiatric Hospital in Kouvola from Kymsote (joint municipal authority for Kymenlaakso social and health services). Kymsote will continue to run the hospital and has signed a 20-year lease agreement.
Antilooppi sells office property in Aviapolis
Avance advises Antilooppi in the sale of an office property at Tietotie 9 in Aviapolis, to Colony, a company established by Swedish Altaal and managed together with Finnish Avant Capital Partners.
Sagax acquires portfolio of eight industrial properties
Avance advises Sagax, a Nasdaq Stockholm listed property company, in the acquisition of eight industrial properties from a private seller.
Sirius acquires several residential assets
Avance advises an affiliate of Sirius Capital Partners in the agreements to acquire seven assets comprising in total 261 rental apartments located predominantly in the Helsinki region as well as four assets comprising in total 129 rental apartments located in Helsinki and Turku.
Genesta sells Bulevardi 21 office property
Avance advises Genesta (on behalf of its fund GNRE Fund II) in the sale of the historic office property Bulevardi 21 in the center of Helsinki.
Medical Properties Trust acquires hospital property portfolio
Avance advises NYSE listed Medical Properties Trust, Inc. in the acquisition of a property portfolio of four general acute hospitals in Helsinki, Oulu, Turku and Kuopio for approx. EUR 178 million.
Sagax acquires property portfolio
Avance advises Sagax, a Nasdaq Stockholm listed property company, in the acquisition of properties located in the Tampere and Turku regions.
Cobbleyard and investors acquire two logistics assets
Avance advices investors represented by Cobbleyard Real Estate in the acquisition of two strategically important logistics assets leased to Valio Aimo Oy (former Heinon Tukku).
Sirius acquires residential asset from Bonava
Avance advises an affiliate of Sirius Capital Partners in the acquisition of an asset comprising 53 rental apartments from Bonava.
Sirius acquires large residential portfolio from YIT
Avance advises Sirius Capital Partners and its newly established affiliate in the agreement to acquire a portfolio of 18 build-to-rent residential buildings from YIT, the largest construction company in Finland.
Sirius develops new headquarters for EY
Avance advises Sirius Capital Partners and Sirius Fund III in relation to the development work and long lease agreement with EY regarding an office property at Korkeavuorenkatu 32-34.
NCC sells Fredriksberg D office project
Avance advises NCC in the sale of the Fredriksberg D office project to a fund managed by abrdn. The transaction is based on an underlying property value of approx. EUR 75 million.
LCN Capital Partners finances Nokia’s new R&D campus
Avance advises LCN Capital Partners in its build-to-suit investment with Nokia, a leading multinational telecommunications, networks infrastructure and information technology company.
Hemsö acquires university property in Lappeenranta
Avance advises Hemsö in the acquisition of Tieto-Sähkötalo, a property (comprising 5,800 sqm) in the Lappeenranta campus of LUT University.
Sagax acquires 10 properties in Finland for SEK 557 million
Avance advises Sagax, a Nasdaq Stockholm listed property company, in the acquisition of 10 properties in Finland through two separate transactions. The total investment amounts to the equivalent of SEK 557 million.
Investors represented by Cobbleyard and Revcap sell major office property
Avance advises investors represented by Cobbleyard Real Estate and Revcap in the sale of Leipätehdas, a major office building in Sörnäinen, Helsinki. The property was acquired by NREP.
Turun Teknologiakiinteistöt acquires Arken
Avance advises Turun Teknologiakiinteistöt Oy in the acquisition of the historical Arken campus from the Åbo Akademi University Foundation for a purchase price of approx. EUR 43 million.
Hemsö acquires the Salpausselkä school property in Lahti
Avance advises Hemsö in the acquisition of the Salpausselkä secondary school, which accommodates 650 students.
NCC divests new public properties project for SEK 900 million
Avance advised NCC Property Development in the divestment of the public properties project Cleantech Garden in Espoo, Finland, comprising approximately 13,750 square meters of lettable area for SEK 900 million.
Sirius adds 240 apartments to its residential portfolio
Avance advises Sirius Capital Partners’ newly established residential vehicle in the acquisition of three newly built residential buildings comprising 240 apartments. The assets were acquired from Finnish listed residential developer Toivo Group Oyj.
Slättö acquires two residential portfolios for EUR 130 million
Avance advises funds managed by Slättö in two separate acquisitions of residential portfolios in Finland, for a total transaction value of EUR 130 million. The acquisitions are made with Finnish institutional investors as co-investors.
NCC Property Development enters into preliminary agreement to develop a commercial property
Avance advises NCC Property Development Oy in a development project of a commercial property in Malmi, in which NCC would acquire the property from Revelon Oy with the target of obtaining a city plan change and developing the property for residential, retail and care home use.
Sirius acquires a residential portfolio
Avance advises Sirius Capital Partners and its newly established residential vehicle in the acquisition of two prime residential buildings located in Helsinki from OP-Rental Yield.
Sirius acquires residential portfolio for EUR 45 million
Avance advises Sirius Capital Partners and its newly established affiliate in the acquisition of a portfolio of 4 residential buildings from eQ's residential fund, Oivat Kaupunkikodit Ky.
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.
Nordisk Renting to acquire main rescue station in Kuopio
Avance advises Nordisk Renting in connection with its acquisition of the Neulamäki rescue station in Kuopio, which is currently under construction.
Cobbleyard with its sponsors acquires the historical Henry Ford building
Avance advises Cobbleyard Real Estate and its sponsors in the acquisition of the historical Henry Ford building from Schroders Plc.
Intera to exit Rantalainen Group
Avance advises Intera Fund III in the sale of Rantalainen Group to Nordic private equity firm Norvestor.
Ålandsbanken’s housing fund acquires development project
Avance advises Ålandsbanken Bostadsfond Fonder V Kb in the acquisition of a development project in central Tapiola, Espoo.
Bravida Finland acquires LVI-Press
Avance advises Bravida Finland in the acquisition of plumbing and HVAC company LVI-Press Oy, thereby expanding Bravida’s operations to include southwestern Finland. Bravida Finland is part of Nasdaq Stockholm listed Bravida, the leading service and installation company in the Nordics.
Hemsö acquires hospital in Kouvola
Avance advises Hemsö in the acquisition of the Kymenlaakso Psychiatric Hospital in Kouvola from Kymsote (joint municipal authority for Kymenlaakso social and health services). Kymsote will continue to run the hospital and has signed a 20-year lease agreement.
Antilooppi sells office property in Aviapolis
Avance advises Antilooppi in the sale of an office property at Tietotie 9 in Aviapolis, to Colony, a company established by Swedish Altaal and managed together with Finnish Avant Capital Partners.
Sagax acquires portfolio of eight industrial properties
Avance advises Sagax, a Nasdaq Stockholm listed property company, in the acquisition of eight industrial properties from a private seller.
Sirius acquires several residential assets
Avance advises an affiliate of Sirius Capital Partners in the agreements to acquire seven assets comprising in total 261 rental apartments located predominantly in the Helsinki region as well as four assets comprising in total 129 rental apartments located in Helsinki and Turku.
Genesta sells Bulevardi 21 office property
Avance advises Genesta (on behalf of its fund GNRE Fund II) in the sale of the historic office property Bulevardi 21 in the center of Helsinki.
Medical Properties Trust acquires hospital property portfolio
Avance advises NYSE listed Medical Properties Trust, Inc. in the acquisition of a property portfolio of four general acute hospitals in Helsinki, Oulu, Turku and Kuopio for approx. EUR 178 million.
Sagax acquires property portfolio
Avance advises Sagax, a Nasdaq Stockholm listed property company, in the acquisition of properties located in the Tampere and Turku regions.
Cobbleyard and investors acquire two logistics assets
Avance advices investors represented by Cobbleyard Real Estate in the acquisition of two strategically important logistics assets leased to Valio Aimo Oy (former Heinon Tukku).
Sirius acquires residential asset from Bonava
Avance advises an affiliate of Sirius Capital Partners in the acquisition of an asset comprising 53 rental apartments from Bonava.
Sirius acquires large residential portfolio from YIT
Avance advises Sirius Capital Partners and its newly established affiliate in the agreement to acquire a portfolio of 18 build-to-rent residential buildings from YIT, the largest construction company in Finland.
Sirius develops new headquarters for EY
Avance advises Sirius Capital Partners and Sirius Fund III in relation to the development work and long lease agreement with EY regarding an office property at Korkeavuorenkatu 32-34.
NCC sells Fredriksberg D office project
Avance advises NCC in the sale of the Fredriksberg D office project to a fund managed by abrdn. The transaction is based on an underlying property value of approx. EUR 75 million.
LCN Capital Partners finances Nokia’s new R&D campus
Avance advises LCN Capital Partners in its build-to-suit investment with Nokia, a leading multinational telecommunications, networks infrastructure and information technology company.
Hemsö acquires university property in Lappeenranta
Avance advises Hemsö in the acquisition of Tieto-Sähkötalo, a property (comprising 5,800 sqm) in the Lappeenranta campus of LUT University.
Sagax acquires 10 properties in Finland for SEK 557 million
Avance advises Sagax, a Nasdaq Stockholm listed property company, in the acquisition of 10 properties in Finland through two separate transactions. The total investment amounts to the equivalent of SEK 557 million.
Investors represented by Cobbleyard and Revcap sell major office property
Avance advises investors represented by Cobbleyard Real Estate and Revcap in the sale of Leipätehdas, a major office building in Sörnäinen, Helsinki. The property was acquired by NREP.