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Provided by Sari Wallgren
Finance, Mergers and acquisitions, Public M&A and capital markets, Restructuring and insolvency, Real estate and construction
Sari has extensive experience in advising sponsors, borrowers and lenders on wide range of financing transactions including acquisition, real estate and other structured finance transactions, investment grade lending, project and infrastructure financing and debt capital markets transactions. She also supports clients with green and sustainability linked financing. Sari is recognized by professional guides as one of the leading banking and finance lawyers in Finland.
Avance Attorneys Ltd, Partner 2011-
Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, Helsinki, Senior Associate, Finance Group (2003–2011)
Pohjola Bank plc, Helsinki, Legal Counsel for Corporate Banking (2010)
Waselius & Wist, Associate (1998–2003)
Finnish Bar Association
Provided by Chambers
Sari Wallgren is an experienced practitioner who advises on bilateral and syndicated finance arrangements, assisting lenders and borrowers with a wide range of transactions, including real estate.
Provided by Chambers
Sari is a strong player in the Finnish banking and finance field. She understands what is possible and what is not, and genuinely wants to help the client to achieve the deal.
She has strong experience and is very easy to work with, including from the other party's perspective.
It is always a pleasure to work with Sari on transactions.
She is a great lawyer who is super nice to work with.
She has a very long history within the banking industry. Her network is wide in Finland, but also in London. Her experience is very strong and she is a very hands-on, practical lawyer.
Sari is a strong player in the Finnish banking and finance field. She understands what is possible and what is not, and genuinely wants to help the client to achieve the deal.
She has strong experience and is very easy to work with, including from the other party's perspective.
It is always a pleasure to work with Sari on transactions.
She is a great lawyer who is super nice to work with.
She has a very long history within the banking industry. Her network is wide in Finland, but also in London. Her experience is very strong and she is a very hands-on, practical lawyer.
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Storebrand Real Estate makes major Helsinki Metropolitan Area acquisition
Avance advises Storebrand Real Estate in the acquisition of a residential portfolio in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, comprising 22 residential buildings across 13 freehold assets, totalling 999 apartments and more than 54,000 sqm of leasable area.
Storebrand Real Estate makes two residential acquisitions
Avance advises Storebrand Real Estate, a leading Nordic real estate fund and asset manager, in the acquisition (through the newly established core plus fund SNRE II) of two residential properties in Espoo, Finland.
Student Union of the University of Helsinki completes the divestment of its city center properties
Avance advises the Student Union of the University of Helsinki (HYY) in the sale of the New Student House, the Old Student House, Citytalo, Kaivotalo, Hansatalo as well as Kaivokatu 12 to a consortium led by the Finnish pensions institution Keva.
Altor divests Retta to Adelis Equity Partners
Avance advises Altor Equity Partners in the sale of Retta Oy and Retta AB (“Retta”) to Adelis Equity Partners.
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.
Lumme Palvelukiinteistöt acquires a care property portfolio from Hoivarakentajat
Avance advises Lumme Palvelukiinteistöt (jointly owned by Alma Property Partners and senior members of the operating team) in the acquisition of a portfolio of eight timber-constructed care properties from Hoivarakentajat Oy for approximately EUR 30 million.
Odevo to acquire Retta Isännöinti
Avance advises Retta Group and Altor Equity Partners in the sale of Retta Isännöinti to Odevo. Retta Isännöinti is Finland’s largest service company in the management of residential and real estate companies, with close to 6,000 customers, 150,000 homes under management and 600 employees.
KKR to acquire Accountor Software
Avance advises KKR on its agreement to acquire a majority stake in Accountor Software, a leading provider of mission critical business software in Finland and Sweden.
Nuveen Real Estate’s European value-added strategy makes first single-family housing acquisition in
Avance advises Nuveen Real Estate (Nuveen, a TIAA company) in its forward-purchase of the delivery of 141 single-family housing units in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
A consortium formed by Apollo and Rettig announces a public tender offer for all shares in Purmo
Avance advises Rettig Oy Ab and the consortium formed by certain affiliated funds of Apollo Global Management and Rettig in relation to the voluntary recommended public cash tender offer for all the shares in Purmo Group Plc announced by the consortium’s special purpose vehicle.
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.
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.
EUR 250 million+ debt and equity funding round to expand Valoo’s Finnish fibre rollout
Avance advises Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) as agent for the senior lenders in a debt and equity funding round worth in excess of €250 million for Valoo (Adola Oy), which will help it expand its optical fibre rollout to underserved regions and municipalities in Finland.
JV of Ylva and Varma sells office property in central Helsinki
Avance advises a joint venture formed by Ylva and Varma in the sale of a newly built office and retail property in central Helsinki to Niam.
NREP acquires landmark office building in Helsinki
Avance advises NREP in its acquisition of Eteläesplanadi 2 office building in Helsinki, from Allianz.
Mandatum AM Finland Properties II has concluded a financing arrangement of close to EUR 200 million
Avance advised the special common fund Mandatum AM Finland Properties II in a secured syndicated financing arrangement with a group of Nordic banks.
CapMan Buyout to sell Fortaco Group to OEP
Avance advises CapMan Buyout in the sale of Fortaco Group, the leading strategic partner to the heavy off-highway equipment and marine industries offering technology, vehicle cabins, steel fabrications, and assemblies to global OEMs, to private equity firm One Equity Partners.
CapMan Buyout invests in SARC Architects
Avance advises CapMan Buyout in the investment in award-winning Finnish architectural firm SARC Architects.
Restel acquires Hangon Makaronitehdas and Classic Pizza
Avance advises Restel in the acquisition of Hangon Makaronitehdas and Classic Pizza.
Green development funding of EUR 65 million for Lyyra project
Avance advises Ylva and Helsingin Lyyra Ky in relation to Helsingin Lyyra Ky’s EUR 65 million development financing agreement for the Lyyra project development in Helsinki, Hakaniemi.
Merger of Purmo Group with Virala Acquisition Company
Avance advises Purmo Group and its owner Rettig Group in the merger with Virala Acquisition Company and subsequent listing of Purmo Group on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki. The merger values Purmo Group at EUR 685 million in enterprise value.
Procuritas creates new IT services platform Frendy
Avance advises Procuritas in the creation of a new IT services platform based in Finland. The new company has been created through the acquisition of twelve IT services businesses.
Ylva receives EUR 205 million syndicated loan
Avance advises Ylva, the asset management company of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki, in connection with EUR 205 million syndicated loan from OP Corporate Bank, Nordea, Aktia and LocalTapiola.
Alma Media acquires Nettix for EUR 170 million
Avance advises Alma Media in the acquisition of Nettix Oy’s entire share capital from Otava Group for EUR 170 million.
Avance advised Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) and KKR on the acquisition of a total of a 40% interest in Caruna, the largest electricity distribution network in Finland, from First Sentier Investors.
OP Corporate Bank finances the acquisition of EUR 102 million real estate portfolio
Avance advised OP Corporate Bank in financing arrangements relating to Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB’s (publ) acquisition of a real estate portfolio of 7 assets in Finland for EUR 102m.
Storebrand Real Estate makes major Helsinki Metropolitan Area acquisition
Avance advises Storebrand Real Estate in the acquisition of a residential portfolio in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, comprising 22 residential buildings across 13 freehold assets, totalling 999 apartments and more than 54,000 sqm of leasable area.
Storebrand Real Estate makes two residential acquisitions
Avance advises Storebrand Real Estate, a leading Nordic real estate fund and asset manager, in the acquisition (through the newly established core plus fund SNRE II) of two residential properties in Espoo, Finland.
Student Union of the University of Helsinki completes the divestment of its city center properties
Avance advises the Student Union of the University of Helsinki (HYY) in the sale of the New Student House, the Old Student House, Citytalo, Kaivotalo, Hansatalo as well as Kaivokatu 12 to a consortium led by the Finnish pensions institution Keva.
Altor divests Retta to Adelis Equity Partners
Avance advises Altor Equity Partners in the sale of Retta Oy and Retta AB (“Retta”) to Adelis Equity Partners.
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.
Lumme Palvelukiinteistöt acquires a care property portfolio from Hoivarakentajat
Avance advises Lumme Palvelukiinteistöt (jointly owned by Alma Property Partners and senior members of the operating team) in the acquisition of a portfolio of eight timber-constructed care properties from Hoivarakentajat Oy for approximately EUR 30 million.
Odevo to acquire Retta Isännöinti
Avance advises Retta Group and Altor Equity Partners in the sale of Retta Isännöinti to Odevo. Retta Isännöinti is Finland’s largest service company in the management of residential and real estate companies, with close to 6,000 customers, 150,000 homes under management and 600 employees.
KKR to acquire Accountor Software
Avance advises KKR on its agreement to acquire a majority stake in Accountor Software, a leading provider of mission critical business software in Finland and Sweden.
Nuveen Real Estate’s European value-added strategy makes first single-family housing acquisition in
Avance advises Nuveen Real Estate (Nuveen, a TIAA company) in its forward-purchase of the delivery of 141 single-family housing units in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
A consortium formed by Apollo and Rettig announces a public tender offer for all shares in Purmo
Avance advises Rettig Oy Ab and the consortium formed by certain affiliated funds of Apollo Global Management and Rettig in relation to the voluntary recommended public cash tender offer for all the shares in Purmo Group Plc announced by the consortium’s special purpose vehicle.
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.
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.
EUR 250 million+ debt and equity funding round to expand Valoo’s Finnish fibre rollout
Avance advises Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) as agent for the senior lenders in a debt and equity funding round worth in excess of €250 million for Valoo (Adola Oy), which will help it expand its optical fibre rollout to underserved regions and municipalities in Finland.
JV of Ylva and Varma sells office property in central Helsinki
Avance advises a joint venture formed by Ylva and Varma in the sale of a newly built office and retail property in central Helsinki to Niam.
NREP acquires landmark office building in Helsinki
Avance advises NREP in its acquisition of Eteläesplanadi 2 office building in Helsinki, from Allianz.
Mandatum AM Finland Properties II has concluded a financing arrangement of close to EUR 200 million
Avance advised the special common fund Mandatum AM Finland Properties II in a secured syndicated financing arrangement with a group of Nordic banks.
CapMan Buyout to sell Fortaco Group to OEP
Avance advises CapMan Buyout in the sale of Fortaco Group, the leading strategic partner to the heavy off-highway equipment and marine industries offering technology, vehicle cabins, steel fabrications, and assemblies to global OEMs, to private equity firm One Equity Partners.
CapMan Buyout invests in SARC Architects
Avance advises CapMan Buyout in the investment in award-winning Finnish architectural firm SARC Architects.
Restel acquires Hangon Makaronitehdas and Classic Pizza
Avance advises Restel in the acquisition of Hangon Makaronitehdas and Classic Pizza.
Green development funding of EUR 65 million for Lyyra project
Avance advises Ylva and Helsingin Lyyra Ky in relation to Helsingin Lyyra Ky’s EUR 65 million development financing agreement for the Lyyra project development in Helsinki, Hakaniemi.
Merger of Purmo Group with Virala Acquisition Company
Avance advises Purmo Group and its owner Rettig Group in the merger with Virala Acquisition Company and subsequent listing of Purmo Group on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki. The merger values Purmo Group at EUR 685 million in enterprise value.
Procuritas creates new IT services platform Frendy
Avance advises Procuritas in the creation of a new IT services platform based in Finland. The new company has been created through the acquisition of twelve IT services businesses.
Ylva receives EUR 205 million syndicated loan
Avance advises Ylva, the asset management company of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki, in connection with EUR 205 million syndicated loan from OP Corporate Bank, Nordea, Aktia and LocalTapiola.
Alma Media acquires Nettix for EUR 170 million
Avance advises Alma Media in the acquisition of Nettix Oy’s entire share capital from Otava Group for EUR 170 million.
Avance advised Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) and KKR on the acquisition of a total of a 40% interest in Caruna, the largest electricity distribution network in Finland, from First Sentier Investors.
OP Corporate Bank finances the acquisition of EUR 102 million real estate portfolio
Avance advised OP Corporate Bank in financing arrangements relating to Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB’s (publ) acquisition of a real estate portfolio of 7 assets in Finland for EUR 102m.