Selinda Näse
About
Provided by Selinda Näse
Practice Areas
Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring and Insolvency, Real Estate and Construction
Selinda is specialized in banking and finance and has been recognized as a leading practitioner within her field. She has extensive experience of advising both lenders and borrowers/sponsors in domestic and cross-border financing arrangements, including acquisition, real estate and project finance, as well as in debt restructurings and a large variety of other finance related matters. In addition to her Finnish law degree, Selinda has an LLM in International Business Law from Católica University Law School in Lisbon, and has also gained further international experience from working at law firms in Stockholm and London.
Career
Avance Attorneys Ltd, Partner 2013-
Roschier Attorneys Ltd., Helsinki and Stockholm, Senior Associate, Finance (2003-2013)
Sampo Bank plc, Helsinki, Visiting Lawyer, Acquisition and Leveraged Finance (2008)
Kirkland & Ellis; International LLP, London, Visiting Lawyer, Finance (2007)
Professional Memberships
Finnish Bar Association, Legal Society of Finland (Treasurer 2004-06)
Publications
Näse Selinda - Tepora Jarno, Article on validity of security in relation to release undertakings. Defensor Legis 06/2020 and JFT (Tidskrift utgiven av Juridiska Föreningen i Finland) 06/2020.
Education
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisbon)
LL.M. (International Business Law)
2013
University of Helsinki
Master of Laws
2002
Awards
IFLR1000 Women Leader
IFLR1000
2022
IFLR1000 Women Leader
IFLR1000
2021
Defensor Legis’ Authors’ Award
The Board of the Finnish Bar Association
2020
Chambers Review
Europe
Selinda Näse frequently acts on acquisition finance and real estate finance transactions. She often acts on behalf of private equity firms.
Articles, highlights and press releases
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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.
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.
Blackstone and Brunswick sell Kielo to Castellum for approximately EUR 640 million
Avance advises the sellers, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Brunswick Real Estate, in the sale of Kielo to Castellum for approximately EUR 640 million.
Sirius acquires EUR 170 million residential portfolio from YIT
Avance advises a newly-established affiliate of the Finnish real estate investment manager Sirius Capital Partners in the arrangement to acquire a portfolio of 13 residential buildings, comprising more than 700 apartments in Finland.
Avance advises Adelis Equity Partners in the divestment of Quattro Mikenti Group (QMG), one of Finland’s leading players in technical installation and services within electricity, heating, ventilation, sprinklers and automation, to KLAR Partners.
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.
Avance advises Enreach, the fast-growing unified communications group backed by investment company Waterland, in the acquisition of Benemen Oy, a leading provider of cloud-based communication solutions in the Nordic countries.
Intera joins Midagon as new growth partner and shareholder
Avance advises Intera Partners in its investment in Midagon, a Finnish consulting company focused on business transformation program management.
Mehiläinen Yhtiöt Oy announces a recommended cash tender offer for all shares in Pihlajalinna Plc
Avance advises Mehiläinen Yhtiöt Oy in a cash tender offer for all shares in Pihlajalinna Plc.
Alfa Laval announces a recommended public cash tender offer for all shares in Neles
Avance advises Swedish listed company Alfa Laval AB (publ) in its voluntary recommended public cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares in Neles Corporation.
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.
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.
Blackstone and Brunswick sell Kielo to Castellum for approximately EUR 640 million
Avance advises the sellers, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Brunswick Real Estate, in the sale of Kielo to Castellum for approximately EUR 640 million.
Sirius acquires EUR 170 million residential portfolio from YIT
Avance advises a newly-established affiliate of the Finnish real estate investment manager Sirius Capital Partners in the arrangement to acquire a portfolio of 13 residential buildings, comprising more than 700 apartments in Finland.
Avance advises Adelis Equity Partners in the divestment of Quattro Mikenti Group (QMG), one of Finland’s leading players in technical installation and services within electricity, heating, ventilation, sprinklers and automation, to KLAR Partners.
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.
Avance advises Enreach, the fast-growing unified communications group backed by investment company Waterland, in the acquisition of Benemen Oy, a leading provider of cloud-based communication solutions in the Nordic countries.
Intera joins Midagon as new growth partner and shareholder
Avance advises Intera Partners in its investment in Midagon, a Finnish consulting company focused on business transformation program management.
Mehiläinen Yhtiöt Oy announces a recommended cash tender offer for all shares in Pihlajalinna Plc
Avance advises Mehiläinen Yhtiöt Oy in a cash tender offer for all shares in Pihlajalinna Plc.
Alfa Laval announces a recommended public cash tender offer for all shares in Neles
Avance advises Swedish listed company Alfa Laval AB (publ) in its voluntary recommended public cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares in Neles Corporation.
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