Capital Markets and Public M&A

In a capital markets environment characterised by rapid change, innovation and uncertainty, our clients rely on our exceptional vision and large-scale execution capabilities to navigate increasingly complex legal and commercial environments. We act as close advisers on a broad range of public M&A transactions and both equity and debt offerings in the Finnish and international capital markets, helping clients achieve their strategic objectives, while managing legal and transactional risk.

In Public M&A, we advise bidders, target companies, major shareholders, financial advisers, and corporates on all types of public-company transactions. Our services cover takeovers, mergers, demergers, spin-offs, and carve-outs, supporting clients throughout every stage of the transaction process.

In Equity Capital Markets (ECM), we advise issuers, major shareholders and underwriters on:

• initial public offerings (IPOs), 
• rights issues, 
• convertible and exchange issues, 
• private placements, 
• accelerated book-built offerings (ABBs), and 
• share buy-back programmes.

In Debt Capital Markets (DCM), we advise issuers and underwriters on all types of bond issuances, debt programmes, and liability management transactions, helping our clients structure and execute financing transactions in a wide range of market conditions.

Beyond transactional work, we regularly advise corporates on corporate governance, restructurings and complex company law matters, as well as financial institutions on a broad spectrum of financial regulatory issues. We also frequently chair shareholders' meetings of companies listed on the Finnish market, drawing on our extensive experience of listed company governance and regulatory requirements.

We are a market-leading Capital Markets group in Finland with our consistently high deal volume, breadth of practice and large headcount, enabling us to stay at the forefront of latest developments and market practices while successfully executing large-scale transactions. Most of our mandates are delivered through multidisciplinary teams, bringing together experts across practice groups to provide seamless legal advice matched with core capital markets expertise. Clients value our commercial mindset, level-headed attitude, availability and collaborative way of working.