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On the banking and finance side this has been enhanced by the performance of partners such as Selinda Näse and Sari Wallgren. Näse, for example, took the lead in advising Sagax in €14.8 million and kr45 million (€6 million) financing arrangements made available by Swedbank to Sagax’s Finnish and Danish subsidiaries to finance the acquisition of Finnish and Danish properties from the Volvo group. Wallgren, meanwhile, was in charge as the team assisted Nordea Bank Finland in a secured financing transaction for a Finnish property company ultimately owned by an international real estate investor.

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Avance Attorneys Ltd acted for EQ Finnish Real Estate on the €48m acquisition of retail property leased to Kesko from a fund managed by Nordic Real Estate Partners. Christopher Charpentier has a “pragmatic approach and suggests practical solutions”. Mathias Lindqvist is also recommended.

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Headed by Ulf-Henrik Kull, Avance Attorneys Ltd’s team is noted for ‘cultivating the best talent and fostering an open mind’. Highlights included assisting with the €6.6bn divestment of Fortum’s electricity distribution business in Sweden and advising Terex Corporation on the €3.8bn merger with Konecranes. Senior associate Anders Floman is also recommended.

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