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Waselius & Wist represented the Arrangers and Dealers, Barclays Bank, Danske Bank, Commerzbank, ING Bank, Nordea Bank and Handelsbanken in Fingrid Oyj’s EMTN Debt Issuance Programme of 2009.

Value: EUR 1,500,000,000

For more information, please contact Mr. Lauri Peltola.

Waselius & Wist represented the syndicate of lending banks in the EUR 100,000,000 Multi-currency Revolving Bridge Facility signed by Elcoteq SE.

For more information, please contact Mr. Lauri Peltola.

Waselius & Wist represented the Lenders, including Nordea, Pohjola Bank, SEB, BNP Paribas, Sampo Bank and DnB NORD when Ahlstrom entered into a Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility agreement for the amount of EUR 200 000 000 with six relationship banks.

For more information, please contact Mr. Lauri Peltola.

Waselius & Wist represented the Lenders including Bank of America, Barclays Capital, Nordea Bank Finland, BNP Paribas, Calyon, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan in the EUR 2,000,000,000 Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility signed by Nokia Siemens Networks.

For more information, please contact Mr. Lauri Peltola.

Waselius & Wist represented Calyon, SEB, Nordea and other Lead Arrangers when Konecranes Oyj signed a 200 MEUR Revolving Credit Facility. The loan will be used for general corporate purposes and is a refinancing of the EUR 200-million facility signed March 2005.

For more information, please contact Mr. Lauri Peltola.

Waselius & Wist represented Compre Holdings Limited in the financing of the acquisition by Compre Holdings Limited of Stockholm Reinsurance Company Limited (Stockholm Re) and Wasa International Insurance Company Limited from Länsförsäkringar AB.

For more information, please contact Mr. Lauri Peltola.

Waselius & Wist represented JP Morgan Chase Bank in the Finnish law aspects of an asset-based lending transaction for global fashion designer and retailer Liz Claiborne Inc. and its indirect subsidiary Mexx Scandinavia Finland Oy.

Value: USD 600,000,000

For more information, please contact Mr. Lauri Peltola.

Waselius & Wist represented Compre Holdings in the financing of the acquisition of all outstanding shares in Bothnia International Insurance Company and Moorgate (UK) Ltd. Read more

Waselius & Wist represented Avions de Transport Régional in connection to the financing of the acquisition by Finncomm Airlines, Finland’s leading domestic airline, of one ATR 72-500 aircraft.

For more information, please contact Ms. Tarja Wist.

Waselius & Wist represented AAC Capital Partners in the financing of the acquisition by AAC Capital Partners, through its portfolio company Helo Group Oy, of the Tylö Group from the Janson family.

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