Lauri Peltola
Senior Counsel
Joined Firm: 2002
Languages: English, Finnish, Swedish
+358 (0)9 668 95281
+358 (0)40 594 1402
lauri.peltola@ww.fi
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Recognitions
* Recommended as leading lawyer by IFLR1000
* Recommended in Banking and Finance by The Legal 500
* Recommended as leading lawyer in the field of Banking by Who’s Who Legal
* Recommended as leading lawyer in the field of Banking by the Euromoney Legal Experts
* Recommended in the field of Banking and Finance Law by Best Lawyers®
Career and qualifications
Waselius & Wist, Senior Counsel 2016-; Waselius & Wist Partner 2002-2015; Roschier-Holmberg & Waselius 1993 - 2002 (head of London Branch 1993, partner 1995); Procopé & Hornborg 1976 - 1992 (partner 1980, head of London Branch 1984, secondment S.G. Archibald, Paris 1980); Ministry of Trade and Industry 1975 - 1976
Education: University of Helsinki (L.L.M. 1974). Trained on the Bench (1977)
Selected experience
* Advised AMC Networks in connection with the rights offering of Next Games;
* Refinancing of CABB Chemicals with EUR 640 million Senior Secured and Unsecured Notes offering;
* Refinancing of Technopolis;
* Acquisition of Bella Boats by Nimbus Boats;
* Acquisition of Verifone Systems Inc. by Francisco Partners and BCI;
* Financing of My Lender;
* Neste Corporation EUR 400 million notes listed on NASDAQ Helsinki;
* Refinancing of Nomad Foods by Offering of Senior Secured Notes and Senior Credit Facilities;
* Offering of Senior Notes by Nets Group;
* Finnair Revolving Credit Facility;
* Sanoma Revolving Credit Facility;
* Issue by Neste Oil of EUR 500M 2.125 % Notes listed on the HSE;
* Fingrid Oyj EMTN Debt Issuance Programme listed on the LSE;
* Acquisition by Yaskawa of The Switch Engineering Oy;
* Financing of acquisition by Permira of CABB Group and EUR 410 million Senior Secured Notes offering;
* Acquisition by Taminco of the formic acid business of Kemira Plc;
* Acquisition by FSI, Borealis and Finnish pension funds of Fortum Corporation’s electricity distribution business in Finland;
* Financing of acquisition by Technopolis Plc;
* Sale by E.ON of its holdings in E.ON Kainuu Oy, Karhu Voima Oy and E.ON Suomi Oy;
* Financing of the acquisition by Nokia of the 50% stake owned by Siemens in Nokia Siemens Networks;
* Sale by E.ON of its stake in Fennovoima;
* Bankruptcies of Bronda real estate companies;
* Acquisition of Digita Oy;
* Bankruptcy of Elcoteq;
* Tikkurila €180M Loan Facility;
* Restructuring of European Directories Group;
* Acquisition of Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions Finland Oy by Syntagma Capital;
* Acquisition by Mediq N.V. of Oriola-KD Corporation’s Healthcare Trade Business;
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