Timo Lehtimäki
Partner
Joined Firm: 2007
Languages: English, Finnish, Swedish
+358 (0)9 668 95245
+358 (0)50 327 6202
timo.lehtimaki@ww.fi
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Recognitions
* Recommended as leading lawyer in the field of Banking & Finance by both Chambers Europe and Chambers Global
* Highly regarded in Capital Markets : Debt and M&A by IFLR1000
* Recommended as leading lawyer in the field of Banking by Who’s Who Legal
* Recommended as "Rising star" by the Euromoney Legal Experts.
* Ranked as excellent by Leaders League Banking & Finance 2022
Career and qualifications
Waselius & Wist, Partner 2013-; Waselius & Wist, Associate 2007-2012; Associate in other law firms 2005-2007
Education: University of Turku, LL.M. 2005
Selected experience
* Financing of the acquisition of Rantalainen group;
* Financing of the acquisition of Pinja group;
* Financing of Jervois Finland;
* Financing of the acquisition of Infinigate group;
* Refinancing of Questback Group;
* Financing of the acquisition by Nordic Capital of Sortera Group;
* Financing of the acquisition of Analyste by OpusCapita;
* Venator issues USD 225 million Senior Secured Notes;
* Refinancing of Loimua;
* Acquisition of Automatia Pankkiautomaatit Oy by Loomis AB;
* Financing of AXA’s real estate portfolios;
* Financing of the acquisition of Elenia Heat;
* Acquisition of Solita by Apax;
* Financing of the acquisition of ADB Safegate by Carlyle;
* Financing of Ovako;
* Financing of Venator;
* Offering of EUR 2 billion guaranteed notes by Wereldhave;
* Financing of the acquisition by Triton of Fläkt Woods;
* Refinancing of EUR 1.93 billion of Finland’s largest electricity distribution business;
* Offering of USD 155 million Senior Notes by Coveris;
* Financing of the acquisition by Kämp Group of three upscale hotels;
* Financing of the acquisition by Vitruvian of CRF Health;
* Financing of acquisition by Permira of CABB Group and EUR 410 million Senior Secured Notes offering;
* Offering of Senior Secured Bonds by Elematic;
* Financing of the acquisition by Taminco of the formic acid business of Kemira Plc;
* Acquisition by CapMan of Kämp Group;
* Acquisition by Kämp Group of Klaus K;
* Acquisition by FSI, Borealis and Finnish pension funds of Fortum Corporation’s electricity distribution business in Finland;
* Financing of the acquisition by Nokia of the 50% stake owned by Siemens in Nokia Siemens Networks;
* Exide Technologies – Debtor-in-Possession Credit Facility;
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Timo Lehtimäki heads up the department and is great running the Finnish side of cross-border transactions together with his team of associates. We have been very impressed and we know that our matters are in safe hands with Timo and his team.
Timo was excellent. He is commercial, helpful and responsive.
“Timo Lehtimäki understands the demands of the London market and is super responsive and pro-active in finding solutions and giving advice on the deal. I can trust in him and his team to deliver on time and especially in time constrained competitive bid contexts.
“He is always ready to answer questions and is great at focusing on the main points.
“Dealing with Timo Lehtimäki was efficient and effective and him involved in the transaction only made things run smoother.
“pragmatic” and business-oriented
“Stands above the pack”
responsive and diligent
Responsive, clear and concise
Energetic and fast
He is commercial, pragmatic and very user-friendly
He is responsive and gets things done quickly
Very commercial, user-friendly and responsive, with an international focus
Coming up through the ranks
He is engaged and gives us practical and commercial advice.
“He is proactive, and very good in terms of the speed of his response.”