Essi Hietaoja

Senior Associate

Joined Firm: 2018
Languages: English, Finnish, Swedish

+358 (0)9 668 95218
+358 (0)40 775 1870
essi.hietaoja@waselius.fi
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Career and qualifications

Waselius Attorneys, Senior Associate 2022-; Secondment at Advokatfirman Hammarskiöld & Co (Stockholm, Sweden) 2022; Waselius Attorneys, Associate 2018-2021.

Education: University of Helsinki, LL.M. 2018

Selected experience

* Advising Pliant in the strategic partnership with VVRB expanding refinancing capacity to EUR 200 million;
* Advised First Quantum Minerals in the largest mining high yield deal of the decade globally;
* Advised the lenders and the initial purchasers in the USD 6.1 billion refinancing of Howden Group with combined notes and loans;
* Financing of the acquisition of Nomentia group;
* Refinancing of CABB Chemicals with EUR 670 million Senior Notes offering;
* 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;
* Sale and leaseback of Airbus A350-941 Aircraft;
* Advised Hg Capital and Visma in the sale of ownership interests in Visma;
* Advised EstateGuru in its authorisation as a crowdfunding intermediary;
* Financing of the acquisition of Analyste by OpusCapita;
* Sale and leaseback of Airbus A350 Aircraft;
* Venator issues USD 225 million Senior Secured Notes;
* Refinancing of Loimua;
* Sale of Aviator to Avia Solutions Group;
* Financing of AXA’s real estate portfolios;
* Acquisition of Gasmet Technologies Oy by Nederman Holding AB (publ.);
* Purchase of three Embraer E190 aircraft;
* Refinancing of CABB Chemicals with EUR 640 million Senior Secured and Unsecured Notes offering;
* Lease of aircraft engines;
* Financing of the acquisition of Elenia Heat;
* Refinancing of Technopolis;
* Acquisition by Loram of Roadscanners’ Rail Division business;
* Acquisition of Pro Lift Oy by Joab group;
* Acquisition of VR Track by NRC Group;
* Sale of Maksuturva to Svea Ekonomi;
* Acquisition of Solita by Apax;

Member

Finnish Bar Association (2021)

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