Practice areas

Career and qualifications

Waselius Attorneys 2022- (Associate); Castrén & Snellman 2021-2022 (Senior Trainee & Project Trainee); Trainee in another Finnish law firm 2019-2021

Education: Lund University, LL.M. 2022, Aalto University Ms.c, 2021-

Selected experience

* Advised Public Property Invest ASA on its acquisition of NOK 37bn SocialCo portfolio from SBB;
* Advised Public Property Invest ASA on its EUR 28 million acquisition of care properties in Finland;
* Advised Castlelake on EUR 125 million asset-based financing;
* Advised Hoist Finance on its acquisition of an unsecured consumer credit portfolio from Lowell Group;
* Advised M&L Hospitality Group on the acquisition of Hotel Maria;
* Acquisition by Public Property Invest ASA of a life science property;
* Acquisition of elementary school project;
* Acquisition by Public Property Invest ASA of two community properties;
* Acquisition by Hedin Mobility Group of Ford’s import and distribution operations in Finland;
* Advising Pliant in the strategic partnership with VVRB expanding refinancing capacity to EUR 200 million;
* Advised UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund I LP and ALTANA in their investment in Nordtreat Group Oy;
* Advised the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications in the transformation of Finnish Rail Ltd into Airport Line Ltd;
* Advised Toivo Group in the forward sale of a residential portfolio;
* 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;
* Acquisition by AcadeMedia of Touhula Päiväkodit;
* Acquisition by CMA CGM of Bolloré Logistics;
* Acquisition by Hedin Mobility Group of Iveco Group’s distribution and retail operations in the Nordics;
* Sale by SBB of a 49% stake in its social infrastructure portfolio to Brookfield;
* Financing of the acquisition of Nomentia group;
* Acquisition by Hedin Automotive of Delta Auto;

Recent publications

While the entire team is excellent, I would like to highlight Oona Honkamaa, whose competence and professional attitude are already highly impressive at this stage of her career.
– The Legal 500, 2026 (Banking and Finance)