The Firm
We are a US based global business law firm with offices in more than 20 countries. Aliant Finland’s expert team of highly regarded lawyers offers legal services to companies of all sizes, from start-ups to large multinational corporations.
Our practice supports clientele in a broad range of industries, including technology, machinery, manufacturing, energy, airline, retail, construction and real estate. We assist our clients with cross-border business transactions and international operations. We provide corporate law services and advice on corporate governance issues, and represent corporations and investors with mergers and acquisitions.
We advise both emerging and established businesses. Our practice focuses on all forms of business ownership and structure, including both private and public companies, as well as family-owned businesses.
Through Aliant’s offices across the globe and our 300+ lawyers, we are able to serve our clients with any cross-border business law needs. Beyond this, Aliant Finland has established professional relationships with law firms throughout the Nordic region, and the firm is an exclusive member of IR Global, a professional services network present in 170+ jurisdictions.
Aliant Finland was organized in November 2017 when Kauttu & Co joined Aliant. Kauttu & Co was founded from a well-established, Helsinki based law firm that was founded in 1951.
From Our Blog
The European Business Review – Aliant M&A Article
Another big publication by Aliant! We Aliant® extend our heartfelt congratulations to Tuomo Kauttu, Managing Partner of Aliant® Finland for publishing with The European Business Review ! Tuomo Kauttu dives into the intricacies of international M&A … Read the rest
Employing People in Finland by International Firms
By Pekka Valo, Aliant Finland. The general rule is that when people are employed or usually work in Finland the Finnish employment legislation is applied. Finland has adopted Regulation (EC) 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual … Read the rest
PRACTICE & REFERENSES
As examples of our work, we have assisted:
- A Finnish company within a multinational group to prepare a financial arrangement with an international bank. Value in excess of USD 300M
- A Finnish subsidiary of a multinational company with its project to supply a power plant to Asia. Value in excess of 100 MEUR
- A group of Finnish corporations and entities to sell stock in a Delaware company (holding NYC commercial real estate) to a US investor. Value in excess of USD 30M
- A Finnish corporation within a Scandinavian group to prepare and complete their transaction for a bank guarantee. Value in excess of USD 50M
- An Italian based global company to buy stock in a Finnish company that is part of a German multinational group, followed by a merger. Value in excess of 20 MEUR
- A Germany based investor to acquire commercial real estate in Finland. Value in excess of 50 MEUR
- A Finnish high-tech firm to develop and accomplish a strategy to protect and commercialize its technologies, consequently an emerging growth business with a resulting IPO. Value in excess of 30 MEUR
- A Finnish health-tech company to negotiate and prepare distribution and joint venture deals in the UK, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Value in excess of 20 MEUR
- A US venture capital company to invest, through subscription and an issue of shares, in a Finnish technology company. Value in excess of 10 MEUR
- A US based global energy company to acquire a Finnish technology company through share purchase. Value in excess of 4 MEUR
- A Finnish transportation company and its owner to sell shares in the company to a Swedish public corporation. Value in excess of 3 MEUR
- A Norway investor to acquire a Finnish technology company through share purchase. Value in excess of 2 MEUR
- A US based global payments company to protect its trademark in Finland
- Numerous foreign companies to establish Finnish subsidiaries and branches
- Multinational companies, including airlines, with their Finnish branches’ corporate governance, compliance, tax, employment and day-to-day business law issues
Helsinki Office
AVIA PILOT BUILDING (former World Trade Center) HELSINKI AIRPORT
AVIAPOLIS FI-01530
LENTÄJÄNTIE 3, VANTAA, FINLAND
Main: +358 9 3157 4100
Tuomo Kauttu: +358 9 3157 4101
Pekka Valo : +358 9 3157 4102
Associates: +358 9 3157 4104
+358 9 3157 4105
+358 9 3157 4106
Office Staff: +358 9 3157 4103
+358 9 3157 4107
+358 9 3157 4108
Trainee: +358 9 3157 4109
Fax: +358 9 3157 4110
FINLAND@ALIANTLAW.FI
REGISTERED OFFICES: HELSINKI
HEADQUARTERS
16000 VENTURA BLVD.
SUITE 1000
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USA