Avance is pleased to announce the promotion of Rasmus Sundström and Sampsa Suominen to the partnership.
Rasmus has extensive experience in public and private M&A transactions, capital markets transactions as well as corporate and securities law advisory work. In addition, he regularly advises clients in general corporate, commercial and contractual matters. Having worked on some of the most complex and high-profile transactions on the Finnish market in recent years, Rasmus has developed close relationships with several of the firm’s key clients who highlight his responsiveness and commercial approach.
Sampsa has broad expertise covering a wide range of transactional work, including M&A, private equity transactions and investments, as well as shareholder, contractual and corporate matters. He regularly represents fund and industrial clients in high-end deals, private equity buyouts, investments and projects, and he is highly regarded among the firm’s long-standing clients for his solution-oriented project handling skills. Alongside general transactional work, Sampsa advises clients in relation to large-scale energy projects and transactions, including wind energy.
Managing Partner Carl-Henrik Wallin: ”We are delighted to have Rasmus and Sampsa join the partnership. They are both highly skilled lawyers and well-known advisers in their respective fields, and have presented an outstanding commitment to the long-term success of our clients. In these times of uncertainty, it is more important than ever to ensure that we as a firm are constantly able to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations. As partners of the firm, Rasmus and Sampsa will have an important role in delivering this by further developing our market leading transactional offering.”
Senior Partner Ulf-Henrik Kull: ”We warmly welcome Rasmus and Sampsa to the partnership. They have been with the firm nearly since its inception and their promotion to the partnership reflects our continued focus on creating the best platform for our people to develop as professionals. Rasmus and Sampsa have demonstrated true professionalism, client dedication and leadership potential, and we are pleased to have them join the partnership in building our firm for the future.”