“They are always available and provide solid output.”
Chambers Europe 2022, Competition/European Law
“The speed of execution and responsiveness are excellent.”
Chambers Europe 2022, Energy & Natural Resources
Avance Attorneys is a corporate powerhouse regularly acting for private equity houses, venture capital investors and listed companies on high-value and complex M&A deals. “Avance has a business-oriented approach while still keeping the legal issues in focus. The law firm provides a speedy delivery with high quality.” Another client praises the law firm’s “top-tier service,” highlighting the lawyers’ “commercial mindset” and describing them as “solution-oriented and hard-working.”
Chambers Europe 2022, Corporate/M&A
In the Prospera Tier 1 Law Firm Review 2022, Avance ranks as clear #1 among all law firms in Finland as regards clients’ willingness to recommend the firm to other potential clients. Avance ranks #2 in overall performance and as #1 law firm in Finland in e.g. the following key categories: business mindedness, client understanding, personal contacts and project management.
Prospera Tier 1 Law Firm Review 2022
Avance ranks #1 legal advisor in Finland by deal count (40) and #2 by deal value (14,278 MUSD) in Mergermarket 2021 M&A league tables. Avance lawyers are also strongly represented in individual league tables. Our Managing Partner Ilkka Perheentupa leads Finland’s individual league tables for 2021 in terms of both deal value and number of deals. More than half of the top 10 individual corporate legal advisors in Finland by deal value and more than one third of the top 30 individual corporate legal advisors in Finland by deal count in 2021 are Avance lawyers.
Mergermarket 2021 M&A league tables
In Regi’s first ever Law Firm of the Year Finland study, “Excellence in Client Relations” awards were given to law firms that excelled in the Customer Satisfaction Index part of the study. Avance is of one of three top 10 Finnish law firms to receive the award.
Regi’s Law Firm of the Year 2021 Finland
Avance’s Dispute Resolution practice area recognized again in Benchmark Litigation. Our capabilities in tax, insolvency and corporate and commercial litigation are highlighted by the key cases.
Benchmark Litigation 2022