“I like the team’s no-nonsense approach - it provides a very good service with integrity.”
Chambers Europe 2016
“I think the lawyers are very hard-working and make a very skilled and competent team. I think the firm has heavily invested in the buy-side advice and, for us, I think that’s been a strength.”
Chambers Europe 2016
“The service has been really good. The lawyers are very diligent and business-oriented, to the point, and they don’t dwell on unnecessary things. They’re very responsive too.”
Chambers Europe 2016
“Generally seen as a firm developing a strong reputation for itself in the market, Avance is seen as especially strong for transactional work. One example of that this year saw a team led by Ulf-Henrik Kull advising the Fortum Corporation on its €2.55 billion divestment of its electricity distribution network in Finland to Suomi Power Networks and a consortium of Finnish pension funds Keva and LocalTapiola Pension along with international investors First State Investments and Borealis Infrastructure.”
IFLR1000 2016
“They have a strong presence and unique team in the Finnish market with regard to M&A and finance transactions, especially within the energy industry,” says one in-house counsel.
“They have an excellent understanding of the market and business development combined with an exceptionally client-friendly service.”
IFLR1000 2016
“It’s a very, very entrepreneurial team and I think I like that. I would rather work with a small, driven team that is advocating a lot of time for us rather than a team where people are working on a lot of deals at the same time.”
IFLR1000 2016
“One of the best qualities of Avance as a firm is that they are dealmakers,” says a client.
“They are able to keep it relevant for commercial people and bankers in terms of what is a legal technicality and what is a commercial risk, rather than a theoretical legal risk. The commercial acumen is very high for all of those guys.”
IFLR1000 2016