“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
“The lawyers were better than those on the other side of the negotiation table. In future we will only be using Avance.”
Chambers Europe 2015