New Directive on sanctions offences to harmonise penalties for violating EU sanctions

New Directive on sanctions offences to harmonise penalties for violating EU sanctions

Compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements are high on today’s management agenda in practically all areas of business. These days, compliance also includes sustainability goals and related stakeholder expectations.

We help you map out a comprehensive understanding of your compliance and risk landscape so that you can make informed decisions, mitigate risks, and maintain a strong reputation.

Know your present and future compliance risks

We assist you in detecting and minimising your present and future compliance risks. Our work includes integrity due diligence on customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders. We also perform more extensive compliance risk analysis of our client’s existing businesses as standalone assignments and of target companies as part of transactional work. In addition to regulatory requirements and integrity risks, we assess adherence with company compliance and sustainability policies.

Be on top of different sanctions regimes

International sanctions and export control affect many businesses that trade internationally. Rapidly changing sanction regimes and the increase in restrictions in recent years mean that you are having to navigate a very complex regulatory landscape. Being on top of different regimes and changes may seem overwhelming but non-compliance can lead to substantial risks, such as criminal liability, loss of business and reputational risks.

We advise in all questions relating to sanctions and export control. Our expertise covers assessment of a company’s sanction risks, sanction screening processes, drafting internal sanctions compliance programmes and advising on export licensing requirements.

A complete service for all your compliance issues

Through our firm’s exceptionally broad and leading full-service capability, you will find a complete set of services covering all aspects of compliance, ranging from anti-corruption, general criminal law, tax, data protection and competition law to sector specific regulatory expertise in most industries such as energy, mining, environmental, insurance and financial services.

As sustainability considerations are an integral part of compliance and risk management, we will also help you meet your sustainability obligations and objectives.

Latest references

We advised Metsäliitto Cooperative in relation to a new EUR 200 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility with a syndicate of eight banks. This new credit facility refinances the existing EUR 200 million facility signed in December 2018 and will be used for general corporate purposes. The facility has a tenor of five years and includes two one-year extension options. The pricing mechanism of the revolving credit facility is linked to two of Metsä Group’s ambitious sustainability targets: Target 1: Zero tonnes of fossil carbon dioxide emissions, Scope 1 and 2, by 2030. Target 2: Share of certified wood in wood supply 100% by 2030. ‘Incorporating sustainability criteria into our financing further demonstrates the company’s strong commitment to actions that reduce our carbon footprint and mitigate climate change,’ says Vesa-Pekka Takala, EVP, CFO of Metsä Group.
Case published 16.1.2025
We advised NoHo Partners Plc on a 119-million-euro financing arrangement. The financing arrangement frees up a significant part of the cash flow for the business and enables the implementation of an acquisition-driven growth strategy also in the future.
Case published 16.1.2025
We advised CapMan Buyout in the exit of Renoa Group. Renoa Group management together with Korpi Capital and other investors have acquired the group. Renoa Group is a Finnish established expert in the building technology sector specializing in detached houses in Finland and Sweden. Renoa is a major provider of turnkey domestic water & heating, sewer system and electricity network renovations, with significant operations also in Sweden. The Group reported sales of €35 million and employed c. 300 personnel across its 10 offices in Finland and 6 in Sweden. Korpi Capital is a Finnish investment company with holdings in 29 companies. 
Case published 14.1.2025
We advised eQ Community Properties Fund in its acquisition of a property portfolio comprising a health centre in Espoo, a daycare property in Vantaa, an elementary school in Helsinki, and a parking facility property in Helsinki from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company. The lettable area of the first three properties is approximately 13,900 sq.m., while the parking facility offers 120 parking spaces. The portfolio’s tenants include the City of Helsinki, the City of Vantaa, the Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County, and Aimo Park Oy. In connection with the transaction, Ilmarinen invested in eQ Community Properties fund as per 31 December 2024.
Case published 9.1.2025