Noora Koskinen

Associate, Master of Laws

Services

  1. Banking & Finance
  2. Tax & Structuring

Contact details

I advise our domestic and international clients in various finance transactions and tax-related assignments.

Prior to my graduation, I worked as a trainee at Castrén & Snellman and also gained experience in another law firm.

I have a Master of Laws degree from the University of Helsinki.

Latest references

OP Corporate Bank – Real estate financing arrangement
We advised OP Corporate Bank plc in a real estate financing arrangement relating to DHL Express logistics centre under construction near Helsinki Airport. In the arrangement Nrep (acting on behalf of NSF III Fund) and Pontos Group acquired Finavia’s stake of DHL Express logistics centre under construction. LEED Platinum certification will be applied for the project, and as a result of the certification, the facility is contemplated to qualify as a green loan after the construction completion date.
Case published 12.3.2025
OP Corporate Bank, Nordea Bank and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken – Financing arrangement for Vexve, a company owned by DevCo Partners
We advised a financier consortium including OP Corporate Bank plc, Nordea Bank Abp, and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB in a leveraged financing arrangement for Vexve, a company owned by DevCo Partners Oy. The financing included EUR 143 million acquisition, refinancing and other facilities for, among other things, the financing of Vexve’s acquisition of Denmark-based Frese A/S, a leading manufacturer of dynamic balancing valves for hydronic networks. Vexve’s combined turnover after the completion of the transaction will be ca. EUR 200 million. Vexve is the leading European provider of valve solutions for the energy sector and selected energy-intensive industries.
Case published 7.2.2025
Sanok Rubber Company S.A. – Sale of a minority stake in Teknikum Group
We advised Sanok Rubber Company S.A. in connection with a transaction where the Polish International Development Fund 2 FIZ AN acquired 30% of the shares in Teknikum Group Ltd from Sanok Rubber Company S.A. Teknikum Group is a European polymer technology company serving industrial customers in need of reliable rubber, plastic, silicone, polyurethane, and foam solutions. The group has approximately 600 employees and operates four production plants in Finland and one in Hungary, and a sales office in Germany. Sanok Rubber Company S.A. is the European leader in the field of rubber products, rubber-to-metal articles and combination of rubber with other materials for the automotive, construction, agriculture, pharmacy and household appliances. Sanok Rubber Company S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and employs more than 3,000 people in Europe and North America. Polish International Development Fund 2 FIZ AN is one of two specialised foreign expansion funds managed by PFR TFI. The fund’s aim is to co-finance foreign investments of Polish companies. We advised Sanok Rubber Company S.A. together with the Polish law firm Rymarz Zdort Maruta.
Case published 3.2.2025
Origa Care Properties – A financing arrangement of a real estate portfolio
We advised Origa Care Properties Oy, a real estate investment company focusing on properties in the care sector and managed by Pareto Business Management AB, in a financing arrangement of a real estate portfolio containing 13 properties. The properties are located in growth areas in different parts of Finland and are leased to leading operators in the care sector.
Case published 28.1.2025
Hanza AB – Acquisition of Leden Group
We acted as Finnish advisor to Hanza AB relating to its acquisition of all the shares in Leden Group Oy. Hanza AB is a Swedish mechanical engineering and electronics contract manufacturing company listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Founded in 2008, the company has six manufacturing clusters in Sweden, Finland, Germany, Baltics, Central Europe and China and an annual turnover of approximately SEK 4.6 billion. Leden Group is a leading Finnish contract manufacturer specialising in sheet metal, machining and complex assembly. Leden Group has four production sites in Finland and one in Estonia and an annual turnover of approximately SEK 1.1 billion. 
Case published 13.12.2024
Banco Santander and BNP Paribas – EUR 875 million debt financing for SigmaRoc
We acted as the Finnish legal counsel for Banco Santander and BNP Paribas in relation to providing a debt financing package totalling 875 million euros for SigmaRoc plc. The financing comprises a senior term and revolving facility of 750 million euros and a senior bridge facility of 125 million euros. These funds will be used to partially finance the acquisition of CRH plc’s European limestone quarry businesses in Germany, Poland, Czechia, the United Kingdom and Ireland, with the total consideration for the acquisition amounting to 1 billion euros.
Case published 22.3.2024
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank – Financing arrangement
We assisted Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Helsinki Branch in a financing arrangement for Destia Oy, the largest infrastructure service company in Finland and part of the global Colas Group. The loan will be used towards general corporate purposes.
Case published 5.2.2024
Armada Credit Partners – Private debt investment in Smartvatten
We assisted Armada Credit Partners in a sustainability-linked private debt investment in Smartvatten Oy, a company majority owned by Norvestor. Smartvatten is a hardware-enabled software as a service company providing its customers with a complete solution for real-time monitoring and reporting of water consumption in buildings. Smartvatten’s customers reduce their water costs and the risk of water-related damage while improving their sustainability performance. The cooperation between Armada and Norvestor will promote Smartvatten in its objective of helping a greater number of customers with water costs, leaks and sustainability agenda.
Case published 26.1.2024
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