Johannes Ahti
Johannes Ahti is Head of the Helsinki office and a Partner in the firm’s Finance & Restructuring practice. He has extensive experience in finance and debt capital markets transactions from acquisitions and other event-driven financing to refinancing and financial restructuring, with a focus on leveraged finance (including leveraged loans, direct lending, private debt and high-yield bonds), real assets debt (including real estate finance and infrastructure finance), corporate financing, and venture debt.
Johannes is recognized as one of the leading experts in Finland within Banking & Finance by international directories such as Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500.
Johannes Ahti has “a great mixture of technical abilities and business knowledge. He listens very carefully to understand the objective, and is always very service-minded and focused on getting the deal done” (Chambers Global, 2022). Further, he has “good project management skills, and is very smooth and solution-oriented” (Chambers Global, 2023).
Johannes is also praised for his “very good understanding of the financial market” (IFLR1000, 2021/2022 – 32nd edition) and for being “an excellent negotiator with genuine interest in contract drafting with strong deal execution capabilities” (The Legal 500, 2023). According to clients, “he is a very proactive, highly competent and service-oriented partner who foresees client’s in-depth needs more often than not better than the client itself. He is very easy to reach and communicate with” (IFLR1000, 2021/2022 – 32nd edition).
Roschier (2017-), Head of the Helsinki office (2022-)
Borenius (2012-2017)
Hannes Snellman (2008-2012)
Member of the Finnish Bar Association
University of Helsinki, LL.M. (2007)
English, Finnish
An excellent negotiator with genuine interest in contract drafting with strong deal execution capabilities.
The Legal 500