We offer solutions,
not products

For 16 years we have provided first-class corporate finance services, with a total transaction value of over € 5 billion.

We don’t offer products, we offer solutions. We transform our extensive competence in Financing, Mergers & Aquisitions and Advisory services into tailoring the best solution for our clients.

Sale of Transval to Posti

Sale of various Kesko’s businesses to domestic and international buyers

Merger between YIT and Lemminkäinen

Barona management buyout

Sale of Tokmanni by CapMan

Acquisition of Musti ja Mirri by EQT

Public takeover of Lindex by Stockmann and related financing transactions

First North IPO of Nixu

Hybrid & senior bond offering by CapMan

Overview: Mergers & Acquisitions

We advise our clients in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures before, during and after the transaction. We base our advice on thorough analysis and continuous dialogue with our clients and strive for innovative solutions that support our clients’ businesses. We have particularly strong experience in international cross-border transactions.

SELL-SIDE ADVISORY

We advise target companies and their owners in selling businesses and companies. We manage the whole sell-side process with the aim of maximizing value of the business to be sold. In addition to project management we typically provide advice in relation to valuation, transaction structuring, deal tactics, and many other matters. Together with the management we also build the investment case for the business. After we contact potential acquirers we lead the bidding process and final negotiations between the parties. Our track record in sell-side advisory includes running controlled auction processes as well as negotiated one-on-one processes. We have been very successful in building attractive investment cases and selling them to selected acquirers.

BUY-SIDE ADVISORY

We advice our clients when they consider acquiring businesses and companies. Our role includes project management, valuation, transaction structuring, deal tactics, negotiations and many other matters. Our aim is to achieve best possible value and terms for our client and we work hard to reach this result. We have a strong record of successful buy-side advisory assignments ranging from cross-border public takeovers to local private acquisitions.

MERGER ADVISORY

In a merger situation it is of particular importance to understand the business and transaction logic of all merging parties. In addition, thorough familiarity with a merger process is of crucial importance. Summa is well qualified to advice clients on merger transactions given the strong experience of our professionals, an assurance of total discretion and a lack of conflicting interests.

For more information about mergers and acquisitions:

Mikko Bergman
+358 (0) 40 562 8976

mikko.bergman@summa.fi

Overview: Financing advisory

We help our clients on both refinancings and new capital raisings. As an independent advisor, we have no conflicts of interest and are able to provide product-neutral advice for the benefit of our clients. Prior to funding actions, we typically plan or provide sparring on optimal funding structure that fits to our client´s situation and strategic ambitions – considering also other important issues such as liquidity reserves, refinancing risks and contractual matters between different funding instruments

Our services include:

IPOs and other Equity issues
Senior bonds
Hybrid and Convertible bonds
Bank loan tenderings – syndicated and bilateral loans
Alternative funding sources such as loans from non-bank financial institutions
Acquisition financing – funding planning with or without funding execution
Other services: working capital management including bank tendering on receivables sales programme and supply chain financing, corporate treasury policy and financial risk management, advisory on setting up commercial paper programme for short-term debt financing

For more information about restructurings and other advisory:

Mikko Bergman
+358 (0) 40 562 8976

mikko.bergman@summa.fi

Overview: Restructurings and Other Advisory

We support our clients in planning and executing restructurings and strategic changes in their business portfolios. We bring the corporate finance expertise to our clients by analysing business portfolios to determine core business areas, existing growth areas, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures opportunities, optimal capital structure and financing alternatives of corporate transactions. Finally we help our clients to execute their plans.

For more information about restructurings and other advisory: