Practice Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Environment and Land Use
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Energy and Infrastructure

Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Environment and Land Use
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Energy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Real Estate and Construction
  • View More

Profile

Ville heads our Energy practice. He assists clients in M&A, projects and other transactions with a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors. Ville has vast understanding of specific features of the energy sector through regularly advising foreign and domestic investors and sponsors within this field. Ville has been ranked as a leading expert within his field of expertise for many consecutive years by all international vetting institutes such as Chambers Europe and IFRL1000.

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki (1999)
  • Studies at Robert Schuman University, France (1996 - 1997)

Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Environment and Land Use
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Energy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Real Estate and Construction

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
  • Krogerus advises Ilmatar on securing project financing for Pahkakoski wind farm
  • Krogerus advises Ilmatar on securing long-term financing for Korpilevonmäki wind farm
  • Krogerus advises Ilmatar Energy on a group level debt financing package of 500 million euros


Professional Associations
  • Finnish Bar Association
  • International Project Finance Association
  • International Bar Association


Articles

Getting the Deal Through: Electricity Regulation 2015, Finland Chapter (Law Business Research, October 2014) (co-author with Katri Joenpolvi and Mikko Pirttilä)

Renewable Energy: Challenges and Opportunities for Power Producers (International Law Office Newsletter, Energy and Natural Resources, 10/2011) (co-author)

New Proposal for Feed-in Tariff System for Wind Power Production Submitted (International Law Office Newsletter, Energy and Natural Resources, 10/2011) (co-author)

Ympäristöministeriön työryhmän ehdotus tuulivoimarakentaimisen ohjeistukseksi – yleiskaavan käyttö tuulivoiman rakentamisessa (Ministry of Environment’s Working Group Proposal on Wind Power Construction – Master Plan Regarding the Use of Wind Power Construction) (Suomen Tuulivoimayhdistys ry, 03/2011) (co-author with Teppo Vuorela)

Parliament Considers New Mining Act Proposal (International Law Office Newsletter, Energy and Natural Resources, 02/2011) (co-author)

Government Reviews Water Act (International Law Office Newsletter, Energy and Natural Resources, 10/2011) (co-author)

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