Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2017 | Page 15

# 1 real estate investment bank in Finland — 10-time Euromoney RE M & A advisory winner
Selected references per year : 2016
sold
six office properties in the Helsinki area
for over € 160 million to
2015

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a € 652 million joint venture company
with
Advisor to the seller
Advisor to the seller
2014 2013
Get Ready for Round Two
So , despite being turned down , Buchardt was far from discouraged . He asked the City officials if some other site would be more appropriate for a hotel . Pretty soon , another high-profile plot by the sea materialised : the Jätkäsaari waterfont , similarly close to downtown Helsinki .
“ I remember talking with Mayor Jussi Pajunen and city planning director Tuomas Rajajärvi who both contributed a great deal to the new project .” The latter also provided a shortlist of Finnish architects who could take on such a project – and the rest was proverbial history .
“ I met with architect Aki Davidsson and was quickly convinced that we shared the same mindset with regards to the possibilities .” As a result , Davidsson envisioned a proud 33-storey tower upon the shoreline . At the time , the City of Helsinki was slowly beginning to appreciate high-rise construction more and more – but City Council had , yet again , a different opinion . After 18 sold sold
the Sanoma House
for € 176 million to
Advisor to the seller
Advisor to the seller
2012 2011
sold its head office property for € 170 million to
Advisor to the seller sold
its global headquarters property
to
acquired the Fennia Quarter for € 122 million from
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