# 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
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 2014 2013
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 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
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 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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