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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