Pekka Leskinen
Multidisciplinary finance enthusiast and Asia specialist
finance
lawyer
international business
import export
Consulting
36 years old
Driving License
Helsinki (00700) Finland
Professional Status
Available soon
Available
About Me
A law school graduate and finance student with strong interest in investment banking, M&A, technology, cross-border deals and all things Japanese.
Trainee
Arqis Foreign Law Office
July 2017
to August 2017
Tokyo
Japan
- Wrote newsletters on data protection issues (GDPR, APPI)
- Drafted and reviewed multi-million euro contracts for the partners - including but not limited to Share Purchases Agreements, Representative Director contracts and Claim Assignments
- Keept meeting minutes for client meetings
Junior Advisor
Finpro Ry
January 2017
to July 2017
Tokyo
Japan
- Performed research to create reports and presentations on industries/companies to e.g. corporate venture capital
- Advised CxOs of Finnish companies on market entry issues, introduced potential investors, gave information on Japanese market and business culture, introduced consultants and suggested and negotiated consulting assignments
- Maintained customer contact information and relationship database (CRM) of close to 1000 contacts on Salesforce, increasing documented relationships by 348% over comparable time period
- Coordinated ministerial and company delegation arrangements for groups of up to 50 people
Trainee - Export
Tikkurila Oyj
May 2016
to November 2016
Vantaa
Finland
- Drafted changes to supply contracts with foreign subsidiaries and other legal documents after management buyout
- GDPR preparatory work: researched existing databases for types of personal data contained and participated in drafting guidelines for data collection
- Performed market research on 7 new countries, saving over 20 000 € over 6 months by doing previously outsourced work in-house: analyzed market & segment sizes, product requirements, competitors and partner candidates etc.
- Estimated global market potential, determined target market and created business plan targeting $2 million in revenue for a new product type
Editorial Assistant
Alma Talent Oy
March 2010
to May 2016
Helsinki
Finland
- Editor in charge of a legal news magazine to 16 000 members of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
- Editor on online legal database for approximately 400 yearly bill proposals and court of appeals cases
- Lead a team of 5 in a content expansion project to online legal database covering 50+ years of supreme court cases
Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration (Finance) & CEMS Masters In International Management
Aalto University & Korea University Business School
December 2018
• GPA 5/5 – top 5% in all classes, GMAT 750 – 98% percentile
• Selected as one of 27 students in 2017 from Finland to global CEMS MIM-double degree program based on leadership ability, interpersonal skills, academic success, stress tolerance and high ambition level
• Selected as one of 27 students in 2017 from Finland to global CEMS MIM-double degree program based on leadership ability, interpersonal skills, academic success, stress tolerance and high ambition level
• GPA 4.72/5
• LL.M. with masters thesis on customer protection in investment services (MiFID/MiFID II) graded eximia and published on leading Finnish legal portal Edilex.
• Additional electives on capital markets regulation, document drafting and contract negotiations.
• LL.M. with masters thesis on customer protection in investment services (MiFID/MiFID II) graded eximia and published on leading Finnish legal portal Edilex.
• Additional electives on capital markets regulation, document drafting and contract negotiations.
• 1 year exchange studies in study in Kyoto program at the graduate school of law. Business and language studies.
• LL.B. in commercial law, with thesis on software licenses to consumers graded 5/5.
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English
Expert
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Japanese
Advanced
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Finnish
Expert
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Swedish
Intermediate
- GMAT 750, 98th percentile
- One of 244 students nationwide to score full points in Matriculation Examination for Mathematics, Advanced Syllabus
- Bloomberg BAT score of 620, 97th percentile: High scores in the analysis as well as investment banking sections
- Group leader (corporal) and valedictorian of class of 30 in NCO-school during mandatory military service (2008 – 2009)
- Member of Mensa Finland
- Freelance consulting
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Salesforce
- x-hive/DB
- Framemaker