Aino Makisalo

Aino Makisalo is a Senior Covenant Lawyer at 9fin, specializing in advising clients on loan covenants, collateral dilution, subordination, and LME transactions while also developing AI-powered legal tools for covenant data comparisons. Previously, Aino served as a Senior Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, working on acquisition financings and leveraged finance transactions. Earlier experience includes an Associate role at Latham & Watkins focused on lender-side leveraged finance transactions, a Senior Associate position at Roschier, Attorneys Ltd. managing capital markets and M&A deals, and an LL.M. graduate from Columbia Law School. Aino's career began with a Master’s Thesis on acquisition capabilities at Wärtsilä and included a role as a Political Adviser to a Finnish MEP in the European Parliament. Education culminated in advanced degrees in law and industrial engineering from prestigious institutions.