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Walless and Cobalt Advise on Ignitis Renewables' Wind Farm Acquisition from E Energija

Walless and Cobalt Advise on Ignitis Renewables' Wind Farm Acquisition from E Energija

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Walless has advised Ignitis Renewables on the acquisition agreement for a wind farm in Kelme, Lithuania, with developer E Energija. Cobalt advised E Energija.

According to Walless, the "expected investment in this wind farm project, including acquisition and construction costs, is estimated at approximately EUR 550 million. This significant investment highlights Ignitis Renewables’, which belongs to Ignitis Group, commitment to sustainable energy growth."

"We started the project of the wind park in Kelme more than five years ago and we are proud that one of the largest wind power projects currently being built in Lithuania will make a significant contribution to Lithuania's quest for energy independence," E Energija Group Head Gediminas Uloza commented.

According to Walless, "Ignitis Renewables, a leading green energy company, has taken a significant step in expanding its wind farm projects in Lithuania and increasing its green generation capacity. This aligns perfectly with Lithuania’s goal of achieving energy independence and sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable sources."

The Walless team included Partners Povilas Zukauskas and Vaidotas Puklevicius, Associate Partners Sarunas Basijokas and Vygintas Kuprys, Senior Associates Simona Miliauskaite-Gintute and Tomas Paulauskas, and Associates Ieva Pikaite, Monika Bucinskaite, and Indre Jocyte.

The Cobalt team included Partner Elijus Burgis and Senior Associate Julija Aleska.

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COBALT is a closely integrated alliance of top-tier law offices across the Baltics, uniting more than 250 attorneys and support staff. During 25 years of experience, we have become a strategic partner to our clients in handling both daily matters and complex large–scale transactions and disputes.

The firm’s broad spectrum of expertise and established position as the market leader gives a comprehensive basis for providing full-service business law advice.

Top international and regional businesses, financial institutions, state and local governments, and the region’s most promising start-ups are among our clients. We offer leading-edge solutions in key industry sectors: Consumer Products, Trade & Distribution, Real Estate & Construction, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Communications, Media & Technologies, Financial Services, Transport & Logistics.

COBALT has been named Baltic Law Firm of the Year 7 times receiving Chambers Europe, IFLR, The Lawyer and Mergermarket awards, and we are regularly listed amongst the top-performing M&A legal advisors in the Bloomberg, Refinitiv and Mergermarket deal tables. Recognized as the No.1 Lithuanian law firm in the Prospera Law Firm Review 2021 and No. 1 law firm in Latvia in 2022, 2020, 2019, and 2018 client satisfaction surveys. We were recognized as a Baltic-wide Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 Chambers Europe Awards ceremony and named the Baltic States Tax Firm of the Year and Pro Bono Firm of the Year at the annual ITR EMEA Tax Awards 2021 ceremony. 

More information on COBALT can be found at www.cobalt.legal.