CEE Legal Matters
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Did You Know that a total of 11 law firms have worked on four or more reported Energy/Natural Resources deals in CEE so far this year? According to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, the leaderboard is led by Norton Rose Fulbright, which has worked on ten Energy/Natural Resources deals reported since January 1, 2023.
Cobalt has advised Hepsor Latvia on its sale of the property located at Ulbrokas Iela 30 in Riga to the East Capital Real Estate Fund IV in a share deal. Vilgerts advised the East Capital fund.
Cobalt has advised Indutrade on its acquisition of Labema.
Cobalt has advised BaltCap Private Equity Fund III on its acquisition of HansaMatrix via subsidiary SIA Emsco.
Cobalt has successfully represented Polish cereals seller Diaspolis in a dispute over purchased organic buckwheat deemed of poor quality.
At the end of 2022, the Latvian Supreme Court finally made a judgment in one of the dozens of civil cases stemming from the so-called Zolitude tragedy. 54 people died and dozens were injured back in 2013, when the roof of a trade center located in one of the suburbs of Riga, Zolitude, collapsed.
Cobalt has advised the Linas Agro Group on its acquisition of Grybai LT from Auga. Walless advised Auga.
Did You Know that, of the 30 lawyers who have worked on Estonian client matters reported by CEE Legal Matters so far this year, only seven have worked on more than one? The 2023 Estonian leaderboard is currently led by Sorainen Partner Toomas Prangli, who has worked on four reported client matters so far this year.
Cobalt has advised the Adampolis Group on becoming the official representative of MAN Truck and Bus SE in Finland by acquiring the MAN Truck & Bus Finland business from K-Auto.
Cobalt has advised BaltCap on its acquisition of Senior Baltic from Orpea. Ellex advised the seller.
Cobalt has advised Change Ventures on launching its EUR 20 million Fund III.
Cobalt has advised Baltu Lanku Vadoveliai on its partnership with the Klett group. Reportedly, Sorainen advised the Klett group.
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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.
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