Cobalt has successfully advised Wolt Eesti in proceedings before the Estonian Competition Authority relating to the company’s price parity conditions.

Ellex Raidla has advised Superangel on an investment in ParcelSea, made as part of a EUR 935,000 financing round.

Estonia’s real estate market is going strong despite the uncertainties and hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of real estate transactions was 20% higher and the total value of transactions 31% higher in the fourth quarter of 2020 than the same quarter the year before (and up 11% and 31% from the third quarter of 2020). As prices also continue to rise – the composite real estate index rose 10% year-on-year – Estonia remains an attractive place for real estate investments. Recent changes, further digitizing the transactions, are making it easier than ever for foreign investors.

PwC Legal has advised Guardtime on its preparation of vaccination certificate platform VaccineGuard for Estonia's Health and Welfare Information Systems Center's vaccination certificate system.

Ellex Raidla, working with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, has advised investment fund Atomico on leading a USD 11 million Series A funding round to Estonian artificial intelligence platform startup Pactum.

Sorainen has advised the Estonian Ministry of the Environment on matters related to the management of hazardous substances at sea.

Ellex has advised Eesti Energia on its entrance into a memorandum of understanding with Orsted for the development of a large-scale offshore wind farm and the movement towards delivering the first offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Riga.

Ellex Raidla has helped VideoCV secure a EUR 410,000 investment in a pre-seed round from Zenith Family Office, EstBAN, and several unidentified business angels.

On March 8, 2021, CEE Legal Matters reported that Lextal had advised the owners of Raunistal on the sale of 100% of their shares to Estonian state owned renewable energy company Enefit Green. CEE In-House Matters spoke with the two former owners, Regiina Pihlak and Raivo Pihlak, to learn more about the sale.

Ellex Raidla has helped Tera Ventures, one of the longest-running seed-stage funds in the Nordic & Baltic countries, bring its fund size to EUR 43 million with several global investors stepping in as limited partners.

The Tallinn office of Sorainen, working with Orrick, has helped Veriff attract a USD 69 million Series B investment from Institutional Venture Partners and Accel.

Lextal’s Tallinn office has advised Alarmo Kapital, the majority shareholder of Arco Vara, on its takeover bid of EUR 1.3 per share for the remaining shares in the company.

Lextal has advised Columbus A/S on the sale of Columbus Eesti AS to its General Manager Ivo Suursoo and Columbus Lietuva UAB to its CEO Dovydas Zinkevicius. Triniti advised the buyers on both deals.

The Estonian office of Cobalt has successfully represented Astro Vara in a dispute with Kermon Hekta and Kermon, companies held by Kersti Kracht.

Sorainen Estonia has helped Cuploop attract a EUR 550,000 investment from a group of investors, including Martin Henk, Martin Tajur, Ragnar Sass, Andrus Purde, and Lev Dolgatsjov, among others.

Cobalt has advised the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory foundation in the planning and carrying out a public procurement process for the design of the International Memorial Museum for the Victims of Communism planned for Tallinn's Patarei Prison.

The subsidies will be paid for March and April 2021.

Walless has helped AS Creditinfo Eesti obtain a payment institution license from the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority.