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Cobalt Advises Baltic Agro Machinery on Sale of Estonian John Deere Business

Cobalt Advises Baltic Agro Machinery on Sale of Estonian John Deere Business

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Cobalt has advised Baltic Agro Machinery OU on the sale of John Deere’s agricultural and horticultural machinery business in Estonia to Wihuri OU.

Baltic Agro Machinery is a member of the  Danish Agro Group, which has 4,700 employees in 16 countries and is active in the sale of agricultural machinery and provision of after-sales services, as well as in the sale of animal feedstuff mixes, premixes and vitamin mixes, fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, and the purchase of crops from farmers. The transaction was part of DAG's divestment obligation pursuant to its agreement with the European Commission.

Wihuri OU is part of the Finnish international industrial and trade group Wihuri OY, which consists of four business areas operating in 30 different countries in the packaging, daily goods wholesale, technical trade, and aviation sectors.

Cobalt’s team included Partners Peeter Kutman, Karina Paatsi, and Aivar Taro, Specialist Counsel Jesse Kivisaari, Senior Associate Mart Blondal, and Associates Liina Saaremets and Helen Sool.

Cobalt did not reply to our inquiry on the matter.

Cobalt at a Glance

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.