Sorainen has advised Domenikss owner Benita Danilenko on the sale of the company to Veho.

CMS' Malgorzata Surdek-Janicka has been appointed as Vice-President of the International Court of Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. Aside from Surdek-Janicka, 33 lawyers from CEE were appointed as members and alternate members of the court.

Ellex and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have advised the Baltic Classifieds Group on its IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange. Clifford Chance advised sponsor and global coordinator and joint bookrunner BofA Securities and joint bookrunner BNP Paribas.

Cobalt has advised VPH Latvia on the development of a shopping center on Valdeku street in Riga.

Cobalt has advised SEB on a new lease agreement with the Galio Group.

Sorainen has advised Baltic media company Ekspress Grupp on the sale of Printall to Trukitung.

Sorainen has advised real estate project developer Linstow on the acquisition of Sporta 2 quarter from SIA Sporta 2, part of the NP Properties Group.

Walless has advised Mandatum Life on the sale of its life insurance business in the Baltics to the Lithuanian Invalda INVL group. 

Cobalt, acting pro bono, has successfully assisted a Belarusian journalist seeking asylum in obtaining refugee status in Latvia.

On April 22, 2021, CEE Legal Matters reported that TGS Baltic had advised the Evernord Real Estate Fund III, managed by Vilnius-based investment firm Evernord Asset Management, on its acquisition of a 65% stake in Riga's Novira Plaza business center. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Arnas Vedeckis, CFO and Member of the Board at Evernord, to learn more about the deal.

The global pandemic has impacted all markets, with subsequent ramifications for M&A. Investors are now seeking greater protection against general lock-downs and supply-chain disruptions, while governments aim to protect critical supplies and services by imposing new regulations on foreign investment in crucial or strategic industries. ​

Roedl & Partner has advised the DKV Mobility Group on acquiring Osauhing Port One Estonia, UAB State Port Group, and Port One Polska Spolka z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia.

Cobalt has advised Treeland OU on the acquisition of a 51% stake in Latvian catering company Lido AS for an undisclosed amount.

During the last few months number of laws and regulations have been passed in Latvia which have an impact on construction processes, investment in the Latvian real estate and project development.

On January 18, 2021, CEE Legal Matters reported that Cobalt had advised Practica Capital on its investment in Lithuanian start-up Biomatter Designs – part of the latter's EUR 500,000 investment round. CEEIHM spoke with Donatas Keras, Co-Founding Partner at Practica Capital to learn more about the matter.

Ellex Klavins and Ellex Valiunas have advised Livonia Partners on the sale of 100% of the shares in Santa Monica Networks to LMT in Latvia and Lithuania, respectively. Eversheds Sutherland advised the buyer.

Eversheds Sutherland Bitans has successfully represented the Latvian Privatization Agency and its subsidiaries in litigation against former Parex Bank shareholders. The agency was awarded EUR 124 million in damages and EUR 600,000 in legal expenses, after proceedings extending over ten years.

Sorainen has provided legal assistance to Latvian band Astro’n’out related to their composition of the anthem for the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 2021, which will be held in Riga, Latvia.