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Support for Silva Finance launch
We provided legal support for the launch of Silva Finance, a new forest and farmland equity financing company. About Silva Finance Silva Finance offers loans for the growth of enterprises against pledges of woodland with forest stands or of agricultural land, providing financing opportunities tailored to small and medium-sized enterprises. Silva Finance’s business model is […]
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Gjensidige sells its business in the Baltics
We advised the Norwegian non-life insurance company Gjensidige Forsikring on signing a sale agreement for its business in the Baltics with Ergo International, the company that manages Ergo’s international business portfolio. Deal value – EUR 80 million. The transaction will be completed upon receiving approvals from the authorities, including the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian competition […]
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Owner of shopping centre Sāga refinances with Rietumu Banka
We advised VPH, one of the largest commercial real estate developers in Lithuania; and Riga Retail Park, owner of one of the largest lifestyle shopping centres in Latvia, on receiving a loan totalling EUR 48 million from Rietumu Banka for refinancing. This has been one of the largest loan financing transactions in Latvia in 2023. […]
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KGAL leases 3 new Airbus A220 aircraft to airBaltic
We advised KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG (“KGAL”), a leading independent investment and asset manager with an investment volume of €16.5bn, on the leaseback transaction in relation to three new Airbus A220-300 aircraft with Air Baltic Corporation AS, the Latvian national airline and the leading carrier in the Baltic region. The lease agreements […]
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Conexus Baltic Grid prepares up to EUR 80 million bond programme
We acted as transaction counsel in the up to EUR 80 million bond programme for Conexus Baltic Grid, a unified natural gas transmission and storage operator in Latvia. The Bond programme was arranged by Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Helsinki Branch. For the time being Conexus Baltic Grid has decided to postpone its inaugural first issue. […]