Sorainen advised Ringier Axel Springer Media AG on the local law aspects of its acquisition of 100% of the shares in CV Keskus, operator of leading job classified sites cvkeskus.ee in Estonia, cvmarket.lv in Latvia and cvmarket.lt in Lithuania. Established in Estonia in 2000, CV Keskus expanded to Latvia and Lithuania in 2004. CV Keskus has been […]
AMC Theatres (AMC Entertainment Holdings) (‘AMC’) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the largest theatre exhibitor in seven countries in the affluent northern region of Europe, Nordic Cinema Group Holding (‘Nordic’). Nordic operates 68 theatres and has a substantial minority interest (approximately a 50% ownership) in another 50 associated theatres to which Nordic […]
Sorainen Estonia advised The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company, in the acquisition of VitalFields, a European farm management software company based in Estonia. The VitalFields team will join The Climate Corporation, strengthening the company’s efforts to deliver industry-leading digital technologies to farmers around the world. Says Mike Stern, chief executive officer of The […]
Livonia Partners, the pan-Baltic private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Hortes, the leading retail brand for home and gardening products in Estonia. Livonia will support the company in realising its strong regional growth potential. “Retail is one of the strongest industries in Estonia, consistently outperforming GDP, and Hortes is one of Estonia’s most successful […]
Sorainen advised Nordea, the largest financial services group in northern Europe, on combining operations with DNB in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to create the leading main bank in the Baltics with strong Nordic roots. “Combining knowledge of the Baltic market, close cooperation with our customers and developments in digital banking, Nordea has over the years […]