We represented an international chain of retail clothing stores in a trademark opposition matter in Latvia. We prepared an urgent opposition application against the registration of the opponent’s trademark and represented the client at a hearing of the Appellate Board of the Latvian Patent Office. The Appellate Board upheld the opposition by invalidating the opponent’s […]
We assisted Hesburger, one of the largest fast-food chains in northern Europe, with further expansion of its presence in Belarus. Our team leading the project – consisting of partner Kiryl Apanasevich, senior associate Aliaksei Daryin and associates Alesia Khadasevich, Aliaksei Vashkevich and Artem Semchik – assisted with purchasing the premises for its second restaurant site, […]
We are advising Estonian Kaamos Group and its subsidiaries Kaamos Timber (Estonia) and Mozyr Sawmill (Belarus) on EUR 15 million debt financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for construction of a new sawmill in Belarus on a brownfield site near Mozyr, one of the country’s oldest towns. This is the second […]
We are advising KPMG Sweden on their acquisition of KPMG Latvia and KPMG Lithuania as part of KPMG’s international development. Bringing new opportunities The acquisition will bring new opportunities and will allow KPMG Sweden, KPMG Latvia and KPMG Lithuania to become even stronger market players in the region. According to Björn Hallin, Board Chairman at […]
We advised the state-owned Ignitis Group on a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to Pomerania Wind Farm, a Polish company belonging to the group. The PLN 258 million (about EUR 60 million) loan will be used for developing a 94 MW wind farm. The EIB loan will cover around 47 % of project […]