We are representing Nordigen, a freemium open banking data provider from Latvia, in a transaction selling Nordigen’s shares to GoCardless, the global leader in direct bank payments. GoCardless will incorporate Nordigen’s next-generation open banking connectivity – offering the widest coverage in Europe, connecting to more than 2,300 banks in 31 countries – into its account-to-account […]
Deals & Cases / Jānis Bite, Eva Berlaus, Māris Simulis, Līva Aleksejeva, Zane Akermane, Ieva Zariņa, Kate Berlaua, Alise Igale, Jonas Kiauleikis, Matas Mačiulaitis, Piret Lappert, Pirkko-Liis Harkmaa, Britta Retel, Nele Suurmets, Kadri Puu, Liisa Maria Kuuskmaa, Private: Eva-Maria Kullamäe-Kuur
Acting as local counsel for the Baltics, we have been advising IK Partners and Renta Group on its acquisition of Uprent Group. About Renta Renta is a full-service machinery and equipment rental company, which prior to the acquisition had operations in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Poland, with over 100 depots and more than 1,000 […]
Our senior associate Dr. Mari Agarmaa, head of our Estonian insolvency and restructuring workstream, was appointed as an Estonian Bankruptcy law expert in the landmark Irish court proceedings regarding the bankruptcy proceedings of Estonian entrepreneur Oliver Kruuda. EU cross-border insolvency regulation in focus Mr. Kruuda’s bankruptcy was declared in 2021 by both Estonian and Irish […]
Farfetch has acquired an AR startup, Wannaby Inc, which has developed technology allowing users to virtually try on shoes, accessories and cosmetics. Farfetch already uses this technology widely on its online platform for the sale of premium fashion brands. The deal was closed in April and aims to expand and scale the virtual try-on capabilities […]
We successfully represented basketball club Žalgiris in a case against the Lithuanian Competition Council before Vilnius Regional Administrative Court. The Competition Council fined the Lithuanian Basketball League and 10 of its clubs for an alleged anti-competitive agreement according to which they allegedly decided not to pay salaries or other compensation to their basketball players for […]
