Sorainen has advised Nordea, the largest financial services group in northern Europe, on the transfer of its Baltic banking business, operated by Nordea Bank Finland in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to its Swedish parent company Nordea Bank. This was the first transfer of a pan-Baltic credit institution business as a going concern of such scale […]
Sorainen Belarus jointly with the Moscow office of Chadbourne & Parke is advising on trust management arrangements with regard to MAZ and KamAZ shares in the context of potential formation of a holding company. MAZ and KamAZ are the automotive giants in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation respectively. The majority shareholder of KamAZ is Russian state corporation Rostec. […]
Sorainen Belarus assisted Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze, a group company from the Sumitomo Electric Industries Group, headquartered in Japan, in setting up a contractual joint venture with a Belarus-based manufacturer. The joint venture was implemented for supplying Volkswagen Group Russia with wire harnesses. The project is a major step in enlarging the activities of Sumitomo Electric […]
Sorainen Belarus advised Getin Holding on its acquisition of 95.5% stake in the Belarusian Bank for Small Business (BBSB). BBSB is a Belarus-based bank, launched in 2008 by leading international public and private financial institutions, including EBRD, IFC, Swedfund, FMO and KfW. The main focus of the Bank is to support development of small businesses […]
Sorainen Estonia has partnered with two Estonian start-up accelerators – GameFounders, the first gaming accelerator programme in Europe for start-ups, and Startup Wise Guys, an accelerator for early stage technology start-ups. GameFounders chose Sorainen as legal advisor and mentor to establish the best structures for start-ups to be supported by the accelerator as well as to […]
