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“Small countries can be the birthplace of very large companies. Scalability can be achieved through software.”Yael Elad, CFO of Aleph (Israel) “There is no good reason why the Baltic countries shouldn’t open joint embassies in foreign countries.”Kristjan Kalda, Investment Director of BaltCap (Estonia) “People speak of Brexit more in the EU than they do in […]
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‘The banks will disappear if they do not act!’ said Jürgen Ingels, speaking at the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum in Riga. Ingels became well-known as the founder of Clear2Pay, which was sold to FIS for EUR 400 million. Ingels foresees large internal shocks for banks, and considerable losses in the banking market in the […]
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Robotics is a goldmine and investors are getting the message – this is the learning of Day 1 at the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum 2016 in Riga. By 2025, the robotics and automation market may be worth over USD 10 trillion, according to McKinsey Global Institute. Robotics means nothing short of a new […]
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Last year, Estonian and Lithuanian GDP per capita stood at 74% of the 28-member EU average and Latvia’s at 64%. Godmanis said the Baltics would have to find “some very interesting and specific ways” to reach the average European level, or get through from 75% to 100%. “If we don’t catch up with the European […]
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The most groundbreaking transactions in the region during the last 12 months have just been announced at the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum 2016 gala event in Riga. The winners are Trilini Energy, Providence Equity Partners and FCR Media Group. Here is an overview of the winning deals. Baltic M&A Deal of the Year […]
