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 was appointed by US company CrossFit to protect its intellectual property rights in the Baltic countries and Belarus. CrossFit performs on-going monitoring to prevent unlawful infringement of its intellectual property – the CROSSFIT trade mark. The company has invested significant resources to develop and popularise this trade mark; thus, it has become a widely-known […]
Sorainen assisted the client in developing a transfer pricing policy and preparing transfer pricing documentation for Devbridge Group, a US-based technology consultancy company founded in 2008 and having offices in Lithuania. Devbridge Group is a strategic partner to industry leaders in manufacturing, financial services and technology. The prepared transfer pricing policy justifies pricing applied for […]
Sorainen is helping Prior Rights, an IT start-up company, with legal issues in relation to development of the client’s innovative mobile application, which aims to protect users’ copyrights on photographs. The Sorainen team is advising on the implications of use of the mobile app, copyright enforcement and data protection. Partner Agris Repšs, senior associate Andris […]
Wihuri, a Finnish company operating in technical trading, sold its Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian subsidiaries to Avesco. The transaction was complicated due to the fact that it involved resolving a series of technical pre-closing arrangements and simultaneous closing in three jurisdictions. The Sorainen pan-Baltic team led by partner Pekka Puolakka also included, among others, senior […]
