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Deals & Cases
Sorainen advised Henkell & Co.-Gruppe, a major Germany-based international producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages which belongs to Dr. Oetker Group, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Filipopolis, a leading importer and distributor of alcoholic drinks in Lithuania. The acquisition of Filipopolis in Lithuania completes the formation of Henkell & Co.- Gruppe’s distribution […]
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Deals & Cases / Reimo Hammerberg, Jane Eespõld, Rūdolfs Eņģelis, Mārtiņš Rudzītis, Edvīns Draba, Tits Gulbis, Tomas Kontautas, Augustas Klezys, Laura Matukaitytė, Kiryl Apanasevich, Viktoryia Mikhnevich, Artem Melnikovich
Sorainen advised one of the largest financial institutions in the region on a financing transaction involving Food Union Group companies. The value of the financing is approx EUR 145 million. Food Union is one of the largest dairy and ice cream producing companies in Europe. It unites companies in 10 countries including Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, […]
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Deals & Cases / Sergej Butov, Deimantė Pagirienė, Juliana Pavilovska
Sorainen is advising Elektrobalt and the Würth Group on the acquisition of Gaudrė, a leading company in the lighting solutions market in Lithuania. Elektrobalt together with W.EG. Eesti in Estonia and Baltikelektro in Latvia, represents the Würth Electrical Wholesale Group (W.EG) in the Baltic States. Serving customers in the residential, infrastructure and industrial markets, Elektrobalt […]
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Sorainen Belarus advised Eurotorg LLC, Belarus’ largest food retailer, on a USD 350 million bond issue for a 5-year term with an annual coupon rate of 8.75% maturing on 30 October 2022. The bonds have been issued by, and with limited recourse to, Bonitron Designated Activity Company for the sole purpose of financing a loan […]
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Sorainen represented Meseta in a case involving the 0% VAT rate. The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court ruled that tax administrators had unjustifiably imposed EUR 2 million in VAT, fines and interest on Meseta for allegedly unfair application of 0% VAT rates. The Court declared that the State Tax Inspectorate and other institutions that examined the […]
