Sorainen defended the interests of Eurocash1 in a legal process concerning a prohibited vertical agreement, a process which continued for more than eight years. An agreement was made among G4S and the three biggest banks in Lithuania. According to the agreement, the banks were obliged to buy cash-handling services exclusively from G4S. A complaint about […]
International automotive group Inchcape Motors acquired the assets of United Motors, becoming the exclusive distributor for BMW Group in Estonia. The business acquired serves customers of BMW Group and KIA, employing more than 90 people at retail sites in Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu and Kohtla-Järve. The transaction received approval of the Estonian Competition Authority in June. […]
Sorainen advised Danish Agro group company DAVA Agravis Machinery Holding on its acquisition of 45% of the share capital in Konekesko Lietuva from Finnish company Konekesko. DAVA Agravis Machinery Holding also acquired a minority interest in Konekesko subsidiaries in Latvia and Estonia. The total disclosed value of the transaction in all three Baltic States is […]
Livonia Partners, the pan-Baltic private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Hortes, the leading retail brand for home and gardening products in Estonia. Livonia will support the company in realising its strong regional growth potential. “Retail is one of the strongest industries in Estonia, consistently outperforming GDP, and Hortes is one of Estonia’s most successful […]
Sorainen is advising the Estonian Development Fund, a public institution established by the Estonian Parliament to support improvements in the Estonian economy through investment in knowledge- and technology-intensive Estonian business in the start-up phase, and SmartCap, a venture capital fund management company established by the Estonian Development Fund to manage venture capital Early Fund II, […]