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We are representing Ecoservice during an insurance dispute
We are representing Ecoservice UAB (“Ecoservice”), a Lithuanian environmental services company and a subsidiary of AS Eco Baltia, during a dispute with Compensa Vienna Insurance Group ADB (Latvian branch) regarding an insurance claim following a fire at Ecoservice’s waste-sorting centre in Vilnius in August 2023. About the case The fire caused significant damage, and Ecoservice […]
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smeGo attracts EUR 25 million investment from German financial institution
We advised a German financial institution on making a EUR 25 million investment in smeGo, the Lithuanian-owned financial services platform. The funds raised will be allocated for the development of financial products aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Invoice financing is one of smeGo most popular funding services, alongside business loans, credit lines, and […]
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Šiaulių bankas placed a EUR 50 million note issue on the international market
We assisted the lead manager Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE in organising and placing the EUR 50 million issue of Fixed Rate Reset Perpetual Additional Tier 1 Temporary Write Down Notes (AT1) for Šiaulių bankas. The notes have been allocated to almost 20 institutional and professional investors, mostly from the United Kingdom. First AT1 issuer […]
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Amendments to the Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism and Proliferation Financing
On 19 September 2024, amendments to the Latvian Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML Law) were adopted. Here is a look at the main changes introduced by the amendments. Exemptions for services provided to group companies The amendments clarify that outsourced accountants will not be considered […]
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The alliance contracting model will be implemented for a billion-euro procurement for Rail Baltic
We advised Rail Baltic Estonia on preparing the base documents for a significant tender related to an alliance procurement consultancy contract. Alliance procurement is a project delivery model that has successfully been adopted in Finland. In this model, the client, designer and builder share responsibilities and risks, work as a unified team, and always make […]