Mergers & Acquisitions 
Awards and recognition
SORAINEN was awarded as the best Baltic M&A legal advisor by The Financial Times & Mergermarket at the European M&A Awards in December 2008 for advising on the largest number of M&A transactions and for the largest total value in the Baltics. Read more
SORAINEN has also been named “Baltic Law Firm of the Year” three times at the International Financial Law Review European Awards 2009, 2010 and 2012. SORAINEN received these awards for advising on the most complex and innovative international transactions in the areas of M&A, debt, equity and capital markets, project financing and restructuring. Read more
The SORAINEN Mergers & Acquisitions Practice is recommended by many major international legal directories. Below are some selected quotes:
IFLR1000
Rivals view it as an aggressive competitor, but clients like the way this approach is translated into service. "The service was tight, it was crunchy. They turned around the work quickly. It was relevant. I was a happy customer," says one client.
It is in the area of M&A that the firm has the greatest reputation. Competitors have acknowledged the firm's growing presence in the market, which is evident as it can be seen acting on some of the country's largest deals. [...] Over the last year the M&A team has worked on some of the jurisdiction's most prominent transactions [...].
One partner comments that SORAINEN [...] is "young and energetic", which is the way many competitors view the only single pan-Baltic firm. One client says he decided to use the firm "because local operators recommended them from hard-nosed practical experience". The client adds: "SORAINEN are top class and a professional group."
Multinational clients find that SORAINEN's model fits their needs and have been very satisfied with the quality that the firm offers. "We need one advisor, who is also international," says a client. "The professionalism is on a very high level. We have not been so satisfied with other firms."
The Legal 500
SORAINEN is "known for its ability to deliver results swiftly and with high quality".
SORAINEN fields one of the largest M&A teams across the Baltics [...]. [They have] "a great reputation in the M&A world", say clients.
The team is "very strong in documentation drafting and negotiations".
Pan-Baltic, [...] SORAINEN has been involved in more than 300 M&A transactions in the last ten years and boasts one of the largest M&A teams in the Baltic States, earning the firm a promotion in the rankings this year. The firm also has a strong reputation for its traditional corporate work and lists a number of high-profile corporations amongst its clients. Clients are satisfied with the firm's "proactive attitude, consistent availability and rapid follow-up times".
Chambers Global
This firm is noted for the strength of its corporate/M&A practice. [The Estonian office] works in close co-operation with its Latvian, Lithuanian and Belarusian offices and is praised for its capacity to assist clients with complex cross-border transactions.
Chambers Europe
Clients describe a team of "adept negotiators, who know the market like the back of their hands".