Privatisation Experience

• Assisting Reaalprojekt, an Estonian company providing full range of services related to infrastructure design with two subsidiaries in Estonia and Latvia, on issues related to participation in a joint venture to privatise the land survey agency Latvijasmernieks.lv.

  Advising Ingman Ice Cream, a leading Finnish ice cream manufacturer, on privatisation of the largest ice cream factory in Gomel, Belarus.

  Assisting Riga City Council on privatisation of insurance company shares. Services included preparing a legal opinion and documentation package plus representation in litigation over conditions for privatising the client-owned health insurance company proposed by an applicant.

  Assisting Kotkan Energia, a major Finnish heat producer, on bidding for and acquisition of Anne Soojus and Tartu Jõujaam, municipal heat supply companies in Tartu, Estonia.

  Assisting the Lithuanian Privatisation Agency (State Property Fund) in relation to bidding in privatisation of Lithuanian Airlines (LAL), the national air carrier.

  Advising NDX energija, an investment company that is looking for acquisition targets in Central and Eastern Europe, on privatisation of Lithuanian electricity distribution company VST.

  Advising the Latvian Privatisation Agency on privatisation of Preses nams, the largest printing house in the Baltic States.

  Advising Inspecta Group, the leading provider of inspection, testing and certification services in the Nordic area, in the privatisation of Tehnokontrollikeskus, a state-owned company providing mainly technical inspection and conformity assessment services, Estonia.

  Advising Lode, the largest ceramic building materials manufacturer in the Baltics, on privatisation of a land plot in Latvia concerning a national park.

  Assisting Riga City Council in privatising real estate in the centre of Riga, Latvia where five-star FG Royal Hotel is located.

  Assisting VAASAN, a major Scandinavian milling and bakery company, in its acquisition of the largest bakery chain in Latvia plus privatisation of the company's real estate throughout Latvia.

  Advising Beacon Shipping, a Cypriot shipping company, in relation to bidding in privatisation of Lietuvos jūrų laivininkystė (Lithuanian Shipping Company), a major Lithuanian shipping company with more than 40 years experience in carrying a wide range of cargos by sea.

  Advising Suomen Projektivuokraus, currently a member of Cramo Group, a leading European construction sector rental services provider, on privatising a land plot in Harku municipality, Estonia.

  Advising Beacon Shipping, a Cypriot shipping company, in relation to bidding in privatisation of a controlling shareholding in Latvijas kuģniecība (Latvian Shipping Company).

  Advising Grüne Fee Marketing, a Finnish gardening and horticultural company, in relation to bidding in privatisation of two major greenhouse farms in Lithuania - Pagirių šiltnamiai and Kietaviškių gausa.

  Assisting a consortium of international investors in a tender for privatisation of the municipal heating company of a major Latvian city.

  Assisting a leading Scandinavian chemical supplier serving customers in water-intensive industries in relation to bidding in privatisation of Tallinna Vesi, a company providing water supply and wastewater services in Tallinn, capital of Estonia, and its surrounding areas.

  Advising a leading international energy company on privatisation of the real estate plus other assets and business of gas-producing companies in Estonia and Latvia.

  Assisting a major European construction company in privatisation and development of a large land plot in Latvia for a shopping mall and business centre.

  Advising a leading Russia-based group of companies in relation to bidding in privatisation of one of the largest Belarusian engineering and construction enterprises in the energy sector at a contest organised by the Belarus State Property Committee.