Capital Markets
Overview
The SORAINEN Capital Markets Practice advises issuers and investors on a wide range of capital markets matters, including initial and secondary public offerings of equity, debt and other instruments, public tender offers, and local and European Union securities regulations. The firm’s lawyers also assist listed companies in ongoing compliance with the listing and reporting rules.
The lawyers from our Capital Markets Practice offer a strong knowledge and understanding of local and international capital markets and have experience working at local stock exchanges and other leading financial institutions. As a truly integrated Baltic-Belarusian law firm, SORAINEN is able to provide a focused, proactive and coordinated approach to client service in relation to cross-border transactions.
SORAINEN is recommended for its Capital Markets Practice by international directories such as IFLR1000 (“SORAINEN’s international capabilities and local expertise […] makes this law firm an excellent choice for international financial law advice.”), The Legal 500 and Chambers Europe.
SORAINEN offers expertise in all key capital markets areas in the Baltic States and Belarus, including:
- equity offerings;
- debt offerings;
- sovereign issues;
- other financial instruments;
- public takeovers;
- admission to trading on regulated and alternative markets;
- corporate governance and reporting requirements;
- squeeze-out, sell-out and delisting;
- market abuse.
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SORAINEN has been awarded the title of "Baltic Law Firm of the Year" at the International Financial Law Review European Awards in three years – 2012, 2010 and 2009 – for advising on the most complex and innovative international transactions in the areas of equity and capital markets, debt, project financing, restructuring, and mergers & acquisitions. Read more
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SORAINEN has since 2007 been a Certified Adviser on the alternative marketplace First North in Estonia, one of three law firms in the region meeting the requirements for this status.
The regional head of the SORAINEN Capital Markets Practice is Reimo Hammerberg, whose contacts appear below.
Local heads of the SORAINEN Capital Markets Practice are:
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Estonia
Reimo Hammerberg
Partner
Ph +372 6 400 958
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Latvia
Rūdolfs Eņģelis
Partner
Ph +371 67 686 794
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Lithuania
Tomas Kontautas
Partner
Ph +370 52 649 376
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Belarus
Kiryl Apanasevich
Office Managing Partner
Ph +375 17 306 2102
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