Deals & Cases
We advised Google in acquisition of Fitbit, the world’s leading wearables brand headquartered in San Francisco, California, with one of the R&D offices located in Minsk, Belarus. Acquisition at USD 7,35 per share represents Fitbit’s total equity value USD 2,1 billion. The transaction is expected to close in 2020, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals […]
Deals & Cases
Our team in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, together with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Richard Kemmish Consulting Limited, have presented their final report on the development of a pan-Baltic legal and regulatory framework for covered bonds. This is a significant step towards creating unified Baltic covered bond regulation, which will provide […]
Deals & Cases
In October 2019, a project to promote sustainable (green) investment was launched in Lithuania. In cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), experts will prepare a country action plan on green finance and a feasibility study on establishing a Green Finance Institute in Lithuania. Our team, in partnership with Richard Kemish Consulting […]
Deals & Cases
We advised Baltic Mill, a Baltic grain processing group, on its successful two-year bond issue with a total value of EUR 3 million. With this bond issue, organised by Šiaulių bankas, our client refinanced a two-year bond emission issued in 2017, with redemption set for 4 November 2019. Comments Vygantas Reifonas, CFO of Baltic Mill: […]
Deals & Cases
The Lithuanian Court of Appeal upheld the first instance court ruling in a precedent-setting case concerning damages related to company losses. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and ordered Kėdainių aruodai to pay the litigation costs. On 30 October 2019, the court decided in a final ruling that potential loss-making business transactions do not automatically […]
