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Deals & Cases / Lauri Liivat, Toomas Prangli, Isabella Barbara Tisenhusen, Kätlin Krisak, Piibe Lehtsaar, Monika Tomberg, Britta Retel, Liisa Maria Kuuskmaa, Nele Suurmets, Kristi Tammiku, Rūdolfs Eņģelis, Ieva Dagytė, Tomas Kontautas, Mārtiņš Rudzītis, Private: Karl Joonas Kendla
We are advising Luminor Bank (Luminor), the third-largest provider of financial services in the Baltics, on acquiring 99% of the shares of Maksekeskus (MKK), the leading e-commerce payment service provider in the Baltic region, from Omniva, Inbank, and Olsson & Nielsen Nordic. Strengthening presence in e-commerce The acquisition will strengthen Luminor’s presence in the fast-growing […]
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Sorainen Latvian office acted as Latvian law adviser to the joint lead managers Citigroup, Luminor Bank, Nordea and UniCredit on the issuance by Citadele banka of 200 million EUR in notes, due in 2026. The purpose The purpose of the issuance is to meet the Minimum Requirement for Own Funds and Eligible Liabilities (MREL). Proceeds […]
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Deals & Cases / Kätlin Krisak, Private: Karl Joonas Kendla, Mārtiņš Rudzītis, Dalia Augaitė, Private: Mirjam Metsik, Private: Jelizaveta Lazonen
We assisted Wise, a global technology company, on the launch of their customer shareholder program, OwnWise, acting as local counsel in the Baltics through London-based Linklaters. Rewarding clients OwnWise is designed to reward Wise customers. The program is available for clients based in the European Union. Customers who are accepted into the program go on […]
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We acted as Latvian law advisers for Joint Lead Managers J.P. Morgan and SEB bankas on the issue by Air Baltic Corporation of EUR 200,000,000 5-year bonds. So far this is the largest corporate bond issue originating from Latvia. More information on the project available here. The matter was handled by partner Rūdolfs Eņģelis, senior […]
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The Sorainen cross-border team advised Nordea and DNB as Lenders on changes to the funding to Luminor Group in relation to the sale of 60% shares of Luminor Group to a consortium led by private equity funds managed by Blackstone. According to the Nordea press release, “in addition to the upfront sale and forward sale […]
