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Advising SEB on the cross-border merger of its Baltic banks
We are advising SEB on the cross-border merger of its existing Baltic banks. It will be carried out by a side-step merger, whereby the Latvian and Lithuanian banks will be merged into the Estonian bank. Following this, the Estonian bank will operate in Latvia and Lithuania through branches established during the merger. Strengthening SEB’s financing […]
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Bitė Group refinances with EUR 550 million senior secured notes issue
We advised Bitė Group, a leading telecommunications and media group in the Baltics, on the issuance of EUR 550 million senior secured floating-rate notes due 2031, refinancing the Group’s existing notes. Bitė Group is an integrated telecommunications and media service provider in the Baltic, offering mobile communications, fixed broadband, Pay TV, media and contenct services in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The Group is indirectly controlled by funds managed by Providence Equity Partners. Our team and services We advised the client in Lithuania and Latvia on all legal matters related to the issuance of the notes. Our team consisted of partners Augustas Klezys and Rūdolfs Eņģelis, counsels Vitalija Impolevičienė and Lina Aleknaitė-van […]
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Bitė Group sells its tower portfolio to Stonepeak for EUR 480 million, making it Top 3 Baltic deal of the year
We advised Bitė Group, the leading telecommunications and media group in the Baltics, on the sale of its communications towers company TeleTower to global private equity firm Stonepeak. The transaction will create the first fully independent tower company in the region and represents the beginning of a strategic partnership dedicated to investing in the Baltic […]
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Second MiCA licence issued in Latvia in a single week goes to Nexdesk
Another Sorainen client, Nexdesk, has secured a licence to provide crypto-asset services under the MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) Regulation. This is the third licence issued in the Baltics so far, and among the first in Northern/Eastern Europe. About Nexdesk Nexdesk is a sister company of Nexpay, an electronic money institution based in Lithuania; however, its […]
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Taaleri Energia and Lords LB Asset Management to develop large-scale wind farm in Latvia
Sorainen is advising SIA WPR2, a joint venture owned by funds managed by Taaleri Energia and Lords LB Asset Management, on the development of a major wind energy project in Smiltene, north-eastern Latvia. About the project The wind farm will feature 16 high-capacity wind turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 7 MW, resulting in […]