We assisted the Riga Municipality to reach a settlement with Competition Council in the infringement case initiated against the Riga Municipality and Getliņi EKO regarding alleged abuse of a dominant position in the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union in the Waste Management Sector under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning […]
We have been advising and representing JYSK – the largest Danish retailer operating internationally –– before Latvia’s constitutional court and the Competition Council, as well as the Ministry of Economics. The subject matter The subject matter related to government-imposed restrictions on commerce at so-called “big shopping centres” that have at least 7,000 m2 of commercial […]
We assisted LexisNexis, a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics, with compiling a detailed analysis and overview of FDI and merger control regulations in the Baltics for their 2021 guide. Comprehensive and up to date As the EU FDI Screening Regulation entered into force last autumn, content regarding foreign direct […]
Deals & Cases / Piret Jesse, Lauri Liivat, Pirkko-Liis Harkmaa, Piibe Lehtsaar, Robin Teever, Liisa Maria Kuuskmaa, Nele Suurmets, Eva Berlaus, Andis Burkevics, Natālija Ešenberga, Marika Grunte, Monika Mališauskaitė-Vaupšienė, Aurelija Daubaraitė, Jonas Kiauleikis, Lukas Vaišvila, Dobilė Minkutė, Jurgita Tekorienė, Sidas Sokolovas / Äripäev
Our pan-Baltic M&A team advised Fenner Dunlop, a part of the Michelin Group, on the acquisition of Technobalt Estonia, one of the largest conveyor services providers in the Baltics. Conveyor services in focus Founded in 1994, Technobalt operates mainly in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Their main activity is the maintenance of conveyor systems and the […]
We assisted SIA Novadu Ziņas, which publishes the regional newspaper Neatkarīgās Tukuma Ziņas, to address the Competition Council regarding suspicion of a violation of the principle of neutrality in competition in municipal operations and creating advantages for another regional newspaper. The principle of neutrality in competition is a norm that was included in the Competition […]