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EU Pay Transparency Directive Implementation Tracker: progress across Member States
With the June 7, 2026, deadline approaching, EU Member States are at different stages of implementing the Pay Transparency Directive, which aims to strengthen pay openness and gender equality across Europe. Addleshaw Goddard has launched an Implementation Tracker, compiled in collaboration with partner law firms including Sorainen, offering a country-by-country overview of legislative progress. Our […]
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Employment Card 2025
“Employment Card 2025”, compiled by Sorainen experts, provides a concise comparison of key employment law regulations across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as of 1 May 2025. Designed as a practical reference for company decision-makers, legal advisers, and business leaders operating in the Baltic region, the card outlines essential topics such as contract requirements, probation periods, […]
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Latvia: News on filing annual reports and other issues
Deadline for filing annual reports approaching The Law on Annual Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements requires all companies to file an annual report approved by the shareholders’ meeting and auditor’s statement on the annual report (for companies that meet the criteria listed in law, as well as companies whose articles of association or shareholders’ […]
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Baltic M&A market overview 2024: the year of revival
Last year marked a revival for the Baltic M&A market, and we anticipate that 2025 will bring even stronger growth. The end of 2024 and the start of this year have been particularly intense for our M&A team, leaving us with an optimistic outlook! According to Mergermarket data, the total number of announced deals in […]
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Baltic Private M&A Deal Points Study 2024: Energy & utilities sector most active in the M&A market
Despite turbulent times in macroeconomic and geopolitical situations over the past few years, the Baltic M&A market has been reasonably active, especially in Lithuania, according to the recent “Baltic Private M&A Deal Points Study 2024”. The study analysed 179 private M&A transactions with a deal value of over EUR 1 million completed in the Baltics […]