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Bitė Group issues EUR 200 million additional bond issue
We advised the leading telecommunications and media group in the Baltics, Bitė Group, on the issuance of an additional EUR 200 million bond issue. This is an addition to the record-breaking EUR 920 million bond issue in the Baltics, which the group carried out this spring. Bitė Group offers a wide range of mobile and […]
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Continuous support for revolutionary retail communication
We advised Wildix and its founders regarding Livonia Partners’ decision to increase its shareholding in Wildix. Livonia Partners, a pan-Baltic private equity investment firm, was the first external investor in Wildix. Their decision to increase their shareholding demonstrates Livonia Partners’ commitment to Wildix’s continued success and its pioneering business. Wildix is recognised as one of […]
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European Legal update: 23.07. – 05.08.2024.
Data protection European Artificial Intelligence Act comes into force Entered into force: 1 August 2024 On August 1 the European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world’s first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence, entered into force. The AI Act ensures that AI developed and used in the EU is trustworthy, with safeguards to protect people’s […]
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The “Data Transfers – Estonia” article has been updated
Our partner Mihkel Miidla, senior associate Liisa Maria Kuuskmaa, and associate Stella Victoria Ojala updated the article “Data Transfers – Estonia” published in OneTrust DataGuidance in June. According to Liisa Maria Kuuskmaa, the article is updated annually to reflect changes in legislation, new court and administrative practices, and other news in this field. Kuuskmaa believes […]
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Baltic business advised to prepare for new data laws
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force for six years, but the area of data protection legislation keeps evolving. “We have just started to live with GDPR when a new package of legal acts is knocking on the door,” Mihkel Miidla, head of our Data Protection team, noted at a webinar held […]