We advised Eurotorg LLC, one of the largest retailers and real estate tenants in Belarus, on matters of strategic cooperation with trading premises landlords across the country, antimonopoly regulation and corporate structuring, as part of the client’s expansion in the Belarusian market. Our team consisted of partner Kiryl Apanasevich, senior associate Aliaksei Daryin and associate Alesia Khadasevich.
Sorainen advised Audimas and its major shareholders on selling 60% of the company’s shares to investment management company LitCapital Asset Management (LitCapital). LitCapital will manage 92% of the company’s shares jointly with Rimvydas Povilaitis, Arvydas Povilaitis and Ona Balžekienė according to the shareholders’ agreement. Audimas, the largest manufacturer of active leisure and sports clothing in […]
Sorainen advised NEPI Rockcastle on its acquisition of 100% of the shares in Ozantis, which owns the Ozas shopping and entertainment centre in Vilnius, from a company in the Hamburg-based ECE group. With an aggregate purchase price of EUR 124.6 million, this is one of the largest single property real estate investments in the Baltic […]
Sorainen advised Estonian e-cigarette seller Nicorex Baltic, which together with retailer Veipland acquired competitor Elgery Group. As a result of the transaction, 10 SKYsmoke shops merged with 11 Veipland shops into a joint Veipland retail chain. Transition to the new brand and unification of client service standards will take place soon. Remarked Piret Lappert, senior […]
Sorainen successfully represented Mindaugas Marcinkevičius, a minority shareholder in VP grupė, against claimant Vilniaus prekyba, which was seeking an order for Mindaugas Marcinkevičius to pay approx EUR 81 million on account of his alleged action to stop the sale of Akropolis shopping centres several years ago. The Vilnius City District Court dismissed Vilniaus prekyba’s action. […]