Sorainen successfully represented dairy products producer Lukšių pieninė in a dispute against Pieno žvaigždës, a leading Lithuanian manufacturer of milk and dairy products, over use of the Liliputas brand. Vilnius district court ruled that Pieno žvaigždės has no right to use Liliputas or any similar brand name in Lithuania or abroad without permission from Lukšių […]
Sorainen cross-border team assisted global leading BPO and customer experience company Webhelp in the acquisition of the majority of the share capital of top multilingual nearshore firm Runway BPO. Runway, which is headquartered in Riga – Latvia, brings an additional nine multilingual centres and 1,000 people across Latvia and new countries for Webhelp; Estonia, Lithuania, […]
Sorainen advised Marketing Investment Group (MIG) on acquiring more than 10 stores in Lithuania and Latvia from retail company Bogvila. MIG, a Polish retailer operating in the footwear and clothing market for over 25 years, has developed such well-known retail chains as Sizeer, 50 Style, Symbiosis and UP8. MIG currently provides consumers with products from […]
Deals & Cases
Sorainen advised Henkell & Co.-Gruppe, a major Germany-based international producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages which belongs to Dr. Oetker Group, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Filipopolis, a leading importer and distributor of alcoholic drinks in Lithuania. The acquisition of Filipopolis in Lithuania completes the formation of Henkell & Co.- Gruppe’s distribution […]
Deals & Cases / Reimo Hammerberg, Jane Eespõld, Rūdolfs Eņģelis, Mārtiņš Rudzītis, Edvīns Draba, Tits Gulbis, Tomas Kontautas, Augustas Klezys, Laura Matukaitytė, Kiryl Apanasevich, Viktoryia Mikhnevich, Artem Melnikovich
Sorainen advised one of the largest financial institutions in the region on a financing transaction involving Food Union Group companies. The value of the financing is approx EUR 145 million. Food Union is one of the largest dairy and ice cream producing companies in Europe. It unites companies in 10 countries including Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, […]