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Sorainen Belarus advised Eurotorg LLC, Belarus’ largest food retailer, on a USD 350 million bond issue for a 5-year term with an annual coupon rate of 8.75% maturing on 30 October 2022. The bonds have been issued by, and with limited recourse to, Bonitron Designated Activity Company for the sole purpose of financing a loan […]
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Sorainen represented Meseta in a case involving the 0% VAT rate. The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court ruled that tax administrators had unjustifiably imposed EUR 2 million in VAT, fines and interest on Meseta for allegedly unfair application of 0% VAT rates. The Court declared that the State Tax Inspectorate and other institutions that examined the […]
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Sorainen Estonia advised Armin Karu, Kaia Karu, Erik Karu and Ines Karu-Salo on the sale of Emahool OÜ together with its franchise business Mothercare online-store and retail stores in Estonia and Latvia to the owner of Juku children stores, Kotryna OÜ. Mothercare is well-recognised brand on the retail market specialised in products for mothers, babies and […]
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Sorainen advised Danish Agro group company DAVA Agravis Machinery Holding on its acquisition of 45% of the share capital in Konekesko Lietuva from Finnish company Konekesko. DAVA Agravis Machinery Holding also acquired a minority interest in Konekesko subsidiaries in Latvia and Estonia. The total disclosed value of the transaction in all three Baltic States is […]
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Publication / Alexey Anischenko, Maria Rodich, Private: Olga Solovyanchik
Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union On 26 December 2016, the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU CC) was signed by Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan and is in the process of signature by Belarus. The agreement on the EAEU CC is due to enter into force on 1 July 2017 after […]
