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Women, Business and the Law 2021 is the seventh in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. The project presents eight indicators structured around women’s interactions with the law as they move through their careers: Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension. […]
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We advised Marubeni, a major Japanese integrated trading and investment business conglomerate, on it’s investment into Skeleton Technologies, an Estonian next generation energy storage technology company. Working towards a decarbonised society Through the Investment, Marubeni, as a strategic partner of Skeleton, will leverage its global marketing capabilities to carry out the sales of Skeleton’s ultracapacitors […]
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We advised Bolt, a leading European mobility platform headquartered in Estonia, on a EUR 20 million investment agreement with the World Bank’s private-sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), for expansion in emerging markets. Focus on developing markets IFC’s investment in Bolt was carried out through a convertible note. As a part of the deal, […]
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News / Aku Sorainen, Toomas Prangli, Paul Künnap, Piret Jesse, Eva Berlaus, Jānis Bite, Laimonas Skibarka, Sergej Butov, Algirdas Pekšys, Mantas Petkevičius, Kiryl Apanasevich, Alexey Anischenko, Maksim Salahub, Dr Carri Ginter, Allar Jõks, Andris Tauriņš, , Raivo Raudzeps, Kęstutis Švirinas, Laurynas Lukošiūnas
In the recently released Chambers Global 2021 rankings, Sorainen has solidified its position as a top law firm in the Baltics and Belarus. Heavyweight corporate practice In the field of Corporate/Commercial practice area we received three out of four Tier 1 rankings in the region and thirteen of our lawyers are recommended as notable practitioners […]
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At the end of January 2021, a set of long-awaited amendments to the Belarusian law “On Commercial Companies” was officially published. The amendments introduce a significant number of changes concerning various aspects of company law and will enter into force on 28 April 2021. Our Corporate and M&A team has prepared an overview of the […]
