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The Commercial Law and the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (AML Law) were amended this November. The amendments exclude shareholders’ obligation under the Commercial Law to disclose their company’s beneficial owner (BO). Now, the disclosure requirement has been completely revised and transferred to the AML Law. As these amendments affect […]
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Deals & Cases / Tomas Kontautas, Laura Matuizaitė-Mikštė, Liutauras Vasiliauskas
Sorainen advised Via Payments, part of the VIA SMS Group, in obtaining an e-money institution licence from the Bank of Lithuania. The company will provide e-money and payment services and will enable its customers to open electronic money accounts. Via Payments belongs to the Latvia-based VIA SMS Group of companies, which specialises in consumer loans […]
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Maksim Salahub and Viktoryia Mikhnevich co-authored the Belarusian chapter of an oversight reference book under the supervision of the All China Lawyers’ Association (ACLA) and dedicated to the “One belt – one road” initiative*. The two-volume reference book of over 2,500 pages reviews the legal regulatory and business environment in the 43 countries participating in […]
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Sorainen is advising Owens Corning on the acquisition of Paroc Group, a leading producer of mineral wool insulation for building and technical applications in Europe. The total disclosed value of the acquisition of Paroc Group facilities in Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden is EUR 900 million. NYSE-listed Owens Corning develops, manufactures and markets insulation, […]
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Sorainen advised Finnish fund YCE Housing I, managed by Vicus Capital Advisors Limited, on investment in Stage I of the ‘Raitininkų sodai’ residential construction project in Vilnius. The project, developed by Lithuanian construction company YIT Kausta, involves construction of a complex of 210 modern apartments in a strategically attractive area in Vilnius close to the […]
