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Sorainen Estonia advised the shareholders of Samat bus company on the sale of a majority shareholding to competitor Hansabuss. Founded by Estonian investors in 1991 and employing over 80 people, Samat services bus lines mainly in Northern Estonia and also offers other services related to bus operation. Samat’s forecast turnover for 2016 is approx EUR […]
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Sorainen Estonia advised The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company, in the acquisition of VitalFields, a European farm management software company based in Estonia. The VitalFields team will join The Climate Corporation, strengthening the company’s efforts to deliver industry-leading digital technologies to farmers around the world. Says Mike Stern, chief executive officer of The […]
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Robotics is a goldmine and investors are getting the message – this is the learning of Day 1 at the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum 2016 in Riga. By 2025, the robotics and automation market may be worth over USD 10 trillion, according to McKinsey Global Institute. Robotics means nothing short of a new […]
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‘The banks will disappear if they do not act!’ said Jürgen Ingels, speaking at the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum in Riga. Ingels became well-known as the founder of Clear2Pay, which was sold to FIS for EUR 400 million. Ingels foresees large internal shocks for banks, and considerable losses in the banking market in the […]
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“Small countries can be the birthplace of very large companies. Scalability can be achieved through software.”Yael Elad, CFO of Aleph (Israel) “There is no good reason why the Baltic countries shouldn’t open joint embassies in foreign countries.”Kristjan Kalda, Investment Director of BaltCap (Estonia) “People speak of Brexit more in the EU than they do in […]
