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Assistant lawyer Natājlija Ķīse compiled the material. Banking and finance EBA issues new guidelines to combat money laundering and terrorism financing in fund and crypto transfers Published: 4 July 2024 New guidelines on the “travel rule” have been announced by the European Banking Authority (EBA) to address the issue of money laundering and terrorism financing through […]
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CSRD transposition status in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia On 5 January 2023, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (the CSRD) entered into force. The CSRD requires large companies and all listed companies (except listed micro-enterprises) to disclose information on what they see as the risks and opportunities arising from social and environmental issues, and on the […]
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From 1 July 2024, amendments to the Law on Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Lithuania (the Law) came into force. These amendments not only give the employer the right to ask a candidate or an employee to provide information on criminal records, but also introduce new rules on the public disclosure of decisions […]
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We advised the largest energy company in Estonia, state-owned Eesti Energia, on raising EUR 400 million by issuing green hybrid bonds. This is the first green hybrid bond issued in the Baltics to be offered internationally and listed on the London Stock Exchange. Enormous interest worldwide Investors oversubscribed the offer fourfold at more than 1.6 […]
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We advised one of Europe’s leading private banks, Berenberg, on providing financing of EUR 26 million to the renewable energy company Green Genius to construct the new solar park in the Baltics. The 121 MW project is located in Jekabpils, Latvia. So far, it is the biggest stand-alone solar park in Latvia, taking over a […]
