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Motieka & Audzevicius Advises on Lithuanian Competition Clearance for Linas Agro Group's Acquisition of Kauno Grudai

Motieka & Audzevicius Advises on Lithuanian Competition Clearance for Linas Agro Group's Acquisition of Kauno Grudai

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Motieka & Audzevicius has advised AB Linas Agro Group on competition clearance in Lithuania for its acquisition of the AB Kauno Grudai group of companies.

According to a Linas Agro Group announcement, upon successful completion of the transaction, AB Linas Agro Group will acquire 34 companies operating in the three Baltic States, Russia, Belarus, Poland, and other countries.

The company announced the merger has also been authorized by the competition authorities of Latvia, Estonia, Poland, and Russia.

Editor's Note: After this article was published, we learned that Cobalt advised the shareholders of AB Kauno Grudai. The Cobalt team consisted of Managing Partner Irmatas Norkus, Partners Rasa Zasciurinskaite and Rokas Daugela, Senior Associate Justinas Sileika, and Associate Milda Vaznelyte.

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