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Cobalt Advises Baltic Green Fund on Forest Acquisition in Latvia

Cobalt Advises Baltic Green Fund on Forest Acquisition in Latvia

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Cobalt has advised the Baltic Green Fund on its acquisition of a 7,000-hectare forest area from Isnaudas Forest Holding’s Latvian subsidiaries. Sorainen reportedly advised the seller. Delphi reportedly advised Baltic Green on the Swedish law-related aspects of the transaction.

According to Cobalt, the acquired forest has a total area of 7,000 hectares and is located in Latvia's Rezekne region. The transaction also included financing from Citadele Bank, providing the Baltic Green Fund with a loan of EUR 18 million for the acquisition.

The Baltic Green Fund is a forestry investment fund managed by I Asset Management. Operating since 2019, the fund specializes in the forestry sector.

The Cobalt team included Managing Partner Dace Silava-Tomsone and Senior Associates Marija Berdova and Juta Meimere.

Cobalt at a Glance

COBALT is a closely integrated alliance of top-tier law offices across the Baltics, uniting more than 250 attorneys and support staff. During 25 years of experience, we have become a strategic partner to our clients in handling both daily matters and complex large–scale transactions and disputes.

The firm’s broad spectrum of expertise and established position as the market leader gives a comprehensive basis for providing full-service business law advice.

Top international and regional businesses, financial institutions, state and local governments, and the region’s most promising start-ups are among our clients. We offer leading-edge solutions in key industry sectors: Consumer Products, Trade & Distribution, Real Estate & Construction, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Communications, Media & Technologies, Financial Services, Transport & Logistics.

COBALT has been named Baltic Law Firm of the Year 7 times receiving Chambers Europe, IFLR, The Lawyer and Mergermarket awards, and we are regularly listed amongst the top-performing M&A legal advisors in the Bloomberg, Refinitiv and Mergermarket deal tables. Recognized as the No.1 Lithuanian law firm in the Prospera Law Firm Review 2021 and No. 1 law firm in Latvia in 2022, 2020, 2019, and 2018 client satisfaction surveys. We were recognized as a Baltic-wide Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 Chambers Europe Awards ceremony and named the Baltic States Tax Firm of the Year and Pro Bono Firm of the Year at the annual ITR EMEA Tax Awards 2021 ceremony. 

More information on COBALT can be found at www.cobalt.legal.