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Cobalt Advises Northzone on Investment in Katana

Cobalt Advises Northzone on Investment in Katana

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Cobalt has advised Northzone on its investment in technology start-up Katana. New investors Northzone and Lightrock and existing investors Atomico and 42CAP participated in the USD 35 million series B round.

Northzone is an early-stage venture capital fund, founded in 1996, that is active in Europe and the US.

Katana is a technology start-up that develops business software for small and medium-sized manufacturing companies. The company currently has more than 1,300 customers in 80 countries.

Cobalt’s team included Partner Kristel Raidla-Talur, Senior Associate Madis Reppo, and Assistant Lawyer Ken Saksniit.

Editor's Note: After this article was published, Cobalt announced that it had also advised Lightrock on its investment. The firm used a different team that included Partner Peeter Kutman, Managing Associate Ott Aava, and Junior Associate Elis Toim.

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.