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Cobalt Advises Amber Trust on Sale of Toode to Kingspan Group

Cobalt Advises Amber Trust on Sale of Toode to Kingspan Group

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Cobalt has advised AS Toode majority shareholder Amber Trust II SCA on the sale of its shares to Kingspan Group company Joris Ide NV.

According to Cobalt, Toode is a production company producing, selling, and installing steel roofs, rainwater systems, and roof accessories in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the wider European market. Last year's turnover was EUR 65 million, and the operating profit was close to EUR 7.4 million. The company's production facilities are located in Saue, Tartu, and Narva, with a subsidiary in Finland. Last year, the average number of employees of AS  Toode was 195.

The Kingspan Group is a global construction solutions provider. Its shares are listed on the Euronext Dublin stock exchange. Last year, the group earned EUR 784 million in operating profit with sales revenue of EUR 8.4 billion.

The Cobalt team included Estonia-based Partner Martin Simovart and Managing Associate Jesse Kivisaari, Latvia-based Partner Guntars Zile and Senior Associate Martins Tarlaps, and Lithuania-based Managing Partner Irmantas Norkus and Managing Associate Deimante Pagiriene.

Cobalt was unable to disclose further information on the deal.

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.