Ellex Raidla has advised 3i Infrastructure plc on its EUR 220 million acquisition of Ionisos from Ardian Expansion.

Sorainen has successfully represented Krassik OU and other fuel trading sector companies from the Daxin Group in legal proceedings before the Supreme Court of Estonia related to a purported abuse of position by Krassik’s previous management board.

Fort has advised the private shareholders of Digital Future on the sale of the group to Estonia-based investment company UP Invest.

Pohla & Hallmagi has successfully represented Scania Eesti AS in a dispute against Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS, the Tallinn city transportation company.

Ellex Raidla has advised Oiltanking GmbH on its sale of the Oiltanking Tallinn terminal to Aqua Marina AS, the holding company of the Olerex Group. Aavik & Partnerid reportedly advised Olerex on the acquisition.

Sorainen has advised Autolux on the takeover of operations and exclusive administration of the Hertz franchise in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Cobalt has advised Silberauto on the sale of its enterprises in Estonia and Lithuania to Scandinavian vehicle dealer Veho. Ellex advised Veho on the deal.

Cobalt has helped inHouse Pay AS obtain an e-money institution license from the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority to issue electronic money and provide various payment services.

With the June 7, 2019 initiation of the draft Patient Insurance Act, the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs has achieved an important milestone in the development of the Estonian health care system. This draft act marks a principal change towards the creation of a patient-centric health care system, which will have a major effect on patients, health care service providers, health care professionals, insurance companies, and society at large.

Ellex Raidla has advised BaltCap Private Equity Fund II (BPEF II) on its sale of Estonia's auto24 automotive classifieds portal to Baltic Classifieds Group. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Cobalt advised the Baltic Classifieds Group.

Estonia's Coop Pank has selected Ellex Raidla to assist with it preparations for its upcoming IPO.

Sorainen has advised Lowell on the divestment of its Estonian subsidiary, Lowell Estonia, to Estonian-based debt collection agency Julianus Inkasso.

Eversheds Sutherland Ots & Co has advised the Apollo Group on its acquisition of the Piano Group OU, which owns Vapiano restaurants in the Baltics and Finland.

Eversheds Sutherland Ots & Co has advised Lindstrom Oy on its acquisition of an unidentified textile service and laundry group in Estonia.

Pohla & Hallmagi has advised the Baltic Maritime Logistics Group on its acquisition of Stivis OU, a company operating in the Port of Muuga in Tallinn, Estonia. The sellers were reportedly represented by Laus & Partners.

Derling Primus has advised Nortal on its EUR 50 million bond issue.

TGS Baltic and Clifford Chance have advised London-listed online gaming operator JPJ Group plc on the Estonian law aspects of its GBP 490 million conditional acquisition of UK-based software developer Gamesys Holdings Ltd. CMS and Ellex Raidla advised Gamesys on the deal.

Estonia is probably best known for its IT businesses and startups. At the same time its population density is among the lowest in Europe, which means that forestry and agriculture are also topics to look into. Due to the country’s geographical location and climate, Estonia is well-suited for dairy farming, and the Estonian islands and seaside regions are also very good for beef cattle farming. Agricultural subsidies provided by the European Union and the Estonian government have resulted in some of the most modern dairy production facilities in the world, making the Estonian average cattle herd size the second-highest in Europe. As a result of state-of-the-art genetics, the average milk production per cow is over 9,300 kilos per annum – the second highest result in Europe, right after Denmark. As a consequence, foreign investors have turned to Estonia for investment possibilities. Here we would like to look more into the possibilities of investing in Estonian agriculture and what to bear in mind.