Cobalt has advised Nordea Bank Abp on amendments to a EUR 280 million loan agreement with AS Tallink Grupp, an Estonian shipping company, signed in 2016.
Sorainen Successful for Polybius Foundation Against Claim for Refund Following Initial Coin Offering
Sorainen has successfully represented the Polybius Foundation, which had conducted an initial coin offering, in a dispute involving one of the buyers, Maksim Velitsko, who was attempting to force a reversal of his token purchase.
Cobalt Helps LHV Pank Establish Covered Bond Program
Cobalt has advised AS LHV Pank, an Estonian credit institution with shares are listed on the Tallinn Stock Exchange, on the establishment of its EUR 1 billion Covered Bond Program.
Ellex Raidla Helps Back To Work Launch Digital Immunity Passport Project
Ellex Raidla has advised NGO Back to Work on testing one of the world's first digital immunity passports — an application that enables users to securely share data when a person has taken a COVID-19 virus test or an antibody test.
Cobalt Advises Change Ventures on AskRobin Investment
Cobalt has advised Change Ventures on its investment in fintech startup askRobin.
Sorainen Helps SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel Corporation Recover Assets
Sorainen has assisted SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel Corporation with an asset recovery process.
Margit Lahevee Promoted to Partner at BNT in Tallin
Margit Lahevee has been made Partner at BNT in Tallinn.
Amendments to Tax Legislation Affected by the Covid-19 in the Baltics
Governments in each of Baltic countries has adopted a special temporary laws on measures for companies to manage the consequences of the spread of coronavirus. See summarized legislation amendments concerning support to enterprises and tax solutions which were implemented by Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
Fort Advises AS Selver on Acquisition of ABC Supermarkets
Fort Legal has advised AS Selver, a subsidiary of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS, on its acquisition of a 100% shareholding in retailer ABC Supermarkets AS.
Sorainen Helps City of Tallinn Company Purchase Compressed Gas for Buses
Sorainen has represented Tallinna Linnatranspordi Aktsiaselts, a company fully owned by the City of Tallinn, in its purchase of compressed gas for natural gas-powered buses.
Sorainen Launches Pro Bono Program to Support Pandemic-Fighting Projects
Sorainen has launched a special pro bono program dedicated to supporting projects in the Baltics and Belarus set up to help solve pandemic-related issues.
Expat on the Market: Theis Klauberg of Klauberg Baltics
Theis Klauberg took a circuitous route to managing his eponymous firm in the Baltics. He began his education in Germany, at the University of Hamburg, Heidelberg University, and Humboldt University of Berlin, before obtaining an LL.M. at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, then concluding his formal education with an MBA at the Baltic Management Institute. His professional career has been no less diverse, as he has worked in Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, and Zimbabwe.
Cobalt Successful for Starbucks in Trademark Case in Estonia
Cobalt's Tallinn office has successfully represented Starbucks Corporation in a trademark case involving a local entrepreneur's attempt to register a trademark in Estonia that, according to the firm, was “confusingly similar to Starbucks Corporation’s trademark."
Cobalt Advises Baltic Agro Machinery on Sale of Estonian John Deere Business
Cobalt has advised Baltic Agro Machinery OU on the sale of John Deere’s agricultural and horticultural machinery business in Estonia to Wihuri OU.
Cobalt Advises Lauma Fabrics on Delivery of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment to Estonia and Latvia
Cobalt has advised Lauma Fabrics, a textile manufacturer in the Baltics and Europe, on the delivery of COVID-19 personal protective equipment to Estonia and Latvia.
Marko Pilv Makes Partner at Leadell Pilv in Estonia
Marko Pilv has been promoted to Partner at Leadell Pilv in Estonia.
Cobalt Advised Steel Import Finland on Acquisition of Osauhing FinEst Metallid
Cobalt has advised Steel Import Finland Oy, a metal products wholesaler, on the acquisition of Estonia's Osauhing FinEst Metallid.
Sorainen Advises Auth0 on Acquisition of Apility.io
Sorainen has advised Auth0 on its acquisition of Apility.io.