TGS Baltic has advised real estate company Kapitel on the acquisition of a 50% holding in the Nordassets logistics property company from Logassets OU. Cobalt advised Logassets on the transaction, which remains contingent on the approval of the Estonian Competition Authority.

The Circuit Court of Tallinn, acting on a motion made by Magnusson Estonia’s Attorney-at-Law Martin Hirvoja, has ordered the Estonian Central Prosecution Office to initiate a criminal investigation into the leak of files from the Danske Bank money-laundering case.

The Tallinn office of Walless has advised the Laane-Nigula municipality of Estonia on termination of preparatory work on a special plan and environmental assessment for a EUR 150 million wind farm construction project planned by Enefit Green.

Cobalt has successfully represented AS Tallinna Sadam in a dispute with Worldwide Cargo Establishment.

Sorainen has advised Kaamos Real Estate, a subsidiary of Estonia's Kaamos Group, on the sale of the Tridens logistics center.

Sorainen and Kirkland & Ellis have advised Vista Equity Partners an unspecified investment in Estonia's Pipedrive, a cloud-based provider of customer relationship management services. Latham & Watkins reportedly advised Pipedrive on the deal.

Ellex Raidla has advised United Angels VC and Superangel on their EUR 800,000 investment in Vok Bikes, a Tallinn-based electric cargo bike producer.

Dispute Resolution co-heads Chirag Mody and Martti Peetsalu have been promoted to Associate Partner at TGS Baltic.

Cobalt has advised BaltCap Private Equity Fund III and its co-investor Sven Nuutmann on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Baltic Ticket Holdings OU. Ellex reportedly advised the sellers on the transaction, which remains subject to competition clearance.

Sorainen has advised the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the establishment of a cooperation agency with the Estonian Center of Eastern Partnership, a training and research center focusing on the six countries of the EU's Eastern Partnership.

Cobalt has advised sports-betting and gaming group Entain on its public offer to acquire all of the shares in Enlabs AB.

On November 18, 2020, CEE Legal Matters reported that Hedman Partners had agreed to serve as legal advisor to Solaride on its project to build a solar-powered car in Estonia. CEEIHM spoke with Kristel Leif, Chief Executive Officer at Solaride, to learn more about the matter.

Cobalt has successfully represented Lennuabi in a dispute with SmartLynx Airlines Estonia.

Karl-Erich Trisberg has been promoted to Equity Partner at Walless in Estonia.

Ellex Raidla has helped Tallinn-based R8tech obtain EUR 900,000 in funding from multiple investors.

Cobalt’s Riga office has advised Alexela Logistics on its acquisition of a majority stake in Kotka Tank Storage Oy.

Giedre Aukstuoliene at Ellex Valiunas in Lithuania and Martin Maesalu at Ellex Raidla in Estonia have made Partner, and Olga Petroseviciene has joined Ellex Valiunas as a Partner.

Lithuanian lawyer Asta Augutyte-Rapkeviciene and Estonian lawyer Norman Aas have been promoted to partner at at Sorainen.