Cobalt has advised Lithuanian invoice financing company UAB Debitum Fori, operating under the trade name Debifo, on the sale of the company to Dutch factoring company Factris. TGS Baltic advised Factris on the acquisition.

Glimstedt has advised APL Restaurants, a member of Estonia's Apollo Group, on its acquisition of Ozo Boulingas from the Akropolis Group.

Sorainen has advised SBA group company Urban Inventors on the acquisition of a part of the former Kauno Grudai site in Kaunas, Lithuania, from Omina Bona, Antra Kryptis, and Emea Rei Limited. Solo practitioner Donatas Venslavicius reportedly advised the sellers on the deal.

Cobalt, working with Linklaters in Poland, Homburger in Switzerland, and Arendt & Medernach in Luxembourg, is representing SEB Bank in allocating EUR 80 million financing for the development of Lithuania's joint-stock stevedoring company Klaipedos Smelte. Allen & Overy is reportedly advising Klaipedos Smelte.

Rokas Daugela and Mindaugas Bliuvas have been promoted to Partner and Eva Suduiko and Arturas Kojala have been promoted to Associate Partner at Cobalt in Lithuania.

Glimstedt has advised Business Angels Fund I on launching Business Angels Fund II with UAB Investiciju Ir Verslo Garantijos.

A joint team from Sorainen and Hogan Lovells is advising RB Rail on drafting the underlying international treaties, infrastructure management agreements, and revisions to national laws that are needed for management of the Rail Baltica cross-border railway infrastructure.

TGS Baltic has promoted Lauras Butkevicius and Aurimas Pauliukevicius to partner in Lithuania, bringing the number of partners in that country to 14.

Former Averus Partner Povilas Karlonas has joined SPC Legal in Lithuania as a partner and the leader of the firm’s Real Estate practice.

CEE Attorneys has advised fabric manufacturer Agne Chomiciene and Malte Holding Aps on the division of UAB Baltijos Tekstile into two parts, and the consequent EUR 4 million sale of the remainder of the company to long-term business partner Gabriel A/S. KPMG Denmark represented Gabriel A/S in the deal.

Motieka & Audzevicius has assisted the Publicum Group with its acquisition of digital marketing agency Socialus Marketingas from private individuals. The sellers were reportedly advised by Ellex Valiunas.

Cobalt has advised UAB Prosperus Real Estate Fund III on the acquisition of a shopping center in Palanga, Lithuania, from Venturecorp Property Holdings Limited and UAB Capital City Group.

CEE Attorneys Vilnius has advised the Audejas Group on the planning and reorganization of one a group company.

Glimstedt has advised LitCapital on the launch of a new venture capital fund: the LcX Opportunity Fund.

Cobalt has successfully represented Evelina Gudzinskaite, the Head of Lithuania's Migration Department, in her challenge to a March 21, 2018 order by the Ministry of the Interior revoking her Class 3 qualification (and thereby reducing her salary by 15%).

Motieka & Audzevicius has assisted the Publicum Group with its acquisition of UAB Good One, a SEO and digital marketing services provider in Lithuania.The sellers were private persons and UAB Media Klubas, which was reportedly advised by Ellex Valiunas.

Cobalt has advised Practica Capital on the launch of a new venture capital fund, Practica Capital Venture II, which will invest in Baltic innovation and technology-driven ventures, with EUR 15 million of public funds committed by Invega and the rest committed by Practica Capital and other local and international investors. Ellex reportedly advised Invega on the deal.

The WINT law firm, led by former TGS Baltic Partners Daiva Usinskaite-Filonoviene and Giedrius Danelius and AAA Law Partner Andrius Iskauskas has opened its doors in Vilnius.