Dentons advised Lithuanian-headquartered energy company Ignitis Grupe on financing from Citibank. Reportedly, TGS Baltic advised Ignitis Grupe as well.

Cobalt has successfully represented Polish cereals seller Diaspolis in a dispute over purchased organic buckwheat deemed of poor quality.

Ellex has advised official Mercedes-Benz representative Veho Lietuva on its acquisition of Lithuanian auto body repair company Auto Bodyshop. The Juridiniai Sprendimai law office advised UAB Vitvela on the sale. 

Lithuania may find itself in economic turmoil, but it is also experiencing strong political unity in the face of the war in Ukraine, according to Motieka & Audzevicius litigation Partner Justinas Jarusevicius.

Lauras Butkevicius has joined Ellex’s Lithuanian office as a Partner.

Cobalt has advised the Adampolis Group on becoming the official representative of MAN Truck and Bus SE in Finland by acquiring the MAN Truck & Bus Finland business from K-Auto.

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Cobalt has advised Baltu Lanku Vadoveliai on its partnership with the Klett group. Reportedly, Sorainen advised the Klett group.

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On June 28, 2022, CEE Legal Matters reported that Motieka & Audzevicius, working with Osborne Clarke, had advised the Orion Private Equity Debt Fund I on its EUR 7 million acquisition of secured mezzanine bonds issued by Austrian real estate developer Soini Asset to finance its real estate projects in Germany. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Benas Poderis, Head of Investment Management Department at the Orion Private Equity Debt Fund I to learn more about the deal.

On July 12, four leading lawyers from Croatia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania sat down for a virtual round table moderated by CEE Legal Matters Managing Editor Radu Cotarcea to discuss the latest in ESG developments with a focus on green financing, its regional and local drivers and roadblocks, its impact on non-financial reporting, and what it all means for the legal profession.

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