Ms Kätlin Krisak > Sorainen > Tallinn, Estonia > Lawyer Profile
Sorainen Offices
Rotermanni 6,
10111
Estonia
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Ms Kätlin Krisak
Work Department
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Finance & Insurance
Position
Partner, head of the Finance & Insurance team in Estonia.
Career
As leader of the Sorainen Finance & Insurance team in Estonia, Kätlin specialises in capital markets and has also been involved in most of the team’s fintech- and cryptocurrency-related projects.
Kätlin has helped many clients to raise capital on the stock market, taking them through the process of drafting a prospectus and registering with the state authority, as well as advising on corporate governance, disclosure and listing.
The roster of listings in which Kätlin has been instrumental is impressive. For example, she led Sorainen’s international team in advising the book-runners for the Enefit Green IPO – the IPO with the largest number of subscribers in the history of the Baltics. The list also includes Saunum, Elmo Rent, Arco Vara and Baltic Horizon Fund.
Capital market diagnostics. Kätlin contributed to the Estonian capital market diagnostics project carried out by the consultation company Civitta Eesti. The aim of the project was to assess the current status of the capital market ecosystem, conduct a gap analysis to identify barriers for development as well as potential improvement levers.
Bond issues. Kätlin is involved in the majority of bond issues that the Sorainen team is working on, concerning both listed and unlisted bonds.
Market abuse and disclosure advice. She advises clients on disclosure and market abuse regulation, and assists with establishing the required internal procedures and related training.
Public offerings. Kätlin has advised clients in connection with raising capital throughout the process, including prospectus drafting and registering with the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority, as well as advising on corporate governance, disclosure and listing.
Languages
Estonian, English
Memberships
- Estonian Bar Association
- Finance Committee of the Estonian Bar Association
Education
University of Tartu, Estonia (BA in Law / officially equivalent to MA)
Lawyer Rankings
Estonia > Banking, finance and capital markets
(Next Generation Partners)Sorainen‘s group adopts a multidisciplinary approach, so that clients ‘can get additional input from other members of their firm‘ as the group ‘includes colleagues who are necessary for the specific problem or question’. Kätlin Krisak heads the team, specialising primarily in capital markets, and is singled out for being ‘excellent on points of law’ and getting ‘straight to the heart of the commercial concerns of the matter in a very efficient manner’. The team, which includes Kamilla Alma Vilderson and Hetti Lump, is well known for its work on large-scale transactions for major financial services companies.
Estonia > Fintech
(Next Generation Partners)Sorainen is praised for its flexibility, operating as ‘an extension of an in-house team’. Kätlin Krisak is an experienced practitioner who assists clients with a variety of fintech and cryptocurrency-related mandates, running the team together with Jane Esepõld, who has extensive experience working with regulated industries and the financial services regulator. The group is popular among clients both in Estonia and overseas for blockchain and cryptocurrency matters, often working on large fintech projects involving the Estonian financial regulators. It is described as a ‘strong team with deep theoretical and practical knowledge‘.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech Estonia
- Next Generation Partners Estonia > Banking, finance and capital markets
- Banking, finance and capital markets Estonia
- Next Generation Partners Estonia > Fintech
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Fintech
- IP, IT and telecoms
- Real estate and construction
- Shipping and transport
- Tax