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TGS Baltic
ELIZABETES STREET 63-11
1050 RIGA
Latvia

Work Department

Practices: Mergers & Acquisitions / Banking & Finance / Intellectual Property / Project Finance / Corporate Law

Position

Partner, Head of Banking & Finance practice group, Latvia

Career

Advised estateguru.eu, a peer to peer lending platform, in relation to launching of their activities in Latvia, including advise on the terms and conditions and the actual real estate financing transactions;
• Advised the European Central Bank in relation to revocation of the licence of AS Trasta Komercbanka;
• Advised Swedbank on the acquisition of Danske Bank personal banking business in Latvia and Lithuania;
• Led due diligence in life insurance company portfolio with the aim of acquisition of the portfolio by a credit institution in Latvia;
• Advised SEB bank on providing of MEUR 76 syndicated loan to Linstow Group in Latvia for refinancing its liabilities in the largest shopping malls in Latvia;
• Assisted Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) with its MEUR 103 secured financing documents in relation to Laurus Properties acquisition of Geneba Properties real estate portfolio;
• Assists FMS Wertmanagement AoR with negotiations with the Ministry of Health and the State Treasury and also advises on legal issues like public procurement, state budget issues, issuing of sovereign bonds (MEUR 165);
• Assisted ABN AMRO BANK N.V. with establishing of the commercial pledge over stocks in Latvia owned by Paul Reinhart to secure a Syndicated Facility Agreement;
• Assisted MDM Bank with establishing of a commercial pledge over stocks in Latvia, owned by Simple Wine Trading SA, to secure an Agreement on letter of credits in amount of MEUR 10 and Credit line agreement MRUB 250;
• Assisted Nordea Bank Finland Plc with financing and establishing of security of One Med group (MEUR 31.514).

Languages

Latvian, English, Russian, French

Memberships

  • Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (Information Officer since 2004)
  • Latvian Bar Association (admitted 2003)

Education

  • 2003 Department of Law, Central European University (LL.M. in Comparative Constitutional Law)
  • 2002 Department of Law, University of Latvia (Dipl.iur.)

Lawyer Rankings

Latvia > Banking, finance and capital markets

(Leading individuals)

Inese HazenfusaTGS Baltic

TGS Baltic advises on a wide range of banking and finance matters, ranging from loan transactions and regulatory work through to cross-border financings and crowdfunding. The team also has experience in the capital markets arena, and recently advised Eco Baltia on an initial bond issue totalling €8m. Insurance services, covering intermediation, structuring, and licensing, are also areas of expertise. With over 20 years’ experience, Inese Hazenfusa leads the team. Mārtiņš Galzons is noted for both his transactional and capital markets work. Associate Artis Kļaviņš brings expertise covering white-collar crime and corporate compliance to the team.