Eversheds Sutherland Bitans' team's workload incorporates both majority and minority stake acquisitions and pan-Baltic M&A matters. The team assists foreign companies with operational and corporate issues, as well as with cross-border due diligence issues. Elīna Vilde heads up the firm’s corporate practice, which also handles complex cross-border acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and commercial contract negotiations. Corporate specialist Māris Vainovskis, and Lauma Bērziņa are the duo overseeing the team, and both are key for corporate restructurings. Dmitrijs Ņemirovskis is another standout practitioner.
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Testimonials
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- ‘High sense of responsibility, efficiency, accuracy, and expertise.’
- ‘Client-oriented approach, extensive expertise, and great attention-to-detail.’
- ‘They can assist you even in the most challenging situations. They have the ability to bring together the right expertise and resolve issues as they arise.’
- ‘Māris Vainovskis is an exceptional and highly regarded lawyer in the field. His knowledge and experience is extensive in the commercial, corporate, and M&A sectors. His ability to find a solution when no one else can is invaluable.’
- ‘The team is very professional. Great planning and efficiency, willingness to listen and to help above and beyond. The team is truly committed to delivering the best services and has the capabilities and expertise needed.’
- ‘Māris Vainovskis is knowledgeable, collaborative, punctual, and committed to reaching a goal.’
Key clients
- Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Avia Solutions Group
- Scandinavian Astor Group AB
- EVERFIELD UK Ltd
- AS “Latvenergo”
- WhatDigital SIA
- SIA “VAIDAVA CERAMICS”
- SIA “BM Holding”
- AS “APF Holdings”
- AS Kalve Coffee
- SIA “Enery Latvia”
- Apollo Group OU
Work highlights
Advising Lufthansa Group on its acquisition of a 10% stake in Latvia’s national airline AirBaltic through convertible shares.
Advised Avia Solutions Group on the acquisition of a terminal in Latvia, supporting the sustainability initiatives of Latvia’s most important port cities, Liepāja.
Advised Scandinavian Astor Group AB on its acquisition of 100% of the shares in SIA Ammunity.
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Leading associates
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Practice head
Māris Vainovskis; Lauma Bērziņa
Other key lawyers
Dmitrijs Ņemirovskis; Elīna Vilde; Laura Daubure