Cobalt has advised Latvenergo AS on its issuance of EUR 100 million five-year green bonds with a fixed annual interest rate and a yield to maturity of 2.42%.

Triniti has advised Enersense on the exercise of its call option to increase its shareholding in the local Latvian affiliate Empower.

The word of the day in Latvia is resilience – that of the M&A market, capital markets, and overall business sectors, according to Eversheds Sutherland Partner Maris Vainovskis.

Ellex has advised the coordinating committee of ED&F Man Group’s senior creditors in refinancing and extending the group’s financial debt, with the transaction taking place simultaneously in over 30 jurisdictions.

Walless has advised Lumi Capital on its acquisition of the Indi Business Center in Riga.

CEE Legal Matters readers will likely be familiar with Patricia Gannon as one of the founders of Karanovic & Partners. Since her withdrawal from the firm (reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 21, 2020), Gannon ran her own "holistic strategic advisory business" (as reported on October 12, 2020) and, recently, she announced she is working on a new social media app for lawyers – Platforum 9. We caught up with her to learn more about her new project.

Cobalt has advised Hili Properties on its EUR 20 million acquisition of the holding company of the Riga shopping center. Sorainen reportedly advised the seller.

Former Senior Associate Jorens Jaunozols has been promoted to Partner at Sorainen. He heads the firm's Real Estate sector group in Latvia.

Sorainen has advised the Titanium Baltic Real Estate fund on acquiring Kesko Senukai’s stores in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Daugavpils, Latvia. Motieka & Audzevicius and Walless advised the sellers on the deal.

Cobalt has advised the Baltic Green Fund on its acquisition of a 7,000-hectare forest area from Isnaudas Forest Holding’s Latvian subsidiaries. Sorainen reportedly advised the seller. Delphi reportedly advised Baltic Green on the Swedish law-related aspects of the transaction.

Ellex has successfully defended the Domina shopping mall in Riga and Valleta shopping mall in Valmiera before the Latvian Constitutional Court against a claim brought by SIA Jysk Linnen’n Furniture.

On April 5, 2022, leading lawyers from across all of CEE will be coming together for the Dealer's Choice Conference and Deals of the Years Awards Banquet. Leading up to the event, we spoke with Vladimir Rangeloff of Kambourov & Partners to learn what they are looking forward to the most.

On April 5, 2022, leading lawyers from across all of CEE will be coming together for the Dealer's Choice Conference and Deals of the Years Awards Banquet. Leading up to the event, we spoke with Silvije Cipcic-Bragadin of Cipcic-Bragadin Mesic and Associates to learn what they are looking forward to the most.

On April 5, 2022, leading lawyers from across all of CEE will be coming together for the Dealer's Choice Conference and Deals of the Years Awards Banquet. Leading up to the event, we spoke with Gabor Bebok of Pontes Budapest to learn what they are looking forward to the most.

On April 5, 2022, leading lawyers from across all of CEE will be coming together for the Dealer's Choice Conference and Deals of the Years Awards Banquet. Leading up to the event, we spoke with Oana Ijdelea of Ijdelea & Associates to learn what they are looking forward to the most.

TGS Baltic has advised the INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund on its acquisition of cosmetics producer B2Y.

Sorainen has advised RB Rail on setting the qualification requirements for tenderers in the procurement of large track sleepers and has also defended RB Rail in a public procurement dispute before the Procurement Monitoring Bureau of Latvia.

Sorainen has advised Helve on the drafting of the service agreement for an accelerator program in Latvia.