COMMERCIAL LAW AND M&A

·         Mergers & acquisitions (M&A), providing comprehensive legal assistance to sellers and buyers in the sale and acquisition of a company or an interest (shares), including where the company’s assets or shares are bought out by management, etc;

·         Preparation of the company for sale, assisting in the selection of the most appropriate transaction structure, separation of the object to be sold if necessary; preparation of the data room, planning of the income from the transaction (tax advice), identification of the legal requirements necessary for the transaction and identification of the risks;

·         Regulatory (Competition Council, Bank of Latvia, etc.) requirements assessment, merger control support, preparation of the merger report, assessment of compliance requirements related to sanctions, AML, etc;

·         Private equity and venture capital transactions, offering complete legal support throughout all phases of investment, advising private equity investors and company representatives looking to secure investment.

·         Transition and reorganisation of companies through mergers, acquisitions, demergers, and cross-border mergers;

·         Representation in negotiations at all stages of the transaction with the parties involved;

·         Drafting of shareholders’ and management agreements, ensuring open and understandable basic principles of governance, minority shareholders’ interests, majority shareholders’ rights, establishing deadlock resolution procedures, etc;

·         Due diligence, assessing the client’s documentation and legal relationship and preparing a written report identifying the weaknesses and problems identified;

·         Protecting and representing minority shareholders against all forms of corporate raiding by assessing and recommending the most effective remedies for shareholders;

·         Representing shareholders in shareholder activism campaigns, ranging from representation in negotiations with company management and other shareholders , to active representation at shareholder meetings and in litigation;

·         Day-to-day corporate advice for companies in all sectors;

·         Establishment and liquidation of companies, their branches or representative offices, providing liquidator services;

·         Representation of creditors and other interested parties in liquidation proceedings of legal entities, including appeals against decisions of the Register of Enterprises and representation at creditors’ meetings in liquidation proceedings;

·         Representation before courts and arbitration tribunals in all types of commercial disputes, including claims for damages against members of the management board and supervisory board, claims for exclusion of shareholders, disputes concerning annulment of decisions taken at a meeting of shareholders.