Advising a wide range of local and multinational clients, Cobalt is highly active in a plethora of major M&A spanning from defence and aerospace to maritime, transportation, energy, and IT. The firm is also noted for its strong cross-border capabilities, assisting acquisitions both into and out of Lithuania. A highly experienced team, managing partner Irmantas Norkus has broad transactional, banking, and competition experience, as does partner Elijus Burgis . Heading the M&A practice group is corporate and private equity expert Juozas Rimas , meanwhile life science and EU pharmaceutical expert Zilvinas Kvietkus also supports. Akvilė Bosaitė, co-head of the banking and finance practice, is another notable expert on M&A.

Counting household names and large regional investors among their clients, Ellex has a particularly strong presence in the renewable energy and TMT sectors, advising on a plethora of large sales, purchases, and investments. The practice is headed jointly by energy, electricity, and M&A expert Ramunas Petravičius  and Ruta Armone , a transaction and venture capital financing expert. The highly experienced pair of Rolandas Valiunas  and Zilvinas Zinkevicius, are highly regarded for their experience on transaction, joint ventures and corporate governance matters. Robertas Čiočys is regularly involved in some of the team’s largest acquisitions, while Mantas Juska provides assistance on corporate, shareholder, and insolvency matters.

With one client commending their ‘top-notch service’, Sorainen handles high-value deals including M&A as well as shareholder relations, investments, and corporate structuring. Also noted is the private equity and venture capital group that is well-placed to advise foreign investors on Lithuanian market entry. Mantas Petkevičius leads this part of the team, while Sergej Butov, a highly experienced M&A and energy lawyer, oversees the broader practice as a whole. Laimonas Skibarka, the firm’s managing partner, also assists on M&A, foreign investments, and TMT matters. Other key names include Evaldas Dūdonis  and Jonas Kiauleikis , the last of which also co-heads the firm’s TMT area, as well as Mindaugas Dominykas Baniulis .

Providing ‘swift, efficient, and pragmatic guidance’, WALLESS‘ practice is led by Povilas Zukauskas on the corporate and M&A front, and Laura Ziferman on competition and regulatory affairs. M&A expert Dovile Burgiene is a highly recognised name for transactions and negotiations, as is Andrius Ivanauskas  in the realm of M&A, private equity and venture capital deals. With broad experience, the practice has seen several major transactions in the banking and energy sectors. Beyond these, the firm is further noted for its assistance to municipalities, startups, and multinationals, together with its broad sector experience spanning healthcare, tech, life sciences, and IT.

 

 

 

Acting on both the buyer and seller sides, Motieka & Audzevicius excels on a broad scope of corporate, M&A, and private equity transactions, including those that involve shareholder disagreements, and is praised by clients for their ‘business acumen’ along with their ‘transparent’ and ‘tech-savy’ approach. Together, M&A expert Giedrius Kolesnikovas and highly active transactional lawyer Rokas Jankus lead the team, each bringing specialisms spanning from real estate and energy through to TMT. Key names of the associate bench include ‘exceptional team lead’ Laurynas Ramonas, sustainability and environment expert Aivaras Grigas, and head of legal due diligence projects Darius Amšiejus.

Known for its global reach together, Deloitte Legal, Professional Partnership of Advocates ‘holistic approach’ handles an array of transactions and shareholder agreements, alongside providing assistance on a range of auditing and tax optimisation matters. The Lithuania based corporate and M&A team is led by Tomas Davidonis  and managing associate Tomas Mieliauskas, both with deep experience on corporate and M&A. The department is further noted for its multi-disciplinary nature as well as its experience acting for a diverse local and foreign client base encompassing industries from pharma and finance to transportation and marine design.

GLIMSTEDT Bernotas & Partners advises on all aspects of M&A, together with a variety of sales, investments, and share transfers. The firm is also noted for its private equity and venture capital expertise. Led by Ausra Maliauskaite-Embrekte, an M&A and private equity transactional expert with deep experience, the practice has a strong record in the energy sector, among others, alongside considerable experience advising on joint ventures. M&A and real estate senior associate Jurgita Zakarauskienė  is a highly active member of the team, as is Michailas Molis on transactions and corporate governance.

Assisting on a mixture of private and public M&A, divestments, and expansion into the Lithuanian market, Magnusson‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team is led by managing partner Ligita Ramanauskaite who, covers a wide spectrum of transactions, tax, and restructuring matters. The firm is noted for its cross-border capabilities across northern Europe combined with its experience across a spread of sectors.

Noewe represents clients local and foreign companies on a range of M&A and reorganisations, with expertise covering deal structuring, due diligence, and negotiations, among others. The firm is especially well known in the real estate and energy sectors where the firm regularly assists foreign investors on entry to the local market. Giedrė Dailidėnaitė leads the department and has considerable expertise that includes acquisitions, governance, and joint ventures. Managing partner Robert Juodka also advises on M&A, with particular expertise acting for energy companies in Estonia and Poland. Ernesta Žiogienė is also noted.

Eversheds Saladžius (a member of Eversheds Sutherland) provides ongoing corporate advice to large multinationals and investors including the likes of Media Bitės, Gren Lietuva, and Nestle Baltics. Among other areas, the team also advises on M&A, shareholder negotiations, and the securing of strategic contracts. Practice co-head Jonas Saladžius covers a range of corporate cases with notable specialisms in finance and energy law. Co-head and corporate lawyer Rimtis Puišys  brings additional expertise in competition and data protection matters. Also key to the team are Ana Čepinskienė , Milda Jasaitiene , and Neringa Bubnaityte .

LEADELL Balciunas ir Grajauskas advises several large companies in fields such as pharma, fertilizers, and the energy sector, on major acquisitions, investments, and corporate governance restructuring. Marius Grajauskas and Gintaras Balciunas lead the team; while both are also known for their prowess in litigation and arbitration, the former also has substantial experience in legal departments of leading banks, while the latter has broad experience having served as former Minister of Justice of Lithuania. Vaidas Radvila handles corporate and competition matters in addition to handling energy, transport and IP issues.

 

Best known as part of a global legal, tax, and consulting network, PwC Legal provides services across a diverse set of corporate matters including support on cross-border transactions, spin-offs, M&A, and restructuring, among many others. With deep experience acting on M&A and privatisation deals across the region, highly experienced lawyer Maksimas Saveljevas leads the M&A side. Meanwhile, Jolita Juočionienė, also noted for her work in migration law, heads the corporate team.

Triniti Jurex Law Firm advises on a plethora of M&A and sales, along with corporate structuring and investment. Real estate and, increasingly, the energy sector energy represent key streams; however, the firm is also notable for its niche in attracting investments for startups alongside its expertise in the gaming sector. Giedre Ciuladiene leads the team and focuses on venture capital and private equity transactions, while Linas Sabaliauskas is noted on cross-border matters. Corporate and contract lawyer Vytautas Kalmatavicius and commercial disputes lawyer Evaldas Pocevicius are noted.

WIDEN assists a range of domestic and multinational companies and investors on a corporate issues that include transactions, cross-border mergers, and restructuring. The firm has experience assisting on a broad range of sectors spanning IT, media and aviation to logistics and agriculture. The practice is led by corporate, M&A, and insolvency law expert Džiuginta Balčiūnė, also noted for her German-Baltic cross border expertise. Lina Šikšniutė-Vaitiekūnienė is another core member of the team bringing further experience in, among other areas, transactions such as share transfers. Tax expert Arūnas Šidlauskas also plays a key role in transactional work.