Cytowski & Partners has advised Latvian Trace Space on its USD 4 million seed round with Berlin-based Cherry Ventures. Goodwin Procter reportedly advised Cherry Ventures.

Cobalt has advised Linstow Baltic on an agreement with Snabb to operate parking services at the Origo shopping center, Radisson Blu Latvija, Radisson Elizabete, and several open-air locations in central Riga.

Cobalt has advised Apollo Group's Estonian subsidiary Treeland on increasing its ownership in the Latvian restaurant chain Lido AS to 96% via share acquisition from KE Projekti.

Ellex, working with Thommessen, has advised Accent Equity on the acquisition of Brimer from Entec Group. Wikborg Rein reportedly advised the Entec Group.

Cobalt, working with Dentons, has advised AirBaltic on the sale of a minority stake to Lufthansa Group. Eversheds Sutherland Bitans advised Lufthansa Group.

KWKR and Cobalt have advised Luxembourg-based investment fund Radix Ventures on its investment in Naco Technologies.

TGS Baltic has advised Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings on the sale of its Europe-North out-of-home advertising segment to Bauer Radio Limited. Squire Patton Boggs, AG Law Limited, Cirio Law Firm, Kromann Reumert, Wikborg Rein, Castren & Snellman, Perez-Llorca, Reichlin Hess, Reed Smith, Deloitte and Herbert Smith Freehills, CMS, Norton Rose Fulbright, and Paczewski Tropaczynski reportedly advised the sellers as well.

TGS Baltic, working with Vinge, has advised Bergs Timber on the sale of its Latvian sawmill business Vika Wood to Nextwood One, part of the Austrian HS Timber group. Schoenherr advised HS Timber on the deal. Cobalt reportedly advised HS Timber as well.

Walless has advised Indexo Real Estate Fund on its acquisition of the Olimpia shopping center in Riga for over EUR 40 million. 

TGS Baltic has advised the Latvian Electronic Public Media Council on the merger of Latvian Radio and Latvian Television creating a single national public media entity known as Latvian Public Media.

TGS Baltic has advised Colonna on the sale of a portfolio of 11 Rimi grocery stores across Latvia to Lumi Retail Property Fund. Walless advised the buyers.

TGS Baltic, working with Vinge, has advised Helix Kapital on the sale of its shares in the Spring Media Group to Two Circles. The transaction also involved a buyout of local minority shareholders in SIA 4.vara who were advised by TGS Baltic and CMS' Stockholm office. Sorainen and Latham & Watkins reportedly advised Two Circles.

Gessel and Kambourov & Partners have advised MS Galleon on its acquisition of Corab. TGS Baltic reportedly advised MS Galleon as well.

The labor shortage issue has been a growing problem in the job market for a long time now. In the long-term employers are looking for ways to improve working conditions, to keep employees engaged and to attract new ones. One of the ways to fix the labor shortage issue is employee poaching. What are the legal and ethical aspects of employee poaching and how to lessen the risk of another job market recruiting employees?

Ellex has advised HOF Ehf on the sale of Baltic IKEA stores to Inter IKEA Group. Walless advised FE Corporation, the sellers of the Lithuanian store operator. Sorainen reportedly advised Inter IKEA Group.

Cobalt has advised Decathlon on a new lease agreement with Spice Home shopping center in Riga, Latvia. Azanda & Associates reportedly advised Spice Home.

TGS Baltic has advised Latvian agricultural cooperative LPKS Latraps on the EUR 8 million issuance and listing of bonds on the Nasdaq Riga First North alternative market with Signet Bank as the arranger.

Walless has advised Baltic Horizon Fund on an office lease agreement with the International School of Riga. Sorainen reportedly advised International School of Riga.