Commercial, corporate and M&A

WALLESS

Described as a ‘very competent team with a wide skill set’, WALLESS’ team is notable for its sector breadth, which includes energy, infrastructure, real estate and telecoms. The group, which also stands out for its M&A work in the financial services sector, has recently undergone a merger with FORT, which led to the additions of Kuldar-Jaan Torokoff and Minni-Triin Park. The former leads the team alongside Rolan Jankelevitsh. Park stands out for adding expertise in regional M&A transactions to the existing team, while Torokoff brings with him experience of large-scale acquisitions. Karl-Erich Trisberg also stands out for large-scale M&A transactions. Other key contacts include Toomas Taube, Margus Kõiva and Kaisa Üksik.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'Very competent team with a wide skill set.'
'The team is focused on solving the problem efficiently.'
'Rolan Jankelevitsh is a very quick, reliable and solution-oriented lawyer.'
'Easy to work with them, as they are oriented to find quick solutions and have a strong talent pool of specialists in many areas.'
'I would like to point out Karl-Erich Trisberg - an exceptionally capable, professional, reliable and dedicated person. With strong communication and negotiation skills, high stress tolerance and a result driven approach. I would do any future M&A projects with him.'
'Besides the strong legal expertise, I also experienced strong business understanding and the ability to see the big picture, hidden risks and possibilities. This is very important in M&A projects.'
'Kuldar-Jaan Torokoff is a strategic and creative lawyer, and really solution oriented.'
'They consistently find solutions and never escalate problems, focusing on resolving issues efficiently and maintaining a positive approach.'

Key clients

HeidelbergCement
Nortal
BE Group
éolane Tallinn
Bigbank Group
Alludo
LMT
Magnetic MRO Group
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Šiaulių Bankas
Capitalica Asset Management, investment management company of Lithuanian SBA Group
LHV Group
Elisa Oyj
Lidl Estonia
East Capital
Papyrus AS
Kapitel
Phoenix Group Estonian companies
Nordea Bank Abp Estonian branch

Work highlights

Advised Šiaulių Bankas on the merger of its and INVL Invalda’s pension and investment funds in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Advised Kapitel and Tristafan on the acquisition of Viru Keskus shopping centre from Pontos Group.
Advised Horizon Capital, a large private equity firm, on an investment into Viseven Europe.

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