Cobalt counts a range of financial institutions and companies among its clients, ranging from start-ups to multinationals. Venture capital and financial regulation expert Kristel Raidla-Talur leads the team alongside Monika Koolmeister, who is ‘exemplary in her work, thorough and delivers output in a swift manner’. The group is well placed to handle financial regulatory matters because it has a great deal of experience in the sector and ’advises on the regulator’s expectations and the standards the regulated entities in Estonia and the EU are to be abide by’.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The Cobalt law firm is well established in the Estonian market, having excellent insights into the best practices both on the international and local levels. Due to their extensive experience, they are well-placed to advise on the regulator's expectations and the standards the regulated entities in Estonia and the EU are to be abide by.’
  • ‘Monika Koolmeister is exemplary in her work. She is thorough and delivers output in a swift manner.’

Key clients

  • Fortumo
  • Inbank
  • Byte Trading
  • LHV Bank
  • 3Commas
  • Monese
  • Wise (through Tinv Europe)
  • Salv
  • Quickbyte Global
  • Klarna
  • Pocopay
  • Swedbank

Work highlights

  • Advised foreign exchange financial technology company Wise (TINV Europe) on applying for a licence of an investment firm in Estonia.
  • Advised 3Commas, the provider of crypto trading-related technical solutions, on the $37,000,000 series B funding round led by Target Global.
  • Advised anti-money laundering and anti-fraud technology company Salv on a financing round led by US venture capital fund ffVC.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kristel Raidla-Talur, Monika Koolmeister

Other key lawyers

Kaarel Eller, Greete-Kristiine Kuru