TGS Baltic
Client SatisfactionTGS Baltic‘s shipping and transport team works on a variety of matters in the sector, including restructuring deals, M&A transactions, corporate governance issues, compliance cases, and regulatory advisory work. The team is led by co-heads Andra Rubene, who has extensive experience in distribution and transport, storage, and logistics contracts, and Ivars Grunte, who has expertise in handling customs and excise tax disputes and sanctions.
Testimonials
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‘I chose to work with TGS because of their knowledge and experience in the transport sector in Latvia.’
‘Sandis Petrovičs has handled a number of disputes in the transport sector.'
'Ivars Grunte has a sound name in the market and Andra Rubene is recommended.’
Key clients
- Air Baltic Corporation AS
- GREEN LINE SERVICES SIA
- United Partners Group OÜ
- BRC SIA United Partners Group OÜ
- OÜ United Partners Investments
- Nordic Vehicles Group SIA
- OÜ BRC Group
- BRC SIA
- SCANDINAVIAN SHIP SERVICES SIA
- SMARTLYNX AIRLINES SIA
- SIA B-Bus
- Nordic Automotive Services Oy
- Pasta komersantu biedrība
- VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš
- LDZ Cargo SIA, AS Latvijas dzelzceļš
- Latvijas sabiedriskais autobuss SIA
Work highlights
- Advised the financiers on the Latvian national airline AirBaltic on issuing EUR340m senior secured bonds with a maturity of 5.25 years to be listed on the Euronext Dublin stock exchange.
- Represented SIA Green Line Services (cleaning service firm Mint) in a dispute with the State Revenue Service regarding the tax claim arising from the transfer of business as an ongoing concern.
- Assisted SMARTLYNX AIRLINES SIA with updating the client's trademark portfolio.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ivars Grunte, Andra Rubene