Cobalt boasts an impressive and experienced commercial, corporate, and M&A practice. The group handles stock exchange and public M&A matters, as well as holding extensive experience in private M&A transactions across a range of industries, such as energy, utilities, insurance, financial services, and logistics. The team is led by co-heads Guntars Zile and Gatis Flinters, with the former heading up the firm’s dedicated M&A practice group, and the latter taking charge of the corporate and commercial team. Key support is provided by Dace Silava-Tomsone, who has plenty of experience in this area and specific expertise in M&A control, and Indrikis Liepa, who boasts exceptional experience in M&A deals within the pharmaceutical and IT sectors, frequently acting for start-ups.

Ellex boasts an experienced and specialised team that frequently handles complex M&A deals. With impressive specialised industry practices in energy, financial services, pharmaceuticals, IT, and IP, they are well-placed to handle a variety of matters on behalf of clients. Practice head Raimonds Slaidiņš has considerable experience advising a broad range of foreign investors on complex and strategic merger and acquisition projects in Latvia. The team is well-supported by Filips Klavins, who brings expertise in cross-border M&A, including project management, complex due diligence, and transactional documents.

The practice at Sorainen has a deep knowledge of commercial, corporate, and M&A matters, with expertise in a wide range of industries, including the energy, technology, and industrial sectors. The team is led by an impressive and well-experienced outfit: Eva Berlaus, a seasoned M&A and private equity practitioner; Nauris Grigals, who has years of experience in corporate law and M&A practice; and Jānis Līkops, who joined the team in April 2024 from FORT. Together, they ensure the ‘highly responsive team’ maintains, ‘a high level of professionalism, responsibility, and ability to understand’ complex issues.

The WALLESS team has developed considerable strength in advising clients on complex and sensitive corporate restructurings, allowing companies to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance financial performance as a result of reorganisation efforts. The firm was involved in advancing the renewable energy industry, advising Latvenergo on the strategic acquisition of six solar power plants. Bringing considerable experience, the team is led by M&A partners Sintija Radionova and Zane Eglīte-Fogele, with the addition of Aivars Lošmanis to the leadership team. The team continues its strong work across various sectors, including energy, agriculture, IT services, real estate, and investment management.

The Eversheds Sutherland Bitans team is a well-established practice, successfully advising on large corporate, commercial, and M&A transactions across the Baltic market. The group possesses extensive experience across various industries, including the energy, ESG, manufacturing, telecommunications, and IT sectors. Māris Vainovskis is ‘outstanding as a leader’ and chairs a team of knowledgeable professionals, who operate as a strong team and command a ‘deep understanding of the law’.

Kronbergs Cukste Levin continues its work advising on sensitive, high-profile, high-value matters in the corporate sector. The firm has significant experience in working on high-profile M&A transactions, including serving as corporate counsel to RB RIX Engineer PS on an important engagement surrounding the ongoing Rai Baltiva project. Valters Kronbergs leads the practice and is a member of the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance. He regularly advises clients on cross-border M&A projects and matters related to project financing.

TGS Baltic's corporate and commercial M&A practice group is involved in complex deals that have been successfully navigated across various industry sectors. The team has advised on matters within the aviation, technology, waste management, energy, media, and healthcare markets. Andra Rubene heads the M&A practice group with ‘good knowledge of the local market’; she leads a team that is ‘focussed on the real needs of the client and M&A process’.

VILGERTS‘s corporate and commercial practice acts in both contentious and non-contentious matters across a variety of different industries, including IT, telecoms, technology, real estate, construction, retail, aviation, manufacturing, rail, and energy. The team has advised on several complex, high-profile local and cross-border matters. Practice heads Gints Vilgerts and Reinis Sokolovs both have respectable track records across a broad range of corporate and M&A matters. Previous co-head Elīza Grīnvalde departed the firm in May 2024 for an in-house position.

BDO Law‘s corporate and commercial practice team utilises the versatile and unique experience provided by each team member to assist clients in a range of sectors, such as data protection, tax, real estate, and public procurement. The firm benefits from the vast experience of its two team leaders, Vita Liberte and Jānis Zelmenis.

The team at ZAB Deloitte Legal brings experience and strength in restructuring work, as well as providing advisory and due diligence services. The practice co-heads, Jānis Čupāns and Ivita Samlaja, have extensive experience in the area, with the former boasting expertise in international tax planning, structuring of transactions, and VAT, and the latter’s experience evidenced by a career in legal consulting in areas like commercial law, M&A, banking and finance, employment law, and data protection.

The team at drill. Law Firm is led by Ieva Judinska-Bandeniece, who has experience in M&A transactions, the structuring of complex commercial transactions, and specific knowledge of IP rights. The firm is ‘highly responsive’ with ‘excellent specialists’ in IP, real estate, and construction.

The KPMG Law ZAB SIA team handles M&A transactions on the local and cross-border levels in various sectors, with evidenced engagement in the renewable energy market, as well as real estate, utilities, and agriculture. Practice co-head Ieva Tillere-Tilnere leads the M&A team, whilst her counterpart Uģis Ludiņš takes charge of the corporate and commercial aspects.

The corporate and M&A team at Law Firm CersJurkans handles work in various industries, with considerable experience in the forestry industry, alongside banking and investment markets. The team is led by Jānis Jurkāns, who is ‘distinguished by his hands-on approach in litigation’ and ensures that this ‘great and competent’ team is ‘very effective and client orientated’.

Magnusson‘s corporate and M&A team offers experience across a wide range of corporate issues. It provides advice on private and public M&A, as well as corporate governance and compliance issues in various industries, such as real estate, renewable energy, and manufacturing. Matīss Rostoks is head of the practice and specialises in M&A matters.

NJORD Law Firm‘s corporate and commercial team handles a range of corporate matters and M&A work, including restructuring, conducting legal due diligence, and high-value acquisitions and sales. The team is led by Dmitri Kolesnikov, an experienced corporate lawyer who has additional specialisation in the real estate and banking markets, a benefit to his clients when assisting in M&A deals.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal offers clients a range of legal services, engaging with acquisitions, corporate governance, due diligence, and restructuring activities. The team works in a range of industries, from pharmaceuticals, IT, and retail, to manufacturing and electrical engineering. Anete Puce-Dimitrovska is the lead partner and practice head of the corporate and M&A practice group, with key support from Karina Daugaviete and Dita Dzērviniece.