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Retail and Consumer

Our law office has a number of clients which operate in all levels of distribution, starting from manufacturing and up to retail level. Among our biggest clients is one of the leading convenience store chains in Latvia as well as one of the largest petrol stations operators. Skrastins un Dzenis provide a broad range of services to the industry representatives starting from consumer protection issues, competition law advice, labour, real estate, dispute resolution and intellectual property up to restructuring aspects.

Key clients in the sector include SIA Latvijas tirgotaju kooperacija “Aibe” (international convenience store chain), AS Virsi-A – petrol stations operator as well as company operating retail chain of electronics shops with Tehnoland trademark.

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Experience Highlights

We advised client on acquiring sole ownership of a Latvian retail company

We are pleased to announce that Skrastiņš & Dzenis acted as a legal adviser to a retail company in a capital share acquisition project.
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Skrastiņš & Dzenis advised Kesko Senukai group in obtaining competition clearance from Latvian Competition Council

Skrastiņš & Dzenis advised Kesko Senukai group in obtaining competition clearance from Latvian Competition Council.
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Skrastiņš & Dzenis has successfully aided Vienna Insurance Group in obtaining competition clearance from Latvian Competition Council

Skrastiņš & Dzenis has successfully aided Vienna Insurance Group in obtaining competition clearance from Latvian Competition Council, thus, obtaining Latvian Competition Council’s approval to close the deal and acquire 100% shares of non-life insurance company Seesam Insurance AS (including its Latvian and Lithuanian branches) from Finnish OP Financial Group. Vienna Insurance Group is one of the largest international insurance groups in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Skrastiņš & Dzenis advises client on the acquisition of e-commerce business in the Baltics

Subject to the completion of the transaction Kesko Senukai will buy one of the largest Latvian e-commerce businesses – 1A and become one of the leading e-commerce companies in the Baltics operating online in all three Baltic states.
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Skrastiņš & Dzenis has successfully represented a client in a dispute against Latvian Competition Council

Skrastiņš & Dzenis team has successfully represented SIA Veiksme un K, a company involved in retail trade of household, interior, electronics, garden, and leisure goods operating under brand name Tehnoland.
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Skrastiņš & Dzenis represented the client in a damages case arising from breach of Latvian Competition law

Skrastiņš & Dzenis represented the client in a damages case regarding breach of competition law unauthorised acquisition and use of our client's business secret.
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Skrastiņš & Dzenis advises Vienna Insurance Group on the acquisition of Seesam Insurance AS Latvian branch

Vienna Insurance Group will buy 100% shares of non-life insurance company Seesam Insurance AS (including its Latvian and Lithuanian branches) from Finnish OP Financial Group.
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Skrastiņš & Dzenis team has successfully represented its client in complex settlement negotiations followed by the conclusion of settlement with AS “Prisma Latvia”

Skrastiņš & Dzenis senior partner, attorney-at-law Verners Skrastiņš engaged in and represented our client in complex negotiations with AS "Prisma Latvia".
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