Successfully defended a client against a dishonest council member in corporate proceedings
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Skrastiņš and Dzenis successfully defended the interests of the client, a joint stock company, in the civil proceedings against a Member of the Council of the company who had dishonestly used his rights.                                                
                                                
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                                                    OPTIBET acquires a gambling operator known by trade mark “Klondaika”
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Skrastiņš & Dzenis team advised OPTIBET on the recent acquisition of FURORS, a company operating in the gambling business under the brand name “Klondaika”.                                                
                                                
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                                                    Advised AS “Moda Kapitāls” on sale of loan portfolio
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Skrastiņš & Dzenis acted as legal adviser to AS “Moda Kapitāls”, owner of one of the largest Latvia’s pawnshop network, on the sale of AS “Moda Kapitāls” loan portfolio of consumer credits against movable collateral, brand name and goods in its stock that are not movable collateral to AS “DelfinGroup”.                                                
                                                
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                                                    Represented a client and reached a settlement in a corporate dispute
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Skrastiņš & Dzenis dispute resolution team successfully represented the client in a corporate dispute started in 2004.                                                
                                                
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                                                    Advised a client on acquisition of aggregation of property
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Skrastiņš & Dzenis acted as legal adviser to the client on acquisition of industrial real estate and movable property from the AS “Trasta komercbanka” in liquidation.                                                
                                                
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                                                    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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                                                    SIA “DLV” and SIA “Bliks” merger finalized
                                                 
                                                
                                                    “Skrastins & Dzenis” team has helped to finalize the merging process of SIA "DLV" and SIA "Bliks", by merging the companies in the form of acquisition.                                                
                                                
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                                                    Founders of DLV regain full control over their company
                                                 
                                                
                                                    The team of Skrastiņš&Dzenis has successfully represented its client’s DLV interests and provided legal assistance in a dispute between shareholders of the firm, helping the founders of DLV regain full control over the company.                                                
                                                
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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 travel agency “Kolumbs” and its majority shareholder in a shareholders’ dispute
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Skrastiņš & Dzenis team has successfully represented travel agency “Kolumbs”, a well-known and the largest tour operator and travel agency in Latvia, and its majority shareholder in a shareholders’ dispute among majority and minority shareholders.                                                
                                                
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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” advised MyFitness on opening 3 new fitness clubs in Riga
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Skrastiņš & Dzenis team advised MyFitness, the biggest fitness clubs chain in Baltic States, on opening 3 new fitness clubs in Riga, which formerly were operated under Atletika brand name.                                                
                                                
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                                                    A project for energy performance contracting (EnPC) in Latvia for public sector facilities in cooperation with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has come to a close
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Skrastiņš & Dzenis team, headed by senior partner Verners Skrastiņš and including attorney-at-law Andra Bērzkalne, has taken part in a project aimed to the energy performance contracting (EnPC) in Latvia regarding public buildings and street lighting projects.                                                
                                                
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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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                                                    Partner of law office Skrastiņš & Dzenis has successfully conducted redress proceeding of a “Vef Radiotehnika RRR”
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Vigo Krastiņš, partner of law office Skrastiņš & Dzenis, has successfully conducted redress proceeding of a well-known Latvian company “VEF Radiotehnika RRR”.                                                
                                                
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                                                    A complex real estate acquisition transaction has come to a close
                                                 
                                                
                                                    A complex real estate acquisition transaction where Skrastiņš & Dzenis attorneys-at-law assisted the client in purchasing parts of a real estate in joint ownership has come to a close.                                                
                                                
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                                                    Skrastiņš & Dzenis has successfully represented SIA VJN Kapitāls in a shareholders’ dispute
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Skrastiņš & Dzenis has successfully represented SIA VJN Kapitāls in a shareholders’ dispute emerged more than a decade ago.                                                
                                                
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                                                    Valuable factory’s purchase transaction
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Partners, attorney's at law of our law office have successfully represented a well known Latvian company's interests in acquisition of a fully functional construction materials factory.                                                
                                                
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                                                    A complex and lengthy real estate acquisition transaction has come to a close
                                                 
                                                
                                                    A complex and lengthy real estate acquisition transaction with two of the partners - Verners Skrastiņš and Vigo Krastiņš were providing legal assistance to the client (on the sell side) has come to a close.                                                
                                                
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                                                    Skrastiņš & Dzenis assisted an investor in a damages dispute with the seller of AS Liepājas metalurgs
                                                 
                                                
                                                    Skrastiņš & Dzenis assisted an investor which purchased AS Liepājas metalurgs in order for it to continue production, in a dispute with AS Liepājas metalurgs seller regarding the acquired company and its assets both due to the quality and quantity of those assets.                                                
                                                
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