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Senior Associate Elīza Grīnvalde

Elīza Grīnvalde
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Profile

Elīza Grīnvalde, LL.M., is a Senior Associate at VILGERTS’ and a part of the firm’s Banking & Finance, AML and Corporate teams.

Elīza assists the firm’s clients across a range of simple and complex banking & finance matters including issue of bonds, various loan transactions and licensing process for participants of Latvian financial market. Elīza’s recent experience includes advising AS DelfinGroup on the conditions of the unsecured bond issue prospectus, in the amount of EUR 15 million.

Elīza is also a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). Elīza advises the firm’s clients on the preparation and implementation of KYC/AML and sanctions procedures for internal use, by performing internal audits, as well as advising on the registration of UBOs for both simple and complex corporate structures. Elīza’s recent experience includes preparing the AML/Sanctions internal control system for a leading food retail company in Latvia.

Elīza further assists the firm’s clients across the full spectrum of corporate & commercial matters, including daily tasks such as, company establishment and liquidation, company reorganisation and the drafting of corporate documents, to more complex corporate restructuring and insolvency matters, including managing of the corporate matters in M&A transaction. Elīza’s recent experience includes advising on related corporate matters concerning East Capital Real Estate’s EUR 5 million acquisition of Hepsor U30 SIA (a subsidiary of the Estonian company, Hepsor Latvia OÜ), which owned a commercial building called “StokOfiss U30”, developed by Hepsor.

Career

2023 – present / Senior Associate, VILGERTS
2017 – 2021 / Associate, AML specialist, VILGERTS
2016 – 2017 / Immigration Compliance Coordinator, Fragomen LLP

Education

2017 / University of Westminster, LL.M. International Commercial Law
2015 / Riga Graduate School of Law, LL.B.

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    Publications

    • Public limited liability companies must amend their Articles of Association and disclose their shareholders’ register by 30 June 2024

      February 5, 2024

      by Elīza Grīnvalde, Senior Associate

      To date, the shareholders’ register of a public limited liability company (akciju sabiedrība) have been only accessible via internal processes within the company itself or the central securities depositary [centrālais vērtspapīru depozitārijs]. The shareholders’ register is accessible ...

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    • Upgrading current distribution agreements.

      May 16, 2023

      by Elīza Grīnvalde, Senior Associate

      Distribution agreements are a common business tool used by manufacturers to establish relationships with distributors and expand their reach in different markets. A distribution agreement is a legal agreement that outlines the terms and conditions of the distribution relationship, including the right...

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    • A company may be subject to the Latvian AML law even if not explicitly stated

      December 20, 2022

      by Elīza Grīnvalde, Senior Associate

      Accountants, legal service providers, financial institutions and real estate brokers clearly understand their role as subjects of the Latvian Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Act (“AML Law”). However, what about companies operating in other sectors...

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    • Corporate: Information on UBO is now public in Latvia.

      July 3, 2018

      by Elīza Grīnvalde, Senior Associate

      Due to recent amendments of Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (AML Law) that came in to force on 9 November 2017, most of the legal entities (including private limited liability companies (SIA-type) and public limited liability companies (AS-type)) as of 1 December 201...

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    • Corporate: Guide on company formation in Latvia.

      May 14, 2018

      by Elīza Grīnvalde, Senior Associate

      In recent years company formation in Latvia is becoming more complicated and more transparent due to on-going efforts of the Government to implement AML measures and desire of the Tax Authorities to close tax avoidance loopholes in Latvian company laws. In general, there are two types of companies...

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    • Corporate: In Latvia, UBO (over 25%) disclosure to public effective as of 1 December 2017.

      December 14, 2017

      by Elīza Grīnvalde, Senior Associate

      Due to amendments to the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (in Latvian: Noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācijas un terorisma finansēšanas novēršanas likums) that came into force on 9 November 2017, most of the legal entities (including such types of companies...

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