Name
Gints Vilgerts
Partner, M&A
Languages
English, Latvian, Russian
Location
Latvia
Primary practices:
M&A, Litigation & Arbitration
Secondary practices:
Corporate, Insurance, Real Estate & Construction, Shipping & Transport
Contacts
+371 29 107 768
gints.vilgerts@vilgerts.com
Contacts
+371 29 107 768
gints.vilgerts@vilgerts.com
Primary practices:
M&A, Litigation & Arbitration
Secondary practices:
Corporate, Insurance, Real Estate & Construction, Shipping & Transport
Profile
Gints Vilgerts, LL.M. practice is mostly focused on all aspects of M&A, corporate restructuring, real estate and complex commercial dispute cases.
During his practice in Latvia and abroad (Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Estonia) for the last eight years he has participated in more than 50 transactions of total deal-size in excess of EUR 2 billion for clients from more than 10 jurisdictions. Gints Vilgerts has been guest lecturer in Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Riga Graduate School of Law and Riga Business School.
Gints Vilgerts is a "Chambers & Partners Europe" and "Legal 500" recommended practitioner in Latvia in the areas of M&A, corporate, real estate, construction, finance.
Chambers and Partners Europe 2014: "He puts everything into a business perspective and has brilliant ideas for how to solve our problems. He comes up with amazing solutions."
Legal 500 2012: “Excellent negotiation skills.” “Vilgerts has always been impressive, and his work remains equally so, chiefly due to the level of service and quality of output.”
Gints is included in The Best Lawyers in Latvia 2016 in following practice areas - Banking and Finance law, Corporate and M&A law, Litigation, Real Estate law.
Career
2008 / Partner, VILGERTS
1997 – 2006 / Partner, Sorainen
Education
1996 / University of Wales, LL.M. in Legal Aspects of Marine Affairs
1995 / University of Latvia, Bac.iur.
Membership
2011 – 2015 / MRICS
2003 / Latvian Bar Association
Experience
Helped Latio, a leading real estate broker, to sell its subsidiary which owns and operates a commercial property (offices) in prime location in Riga.
December 12, 2018
Helped Air Baltic Corporation AS to buy an aircraft maintenance hangar in Riga airport.
July 14, 2018
Assisted East Capital Real Estate AS, a part of the largest Nordic private equity fund from Sweden – East Capital, to sell an office building in downtown Riga to SG Capital Partners Fund I KS.
June 3, 2018
We assisted RB Rail, a greenfield rail transport infrastructure company established by governments of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania to integrate the Baltic States in the European rail network, in reviewing FIDIC Contract and assessing its compliance with Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian law.
August 8, 2018