Mergers and Acquisitions

PwC Legal’s M&A department is distinctive in three important aspects:

International capability: through the PwC global network, our team comprises more than 4,000 lawyers in 100+ countries – in terms of its geographical dimensions, it is the biggest law firm in the world. Therefore, we can set up and manage a team to successfully complete even the most complicated cross-border tasks.
Unique competence in cooperation with PwC’s business consulting and taxation experts: our unique transaction team of 25 members combines M&A lawyers, business consulting experts and taxation advisors. As a result, we are one of the biggest and most experienced advisors for business transactions. We can provide solutions at any stage of the transaction and advise you on structuring, valuation and modelling, provide financial, legal and tax due diligence, data space management, help you with formation of joint ventures, management consulting, restructuring, preparation of necessary documentation, provide consultations in the post-transaction phase, and offer other services.
Global Centre of Excellence: our team members regularly participate in the work of both M&A and other Centres of Excellence, as well as in training programmes where they can further enhance their professional skills. Due to their top knowledge and direct contacts with their international peers, they can successfully perform any cross-border transaction.

Our services

Mergers and acquisitions of companies (M&A)
Legal audits
Financial and taxation audits
Structuring of transactions
Formation of joint ventures
Restructuring and reorganisation

Management consulting
Purchase and sale of business/assets
Purchase and sale of stocks/shares and swaps
Shareholder agreements
Negotiations
Post-transaction consulting

We surveyed 100 private equity partners globally and asked about their experiences with value creation to understand how they realise maximum value in their deals.

Creating value beyond the deal: private equity 2019

We surveyed over 600 global corporate executives to uncover how they create value through M&A.

PwC Annual M&A Deals Report 2019

Some of the projects we have completed

Advising Osaühing Krimelte and Osaühing Penosil Eesti in a deal by which Penosil bought 50% ownership in Krimelte from Russian investors.
Advising Siparila, a Finnish wood-processing company, in a transaction where a majority stake in the company was acquired by Thermory, a privately-owned Estonian company.
Advising investors on the acquisition of ISS Eesti, Estonia's largest real estate management and maintenance company.
Advising OneMed Group, a leading distributor of medical supplies in Northern Europe, on the acquisition of 100% ownership in Mercurio OÜ.
Advising Ensto Ensek, an international green technology company, on the merger of its subsidiaries.
Advising Forum Cinemas, the largest cinema chain in the Baltics, on the reorganisation of the companies belonging to the group.

Advising Elering AS on the acquisition of a majority stake in Fortum's Estonian gas transmission network in cooperation with PwC’s management consultants.
Advising LNV Capital, a US investment fund, on the acquisition of Radar Development in cooperation with PwC’s management consultants.
Performing a legal audit of Lowell Eesti AS on behalf of Marginalen AB.
Advising Amber Beverage Group on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Remedia AS, one of the largest alcohol producers in Estonia.
Advising EfTEN Capital on the sale of its shares in Astlanda Hotell AS, which operates Radisson Blu Sky Hotel and its property, in cooperation with PwC’s management consultants.
Advising Ionisos, a leading French and Spanish company providing cold sterilisation services, on the acquisition of an Estonian company.