Represented the client on acquisition of shares in Vilniaus Prekyba group

MOTIEKA M&A team has successfully represented Bertona Holdings Limited on increasing its shareholding in Vilniaus Prekyba, the largest Lithuanian group of private companies operating in retail and pharmacy chains, real estate development, and rental services, by acquiring shares of various group companies from Vladas Numavičius. Meanwhile, V. Numavičius has acquired the shares of the companies that control Vilnius Pergalė, the Mieszko factory in Poland and other companies.

A team of excellent MOTIEKA professionals advised Bertona Holdings Limited and its ultimate beneficiaries and worked on this transaction from the buyer’s side. Our team was responsible for the preparation of documentation for the sale of shares in group companies from various jurisdictions, leading the negotiations with the seller, as well as executing all actions necessary for the successful implementation of the transaction. Also, our team has assisted the client in dealing and coordinating matters related to the transfer of ownership title to shares in 4 different foreign jurisdictions.

After the completion of this transaction, the ultimate beneficiaries of Vilniaus Prekyba group companies are Nerijus Numa and Ignas Staškevičius.