Rokas Jankus

Partner

Rokas Jankus

An expert in M&A, venture capital and private equity, focuses on the technology, renewable energy, e-commerce, and aviation sectors

+37052000777

Experience

Industries

Education and Memberships

Recognition

Insights

Rokas specializes in advising emerging companies and investors, and he has more than ten years of experience in representing both public and private enterprises in areas such as venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, and shareholder disputes.

Leading legal research companies Chambers and Legal 500 have recognised Rokas as a Rising Star and a Next Generation Partner, respectively, and M&A analytics company Mergermarket has identified him as one of the most active lawyers in the Baltics. He has worked on multiple transactions that were shortlisted for Deal of the Year in Lithuania by CEE Legal Matters.

Rokas has a passion for the technology companies and entities responsible for creating an advanced, sustainable, and exciting future. Rokas led the largest-ever Lithuanian-technology company exit – the sale of MailerLite to Polish public entity Vercom – and he helped ed-tech company Turing College obtain the first-ever investment into a Lithuanian start-up by prestigious American technology accelerator Y Combinator. He assisted laser-technology company Brolis Semiconductors on multiple matters related to its creation of semiconductor-based breakthrough technologies in the defence and medical sectors, and he participated in the financing and buy-out rounds of web-hosting company Hostinger that were led by Tesonet and Brainweb, the receipt of funds by gaming marketplace Eneba from InReach Ventures, Satalia’s acquisition of Data Dog, electric-vehicles start-up In Balance Grid’s private and public funding rounds, and the fundraising efforts of Leafood (one of the largest vertical farms in Europe), among many other matters.

He is well-respected by the largest local players in the market. Rokas was the lead lawyer in the acquisition of the remaining shares of Vilniaus Prekyba (the largest enterprise in Lithuania) by the majority shareholder Bertona Holdings Limited, in the process ending several long-standing disputes (in a transaction which involved, in part, the largest-ever damages award ordered against a natural person in Lithuania) In addition, Rokas played a key role in the merger of the Linas Agro Group and Kauno Grūdai – the two largest Lithuanian agricultural groups. Finally, he led the acquisition of e-commerce platform 1A by Kesko Senukai Digital, which resulted in a significant expansion of Kesko Senukai Digital’s e-commerce business in the Baltic States.

Finally, Rokas has become the go-to lawyer for many private equity funds. He led the legal team on behalf of private equity fund Žabolis and Partners in their acquisition of education company Šviesa, advised Orion Private Equity Fund on its investments in multiple enterprises, and represented IAM Petcare Growth Fund and BaltCap Growth Fund – the largest pan-Baltic private equity fund – in their joint investment into the veterinary clinics business.

Working languages: English, Lithuanian

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Chicago), Executive LL.M. (expected 2024)
IE Business School (Madrid), Certificate in Business Administration (expected 2024)
King’s College London, Postgraduate Diploma in European Union Law
Vilnius University, Master of Laws

Member of:
Lithuanian Bar Association
Member of Disciplinary Committee at Lithuanian Basketball League (2016-2019)
Public Advisor at the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania (2013-2015)

Chambers and Partners

2024

Rokas is well established with his expertise. He has handled several good deals in the market and is building a good profile.

Legal 500

2023

Rokas Jankus was the leading hands-on lawyer from the M&A side in our recent major transaction. His positive attitude and calm approach even when things get tough was key factor why such a complicated deal was completed in a smooth way. He is diligent, has an ownership mentality, and is capable of creating good chemistry with the client.

Chambers and Partners

2023

Rokas Jankus is a business-oriented lawyer who is always up to date on what is happening with our business.

Chambers and Partners

2023

Rokas has impressed us with his legal knowledge and business acumen, as well as his negotiation and people skills.

Chambers and Partners

2022

Rokas Jankus covered all items from A to Z smoothly. We were impressed by Rokas’s experience and legal knowledge, as well as his negotiation and people skills. He assisted us greatly.

Chambers and Partners

2022

Rokas is the mastermind of investment advice.

Legal 500

2021

Rokas Jankus‘s prominence in the market is rising rapidly.

Legal 500

2020

Rokas Jankus (who is usually our case manager) takes care of the legal services we need and is often proactive in managing projects, which leads to us saving a load of time from our side and getting the best result within the shortest possible time.

Legal 500

2020

Rokas Jankus is the right-hand man of Giedrius and provides us with comfort in the implementation of our projects on a daily basis. Rokas is experienced for his age, particularly compared with other lawyers in Lithuania. He is well-disciplined, always available and ready to go the extra mile; this is what we expect from our legal advisors.

Legal 500

2020

Giedrius Kolesnikovas and Rokas Jankus are always the team which guides us through complex transactions. They have shown us time after time that it is not always necessary to have a large team to deliver the best quality within the shortest possible time limits. They are cost-efficient and conduct hard (yet reasonable) negotiations with counterparties. They also ensure that unnecessary stages of acquisitions are skipped and focus on the substance.

Experience

Rokas specializes in advising emerging companies and investors, and he has more than ten years of experience in representing both public and private enterprises in areas such as venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, and shareholder disputes.

Leading legal research companies Chambers and Legal 500 have recognised Rokas as a Rising Star and a Next Generation Partner, respectively, and M&A analytics company Mergermarket has identified him as one of the most active lawyers in the Baltics. He has worked on multiple transactions that were shortlisted for Deal of the Year in Lithuania by CEE Legal Matters.

Rokas has a passion for the technology companies and entities responsible for creating an advanced, sustainable, and exciting future. Rokas led the largest-ever Lithuanian-technology company exit – the sale of MailerLite to Polish public entity Vercom – and he helped ed-tech company Turing College obtain the first-ever investment into a Lithuanian start-up by prestigious American technology accelerator Y Combinator. He assisted laser-technology company Brolis Semiconductors on multiple matters related to its creation of semiconductor-based breakthrough technologies in the defence and medical sectors, and he participated in the financing and buy-out rounds of web-hosting company Hostinger that were led by Tesonet and Brainweb, the receipt of funds by gaming marketplace Eneba from InReach Ventures, Satalia’s acquisition of Data Dog, electric-vehicles start-up In Balance Grid’s private and public funding rounds, and the fundraising efforts of Leafood (one of the largest vertical farms in Europe), among many other matters.

He is well-respected by the largest local players in the market. Rokas was the lead lawyer in the acquisition of the remaining shares of Vilniaus Prekyba (the largest enterprise in Lithuania) by the majority shareholder Bertona Holdings Limited, in the process ending several long-standing disputes (in a transaction which involved, in part, the largest-ever damages award ordered against a natural person in Lithuania) In addition, Rokas played a key role in the merger of the Linas Agro Group and Kauno Grūdai – the two largest Lithuanian agricultural groups. Finally, he led the acquisition of e-commerce platform 1A by Kesko Senukai Digital, which resulted in a significant expansion of Kesko Senukai Digital’s e-commerce business in the Baltic States.

Finally, Rokas has become the go-to lawyer for many private equity funds. He led the legal team on behalf of private equity fund Žabolis and Partners in their acquisition of education company Šviesa, advised Orion Private Equity Fund on its investments in multiple enterprises, and represented IAM Petcare Growth Fund and BaltCap Growth Fund – the largest pan-Baltic private equity fund – in their joint investment into the veterinary clinics business.

Working languages: English, Lithuanian

Industries

Education and Memberships

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Chicago), Executive LL.M. (expected 2024)
IE Business School (Madrid), Certificate in Business Administration (expected 2024)
King’s College London, Postgraduate Diploma in European Union Law
Vilnius University, Master of Laws

Member of:
Lithuanian Bar Association
Member of Disciplinary Committee at Lithuanian Basketball League (2016-2019)
Public Advisor at the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania (2013-2015)

Recognition

Chambers and Partners

2024

Rokas is well established with his expertise. He has handled several good deals in the market and is building a good profile.

Legal 500

2023

Rokas Jankus was the leading hands-on lawyer from the M&A side in our recent major transaction. His positive attitude and calm approach even when things get tough was key factor why such a complicated deal was completed in a smooth way. He is diligent, has an ownership mentality, and is capable of creating good chemistry with the client.

Chambers and Partners

2023

Rokas Jankus is a business-oriented lawyer who is always up to date on what is happening with our business.

Chambers and Partners

2023

Rokas has impressed us with his legal knowledge and business acumen, as well as his negotiation and people skills.

Chambers and Partners

2022

Rokas Jankus covered all items from A to Z smoothly. We were impressed by Rokas’s experience and legal knowledge, as well as his negotiation and people skills. He assisted us greatly.

Chambers and Partners

2022

Rokas is the mastermind of investment advice.

Legal 500

2021

Rokas Jankus‘s prominence in the market is rising rapidly.

Legal 500

2020

Rokas Jankus (who is usually our case manager) takes care of the legal services we need and is often proactive in managing projects, which leads to us saving a load of time from our side and getting the best result within the shortest possible time.

Legal 500

2020

Rokas Jankus is the right-hand man of Giedrius and provides us with comfort in the implementation of our projects on a daily basis. Rokas is experienced for his age, particularly compared with other lawyers in Lithuania. He is well-disciplined, always available and ready to go the extra mile; this is what we expect from our legal advisors.

Legal 500

2020

Giedrius Kolesnikovas and Rokas Jankus are always the team which guides us through complex transactions. They have shown us time after time that it is not always necessary to have a large team to deliver the best quality within the shortest possible time limits. They are cost-efficient and conduct hard (yet reasonable) negotiations with counterparties. They also ensure that unnecessary stages of acquisitions are skipped and focus on the substance.

Insights

Message was sent successfully

Send a message

    Submit