Deletion of private limited company shares from Estonian Central Register of Securities

Authors Deal with Borenius and Triin Ploomipuu | Published: 15. Oct 2012

Registration of shares is voluntary for shares of private limited companies (in Estonian: osaühing), unlike shares of public limited companies […] Read more »

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Uncertainty of a guarantee as an independent debt obligation

Authors Andreas Kotsjuba and Deal with Borenius | Published: 15. Oct 2012

Under current law, obligations of a guarantor towards a creditor under guarantee do not depend on obligations of the debtor […] Read more »

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Boundaries of collateral arrangement

Authors Deal with Borenius and Indrek Minka | Published: 15. Oct 2012

In its recent decision, the Supreme Court provided important instructions regarding collateral contracts (commercial pledge, share pledge, mortgage). The Supreme […] Read more »

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Buying out shareholders – what does this entail for share pledges?

Authors Deal with Borenius and Ott Aava | Published: 15. Oct 2012

As in several other countries, in Estonia the possibility exists for a majority shareholder to buy out minority shareholders under […] Read more »

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Transfer of procurement contract on transfer of enterprise

Author Deal with Borenius | Published: 3. Jul 2012

Transfer of an enterprise means transfer of related things, rights and obligations – including contracts – in the service of […] Read more »

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Burden of proof in a market manipulation matter

Author Deal with Borenius | Published: 2. Jul 2012

At the end of last year, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the misdemeanour matter of Arne Randmaa, in […] Read more »

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Restrictions on shareholders’ voting rights

Authors Deal with Borenius and Triin Ploomipuu | Published: 28. Jun 2012

Under the Commercial Code, a shareholder may not vote when a decision is being made concerning their release from an […] Read more »

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Elimination of the reserve capital requirement for private limited companies – a good opportunity for distributing dividends

Authors Andreas Kotsjuba and Deal with Borenius | Published: 24. Apr 2012

Since 2011, contributing to a reserve capital is no longer an obligation for private limited companies. However, it was not […] Read more »

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Form of company transfer

Authors Deal with Borenius and Indrek Minka | Published: 23. Apr 2012

When structuring corporate acquisitions, it is important to keep in mind the complexities that come with the manner of acquisition. […] Read more »

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Option of raising capital from a pension fund

Authors Andreas Kotsjuba, Deal with Borenius and Indrek Minka | Published: 23. Apr 2012

According to a report published by the Financial Supervision Authority in the summer of 2011, the total value of pension […] Read more »

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