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Provided by Risto Vahimets
Establishment of companies in the Baltics
M&A
Real Estate Transactions & Leases
Private Equity
Corporate Governance & Advisory
Foreign Direct Investment
Wealth Management & Private Clients
Consumer & Retail
2000 International Bar Association (IBA)
2000 Academy of American and International Law
1996 Estonian Bar Association
Risto Vahimets is a partner and one of Estonia’s most experienced and renowned M&A practitioners, focusing mainly on M&A and strategic advisory, as well as on restructuring and distressed advisory. He also has an excellent understanding of finance and company valuation. Thanks to his long-term experience, Risto has an excellent eye for detecting what is valuable and what is not in a company to be acquired.
Risto has worked in the Baltic M&A scene for over 20 years. Historically, he has served (including as chairman) on the boards of various companies, from the financial sector to wholesale and medicine. Today he is a member of the Supervisory Board of Fifaa, Sportland International Group, Pontos Baltic and is a member of the Management Board of R8Tech Strategy Committee and Leden Group Oy.
He has often started working with companies on some acquisition or restructuring cases, and from there the advice has expanded to more complex strategic decisions.
Risto has closed hundreds of deals in various sectors, such as financial services, energy, logistics, infrastructure, electronics, agriculture, real estate, telecoms, and retail.
The University of Connecticut School of Law
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
1997
University of Tartu, Estonia
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), cum laude
1996
Provided by Chambers
Risto Vahimets is a well-established name in the Estonian corporate market with experience handling a variety of deals including cross-border M&A transactions.