ILAW LEXTAL has been one of the legal advisors in the M&A cross-border transaction in which, they advised the purchaser - Jacquet Metals - on the acquisition of several distribution companies in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary from Swiss Steel Group. Jacquet Metals is a European leader in the distribution of special metals, while Swiss Steel Group is another leading global provider of specialty steel solutions.

ILAW LEXTAL performed legal due diligence of the targeted company, as well as prepared and coordinated transfer documents. They also represented the client during the signing and closing of the transaction. The team is additionally entrusted to lead and coordinate the ongoing processes in the Baltic States.

The legal team comprised Džiuginta Balčiūnė, Jolanta Borko and Lina Šikšniūtė-Vaitiekūnienė (ILAW LEXTAL, Lithuania), Liene Pommere and Anna Losane (Law Office RER Lextal, Latvia), Kristi Sild and Martin Nikolajev (Law Firm LEXTAL, Estonia).

On the European scale, the process was managed by Albéric Duhamel-Delattre and Pierre Deval from Veil Jourde (France).