Dr Juozas Rimas

Partner / Lithuania

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About

Dr Juozas Rimas is a Partner and the Head of the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Practice Group at COBALT Lithuania, specialising in the fields of M&A (Private Equity) and Corporate Law. Juozas Rimas holds a PhD in Law (2010), which he received from Vilnius University for a thesis on corporate law issues in private equity transactions. Dr Rimas has provided transactional and corporate advice to GE, Moog Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Gjensidige, Deutsche Bank, Samskip and many other clients.

Practice

Recognition

Corporate/Commercial – Band 3, Chambers Global 2025
Corporate/Commercial – Band 3, Chambers Europe 2025
Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Leading partners, The Legal 500 2025
Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Leading Individual, The Legal 500 2024
Corporate/Commercial – Band 3, Chambers Global 2023
Corporate/Commercial – Band 3, Chambers Europe 2023
M&A – Highly regarded, IFLR1000 2020

Languages

Lithuanian, English, Russian

Membership & education

Since 2010 Member of the Lithuanian Bar Association
2010 Faculty of Law, Vilnius University, PhD in social science, law
2005 Faculty of Law, Vilnius University, Master’s in Law degree
2000 Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University

Experience

In one of the largest healthcare investments in the Baltics, Mehiläinen acquires inMedica

Logistics group Alsendo acquires Lithuanian company Siusk24

Wood pellets manufacturer UAB Granulita becomes part of GreenGroup

Sygnity S.A. acquires Edrana Baltic, UAB

Venture capital firm Highland Europe invested in PVcase

An international group is entering the Lithuanian educational publishing market: it will help create more modern tools for schools

COBALT advised the seller on sale of SBS Group to ARKANCE

COBALT advised Kongsberg on its acquisition of NanoAvionics

COBALT advises MEKO on the acquisition of Koivunen

COBALT advised Avena Nordic Grain on selling its grain trade business to Scandagra Group

COBALT assisted Aviva in the successful closing of the sale of Aviva Poland and Lithuania to Allianz

COBALT advises on the sale of the Apotheca pharmacy chain

COBALT advised Novian group on acquisition of Elsis PRO

COBALT advised a strategic investor on the acquisition of 25% shares of Light Conversion

COBALT advised Aviva on the sale of its shareholding in Aviva Poland and Lithuania to Allianz

COBALT advised Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on acquiring Creditinfo

COBALT advised AGACAD shareholders on the sale of its shares to the French company ARKANCE

COBALT advised the shareholder of Engagecraft on the sale of its shares to Fan19

COBALT advised Iron Wolf Capital in its investment in Integrated Fiber Optics

COBALT advised STADA Arzneimittel on the acquisition of Walmark

COBALT advised Silberauto on selling its business in Estonia and Lithuania

COBALT advises BaltCap on selling Fitek

COBALT advised Dasos Capital on its acquisition of Euroforest’s Lithuanian forest assets

COBALT advises Cgates on the acquisition of telecommunications services provider Splius

COBALT represented Debifo in its merger with the Dutch company Factris

COBALT advised Furniture1, UAB on the sale of 30% of its shares to Bygghemma Group

COBALT is advising AMC III on sale of shares in the refrigerated equipment manufacturer UAB Freor LT

COBALT and CMS advised PFR TFI on the acquisition of a minority stake in UAB EMP recycling

COBALT advised AB Rokiškio sūris on the acquisition of its 10% shareholding by strategic investor Fonterra

COBALT advised on sale of MTG Baltic subsidiaries

COBALT advises Santa Monica Networks on sale of its Finnish-Baltic subsidiaries

COBALT advised Gjensidige on the completion of the merger of Baltic companies

COBALT advised Cgates on its recent acquisitions of several telecommunication services providers

COBALT advised INVL Technology in acquisition of Algoritmu sistemos

COBALT client Gjensidige completes PZU Lietuva acquisition

Advising Deutsche Bank as one of the providers of financing for the unprecedent acquisition of a loan portfolio from bankrupt AB bank Snoras

COBALT advised Cgates on acquisition of 5 telecommunication companies

COBALT represented BaltCap on the acquisition of the remaining shareholding in Ecoservice

COBALT represented Mezzanine Management Group on its debut investment in the Baltics to UAB Freor LT

COBALT advised shareholders of Cgates in the sale of their shareholding to East Capital

COBALT advised Gjensidige on the acquisition of PZU Lietuva

COBALT advised UAB Cgates on the acquisition of three Lithuanian cable TV and Internet providers

COBALT advised Herkules Private Equity Fund II on the sale of Estrella Maarud

COBALT advised BaltCap on the acquisition of shares in UAB Ecoservice

COBALT advised UAB Fegda on the acquisition of controlling interest in UAB Tilsta

COBALT led an unprecedented transfer of good bank assets to a major Lithuanian bank

COBALT advised BaltCap on the investment in the chain of branded coffee shops Coffee Inn

COBALT advised Eesti Post on the acquisition of Unipakas

Publications

Baltic Private M&A Deal Points Study 2024 is out now: Energy & Utilities sector is most active in the M&A market

Cross-Jurisdictional Guide on the Implementation of the Mobility Directive in EU Member States

Baltic Private M&A Deal Points Study 2022

Baltic Corporate Law News – July 2017

Requirement to be satisfied prior to acquisition of all or part of business of the proper fulfilment of the information and consultation obligation

Comparative Investment Guide to the Baltics – July 2016

We are driven by your recognition

"Juozas Rimas offers a very good collaboration."

Chambers Europe 2025, Corporate and Commercial

“Juozas provides prompt assistance on a wide range of topics in the Baltics.”

Chambers Europe 2024, Corporate and Commercial

"Juozas Rimas is always available and very prompt."

Chambers Europe 2023, Corporate and Commercial

"Juozas Rimas is hard working, competent and solutions oriented."

The Legal 500, 2023, Commercial, Corporate and M&A

"Juozas Rimas is known for his experience in advising domestic and international clients on a range of transactions. His innovative attitude enables him to find creative ways to solve legal problems." Another client describes him as "commercially-oriented and proactive."

Chambers Europe 2020, Corporate and Commercial

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