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Operating a Data Room in Corporate Finance Transactions
[25.08.2010, 17:00] Several months ago my syndicated column was on the subject of assembling a data room. The present article deals with the subject of operating a data room once it is assembled and will discuss: (a) data room rules; (b) answering questions posed during the data room process; and (c) the importance of the data room in subsequent negotiations.  1 comment
Blog: Alliances as an Option to Acquisitions
[10.08.2010, 16:59] Many investors often think that acquisition is the best or fastest way to achieve a strategic objective such as entering a particular market or acquiring a certain technology.  1 comment
How a private equity investor chooses acquisition targets
[30.07.2010, 17:00] My last article discussed how strategic investors typically choose acquisition targets; this article does the same for private equity investors. 2 comment
How a strategic investor should identify acquisition targets?
[15.07.2010, 17:51] A strategic investor uses a very different process to identify acquisition targets than that used by financial investors. 
When will real corporate lending become widespread in Central Europe?
[29.06.2010, 16:59] Recently I was invited to attend a half day presentation given by a large mid-sized Central European client and their bankers, with the objective of renewing the company’s line of credit.  2 comment
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Estonia 33rd, Lithuania 47th, Latvia 70th by global competitiveness

Estonia is 33rd most competitive country in the new world, according to the new competitiveness ranking that was published by the World Economic Forum today. In comparison with last year, Estonia improved its ranking by two places, writes aripaev.eeCOMMENTS (4)

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Swedbank: real estate market is alive

Andres Tukk, head of private financing division of Swedbank in Estonia, says that the real estate market has bottom out and the euro changeover will have positive impact on the banks' lending policy.COMMENTS (15)

PM condemns employers' manifesto

Prime minister Andrus Ansip used strong words in describing the recommendations of the Employers' Confederation. Employers say the PM is opposing it because of elections.COMMENTS (9)

::Photo: : Arhitektuuribüroo Pluss

Estonians to design Marriott Hotel in Riga

Two Estonian architects Indrek Allmann and Joel Kopli have won an international architectural contest for designing Mariott Hotel Riga.COMMENTS (25)

Estonia, Latvia poor
in youth unemployment

Estonia has EU's third-highest unemployment among people younger than 25 years of age with 37.5% unemployed. Latvia was second-worst with 39% based on the second quarter.COMMENTS (13)

New owner: Kalvi will remain open

Yevgeni Bolshakov of Belitex Invest that now owns Kalvi Manor House said that claims that Kalvi will be closed for the public were untrue.

Tarmo Kriis (left), Enn Veskimägi::Photo: : ÄP

Employers draw
criticism

A list of proposals to the state that the Estonian Employers' Confederation unveiled yesterday have already drawn criticism from most parliamentary parties and trade unions, writes aripaev.ee.COMMENTS (7)

Estonian ports handled record volume of cargo

Estonian ports handled 3.9 million tons of cargo in July that is 13% more than a year earlier. This has come as a surprise also for many in the logistics business.COMMENTS (3)

Estonian wages up 1.2% a year

Estonian average monthly gross wages rose an annual 1.2 percent in the second quarter to 12,869 kroons (822 euros), Statistics Estonia said today.COMMENTS (12)

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Estonia under pressure to curb unemployment

International business community expects Estonia to quickly bring its unemployment down to below 10%, says Aivar Rehe, CEO of Sampo Pank in Estonia.COMMENTS (8)

Authorities: huge differences in taxi tariffs in Tallinn

A price survey conducted in August by consumer protection authorities found major variations in taxi tariffs in Tallinn.COMMENTS (17)

IMF: Baltic states have turned corner on crisis

Economic crisis in the Baltic states has begun to ease, IMF said.COMMENTS (8)

FinMin upbeat
in new outlook

The Estonian economy will grow 2% this year, according to the latest forecast released by the ministry of finance today.COMMENTS (14)

Hanschmidt: nothing wrong with business ethics in Estonia

Ain Hanschmidt says that Estonian businessmen have good business ethics. COMMENTS (19)

Lipstok wants sanctions

There must be stricter fiscal rules in the euro region and sanctions for failing to implement them to prevent future crises, says Estonia’s central bank governor Andres Lipstok.COMMENTS (20)

Developer: it's like pre-boom times again

Mart Saa, board member of Estonia's largest real estate developer Arco Vara, says that the demand for housing has reached pre-boom times four years ago. COMMENTS (15)

Baltics way behind Finland in quality of life

In a Newsweek ranking of living conditions, Estonia was 32nd, Lithuania was 34th and Latvia was 36th. Finland was on top.COMMENTS (82)

Report: Tallinn cheapest among Baltic capitals for families

Tallinn has emerged as the cheapest place for a family among the three Baltic capitals, according a the Diena daily that compared the cost of living in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. According to the survey, family life in Tallinn is slightly cheaper than in Riga, while Vilnius is slightly more expensive, wrote The Baltic Course with reference to LETA. 

Estonia ranked 2nd by shadow economy

Estonia has one of the largest shadow economies, according to a survey by economist Friedrich Schneider from Austria's University of Linz that covered 37 countries. COMMENTS (23)

Estonian second-quarter GDP up
3.5% year on year

In the second quarter the Estonian economy resumed annual growth after two and half years. According to the flash estimate of Statistics Estonia, GDP rose 3.5 percent from the second quarter of 2009, compared with a contraction of 2 percent in the first three months of this year. COMMENTS (17)

FT: Estonia’s recovery defies economists

Estonia that in July formally received confirmation from the EU that it will be admitted to the eurozone at the beginning of next year is stubbornly failing to comply with the predictions of currency crises, is already seeing a resumption of growth and a fall in its real cost of capital, John Dizard writes in today's FT.com. COMMENTS (128)

Big Mac index:
Baltic currencies
25-30% undervalued

According to a new Big Mac index published by The Economist this week, the Estonian kroon is 30% undervalued against the US dollar. A year earlier the kroon was 20% undervalued.COMMENTS (19)

Estonia may grow 3.6% in average in next decade

Estonian economy may grow 3.6% on average next year through 2020 thanks to a favorable business environment, the Economist Intelligence Unit said.COMMENTS (27)

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