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Agnius Pilipavičius

Partner, Head of Corporate & Capital Markets specialisation group
Vilnius, Lithuania

The most influential and prominent international legal directories, such as The European Legal 500, IFLR 1000 highly rank Agnius in energy, banking and finance, international dispute resolution, corporate, and commercial law

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  • About

    Agnius Pilipavičius – Partner at TGS Baltic, Head of Corporate Law Specialization Group. He has over 14 years of legal work experience specializing in corporate, private and venture capital law, restructuring and bankruptcy, shareholder disputes. Agnius is a leading lawyer in many large-scale corporate law projects and has accumulated valuable theoretical and practical knowledge in this field of law. Agnius also continuously advises clients on the provision of investment services and disputes with investors regarding investment services provided.

  • Major Projects
    • 05.01.2023

      Exceptional victory: we have won a case against the Bank of Lithuania in courts of all instances, representing Orion Asset Management

      We represented one of the oldest asset management companies in Lithuania, Orion Asset Management, in a case concerning a fine of EUR 40,000 imposed by the Supervision Service of the Bank of Lithuania.

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    • 11.11.2022

      TGS Baltic advised Orion Wealth in obtaining a licence of a financial brokerage firm of category C

      We advised Orion Wealth in obtaining a licence of a financial brokerage firm of category C. This license allows the firm to provide portfolio management, investment advice and other investment and ancillary services.

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    • 21.04.2022

      TGS Baltic advised I Asset Management in obtaining a license to operate throughout the EU

      We advised the asset management company I Asset Management in obtaining an alternative investment fund manager license under the Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive (AIFMD).

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    • 20.04.2022

      TGS Baltic successfully defended the interests of Klaipėdos nafta before the court of first instance

      TGS Baltic team represented the client, one of the largest energy resources logistics companies in the Baltic States, in the court of first instance, proving that the company's shares were legally granted to its employees: the transactions comply with legal regulations and international practice.

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    • 05.04.2022

      TGS Baltic advised Vilnius Jesuit High School in establishing the Europe’s first school-based untouchable capital fund

      We advised Vilnius Jesuit High School in officially establishing the Europe’s first school-based untouchable capital sponsorship fund on 2 February 2022.

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    • 18.01.2022

      TGS Baltic advised financial brokerage company Myriad Capital on obtaining a category B licence of a financial brokerage firm

      TGS Baltic advised Myriad Capital, FMĮ on obtaining a category B licence of a financial brokerage firm that will allow the company to trade securities on behalf of clients, provide securities' accounting and custody services.

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    • 27.10.2021

      TGS Baltic advised Audimas, Lithuanian sports clothing manufacturer, on business separation and establishing a real estate management company  

      We advised Audimas, Lithuanian sportswear and outdoor clothing manufacturer, on separating manufacturing and trading companies and establishing a real estate management company.

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    • 10.08.2021

      TGS Baltic advised Orion Securities, the largest non-banking financial brokerage company in Lithuania, on the introduction of a depository service

      We advised Orion Securities, Lithuania’s largest non-banking financial brokerage company, on the introduction of a depository service, which will be provided to investment funds and investment companies operating in Lithuania from 1 October.

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    • 04.08.2021

      TGS Baltic successfully represented Orion Asset Management in a dispute with the Bank of Lithuania

      We represented one of the longest-running asset management companies in Lithuania, Orion Asset Management, in a case concerning a fine of EUR 40.000 imposed by the Supervisory Authority of the Bank of Lithuania.

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    • 28.07.2021

      TGS Baltic advised Evernord on EUR 3,5 million private placement of bonds issued by a subsidiary of Novira Capital Group

      TGS Baltic advised Evernord in executing a private placement of EUR 3.5 million bonds of NC K2C SIA, a subsidiary of the Estonian real estate developer Novira Capital.

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    • 10.05.2021

      TGS Baltic advised Evernord on the biggest freeze-dried food business in the Baltic States Dehidra’s EUR 4 million bond issue

      We are delighted to contribute to the successful placement of the bonds by Evernord, an investment firm based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The initiator of the EUR 4 million bond issue was the biggest freeze-dried food business in the Baltic States and one of the biggest in Northern Europe, Dehidra.

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    • 14.04.2021

      TGS Baltic advised Evernord Asset Management on establishing a new fund and investing in a real estate object in Riga

      It was our pleasure to advise Evernord Real Estate Fund III, a fund managed by Evernord Asset Management, an investment firm based in Vilnius, Lithuania, on the acquisition of a 65% stake in Novira Plaza, a EUR 55 million worth business centre in Riga.

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    • 02.04.2021

      TGS Baltic represented Hostinger and its shareholders in attracting an international investor which acquired more than 30 % of shares

      We advised Lithuania-based Hostinger International, the world’s fastest growing web hosting company, and its shareholders, in attracting international investors.

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    • 20.11.2020

      TGS Baltic advised Maxima Group on transforming the structure of the group

      We are pleased to have advised the largest retail group in the Baltics Maxima Group on transforming the structure of the group.

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    • 09.10.2020

      TGS Baltic advised Evernord on obtaining a category B licence of a financial brokerage firm

      We advised Evernord – an investment firm based in Vilnius, Lithuania – on obtaining a category B licence of a financial brokerage firm.

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    • 01.06.2019

      TGS Baltic advised the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the financing of energy efficiency projects

      TGS Baltic advised the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the financing of energy efficiency projects through funds Jessica I and Jessica II. The success of the pre-financing scheme employed for the financing of the renovation of multi-apartment buildings showed that the banks may be ready to get involved in the financing of this sector with their own funds. 

       

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    • 20.05.2019

      TGS Baltic advises EPSO-G on main corporate governance matters

      EPSO-G is a state-owned holding company for Lithuanian gas TSO (Ambergrid) and electricity TSO (LITGRID). EPSO-G, in accordance with the goals laid down in the National Energy Independence Strategy and in other legal acts, implements strategic tasks of developing the country’s gas and electricity infrastructure, integrating it into EU energy markets, and seeks to implement the goals of the Energy Union. 

       

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    • 04.11.2018

      TGS Baltic has advised Lithuanian Airports

      Government of Lithuania has started a reform of state enterprise due to which Lithuanian Airports is undergoing a transformation of the legal form of state enterprise to public limited liability company. Reform was started under recommendations of OECD. TGS Baltic has advised Lithuanian Airports on all legal issues related to the transformation.

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    • 02.09.2018

      TGS Baltic has advised AB Novaturas

      TGS Baltic has advised AB Novaturas and its shareholders in restructuring the corporate governance structure of the company (e.g. creating Supervisory Council, Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees, concluding the necessary internal rules and procedures, related to securities regulations, etc.) in order to create the corporate governance regime as of the listed company. 

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    • 15.07.2018

      TGS Baltic has advised MAXIMA GRUPĖ in restructuring the corporate governance structure

      TGS Baltic has advised MAXIMA GRUPĖ, UAB in restructuring the corporate governance structure of the company (e.g. creating the needed internal committees and other bodies, concluding the necessary internal rules and procedures, related to securities regulations, etc.) in order to create the corporate governance regime as of the listed company and provided other assistance in connection therewith, when the company was in the process of preparation of the public offering of notes and admission thereof to trading on the regulated markets Dublin Stock Exchange (Euronext Dublin) and AB Nasdaq Vilnius, which is currently been executed with the assistance of TGS Baltic as well.

    • 06.05.2018

      TGS Baltic advised VĮ Kelių priežiūra, a state enterprise maintaining roads in the whole of Lithuania

      The Government of Lithuania started a reform of state enterprise due to which the legal form of VĮ Kelių priežiūra, a state enterprise maintaining roads in the whole of Lithuania, as well as performing road construction works, was changed from state enterprise (VĮ) into public limited liability company (AB).

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    • 04.03.2018

      TGS Baltic advised VIKONDA Group, one of the biggest business groups in Lithuania

      TGS Baltic advised VIKONDA Group (VIKONDA Concern), one of the biggest business groups in Lithuania with significant interests in food, trade, crop, media industries, construction, and other services, with a consolidated annual turnover of approximately EUR 145 million, on a complex holding restructuring.

       

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    • 25.02.2018

      TGS Baltic advised Amber Grid, regarding commercial and public procurement law issues

      TGS Baltic advised Amber Grid, AB regarding commercial and public procurement law issues regarding one of the key public procurements (steel pipes) of the GIPL project, including drafting clarifications of the tender documents and the purchase contract, evaluation of the applications and documents submitted by participants from various jurisdictions and tenders of the participants, drafting decisions of the contracting authority.

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    • 04.02.2018

      TGS Baltic performed a study on minority shareholder protection

      TGS Baltic performed a study on minority shareholder protection. The report of this study was introduced to the European Commission. The purpose of the study was to carry out an assessment of the EU Member States’ frameworks related to the minority shareholders. 

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    • 14.01.2018

      TGS Baltic introduced a stock option plan for Hostinger

      TGS Baltic introduced a stock option plan for Hostinger UAB, a hosting services supplier operating worldwide, having subsidiaries in Brazil and Indonesia. The stock option plan will be applied for encouraging not only the employees working in Lithuania but also the employees and consultants of other subsidiaries of Hostinger, UAB operating in Indonesia and Brazil.

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    • 10.12.2017

      Conselled Wix.com

      Counseled Wix.com, one of the largest web portal development platforms in the world, in implementing the employee stock option and share-linked instrument plan in Lithuania. Continuously advises on all day-to-day employment, migration, contracting issues.

    • Advised AB Klaipėdos Nafta on corporate issues

      Advised AB Klaipėdos Nafta on corporate issues related to the distribution of corporate body competencies (including drafting of the Articles of Association), the organization of the activities of the Board and the Supervisory Board and their committees (including the preparation of relevant regulations), the remuneration system for employees, performance contracts and publication of regulated information. 

    • Advised Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator LITGRID

      Advised Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator AB LITGRID in changing the structure of management, drafting new corporate documents (statutes, agreements with Board members, Supervisory Board and Board regulations) and providing advice on other corporate law issues.

    • Counselled AB City Service

      Counselled AB City Service, the market leader in building facility management and integrated utility services in the Baltic countries and Eastern and Central Europe operating in Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Poland and Ukraine, on transfer of client’s business to a subsidiary company, advised the client on carve-out related issues, regulatory and IP matters 

    • Upon bankruptcy of Ūkio bankas, advised State Company Deposit and Investment Insurance 

      Upon bankruptcy of Ūkio bankas, advised State Company Deposit and Investment Insurance in transfer of Good Bank from Ūkio bankas to Šiaulių bankas, a Lithuanian bank with EBRD among its shareholders. Participated in structuring the transaction and coordination of the approval of the transaction by the Ministry of Finance of Lithuania 

    • Represents and advises State Undertaking Deposit and Investment Insurance

      Represents and advises State Undertaking Deposit and Investment Insurance in over a 100 of civil and administrative cases in relation to the bankruptcy of bank Snoras

    • Represented the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania

      Represented the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania in courts of all instances in examining the dispute regarding issues related to the investigation into gas prices applied by AB Lietuvos dujos, a national gas company controlled by Gazprom, for gas supplied to Lithuania. Carried out legal due diligence of the company’s documents and prepared the methodology for investigating commercial activities carried out by and the pricing structure applied by the company. It was the first case of investigation into the activities of a large Lithuanian company.

       

    • Advised AB INVL Technology

      Advised AB INVL Technology, a company investing in information and communication technologies, on its transformation into a special closed-ended investment company

    • Provided legal advice in SNORAS and Ūkio bankas bankruptcy procedures

      Provided legal advice to bankruptcy administrator UAB Valnetas in bankruptcy administration procedures of AB bankas SNORAS and AB Ūkio bankas.

       

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  • CV

    Professional career

    Since 2017
    Partner at law firm TGS Baltic
    2014 – 2017
    Partner at law firm Tark Grunte Sutkiene
    2011 – 2014
    Associate Partner at law firm Tark Grunte Sutkiene
    2004 – 2011
    Associate, Attorney at Law at law firm Sutkiene, Pilkauskas & Partners
    2004
    Trainee at public institution Vilnius University Legal Clinic (VšĮ Vilniaus universiteto Teisės klinika)

    Education

    2006
    Vilnius University, Faculty of Law (Master of Law)

    Memberships

    Lithuanian Bar Association
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