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Māra Stabulniece

Senior Associate, Co-head of Competition practice group
Riga, Latvia

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  • About

    Māra co-heads the EU and Competition practice group and has been involved in most of the firm’s M&A, Regulatory, Public Procurement, and EU and Competition transactions in Latvia. She has over 10 years of experience in providing legal services. Before joining TGS Baltic Māra gained extensive experience in the Latvian Public Procurement Office.

  • Major Projects
    • 23.11.2023

      TGS Baltic advised INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund in the acquisition of Galinta Group

      INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund, the leading private equity fund in the Baltics, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Galinta Group. Galinta Group is one of the largest producers of buckwheat in Europe and one of the leading producers and traders of flakes, rice, and other groats in the Baltic region.

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    • 15.08.2021

      TGS Baltic advised Akropolis Group on signing the transaction to acquire one of the largest shopping centres in Riga - Alfa

      TGS Baltic advised Akropolis Group, the leading company for the development and management of shopping and entertainment centres in the Baltic States, which acquired one of the largest shopping centres in Riga, Latvia – ALFA, with the total area of 154,000 sq. m.

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    • 16.04.2019

      TGS Baltic assisted with the opening of one of the largest malls in the Baltics – Akropole

      On 4 April 2019, one of the largest, most contemporary and technologically advanced shopping and leisure malls in Latvia - Akropole opened its doors.

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    • 30.01.2019

      TGS Baltic helps Polish Fund obtain clearance for merger with Morele.net. Sp.z.o.o.

      The fund registered in Poland MCI.PrivateVentures Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamknięty with sub-fund MCI.TechVentures 1.0 was assisted by TGS Baltic team with obtaining of merger permit of the Latvian Competition Council to acquire sole control over company Morele.net Sp. z o.o.

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    • 02.01.2019

      TGS Baltic assisted AS Augstsprieguma tīkls with obtaining of the merger clearance by the Latvian Competition Council for potential acquisition of a decisive influence over AS Conexus Baltic Grid

      According to the merger notification received by the Latvian Competition Council, since 1 January 2018, AS Augstsprieguma tīkls owns the majority of votes in the decision-making bodies of AS Conexus Baltic Grid.

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    • 11.09.2018

      Assisting IK Investment Partners in the acquisition of Katsastus Group’s operations

      IK Investment Partners acquired the shares of vehicle inspection companies A-Ülevaatus OÜ in Estonia, SIA Scantest in Latvia, A-Katsastus AB in Sweden and Autotest Polska Sp. Z o.o. in Poland (“the Group”) from A-Katsastus Group Oy, one of the leading European companies providing vehicle inspection, trade-in inspection and registration services.

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  • CV

    Professional career

    Since 2017
    Senior Associate, law firm TGS Baltic
    2012 – 2017
    Associate, law firm TGS Baltic
    2010 – 2012
    Senior Officer, Latvian Procurement Monitoring Bureau
    2009
    Trainee, European Parliament
    2009, 2011
    Intern, Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia
    2008
    Legal Assistant, SIA MEI Latvija

    Education

    2012
    University of Latvia, Department of Law (Mag. iur.)
    2010
    Univeristy of Latvia, Department of Law (Bac. iur.)

    Membership

    2012
    Latvian Bar Association
    ELSA Latvia
  • Publications
    • No-poach agreements: going green, grey or even black?
    • When Is the Best Time to Consider Competition Law Issues in M&A Deal?
    • Contributor to David Ashton’s book Competition Damages Actions in the EU - Law and Practice, Second Edition
    • Māra Stabulniece on the new regulation of the pre-procurement consulting - Jurista Vārds, April 2017
    • Towards successful enforcement - Dienas, January 2016
    • Competition Law Newsletter - December 2015
    • Māra Stabulniece comments on the expected amendments to the public procurement regulation - Dienas Bizness, November 2015
    • Competition watch dogs sharpen ears - Dienas Bizness, September 2015
    • Has the ice moved? Indemnification of violations of the competition law - www.db.lv, March 2015
    • Competition law newsletter - February 2015
    • Restrictions to parallel trade in pharmaceuticals in the European Union. Seeking the justification under EU competition law - August 2014
    • Andra Rubene and Māra Stabulniece on the liability of direct or indirect shareholders for the losses caused to a company or piercing of corporate veil doctrine in Latvia - Jurista Vārds, November 2013
    • The Ministry of Justice Commercial law conference on piercing the corporate veil in Latvia, Riga - May 2013
    • Mara Stabulniece receives a promotion prize of journal - Jurista Vārds, December 2012
    • Energy Law newsletter - December 2012