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Peeter Kutman

Partner / Estonia
+372 502 2426
+372 665 1888

About

Peeter Kutman, a Partner at COBALT, co-heads the Mergers and Acquisitions team and the Private Equity industry. He has more than 20 years’ experience representing clients in M&A transactions and private equity/venture capital investments. In addition to counselling in commercial law matters, Peeter has extensive experience in shareholder agreements, as well as in drafting specific service contracts.

Peeter is one of the most recognized transaction lawyers in Estonia. He has advised clients on numerous landmark deals. Among others, Peeter has advised DNB Pank on combining its business activities with Nordea Bank in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, IT company Santa Monica Networks on sale of its business to Elisa and BaltCap, the largest buy-out, growth capital and private equity infrastructure investor in the Baltic States on selling of the shares of Magnetic MRO to Guangzhou Hangxin, as well as Silberuato on selling its business in Estonia and Lithuania to Veho.

Peeter has been a member of the Estonian Bar Association since 1996. He served on the Board of the Estonian Bar Association from 2019 to 2025 and held the position of Vice President during part of that time.

Practice

Recognition
CV
Experience
Publications
  • Corporate/Commercial – Band 1, Chambers Global and Europe 2025
  • Commercial, Corporate, and M&A – Hall of Fame, The Legal 500 2025
  • M&A – Highly Regarded, IFLR 1000 2024
  • Corporate/Commercial – Ranked Lawyer, Chambers & Partners 2022
  • Commercial, Corporate, and M&A – Leading Individual, The Legal 500 2019
  • Financial and Corporate – Highly Regarded, IFLR 1000 2018

Languages

  • Estonian, English, Russian

Membership & education

  • Member of the Estonian Bar Association (1996)
  • Master of Arts in Law (M.A.), University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, Estonia (1995)
  • Queen Mary & Westfield College of London University, UKCELS Programme, England (1995)
    Landmark ruling: first positive binding advance tax ruling on debt push down structure in Estonia
    2025 - 10 - 09
    Combiwood Grupp OÜ acquires AS Toftan
    2025 - 05 - 27
    Framm sells concrete moulding business to Bauroc
    2025 - 05 - 02
    Admicom acquires Estonian IT company Bauhub OÜ
    2024 - 12 - 03

    Baltic Private M&A Deal Points Study 2024 is out now: Energy & Utilities sector is most active in the M&A market (2024 - 10 - 01)

    Comparative guide to the latest M&A trends in the Baltics 2023 (2023 - 04 - 14)

    Baltic Private M&A Deal Points Study 2022 (2022 - 12 - 21)

    COVID-19 in Estonia: Effect of coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on M&A transactions (2020 - 03 - 16)

    We are driven by your recognition

    "Peeter is one of the best M&A lawyers in Estonia."
    Chambers Europe 2025, Corporate / Commercial
    "Peeter Kutman is always available for us to make things happen. He is very diligent, experienced and provides good support and great expertise. He is a trusted adviser."
    Chambers Europe 2024, Corporate / Commercial
    Peeter Kutman is described as "very business-minded" as well as "very easy to talk to" and a "good communicator."
    Chambers and Partners 2021, Corporate / Commercial