
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.
- 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
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
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 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
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