` Helen Sool | COBALT

Helen Sool

Senior Associate / Estonia

About

Helen is a Senior Associate at COBALT. She mainly specializes in real estate, construction and energy law and is preparing, on daily basis, various commercial agreements in such fields.

Helen has participated in numerous large-scale commercial real estate and lease transactions, including sale and leaseback transactions, managing the lease portfolios of shopping centres and leasing build to suit lease objects.

In addition, Helen is a valued team member and has been part of many projects in the energy sector, including advising on renewable energy projects and acquisitions. Helen has gained notable experience while advising several solar and wind farm developers in various issues relating to the development process, including obtaining necessary land use rights. The latter includes preparing several complex templates for the clients, incl. the agreements for establishing the rights of superficies, negotiating such with the landlords (such, inter alia, including the holders of the biggest land and forest portfolios in Estonia).

Helen has also gained notable experience in the course of leading and participating in many legal due diligence audits including different real estate and energy matters.

 

Practice

CV

Languages

  • Estonian, English

Membership & education

  • Estonian Bar Association (2019)
  • Master of Arts student (MA), University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, Estonia, cum laude (2018)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (BA), law, University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, Estonia (2016)
Experience

HANZA acquires Milectria Group to strengthen its position in the defence sector

Sõbra Ärikeskus sells Bauhof and A1000 retail properties across Estonia

Framm sells concrete moulding business to Bauroc

EIB, SEB, and Luminor finance Sunly’s solar power expansion with EUR 62 million

HANZA AB acquires Finnish manufacturer Leden Group

Conus Assets sells logistics center, leased by ELP Logistics OÜ, to EfTEN

NORD/LB and Swedbank finance one of the largest renewable energy projects in Estonia

C.D Holding Internationale acquires a majority stake in Stebby OÜ

Balti Autoosad AS acquires AS Automeister

KMG OÜ sells the road marking and traffic sign production businesses

Mirova invests in Baltic Storage Platform, a joint venture between Corsica Sole and Evecon

Via3L Spedition OÜ won in court against firm’s former managers

FootonVolt OÜ sold Estonia’s first industrial solar park to KC Energy OÜ

COBALT advises the majority shareholder of AS TOODE, Amber Trust II S.C.A. in the sale of its shares to Kingspan Group

The majority shareholder of Hansab sells its majority stake to BaltCap

HellermannTyton acquires Estonian microduct manufacturing company Höhle

COBALT advised SCHWENK on acquiring a majority stake in Betoonimeister

COBALT advised Mirova Energy Transition 5 S.L.P on signing a contract with renewable energy developer Evecon OÜ

COBALT advises MEKO on the acquisition of Koivunen

COBALT advised Viru Keemia Grupp on buying Stockmann department stores

COBALT advised KMG Inseneriehitus and its shareholders in the acquisition of a 100% stake at YIT Teed

COBALT advised on sale of 50% of logistics company Nordassets

COBALT advises Flügger on gaining the majority stake in Eskaro group

COBALT advises Ardian on acquiring Nevel Oy

COBALT advised Algeco on the acquisition of Wexus

COBALT advised Steel Import Finland Oy on acquiring FinEst Metallid

COBALT advised Laurus S.a.r.l. on the sale of Valge Maja office building

COBALT advised Danske Bank in sale of its main building in Tallinn

COBALT advised Silberauto on selling its business in Estonia and Lithuania

COBALT advised KID ASA on the acquisition of Hemtex AB

COBALT advises BaltCap Growth Fund on investing in Pihlakodu chain

COBALT advised Corum Origin on acquiring Harmet’s production facility in Estonia

COBALT advised European Diversified Infrastructure Fund II on investment in Utilitas, leading private Estonian energy group

COBALT advised Pirita Tee Development OÜ on the sale of Kadrioru Ärikeskus in Tallinn to EfTEN

COBALT advised Port of Tallinn on its IPO and listing on Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange

COBALT advises HHLA on acquiring Estonia’s biggest terminal operator Transiidikeskuse AS

COBALT advised AS Gildhall on sale of Marienthal commercial centre in Tallinn

COBALT advised Baltic Horizon Fund on acquisition of Postimaja shopping center

COBALT advised BaltCap on sale of Magnetic MRO