As of 1 February 2022, Attorney at Law Edgars Lodziņš is appointed as a Partner in COBALT Latvia office. He becomes the 41st Partner at COBALT joining the Baltic Banking and Finance leadership to foster further development and position of the practice in the Baltic region.  

“Edgars is with the firm for almost 15 years and since day one his passion, determination and professionalism has been a great example to other team members. Brick by brick he has been cementing his expertise and reputation in banking and finance, and we have been witnesses of his consistent path to success. Edgars is a true embodiment of COBALT values and corporate culture and we find him a perfect addition to our partnership,” says Lauris Liepa, Managing Partner of COBALT Latvia office.  

Edgars Lodziņš is recognized amongst top–ranked Banking and Finance experts in Latvia by Chambers Europe, Legal 500 and IFLR1000. During his practice he has successfully advised some of the most significant financing, capital markets and M&A transactions in the region, including:

• Advice in all issuances of Latvia’s sovereign bonds on the international capital markets since the establishment of the Global Medium Term Note programme by the Republic of Latvia in 2013.
• Advice to European Investment Bank and Nordic Investment Bank on signing a 21-year loan agreement of EUR 122.2 million for the Kekava Bypass road project, the first major private-public partnership (PPP) project in Latvia and the first large-scale PPP in the Baltics.
• Advice to SEB banka and Danske Bank as lenders in restructuring proceedings of VALMIERAS STIKLA ŠĶIEDRA and its subsidiaries.
• Advice to airBaltic in relation to issuance of 200 million euro five-year bonds listed on Euronext Dublin stock exchange, the largest corporate bond issue originating from Latvia.