OREANDA-NEWS. January 27, 2015. Sergej Butov has been promoted to become the twenty-fourth partner with SORAINEN regionally and the eighth partner in Lithuania. Sergej, a member of the SORAINEN team since 2009, will continue to contribute to the development of the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and the Energy & Utilities and Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences Sector Groups.

Says Laimonas Skibarka, co-managing partner of SORAINEN: “For us, it is an important stage of development: a lawyer who has developed professionally as a member of our team to achieve the recognition of Lithuanian and international clients has now become the eighth partner with our Lithuanian office. Over the past few years, we have strengthened Lithuanian team by recruiting two new partners externally, and now it is time for our own professionals to be recognised”.

During his 14 years of legal practice, Sergej Butov has gathered extensive experience in advising Lithuanian and foreign strategic and financial investors in M&A, private equity, reorganisation and other transactions. Over the past year, Sergej has led major market transactions, such as the acquisition by PZU of the RSA insurance business in the Baltics (including Lietuvos draudimas) for EUR 270 million, the acquisition of Ukio bankas assets in Scotland, the acquisition of 100% of shares in General Financing by Marginalen, and the sale of shares in Helisota. He is also an active member of the SORAINEN Energy & Utilities and Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences Sector Groups.

Sergej Butov is recommended as an M&A professional by international directories Best Lawyers and IFLR 1000. According to IFLR 1000, Sergej “has great creativity and offers solutions rather than just confirming whether your solution is feasible or not”.

Sergej holds a master’s degree in law from Vilnius University and a master’s degree in corporate law from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Last year, he finished his executive MBA studies at the Baltic Management Institute (BMI). Before joining SORAINEN, Sergej worked at another law firm in Lithuania for eight years.