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APPROVAL GRANTED FOR A MERGER IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR 

22 05 2026

The Competition Council has granted permission to the Norwegian investment company Hawk Infinit y to acquire, indirectly through the special purpose undertaking HIH VI , 85% of the shares in the Lithuanian company Raso and to take sole control of it.

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THE OECD RECOMMENDS PROMOTING COMPETITION IN DIGITAL MARKETS AND ENSURING THEIR OPENNESS

20 05 2026

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), together with the Lithuanian Competition Council and the competition authorities of Poland and Latvia, has completed the nearly two-year European Union technical assistance project “Competition Market Study: Digital Sector – Poland, Latvia and Lithuania” and presented...

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APPROVAL GRANTED FOR A MERGER IN THE TRAVEL ORGANISATION MARKET

19 03 2026

Businessman Neşet Koçkar will be allowed to acquire a 9.99% stake in Novaturas . Combined with the shares he already holds, his total ownership will reach 33.2%, enabling him to assume sole control of the company. The Competition Council has approved the transaction.

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SWEDISH COMPANY RELATED TO VILNIAUS DUONA RECEIVES APPROVAL FOR TRANSACTION

25 02 2026

The Competition Council has granted permission to Swedish company Lantmännen to acquire 100 % of the shares of the Finnish company Leipurin and, indirectly, 100 % of the shares of the Swedish company Kobia , Leipurin’s subsidiaries registered in Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, as well as the Finnish companies LT HC One and LT...

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CONCENTRATION PERMITTED FOR COMPANIES RELATED TO THE SALE AND PROCESSING OF WOOD

17 02 2026

The Competition Council has granted permission to IKEA Forestry Investment to acquire 100% of the shares of Dasos LT Investment I and Kurzeme Timberland and, indirectly through the latter companies, 100% of the shares of Zemgale Timberland , Dasos LT Investment II and Euroforest 2 and to take sole control of these companies.

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ESTONIAN COMPANIES WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT THE TRANSACTION

03 12 2025

The Competition Council has allowed Inbank Holdings to acquire 33.43% of Mobire Group shares and take sole control of the company. Prior to this transaction, Inbank Holdings had joint control of Mobire Group together with other shareholders.

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THE COURT: LATVIAN FLOUR AND OTHER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURER WAS REASONABLY DENIED PERMISSION TO ACQUIRE A LITHUANIAN COMPETITOR 

10 09 2025

Today, the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania confirmed that the Competition Council had reasonably refused to grant a permission to carry out a merger to the company Dobeles dzirnavnieks , which intended to acquire 100 percent of the shares of the Lithuanian company Baltic Mill , which owns the flour and other products manufacturer...

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CGATES RECEIVES PERMISSION TO ACQUIRE PART OF SPLIUS BUSINESS

05 08 2025

The Competition Council has granted permission to Cgates , a company providing fixed Internet access, pay-TV, and telephony services in Lithuania, to acquire sole control of a newly established company to which parts of SPLIUS 's business – providing similar services – will be transferred.

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THE COMPETITION COUNCIL IDENTIFIES FOUR SECTORS TO PRIORITISE THIS YEAR

08 01 2025

Energy, defence, retail trade, and digital markets – these are the sectors that the Competition Council has designated as priorities for 2025. The Authority plans not only to monitor developments in these markets but also to take proactive investigative and preventive actions, conduct educational initiatives, and collaborate with other...

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RELEVANT COMPETITION LAW ISSUES WERE DISCUSSED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

16 09 2024

Association activities and the regulation of digital markets were the focus of the traditional Baltic Competition Conference in Vilnius, which brought together competition law, economics and other professionals from several countries in the region.

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THE COMPETITION COUNCIL AND ITS PARTNERS WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ON DIGITAL MARKETS

13 09 2024

The Competition Council, together with the Polish and Latvian competition authorities and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), will implement the European Union (EU) technical assistance project "Competition Market Study: Digital Sector – Poland, Latvia and Lithuania" to help ensure competitiveness in the digital...

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THE COMPETITION COUNCIL CLEARS TRANSACTION FOR ESTONIAN COMPANIES

02 09 2024

Aktsiaselts Infortar will be able to acquire 21.71% of the shares in Aktsiaselts Tallink Grupp, together with the existing shares for a total of 68.47%, and take over sole control of it. The transaction has been cleared by the Competition Council.

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