Tõnis Tamme

Estonia

Partner

Attorney at Law

Tõnis is one of the most experienced transactional lawyers in Estonia having specialized in M&A, Private Equity, Project Finance and related Corporate & Commercial matters for more than 25 years. The particular focus of his legal practise is on transport, infrastructure, shipping and aviation matters. He is the co-head of the Transport & Infrastructure practice group of the firm.

Tõnis has been ranked as a leading and recommended professional by Chambers Global and Legal500 in the fields of M&A, banking & finance and real estate law. Clients and peers alike highly appreciate his professional ethical standards, negotiation skills and experience as well as his business-minded approach to the practice of law. He has been repeatedly elected to the Court of Honour of the Estonian Bar Association, has been appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Slovenia in Estonia and serves as a board member of the Rail Baltica Business Network Estonia.

Tõnis has advised more than 200 notable transactions in the Baltic market such as:

Advising the Estonian national airline Nordica in the acquisition of the shares of Regional Jet (Xfly) from the Polish national carrier LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Representing Transpordi Varahaldus – an Estonian state-owned aviation asset company, in the acquisition and lease-back of 7 Bombardier CRJ900 passenger aircraft
Lead partner of an international consortium PROXIMARE advising the European Commission in the TEN-T North Sea – Baltic Core Network Corridor Study
Negotiations between the governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of the Shareholders Agreement of the Rail Baltica joint venture for the construction of the new high-speed railway from Tallinn, Estonia to the LT/PL border (estimated construction cost EUR 6,5 billion)

Advising the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board in the new-building of the multi-purpose m/v Kindral Kurvits at the shipyards of Riga, Latvia and Uusikaupunki, Finland;
Purchase of majority shares of the national airline Estonian Air by the Republic of Estonia from a leading European Airlines SAS;
Privatization of Estonian Railways, the following reorganization and everyday legal advice for the largest Estonian railway company and the consequent sale-back of the company to the Estonian government;
Sale of largest shopping centres in the Estonian capital Tallinn – Rocca al Mare, Sikupilli and on Peterburi road.

Contact

tonis.tamme@triniti.ee

+372 6 850 950

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Languages

Estonian

Russian

English

Services

Corporate, Commercial Law & M&A

Private Equity, Venture Capital & Startups

Real Estate & Construction Law

Transport & Infrastructure Law

Industries

Aviation & Shipping

Logistics

Professional experience

2010 – Partner at TRINITI in Tallinn, Estonia
2004 – 2010 Founder and managing partner of Tamme & Otsmann
1994 – 2004 Attorney and senior associate at Teder & Rask
1995 Practice placement at Essex Court Chambers, London, England

Education

Publications

Participation in drafting the bills of the National Opera Act, the Taxi Services Act, the Broadcasting Act and the Bar Association Act.

Professional memberships

The Estonian Reserve Officers’ Association, member since 2020.

Court of Honour of the Estonian Bar Association, member since 2016.

Board Member of Rail Baltica Business Network Estonia since 2015.

Court of Honour of the Estonian Bar Association, substitute member, 2013-2016.

Ethics Committee of the Estonian Bar Association, member, 2001-2017.

Board Member and Vice-Chairman of the British-Estonian Chamber of Commerce 2011-2014.

Founding member of the Estonian Young Bar Association, 1995.

Member of the Estonian Bar Association since 1994.

Member of the Estonian Ministry of Communications workgroup for drafting the bill of the Act of Registered Security over Movables Established over Vehicles.

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Recent experience

Advising Metruna in the acquisition of BLRT ferrous scrap metal businesses in Estonia and Latvia

Mezzanine financing for Event Center

Acquisition of Krakul, the leading Estonian IoT and autonomous systems developer, by the First North listed Bercman Technologies

The largest commercial investment into Estonian aviation

Commercial & corporate law advice to TET and TET Estonian branch

Sale and Registration of a Business Jet

Sale and Charter of a Dassault Falcon Business Jet

LHV refinanced the bonds of the largest Estonian aviation assetco

Advising the sale of restaurant in Tallinn Old Town

Nordica acquired full ownership of Xfly from Polish LOT

Advising Xfly with ACMI agreements

Representing National Oilwell Varco in a court dispute against Transmares and Palsteve

Advising and representing National Oilwell Varco in the bankruptcy proceedings of AS E-Profiil

Insurance law advice to a leading Estonian film producer

Acquisition of Empower Group by Enersense International Oyj

Co-operation of Investment Agency and Prudentia

Advising the sale of the largest container manufacturer in Northern Europe

Advising the EU on setting up Rail Baltica Business Network and Study on the Business Case of Rail Baltica

Risk analysis of the Estonian part of Rail Baltica

TRINITI partner advised the restructuring of Lithuanian Railways

Solvent liquidation of Reuters Estonia

LOT acquired share in Regional Jet OÜ

Advising Republic of Estonia in Rail Baltic joint venture

Estonian Air Regional purchased by Fortaero

Sale of Estonian subsidiary of Maersk Air A/S to Sterling Airlines

Legal advice to Polish national airline LOT

Bombardier delivered new aircraft to Estonian Air

Acquisition of a national air carrier

Sale of majority shares in Amadeus Eesti AS

South-American shipping company acquired a cargo vessel

Sale of a Learjet 60

Construction of a multi-purpose vessel for the Estonian Border Guard

Advising the Republic of Estonia in relation with the incorporation of Nordica and TVH

Advising the Estonian Government on the EU air services

Acquisition of three Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets

Recent blogs

Estonia to Start Reviewing the Credibility of Foreign Investments

Rail Baltica Business Network at the Estonian Parliament

Estonian Government Puts Brakes on Road Construction PPP

Rail Baltica progressing well in Estonia

Vienna Convention on consular relations

5 reasons why reorganisation fails

Recent news

Analysis of the regulatory framework for the deployment of nuclear energy completed

Legal500 puts TRINITI among the best law firms in Estonia and deems the specialists of TRINITI to be crème de la crème of Estonian attorneys

CHAMBERS once again cements TRINITI’s position among the best Estonian law firms

TRINITI Baltic Energy Practice Group Meeting

TRINITI to update the draft Estonian nuclear law

Rail Baltica Business Network at the Estonian Parliament

Rail Baltica to open in 2030

TRINITI advises Krakul in its acquisition by Bercman Technologies

LHV refinanced the bonds of the largest Estonian aviation assetco

TRINITI Partner Elected to the Bar Association’s Court of Honour

Nordica acquired full ownership of Xfly from Polish LOT

TRINITI advised the sale of the largest manufacturer of hooklift containers in Northern Europe

TRINITI advised Utilitas, the largest district heating company of Estonia, in capital raising

TRINITI advised TVH in a 10 MEUR bond issue and aircraft acquisition

Risk analysis for the Estonian part of Rail Baltica completed

TRINITI advising the largest commercial investment into Estonian aviation

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