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Transaction advisory: Balti Spoon OÜ acquires Polish veneer factory
Case study Transaction advisory: Balti Spoon OÜ acquires Polish veneer factory
Grant Thornton Baltic advised Balti Spoon OÜ, one of the world's leading manufacturers of peeled and sliced veneer, on the acquisition of a Polish company Bracia Mrozik Sp. z o.o.
20 Mar 2019
Want total certainty? Ask for advice!
MERGERS AND AQUISITIONS Want total certainty? Ask for advice!
Hundreds of companies are bought and sold each year in Estonia. In the case of bigger transactions, relying on assistance from transaction advisers has become the norm, although for the sake of total certainty, it’s a good idea to bring aboard an adviser even on smaller acquisitions.
08 Feb 2019
Payroll service Grant Thornton Baltic's payroll service received an international award
Grant Thornton Baltic is proud to be a local payroll partner of ADP in Baltic countries and been named as one of the winners for the 2018 Partner Excellence Award.
14 Jan 2019
New rules on VAT will simplify e-commerce
E-commerce taxation New rules on VAT will simplify e-commerce
The European Union has adopted new rules on VAT that will simplify and facilitate e-commerce. The rules will come into effect in full on 1 January 2021, but companies that provide electronic services will be able to benefit from the rules already starting 1 January 2019.
20 Dec 2018
Estonian companies prefer outsourcing payroll
Payroll service Estonian companies prefer outsourcing payroll
More and more Estonian companies have ceased to perform their own payroll functions but rather outsource it to a service provider. The reason for this is the fact that payroll takes a lot of time and requires use of updated software and it also takes a knowledge of frequently changing laws.
11 Dec 2018
Why manage people instead of money and financial results?
Leadership and coaching Why manage people instead of money and financial results?
It is extremely important for managers to pursue self-improvement. As the saying goes: a fish starts rotting from the head. Unfortunately, managerial culture in Estonia is not at a level we can be satisfied with. We have many companies where money and financial results are managed but where the people are not. Actually, instead of money and results, it’s people who should be managed. If so, the good results will not be long in coming.
11 Dec 2018
How to acquire a company so you won’t regret it later?
Mergers and aquisitions How to acquire a company so you won’t regret it later?
This year, a number of large-scale purchase and sale transactions have provided much fodder for discussion in the media – Nelja Energia, Luminor and Utilitas are three examples. The large transactions always stand out, but this year has seen many mid-sized and small company acquisitions as well.
10 Dec 2018
The overlooked side of employer branding
Employer branding The overlooked side of employer branding
Although employer branding is seen as mainly the domain of personnel and marketing people, it isn’t only their function. Managers have just as important a role here, because it is managers who can leave employees with a good experience of the organisation as employer. Or the opposite – a negative experience, because Estonia has many organisations that have a substandard managerial culture and instead of leading people, they’re busy managing money and processes.
10 Dec 2018
United Motors to acquire Peugeot and Hyundai distributor
Case Study United Motors to acquire Peugeot and Hyundai distributor
United Motors has purchased the distributor of Peugeot and Hyundai in Estonia. Grant Thornton Baltic provided advisory services for the transaction.
10 Dec 2018
Is your company managed based on a competitive strategy?
Leadership Is your company managed based on a competitive strategy?
According to Michael Porter, whose book Competitive Strategy is one of the most highly regarded works on management, a company develops a competitive advantage over its rivals when it purposefully differentiates activities from others in order to create unique value.
28 Nov 2018
A formula for alleviating workforce problems
People and culture A formula for alleviating workforce problems
How to hold on to good employees? For starters, understand that employees may consider leaving, competitors try to outbid you for them, and employees have their own personal career goals.
05 Nov 2018
Innovation and how to manage it
Innovation Innovation and how to manage it
Food synthesizers, halo environments and a number of other exciting gadgets seen on TV seem like an unattainable dream a Star Trek fan might have come up with. But for how long?
17 Sep 2018
Is the workload for accountants rising again?
Amendments to the Taxation Act Is the workload for accountants rising again?
Next year, amendments to the Taxation Act are expected to enter into force. One of the amendments calls for more data to be added to the employment register, which will however increase the workload for accountants.
07 Sep 2018
Taxation of the digital economy still unclear
Digital taxation Taxation of the digital economy still unclear
International commerce is increasingly digital. But the global taxation system is still aimed at traditional “brick and mortar” needs. The action plan of the OECD’s package of measures to combat base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) acknowledges the need for modernisation. This has been partly achieved after the BEPS Action Plan was released in October 2015.
Kristjan Järve
Kristjan Järve
| 06 Sep 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation – five months of chaos!
GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation – five months of chaos!
25 October will mark five months since the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation . There was much confusion before that. Companies wondered whether employees’ birthdays could be printed out and tacked to the wall in the break room. Maybe Christmas presents could no longer be given to employees’ children because that, too, would require the children’s personal data to be “processed”.
05 Sep 2018
New guide on transfer pricing
International taxation New guide on transfer pricing
Grant Thornton has released a new guide to help international entrepreneurs navigate transfer pricing regulations in different countries.
31 Aug 2018
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