Martin Mäesalu is a partner and heads the Estonian practice group for competition and state aid law. As a top specialist he has a wide range of experience in handling competition law and state aid related matters both nationally and on the EU level. This applies to issues that arise in day-to-day activities, transactions as well as in disputes. His experience includes advising clients in different sectors, including financial services, energy, trade, and IT.
In addition to competition and state aid related expertise, Martin also has extensive experience in advising companies on financial and banking regulatory issues.
He is one of the few attorneys in Estonia with international work experience in both law and business management. Martin has worked for an international strategy consultancy advising various technology companies, but has also worked for an international technology company advising their international restructuring activities.
“Martin Mäesalu has great competence and a cooperative attitude. He is prompt, solution-oriented and easy to discuss things with, and he proactively shares his advice,” a client says. Another one praises him for thinking outside of the box and finding solutions, and adds: “He knows the client’s business and is truly an attorney to keep an eye on.”
Advising the privatisation of Operail’s business
Infortar acquired Tallinna Raamatutrükikoda
East Capital Real Estate acquired J13 Logistics Park
Initial public offering of the shares of AS Infortar
Eesti Gaas becomes the sole shareholder of JSC Gaso
Aktiva Finance Group acquires Intrum’s Baltic businesses
German based Toi Toi & Dixi to acquire Kemmerling OÜ
Initial public offering of Enefit Green shares
Advising AS SmartCap on the establishment of Rohefond
Graanul Invest to be acquired by Apollo Funds
Advising SA KredEx and EAS on the merger
Elektrilevi to acquire Imatra Elekter
BaltCap exits Qvalitas and Unimed
Advising KredEx on a 37 mEUR loan to Alexela Varahaldus
Institutional infrastructure investors to acquire Adven
Advising ISS Group on the divestment of ISS Eesti AS
Enefit Green acquires Nelja Energia
2011
WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management / Bucerius Law School, Hamburg / Vallander, Germany
2010
University of Tartu, Estonia
2008
University of Tartu, Estonia
2007
Salzburg Summer University, Austria
2023
International Bar Association, IBA
2020
The European Competition Lawyers Forum (ECLF)
2019
Estonian Bar Association
2013
Estonian Bar Association
2011
Bucerius Alumni Association
2011
Praxi WHU Alumni Association
2011
DAAD Alumni Association
2009
Estonian Moot Court Society
2002
Estonian Debating Society (president of the Tartu University Debating Society 2006-2007)
2024
European Competition and Regulatory Law Review2020
Legal effect of electronic signatures in the Baltics
2020
EU Competition Law and the Digital Economy: Protecting Free and Fair Competition in an Age of Technological (R)evolution2016
Cash Pooling and Insolvency: A Practical Global Handbook
2016
International Banking Law & Regulation
2016
