€630m IPF Deal Gives BasePoint Control of Credit24 Across the Baltics in August 2026
New York-based BasePoint Capital completed its acquisition of International Personal Finance, the UK consumer-finance group behind Credit24 and Creditea.
Investment & Finance
OTP’s acquisition of Luminor: how large is the new owner?
Hungary’s OTP Group has agreed to acquire Luminor, the third-largest bank in Estonia and one of the few banking groups…
The Baltics in 2026: recovery turns into a test of the next growth model
The Baltic economies are expected to keep growing in 2026, but the regional baseline is no longer a straightforward rebound…
Lithuania’s 2026 outlook: lower growth, higher inflation, resilient households
Lithuania remains the strongest macro story in the Baltic region, but the June update from Lietuvos bankas makes the picture…
Latvia’s stable banks, narrower core
Latvia’s officially recognised systemic banking core has narrowed
Latvia’s non-bank lenders issued over €1bn in consumer loans in 2025
Latvia’s licensed non-bank lenders issued €1.003bn in new consumer loans in 2025, while their separate business-purpose lending portfolio exceeded €1.1bn…
What Operating Environment Is Latvia Selling to Foreign Investors?
Baltic Focus analysisEditor: Galina Molochkova Riga has just hosted a dense run of investor-facing events built around stability, innovation, competitiveness…
LAU Infra Grupa IPO tests Latvia’s market for state-controlled infrastructure assets
Official materials describe LAU Infra Grupa as the first Latvian state-owned enterprise potentially to list shares on the stock exchange.
Latvia’s €1bn sustainability bond shows Baltic stability is no longer cheap
Over the past month, all three Baltic sovereigns have returned to international debt markets with benchmark-size euro issues
Estonia’s new sovereign bond is also a capital-market test
Estonia is preparing a new international government bond issue, but the most important signal is not only the borrowing itself.…
Baltic Horizon changes fund manager amid prolonged valuation decline
Baltic Horizon is replacing its long-time manager Tarmo Karotam, who will step down at the end of April after around…