Mantas Gofmanas

Associate Partner, Attorney at Law

Phone
+370 611 48 494
Email
mantas.gofmanas@tegos.legal
Country
Lithuania
Languages
Lithuanian, English

About

Mantas Gofmanas is an Associate Partner and Attorney at Law, with nearly 20 years of experience specialising in capital markets, fund and asset management, private equity, and venture capital.

He has advised on numerous landmark public offerings (IPOs, SPOs, and note issues) by Lithuanian issuers both domestically and internationally. Since 2008, Mantas has worked with key market participants, including the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, Maxima grupė, Ignitis grupė, Šiaulių bankas, and Valstybės investicinis kapitalas, helping structure debt securities programmes and note issues. He has also provided strategic counsel to underwriters in IPOs for Novaturas, Avia Solutions Group, and AviaAM Leasing, and supported issuers such as INVL Technology, INVL Baltic Real Estates, Klaipėdos nafta, and AUGA group in executing their share SPOs.

Mantas’ extensive expertise in capital markets regulation and transactions has earned him a reputation as a highly trusted and respected legal advisor in the field.

Outside of work, Mantas enjoys singing, running, and playing volleyball. A devoted reader, he finds time for books whenever his demanding schedule allows.

Practice areas

Industries

CV

Professional career

Since 2024

Associate Partner, law firm TEGOS (formerly TGS Baltic)

2022 – 2024

Head of Legal and Product Development, INVL Asset Management UAB

2019 – 2022

Associate Partner, law firm TGS Baltic

2017 – 2019

Senior Associate, law firm TGS Baltic

2006 – 2017

Associate, Legal Assistant, law firm TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE

2006

Consultant, State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania

Education

2007

Vilnius University, Faculty of Law, Master of Law

Memberships

Lithuanian Bar Association

Lithuanian Young Bar Association

Legal and Regulatory Committee of the Lithuanian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LT VCA)

Mantas Gofmanas

CV

Deals & cases

Ignitis Group prices its inaugural EUR 300 million 5-year EuGB bonds

AB Novaturas has successfully completed a public share offering, raising EUR 7 million in capital

Kaita strengthens its residential rental portfolio with financial partner Perpetus Wealth

UAB Atsinaujinančios energetikos investicijos (“AEI”) EUR 100M Green Notes Programme for institutional investors and a separate EUR 50M Notes Programme for retail investors

Green Notes of AKROPOLIS GROUP, UAB are listed on Euronext Dublin and Nasdaq Vilnius stock exchanges

TGS Baltic advised AUGA Group and its main shareholder on the delisting of the company’s shares from the Warsaw Stock Exchange and implementation of a respective mandatory tender offer

TGS Baltic advises Maxima Grupė on structuring the Commercial Paper Programme

TGS Baltic advised Civinity, one of the leading facility management and engineering groups in the Baltic States, on a EUR 8 m bond issue

TGS Baltic advised Šiaulių Bankas in approving the EUR 250 mln. Euro Medium Term Note Programme and distributing the first EUR 75 mln. Notes issue under the programme

TGS Baltic advised UAB Valstybės investicinis kapitalas, which invests into the Lithuanian Aid for Business Fund, in approval of EUR 400 million state-guaranteed note program and placement of the inaugural EUR 30 million issue

TGS Baltic advised Evernord on EUR 3,5 million private placement of bonds issued by a subsidiary of Novira Capital Group

TGS Baltic advised the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania in EUR 750 million Eurobond issue

TEGOS advised Akropolis Group on EUR 300 million Eurobond issue

TGS Baltic advised Evernord on the biggest freeze-dried food business in the Baltic States Dehidra’s EUR 4 million bond issue

TGS Baltic advises Maxima Grupė on structuring the Commercial Paper Programme and the EUR 40 million issuance of notes under the programme – the very first transaction under such format in the Baltics

TGS Baltic represented the European Investment Bank on signing an exclusive deal with Šiaulių bankas for the establishment and management of a EUR 200 million renovation fund

TGS Baltic advised Maxima Group on transforming the structure of the group

TGS Batic advised The Bank of New York Mellon on the largest-ever IPO in the Baltics by Ignitis Group

TGS Baltic advised the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania in EUR 1.75 billion Eurobond issue

TGS Baltic advised Ignitis group on the approval of the renewed EUR 1.5 billion bond program and making an issue of EUR 300 million according to it

TGS Baltic advised the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania in issuance of two issues of Eurobonds for a record amount of EUR 2 billion

TGS Baltic advised Šiaulių bankas on its 20 MEUR bond listing on Nasdaq Vilnius

TGS Baltic advised Viada LT, the biggest chain of gas stations in Lithuania, in making a public offering of bonds

AUGA group, AB continued success in capital markets – it finalised a public offering of green bonds

Advised Avia Solutions Group in structuring and issue of bonds for the nominal value of USD 300 million

TGS Baltic advised AB Avia Solutions Group in its merger to a company in Cyprus

TGS Baltic advised the Ministry of Finance of Lithuania on two eurobond issues with a total value of EUR 1.5 billion

TGS Baltic advised Šiaulių Bankas in the admission of a EUR 20 million bond issue to trading on Nasdaq Vilnius

TGS Baltic advised Avia Solutions Group and its shareholders on delisting the company’s shares from the Warsaw Stock Exchange

TGS Baltic advised MAXIMA GRUPĖ, UAB in placement of the largest note issue by a private equity company in the Baltic States

TGS Baltic team has prepared a Study on Minority Shareholder Protection for the European Commission DG Justice and Consumers

TGS Baltic advised AUGA group, AB in successfully implementing the largest public secondary stock in Lithuania

TGS Baltic advised UAB Medicinos bankas in approving the bond programme of up to EUR 10 million and placing the first over EUR 2.2 million emission under the programme

TGS Baltic advised AviaAM Leasing and its shareholders on delisting the company shares from the trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Advised UAB Lietuvos Energija in approving the medium term note program

TGS Baltic is implementing another exceptional capital markets project – an SPO of INVL Baltic Real Estate is about to start

TGS Baltic leadership in the capital markets practice continues – AB Novaturas finalises IPO in Lithuania, Poland and Estonia

TGS Baltic represented Credit Value Investments and the funds managed by it during an investment procedure in bonds of AB Civinity

TGS Baltic represented Credit Value Investments in investing EUR 11 million in Civinity bonds

TGS Baltic represented Lietuvos energija in structuring an innovation fund

TGS Baltic team represented funds of UAB INVL Asset Management in acquisition of shares in funds managed by BaltCap

TGS Baltic represented UAB FMĮ Finasta regarding acquisition of convertible bonds of AS Lauma International

TGS Baltic advised the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the implementation of the fund of funds

TGS Baltic has successfully advised AB INVL Baltic Real Estate

TGS Baltic advised the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the creation of the leveraged fund

TGS Baltic has successfully advised AB INVL Technology

TGS Baltic advised SE City Service in admission of SE shares for trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

INVL Baltic Real Estate successfully allocated over EUR 9 million share issue

The first reorganisation of a listed company into a European Company in the Baltics was successful

INVL Technology successfully completes the biggest public offering in the Baltics

Secondary offering of shares of AB Avia Solutions Group worth over EUR 15 million successfully completed

Transaction of transfer of ERGO Life Insurance pension funds of the 2nd pillar successfully closed

TGS Capital markets practice leadership continues as AviaAM Leasing completes IPO in Poland

AB GRIGIŠKĖS completed a LTL 10 million secondary offering of shares

TGS Baltic represented AB Snaigė shareholders in transferring shares and bonds to the strategic investor

TGS Baltic advised in the implementation of AB SANITAS share acquisition transaction, one of the major and most successful mandatory takeover bids of recent years

TGS Baltic advised in successful completion of the first admission of a Lithuanian company shares to the Lithuanian and foreign regulated markets

TGS Baltic counselled in implementing one of the most successful mandatory tender offers in recent years concerning – the mandatory tender offer to buy up AB Snaigė shares

With advice of TGS Baltic, the first admission of Lithuanian shares to trading on the regulated market of a foreign country completed successfully

News

What Every Nasdaq First North Bond Issuer Should Know: Insights from a Business Breakfast

Lithuanian Capital Markets Team Advises on Three Successful AB Artea Bank Bond Issues in a Year

TEGOS Shortlisted for Legal500 CEE Awards 2025

TEGOS Earns 73 Rankings in The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Guide

TEGOS has been granted the status of Certified Adviser in Lithuania on the First North market

TGS Baltic formed a partnership with the NGO „4procentai.lt“

IFLR1000 has recognized us as one of the top law firms in the Baltic States

Publications

Listinguojamoms įmonėms – reikšmingi reguliavimo pakeitimai

Investicijų valdymo įmonės turėtų ruoštis pokyčiams

Emitentams – nauja pranešimų apie balsus tvarka

Reanimuos KŪB ir TŪB statusus: fondai trina rankomis

Consider Structuring an Investment Company (Fund)? Why Not Do This in Lithuania?

Nuo šiandien – pasikeitimai obligacijų platintojams ir pirkėjams

Biržos įmonėms – daugiau reglamentavimo, bet ir aiškumo

Dėl naujo reguliavimo – lengvesnis fondų gyvenimas

Panaikintas perteklinis reikalavimas akcijų perleidimo sandoriams