DWF Poland has successfully represented Mostostal Warszawa in a commercial dispute against one of its contractors.

CMS has advised Werfen on its approximately USD 25 million acquisition of Omixon Biocomputing. Hogan Lovells advised Omixon.

Linklaters has advised Resi4Rent on the acquisition of a plot of land at 127 Kilinskiego Street in Lodz.

Ellex and Taylor Wessing have advised Vinted on a EUR 340 million secondary sale of shares to new investors, raising the company's valuation to EUR 5 billion.

Jasinski has advised Barbara Luijckx on the expansion of its headquarters.

Clifford Chance has advised the joint bookrunners on Industrial Development Bank of Turkey's USD 350 million Rule 144A/Reg S issuance of 7.125% senior notes due 2029.

Tus & Grzic has advised mandatory pension funds management company PBZ Croatia Osiguranje on its participation in a EUR 28 million mandatory takeover bid for Cakovecki Mlinovi with Mlin i Pekare and Allianz ZB participating as other bidders. Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic advised Mlin i Pekare and its affiliate Plodinec. Gugic Kovacic Krivic advised Allianz ZB.

A&O Shearman has advised sole global coordinator, settlement agent, and joint bookrunner Wood & Company Financial Services and joint bookrunner Erste Group Bank on the placement of newly issued shares of Colt CZ Group SE through an accelerated book-building process targeted at selected investors. Havel & Partners advised Colt.

Avellum has advised the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on a CAD 400 million concessional loan from Canada. 

Stankovic & Partners has advised SuperPadel Alliance on a partnership agreement with the Croatian Padel Federation and the Diagonal Padel Pro Academy in Madrid. 

DWF Poland has advised Transition Technologies Managed Services on obtaining prospectus approval for its planned listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Wolf Theiss has advised GreyLion Partners on its equity investment in Birdseye Security Solutions. Lazarevic & Prsic advised Birdseye Security Solutions.

Dentons’ Europe Partners have elected Amsterdam-based Partner Wendela Raas as the firm’s Europe CEO succeeding Tomasz Dabrowski. Raas will start her term on November 1, 2024.

Former Baker McKenzie's Turkish affiliate Esin Attorney Partnership Senior Associate Ceyda Sila Cetinkaya has joined Merzigo as a Senior Vice President.

PS Legal has opened for business in Belgrade with Partners Aleksandra Stojanovic and Milos Pandzic as its founders.

Popov, Arnaudov and Partners has opened a representative office in Plovdiv with Partner Sibina Eftenova at the helm.

Karel Petrzela has been promoted to Partner at White & Case in a promotion round that saw a total of 37 partnership appointments throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific regions.

BBH Managing Partner has moved in-house and joined Kaprain.

Turunc has promoted Beste Yildizili Ergul and Naz Esen to Managing Associates and appointed them to Co-Head of Employment and Co-Head of Corporate Advisory teams, respectively.

Wolf Theiss has opened a new office in Brussels under the joint leadership of Partners Anca Jurcovan, Guenter Bauer, Robert Wagner, and Stefan Wartinger.

Alin Nichifor has joined Buju Stanciu & Associates as a Partner.

Former Kuke CFO Jan Sarnowski has joined B2RLaw as the new Head of Tax Practice.

Former Misechko & Partners Partner Stanislav Skrypnyk has joined Hillmont Partners as Counsel in the firm's Dispute Resolution practice.

Former Dentons Partner Timea Bana has joined Kinstellar as a Partner and new head of the local TMT service line and sector.

From 1 April 2025, Slovakia will introduce a new financial transactions tax (daň z finančných transakcií) as part of the government´s consolidation package. This is not an early April fools' day joke.

In Montenegro the Law on Amendments to the Law on Copyright and Related Rights came into force and it aims to harmonize Montenegrin legislation with EU legislative, particularly in the part that facilitates broad access to copyrighted works by enabling the sharing of online content through various platforms.

A creditor has forgiven part of a debtor's debt on the condition that the debtor will make every effort to avoid insolvency and repay at least the remaining, unforgiven part. However, the creditor also set a resolutive condition: if the debtor were to become insolvent (i.e. the court declared it bankrupt), the debt forgiveness agreement was to be void from the outset and the debtor would be obliged to repay the debt in full.

Presumably many of us have watched Bonanza when they were younger. Bonanza is an American Western TV series about the Wild West of the 1860s. It wasn’t an easy life – lawlessness reigned, and justice was only for the strong.However, in 2024, it’s a different story – the laws are in place and being effectively enforced. The development and use of artificial intelligence is no longer a lawless environment. Existing regulations remain in place, and now a new Artificial Intelligence Regulation has entered into force, carrying hefty fines of up to €35 million or up to 7% of a company’s global turnover. So, the answer to the question in the headline is already a pre-emptive 'no'.

As Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards continue to dominate business conversations, the European Union (EU) drives the momentum by placing the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle at the heart of its energy policy. These efforts further aim to enhance governance, transparency and strengthen the link between climate change mitigation and environmental protection measures.

The Act of July 7, 2023, amending the Act on Spatial Planning and Development was published on August 24, 2023, and entered into force in most of its content 30 days after its publication. However, the most important changes revolutionizing spatial development in Poland will enter into force by the end of 2025. The changes will mainly affect the obligations of municipalities.

On October 16, the Ministry of Finance published draft amendments of, as many as, 7 laws in the field of taxation, with an invitation to interested parties to submit comments, suggestions and objections to the published drafts by October 23. In addition to tax laws, drafts and amendments to the Law on Public Property and the Law on Republic Administrative Fees were published.

REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), the investment structure focused on real estate assets and related revenues generated by them has been implemented and used around the world due to the advantages brought to its investors.

On 10^th October 2024, the Commission for the Protection of Competition (“Commission”) initiated an ex officio investigation proceedings for potential antitrust violation involving DELHAIZE SERBIA DRUŠTVO SA OGRANIČENOM ODGOVORNOŠĆU BEOGRAD (NOVI BEOGRAD), Mercator-S DOO BEOGRAD, UNIVEREXPORT EXPORT-IMPORT DOO, and DIS DOO KRNJEVO (“Companies”).

In recent years, Ukraine has experienced a significant shift towards digitalization, with the advent of electronic identification (eID) means and trust services being a pivotal element of this revolutionary transformation. As Ukraine endeavours to embrace technology-driven solutions, eID means and trust services - enabling, inter alia, electronic signatures (eSignatures) - have emerged as readily accessible and efficient alternatives to traditional handwriting methods, thereby streamlining processes, minimizing reliance on paper-based documentation, and eliminating the need for the physical presence of signatories in one place.

On October 22nd, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a precedent-setting ruling in the Kolin Inşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret case (C-652/22 – the “Kolin case”). This is of crucial importance to contractors engaging or aiming to engage in the public procurement market of the European Union (“EU”), who originate from countries outside of the EU that are not party to international agreements with the EU which would formally admit such contractors to public tenders in the EU.

The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) introduced a new guideline No. NBH's 9/2024, also known as the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Guideline. This initiative aims to help financial institutions incorporate sustainability considerations into their risk management processes. The Guideline seeks to standardise the collection and assessment of ESG information, thereby enhancing predictability in legal compliance and reducing administrative burdens for businesses applying for credit.

JŠK advised PRE Group on its acquisition of 100% stake in solar power plant supplier SolidSun.

The Reverse Share Split at a ratio of 10:1 to reclassify the company's share capital was resolved at the Annual General Meeting on 14 June 2024.

The IMMOFINANZ Group acquired a further approx. 38% of S IMMO shares from CPI Property Group SA for a purchase price of around EUR 608.5 million.

Drakopoulos is pleased to announce the launch of its new Data and Digital practice, dedicated to providing comprehensive legal solutions to clients navigating the increasingly complex landscape of data protection, digital transformation, AI, cybersecurity and emerging technologies.

The Montenegrin Law on Business Organizations prohibits the return of contributions to shareholders. But is capital reduction with simultaneous payment to shareholders permissible? This article explores the legal ambiguities and practical challenges arising from this question.

The ITR Tax Awards recognise the best tax consultants and tax lawyers every year. bpv Huegel was awarded twice this year.

RTPR has assisted the shareholders of 123FormBuilder – 212 Regional Fund II, Catalyst Romania, Florin Cornianu and Adrian Gheara – in relation to the sale of the company to American group Kiteworks.

Oliver Koppany will be joining Jalsovszky as Foreign Legal Counsel from September, focusing on US-Hungarian business connections.

Paul Pfeifenberger (36) specialises in real estate and has been with bpv Huegel since 2015.

RTPR has assisted OX2 in relation to the sale of a 99.2 MW onshore wind project located in the Eastern part of Romania to Nala Renewables, a joint venture between IFM Investors and Trafigura.

RTPR has assisted private equity fund Innova Capital in relation to the sale of Optical Investment Group to EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses.

RTPR has assisted Vectr Holdings, through its subsidiary Vectr Realty Holdings, in relation to the indirect acquisition of 100% stake in the company that owns The Landmark from funds managed by Revetas Capital and affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management.