Baker McKenzie has advised Cheyne Capital on the refinancing of Kaffee Partner. Latham & Watkins reportedly advised Kaffee Partner.

Schoenherr has advised Palfinger on the successful placement of 2,826,516 treasury shares, raising gross proceeds of over EUR 100 million through an accelerated private placement with institutional investors. Wolf Theiss, working with Clifford Chance, advised joint bookrunners BofA Securities Europe SA and UniCredit Bank.

Freshfields has advised Permira and Nordic Capital on their all-cash, voluntary, and recommended public takeover offer for Bavarian Nordic.

E+H has advised Andreessen Horowitz on the USD 5.5 million seed financing round investment for Taceo led by Archetype. Schoenherr advised Taceo. Cooley and Lark reportedly advised Archetype.

Dorda, working with Heuking and Goerg, has advised German investor DRS Investment on its acquisition of a majority stake in Aurena. Brandl Talos, working with Ego Humrich Wyen, advised Aurena founder Karl Kuehberger.

Schoenherr, working with Sidley Austin, has advised Preservation Capital Partners on the sale of its majority stake in Hanseatic Broking Center to Bridgepoint. Kirkland & Ellis advised Bridgepoint.

Brandl Talos has advised Vienna-based biotech company Resonate Bio on its spin-off from the University of Vienna. 

The Federal Administrative Court (BVwG) has, for the first time, addressed the question of whether the EU Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR) applies in permitting procedures (BVwG 9 May 2025, W270 2279107-1).

CMS, working with Ashurst, has advised Renalfa IPP on the development of its EUR 1.2 billion investment program in photovoltaic, battery electricity storage systems, and wind projects across Bulgaria, Hungary, North Macedonia, and Romania. The firm also advised on securing a EUR 315 million club loan facility led by the EBRD and backed by an InvestEU loss guarantee. DGKV, and reportedly A&O Sherman and PHH, advised the lenders.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Ams OSRAM on the sale of its Entertainment and Industry Lamps business to Ushio.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised NiCE on its proposed USD 955 million acquisition of Cognigy.

In The Debrief, our Practice Leaders across CEE share updates on recent and upcoming legislation, consider the impact of recent court decisions, showcase landmark projects, and keep our readers apprised of the latest developments impacting their respective practice areas.

Freshfields has advised a syndicate of 32 banks, led by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and Bank of America, on a EUR 2.5 billion sustainability-linked revolving credit facility granted to Iberdrola Financiacion and Avangrid as borrowers, with Iberdrola acting as guarantor.

PFP, working with PwC Legal, has advised Investika on its entry into the Austrian real estate market via an asset deal, acquiring the CAE Aviation Training Centre from Proper Industrial. Dorda advised Propel Industrial.

Cerha Hempel has advised Worthington Enterprises subsidiary Worthington Cylinders on the sale of its alternative fuels business to Norway-based Hexagon Composites. Baker McKenzie advised Worthington Enterprises. Saxinger advised Hexagon.

Wolf Theiss has advised Chatlyn on its EUR 8 million series A financing round led by London-based private equity firm Smedvig Ventures. Brandl Talos advised Smedvig Ventures.

Kinstellar has advised Black Diamond and its parent company Clarus on the sale of Black Diamond Austria and its operating subsidiary PIEPS to an international private investment firm. Schindler Attorneys reportedly advised the buyers.

The legal framework for the construction of wind turbines in Carinthia, Austria has been fundamentally altered by the latest amendment to the Carinthian Spatial Planning Act[1] (Kärntner Raumordnungsgesetzes, K-ROG). The amendment introduces several significant (temporary) changes that affect various aspects of the approval and construction of wind turbines.