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The Commission for Protection of the Competition of North Macedonia (CPC) has significantly intensified its enforcement activities in the food retail sector, signalling a stricter regulatory approach toward potential anti-competitive behaviour.
Asters has advised the International Finance Corporation on the restructuring of a USD 120 million loan facility provided to Nibulon. Baker Botts reportedly advised Nibulon.
Walless has advised Scandi Standard on its EUR 18 million acquisition of six chicken farms in Lithuania.
CMS has advised Geosolar Kamenyak on licensing for the 75-megawatt Kamenyak photovoltaic project by the Bulgarian Energy and Water Regulatory Commission.
CMS has advised Green Energy Market on a 10-year market coordinator license from the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission of Bulgaria.
CMS has advised Revolut on the launch of its banking and financial services for Ukrainian customers.
Taylor Wessing has promoted Carmen Redmann-Wippel to Partner as part of its latest promotion round.
Papapolitis & Papapolitis has advised Evropi Holdings on the acquisition of a 65% stake in Europa Insurance.
Vernon David has advised Victoriabank and its parent Banca Transilvania Financial Group on the acquisition of Microinvest. Filip & Company reportedly advised Banca Transilvania Group and Victoriabank as well. Turcan Cazac, working with Osborne Clarke, advised the shareholders of Microinvest.
CMS has advised the Debt and Liquidity Management Agency of the Slovak Republic on the issuance of its first retail government bonds.
Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Erste Group Bank as the sole bookrunner and Erste Securities Polska as the Polish offering agent on the accelerated book-building process for shares in Vercom.
Cerha Hempel has advised Vienna Insurance Group on a two-fold capital restructuring transaction. Wolf Theiss and Linklaters advised the banking syndicate including BNP Paribas, Erste Group, HSBC, ING, and UniCredit.
How else could one explain the astonishing surge in foreign direct investment (FDI) filings in Romania in 2024?
Despite a reduction in single-bid contracts, the GVH proposes additional measures to improve competition and transparency.
Through its 27 February 2025 law ("Law 33/2025"), the Moldovan Parliament amended the current rules on control of investments into sectors important for the security of the state ("Law 174/2021" or the "FDI Law"). The amendments enter into force on 20 April 2025.
Sayenko Kharenko Represents Reckitt Ukraine During Regulatory Inspection of Aerosol Product Labeling
Sayenko Kharenko has successfully represented Reckitt Benckiser Hygiene Home Ukraine during a regulatory inspection of aerosol product labeling conducted by the territorial division of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
The Law on Amendments to the Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing ("Law") has been adopted, and a decree on its promulgation has been issued. The Law was published in the “Official Gazette of Montenegro” on 12th March 2025, and it enters into force on 20th March 2025.
The Commission for Protection of the Competition of North Macedonia (CPC) has significantly intensified its enforcement activities in the food retail sector, signalling a stricter regulatory approach toward potential anti-competitive behaviour.
How else could one explain the astonishing surge in foreign direct investment (FDI) filings in Romania in 2024?
Through its 27 February 2025 law ("Law 33/2025"), the Moldovan Parliament amended the current rules on control of investments into sectors important for the security of the state ("Law 174/2021" or the "FDI Law"). The amendments enter into force on 20 April 2025.
Bernhard Koeck has joined CHG Czernich as a Partner to primarily support the Business Law and Banking & Finance practice groups.
CMS has advised Geosolar Kamenyak on licensing for the 75-megawatt Kamenyak photovoltaic project by the Bulgarian Energy and Water Regulatory Commission.
Dorota Mazurek-Zaprawa was appointed to International Legal Team Manager at Orlen.
CMS has advised PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna on over PLN 12 billion in financing from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego under the National Recovery Plan. Deloitte Legal advised BGK.
Musat & Asociatii has won an appeal before the High Court of Cassation and Justice against a prior decision by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, allowing the retrial of the review application in the case concerning the torturers of Romanian anti-communist dissident Gheorghe Ursu.
Ellex has offered pro bono representation in a same-sex parenthood case before the national courts in Lithuania, resulting in the first-ever recognition of same-sex parents.
On April 22, 2024, Everlegal announced it had been appointed to provide legal support to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – the UN Refugee Agency – for its activities in Ukraine.
Despite a reduction in single-bid contracts, the GVH proposes additional measures to improve competition and transparency.
Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised the European Investment Bank and Piraeus Bank as the lenders on structuring and financing the University of Crete Student Accommodation Public-Private Partnership project, awarded to Aktor Group.
Horizons Alliance has appointed HKV Law Partner Martin Kluch as the new Head of CEE Energy and Infrastructure Practice Group with Erdos Partners Partner Balazs Varszeghi serving as Deputy Head.
Cobalt has advised Creditreform Latvija on a multi-stage reorganization.
E+H has advised Megatech Industries on its reorganization from financial distress and subsequent sale to Italian mobility supplier Sapa. Wolf Theiss, working with Gianni & Origoni, advised Sapa.
Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner has advised approximately 38% of the creditors in the restructuring proceedings of Pierer Industrie on a vote under the Restructuring Ordinance in Austria.
Jan Prochazka has joined Havel & Partners as a Partner in the firm's Banking & Finance practice group.
Employer of record (EoR) services are becoming increasingly popular for companies looking to expand rapidly internationally. This allows a company to enter a market and recruit workers in another country quickly, efficiently and at lower cost without setting up a subsidiary. As with any panacea, however, it is important to be careful.
Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka has promoted Dina Salapic and Andrej Zmikic to Partner in a promotion round that also saw Sanja Novoselic and Dominik Glavina promoted to Senior Attorneys at Law.
Despite a reduction in single-bid contracts, the GVH proposes additional measures to improve competition and transparency.
SSW Pragmatic Solutions has advised Magdalena Wozniak on the sale of a 51% stake in Eurodiagnostic to Diagnostyka.
Turunc has advised Laboratoires Vivacy on a partnership with Burgeon Biotechnology. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's Turkish affiliate law firm of Gedik Eraksoy reportedly advised Burgeon.
Sorainen has successfully represented the Nordcurrent Group before the Court of Justice of the European Union in a case that clarified the application of dividend tax exemption rules.
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DZP has successfully represented LOT Polish Airlines before the Court of Justice of the European Union against Ryanair.
DZP has successfully represented LOT Polish Airlines before the Court of Justice of the European Union against Ryanair.
On February 18, 2025, Taylor Wessing announced that Sennder's acquisition of C.H. Robinson's European surface transportation operations (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on August 5, 2024) is now closed.
Cobalt, working with Dentons, has advised AirBaltic on the sale of a minority stake to Lufthansa Group. Eversheds Sutherland Bitans advised Lufthansa Group.
Kyriakides Georgopoulos announced that the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund's sale of a 67% stake in the Heraklion Port Authority to a consortium consisting of Grimaldi Euromed and Minoan Lines (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on January 11, 2024) closed on September 18, 2024.
PeliPartners has advised Bogdan Idu and his group companies on the sale of an LPG maritime terminal in Romania to Nawaf Salameh Family Office Group.
Your Legal Partners’ Katerina Politopoulou, Maria Golfinopoulou, and Prokopis Linardos Talk About the Deal of the Year in Greece.
KWKR has advised the Luxembourg-based investment fund Radix Ventures on its investment in Fresh Inset.
Gide has advised Inovo Fund III SCSp on its participation in a EUR 9 million seed investment round for Ingenix that also saw the OTB Ventures and the International Finance Corporation invest. DLA Piper advised Ingenix.
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Aegon Growth Capital Fund on the sale of a 44% share stake in Phinance. BAB Legal reportedly advised the buyers. GWK Legal reportedly advised the non-selling shareholders.
Sayenko Kharenko has provided pro bono support for a cultural initiative that aims to set war-time poems, written by Ukrainian defenders, to music.
Musat & Asociatii has won an appeal before the High Court of Cassation and Justice against a prior decision by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, allowing the retrial of the review application in the case concerning the torturers of Romanian anti-communist dissident Gheorghe Ursu.
Ellex has offered pro bono representation in a same-sex parenthood case before the national courts in Lithuania, resulting in the first-ever recognition of same-sex parents.
NKO Partners has advised CTP on the acquisition of a land site in Nis, Serbia, from Eurosalon subsidiary Malford Beograd. The seller was advised by sole practitioner Goran Radovac.
The Romanian Government has introduced Government Emergency Ordinance (GEO) no. 21/2025, officially published in Official Gazette no. 300 on April 4, 2025.
Apartments, houses and other objects are often owned by several persons and sometimes it is necessary to divide them.
The Romanian Government has introduced Government Emergency Ordinance (GEO) no. 21/2025, officially published in Official Gazette no. 300 on April 4, 2025.
Sorainen has successfully represented the Nordcurrent Group before the Court of Justice of the European Union in a case that clarified the application of dividend tax exemption rules.
According to the Hungarian government’s announcement, from October 2025, mothers with three children could also be exempt from personal income tax for the rest of their lives (this is already possible for mothers with at least four children since 2020), and the exemption would be phased in for mothers with two children.
Sorainen has advised Noda on registering its trademark in the European Union.
Wolf Theiss has advised Visma on its acquisition of Finmatics. Brandl Talos advised the sellers.
Brandl Talos has advised Highland Europe on leading a EUR 55 million series B funding round for Berlin-based N8N which also saw the participation from HV Capital and previous investors Sequoia, Felicis, and Harpoon. Wuertenberger reportedly advised Highland Europe as well. V14 reportedly advised N8N.
In its recent decision of 19 February 2025, the Supreme Court of Hungary (‘Curia’) overturned the second-degree verdict that held fraud victims solely liable and ruled that financial institutions cannot automatically reject compensation claims. This landmark decision might open the doors for customers to claims against their banks in similar cases.
Rymarz Zdort Maruta has promoted Lukasz Lech, Adam Puchalski, Krzysztof Rembierz, Maria Szczepanska, and Piotr Zawacki to Partner.
Ostermann Ivancic Managing Partner Mojmir Ostermann and Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka Attorney at Law Dominik Glavina look at Croatia’s new lobbying law and the challenges it poses for businesses engaged in regular talks with public organizations.