CEE Legal Matters
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Baker McKenzie has advised the Lindsay Corporation on its acquisition of a 49.9% stake in Austria-based Pessl Instruments, with an option to acquire the rest at a later date. HBA reportedly advised Gottfried Pess on the sale.
The most recent promotion round at CMS saw 54 lawyers promoted to the firm's partnership ranks, including Austria-based Daniela Kroemer, David Kohl, Florian Mayer, Kai Ruckelshausen, Lukas Peissl, Marlene Wimmer-Nistelberger, and Sonja Otenhajmer, Bulgaria-based Jenia Dimitrova, Hungary-based Agnes Solyom, Eszter Torok, and Katalin Horvath, and Poland-based Tomasz Sancewicz.
Gessel has advised Depilacja.pl on its acquisition of a majority stake in Polish beauty and spa network Yasumi Polska, the related financing transaction, and its new shareholding structure. KPMG Legal reportedly advised the sellers.
Clifford Chance Badea has advised the PIB Group on its acquisition of the Stein Bestasig Insurance Broker in Romania.
Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Polish state-owned company Weglokoks on its acquisition of an 80% stake in Port Polnocny from Belgian group Sea-Invest. DLA Piper advised the seller.
TGS Baltic has advised Coinvest Capital on liquidating its investment in Lithuanian crisp producer Chazz through the sale of its 26% stake to the company's founders and other shareholders.
Allen & Overy has advised Mutares SE & Co on its acquisition of Eltel Networks Energetyka and Eltel Networks Engineering. Greenberg Traurig advised seller Eltel AB on the deal.
