CEE Legal Matters
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Ellex Raidla has advised venture capital firm Tera Ventures on leading the EUR 755,000 pre-seed funding round into user experience library Flowstep. Specialist VC and several business angels joined the round.
Schoenherr, working with Kirkland & Ellis, has advised Davis-Standard on its acquisition of the Extrusion Technology Group from Dutch investor Nimbus. Allen & Overy reportedly advised Nimbus on the deal.
Boyanov & Co has advised the Aurelius Group on its acquisition of Lufthansa’s catering operations in Bulgaria. Schoenherr advised Lufthansa.
Former SLV Legal Partners Alexandru Stanescu, Irina Vasile, and Tudor Velea have recently announced the rebranding of their outfit to Lexters – a Bucharest-based boutique law firm focusing on CEE tech companies and start-ups – and unveiled a new partnership with the Rubik Hub.
On November 3, 2023, Cobalt announced that Ignitis Renewables' acquisition of a wind farm in Kelme, Lithuania, from E Energija (reported by CEE Legal Matters on July 4, 2023) had closed.
WKB Lawyers, working alongside Norway-based Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm, has advised Orkla on the sale of a 40% stake in Orkla Food Ingredients to Rhone. Norway's Thommessen reportedly advised Rhone.
Clifford Chance has advised, pro bono, a joint venture entity including Dennik N, the Independent Press Foundation, the Aegis Foundation, and the Respekt editorial team on the acquisition of the Respekt Magazine in the Czech Republic.
