CEE Legal Matters
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On 7 May 2025, the Czech government approved a draft amendment to Act No. 164/2013 Coll., on International Cooperation in Tax Administration and on Amendments to Related Acts, introducing two key innovations regarding crypto-assets and the taxation of large multinational groups.
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen has advised PetStar Group on the reacquisition of sole control over its core packaging manufacturing subsidiaries and a EUR 50 million financing round. Wolf Thiess advised UniCredit as the lender.
Dentons has advised mBank on its issuance of EUR 400 million resettable callable tier 2 subordinated bonds. White & Case reportedly advised joint lead managers Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Erste Group Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe, Morgan Stanley Europe, and UBS Europe.
Bernitsas has advised Piraeus Bank as the senior loan noteholder and senior facility agent on a EUR 200 million private securitization of car lease receivables originated by Olympic Commercial and Tourist Enterprises Single Member.
Wolf Theiss, working with Linklaters, has advised Raiffeisen Bank on the issuance of EUR 300 million 4.191% 6NC5 green non-preferred senior eligible notes due 2031. White & Case reportedly advised the bank syndicate.
Kinstellar has advised Banca Intesa on the issuance of collateral-free mini-bonds in Serbia in a transaction valued at RSD 470 million, arranged for Diopta.
Greenberg Traurig has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on a PLN 10.8 billion loan agreement with Polskie Sieci Energetyczne, financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Deloitte Legal reportedly advised PSE.
