Wolf Theiss has advised Sofia South Ring Mall on the EUR 79 million cross-border refinancing of its flagship retail property in Bulgaria. Dentons and Boyanov & Co advised the lenders – Eurobank Bulgaria, Eurobank Greece, and Eurobank Luxembourg Private Bank.
MFW Fialek Advises CSOB on Financing for Enterstore’s Acquisition of 4kraft
MFW Fialek has advised Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka on the financing granted to Enterstore for the acquisition of 4kraft.
Hungarian Film Funding Rises to HUF 81 Billion in 2025
According to a government decree issued on 5 June 2025, the annual rebate amount to be deposited to the collection account for supporting Hungarian film productions increases from HUF 69 billion to HUF 81 billion in 2025. The rebate remains unchanged at 30%, however, an annual cap of HUF 407 billion for new registrations has also been introduced.
Structuring Bulgarian Law Guarantees for Foreign Credit Arrangements
Lenders under foreign law credit arrangements subjected to the competence of English or other non-EEA courts – whose judgments (as opposed to those from EEA courts) are not automatically recognised or enforced in Bulgaria – often seek separate guarantees, allowing them to directly sue Bulgarian guarantors (e.g. wealthy domestic subsidiaries of multinational borrowers) in Bulgaria and obtain local court injunctions. Using the typical Bulgarian law guarantee arrangements subjected to the competence of Bulgarian courts in such cases is problematic.
NBS Adopts New MREL Rules
The National Bank of Serbia (“NBS”) adopted the new Decision on the Minimum Requirement for Capital and Eligible Liabilities of a Bank (“New MREL Decision”), as part of a package of new or amended bylaws following the latest amendments to the Law on Banks. The New MREL Decision shall replace the existing decision of the same name (“Existing MREL Decision”) and shall apply starting from 1 October 2025.
KDK and Pekin Bayar Mizrahi Advise on BMS Group's Acquisition of Oria Sigorta
Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli has advised BMS Group on its acquisition of Oria Sigorta. Norton Rose Fulbright's affiliate law firm of Pekin Bayar Mizrahi advised Oria Sigorta.
KG Advises Piraeus Bank on Europe Holdings Share Capital Increase
Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised Piraeus Bank as the listing advisor on the EUR 68.3 million share capital increase of Europe Holdings.