The second half of the year is knocking, inboxes are buzzing, deals are being drafted, negotiated, and signed as we speak – and who knows, maybe next year’s winners are already in the works. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s look back: the CEE Legal Matters DOTY Special Issue 12.4 is out now, spotlighting the standout deals that defined 2024 across the region!
Join us in celebrating the most important deals of 2024 across CEE and find out what made each deal a winner. As a special issue, the May magazine is available to subscribers and non-subscribers alike, right off the bat (here in electronic format and here in pdf format).
- Across the Wire: Deals and Cases
- New Homes and Friends: On the Move
- The Buzz
- Building Act To Streamline Construction in Slovakia: A Buzz Interview with Norbert Havrila of Legate
- Consumer Protection and Competition in North Macedonia: A Buzz Interview with Ana Pepeljugoska of Law Office Pepeljugoski
- Picking a Fight in Latvia: A Buzz Interview with Theis Klauberg of Klauberg Baltics
- Dealing with Minerals and More in Ukraine: A Buzz Interview with Galyna Zagorodniuk of Imagine Lawyers
- An Anxious Estonia: A Buzz Interview with Gerli Kivisoo of Ellex
- Kosovo’s Limbo: A Buzz Interview with Ardian Rexha of Deloitte Legal
- 2024 Deals of the Year
- Albania: Republic of Albania’s EUR 600 Million Issuance
- Austria: Brookfield and Digital Bridge’s Acquisition of GD Towers from Deutsche Telekom
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Schneider’s Acquisition of Imaco Systemtechnik
- Bulgaria and CEE Deal of the Year: E&’s Acquisition of PPF Telecom Bulgarian, Hungarian, Serbian, and Slovakian Assets
- Croatia and Slovenia: Aggreko’s Acquisition of Resalta
- Czech Republic: CEZ’s Acquisition of GasNet from Macquarie
- Estonia: AS Maag Grupp’s Acquisition of HKScan’s Baltic Business
- Greece: Athens International Airport 30% Stake Sale Through IPO
- Hungary: Corvinus and Vinci Airports’ Acquisition of Budapest International Airport from AviAlliance, Malton, and CDPQ
- Kosovo: Maverix Private Equity’s USD 30 Million VC Funding of Kode Labs
- Latvia: AirBaltic’s EUR 380 Million Bonds Issuance
- Lithuania: AB Siauliu’s EUR 200 Million Securitization Vehicle
- Moldova: Trans-Oil Group’s USD 550 Million Eurobond Issuance
- Montenegro: Krnovo 72-Megawatt Wind Power Plant Refinancing by KfW IPEX-Bank
- North Macedonia: SMA’s Holding’s Acquisition of Studio Moderna
- Poland: Cerberus’s Acquisition of VeloBank from Bank Guarantee Fund
- Romania: EnergoNuclear and FCSA Joint Venture’s EUR 3.2 Billion EPCM Contract for Cernavoda NPP Units 3 and 4
- Serbia: Actis-Led Consortium’s Acquisition of Telekom Srbija Tower Portfolio
- Slovakia: Creditas Group’s Acquisition of a 100% Stake in GGE from Infracapital
- Turkiye: Petrol Ofisi’s Acquisition of British Petroleum’s Downstream Business
- Ukraine: NJJ Holding and Horizon Capital-led Consortium’s Acquisition of Datagroup-Volia and Lifecel
With the May 2025 issue of the magazine now out, let’s remember what early spring looked like: our March 2024 issue has now been moved from behind the paywall and made available to subscribers and non-subscribers alike (here in e-reader format and here in pdf).
With Market Spotlights on Greece and Austria and an Experts Review section on PPP/Infrastructure, the March 12.2 issue included:
- Guest Editorial: A Cross-Border Career in CSEE
- Across the Wire: Deals and Cases
- New Homes and Friends: On the Move
- The Buzz
- Striking Serbia: A Buzz Interview with Igor Zivkovski of Schoenherr
- What is Green in Austria? A Buzz Interview with Ivo Deskovic of Taylor Wessing
- Taking Things Slow in Montenegro: A Buzz Interview with Bojana Nikcevic of Jovovic, Mugosa & Vukovic
- Digital’s the Name of the Game in Hungary: A Buzz Interview with Zoltan Kozma of DLA Piper
- Vibrant M&A Market in Romania: A Buzz Interview with Loredana Chitu of Dentons
- Estonia’s in a Cost-Cutting Mood: A Buzz Interview with Annika Vait from Rask Law Firm
- The Debrief: March 2025
- The Corner Office: The Next Big Thing
- Similar Volume, Lower Values: A CMS CEE M&A Report
- Market Spotlight: Greece
- Market Spotlight: Austria
- Experts Review: PPP/Infrastructure
- Montenegro: PPPs – Legal Framework, Challenges, and Examples
- Slovenia: Navigating Ljubljana’s Office Real Estate Landscape
- Slovakia: New Construction Legislation (Again), EIA, and Strategic Investments
- Bulgaria: Energy Storage Infrastructure on the Rise in Bulgaria
- Greece: Key Differences and Selection Criteria in Concession Agreements vs Public-Private Partnerships
- Ukraine: Public-Private Partnership Legislative Transformation for Post-War Reconstruction in 2025
- Poland: How to Win Public Infrastructure Contracts
Stay abreast of the latest developments and legal news, across CEE. Don’t miss any of the upcoming issues: register for a subscription to the CEE Legal Matters magazine now!
