We know, it’s peak vacation season. The CEE Legal Matters July 2025 12.6 issue lands at a time when inboxes are quieter and thinking deeper feels possible. If you're looking to catch up, look ahead, or simply sit with the pulse of the region’s legal markets, this issue is here for that.
With Market Spotlights on Serbia and Slovenia and an Experts Review section on Energy, the June 12.6 issue includes:
- Guest Editorial: From Drain to Gain: Rethinking Legal Talent Strategies in CEE
- Across the Wire: Deals and Cases
- New Homes and Friends: On the Move
- The Buzz
- The ADR Appeal in Moldova: A Buzz Interview with Natalia Balaban of Balaban & Partners
- Overseeing Albania’s Overseers: A Buzz Interview with Dorant Ekmekciu of Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha
- The Promise of Tomorrow in Ukraine: A Buzz Interview with Iurii Dynys of DLF
- If Out Shopping in Slovakia: A Buzz Interview with Bruno Stefanik of Wolf Theiss
- The Pre-Pandemic Glory Days in the Czech Republic: A Buzz Interview with Lukas Hejduk of CMS
- Little Outside the Political Realm in Georgia: A Buzz Interview with Lasha Gogiberidze of BGI Legal
- Kosovo’s Energy Conundrum: A Buzz Interview with Vjosa Shkodra of Lex Business
- The Debrief: July 2025
- The Corner Office: Unseen Heroes
- Market Spotlight: Serbia
- A Canopy and Students’ Push for Change: Protests in Serbia
- Reviving Serbia’s Capital Market Momentum
- It Just Fits: Kinstellar’s Western Balkans Hub
- Grounded in Experience, Driven by Vision: Karanovic & Partners Marks 30-Years Anniversary
- Market Snapshot: Serbia
- Competition in Serbia – Calm Before the Storm?
- Serbia: The Intersection of Life Sciences and the Legal World
- Recent Labor Trends and Developments in Serbia
- ESG Imperatives and Legal Challenges in Serbian Logistics
- Serbia’s CBAM Readiness and Carbon Pricing Framework
- The Rising Importance of Shareholders’ Agreements in Serbia’s Economy
- A Drive to Diversify Serbia’s Energy Mix
- Grounded Investments: Why Real Estate Remains Serbia’s Favorite Asset
- In Expectation of the Expo Belgrade 2027 Boom
- Inside Insight: Interview with Dunja Hasanovic of AMA Group
- Market Spotlight: Slovenia
- Cross-Border Expansion Into Slovenia’s Legal Market
- Market Snapshot: Slovenia
- Know Your Lawyer: Aleksandra Jemc Merc of Jadek & Pensa
- Experts Review: Energy
- Kosovo: Transition of Commercial Entities to a Liberalized Electricity Market
- Ukraine: Ukraine’s Energy Storage Market: A New Frontier for Investment
- Latvia: Renewable Energy – Between Strategic Goals and Environmental Requirements
- Serbia: The Government Enacts Security of Natural Gas Supply Decrees
- Croatia: The Introduction of a Grid Connection Fee – A Key Move Toward Renewable Energy Expansion
- Hungary: Compass for Investors into the Country and Beyond
- Bulgaria: The Energy Sector Will Transform in 2026
- Slovakia: Wind of Change for Renewable Energy? New Legislative Package Gives Hope to Investors
- Slovenia: The Next Nuclear Chapter
With the July 2025 issue of the magazine now out, it’s a good time to remind our readers that our May 2025 issue was a special one, celebrating the most important deals of 2024 across CEE and what made each deal a winner.
This special issue has always been available to both subscribers and non-subscribers alike, and is available in e-reader and pdf formats. It included:
- 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
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