Ellex has offered pro bono representation in a same-sex parenthood case before the national courts in Lithuania, resulting in the first-ever recognition of same-sex parents.

DLA Piper has advised the City of Warsaw on a PLN 1.05 billion loan from the European Investment Bank to finance the sustainable development of urban infrastructure.

Redcliffe Partners, working with Clifford Chance and George Yiangou, has advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corporation on the USD 435 million financing for the merger of Lifecell Group and the Datagroup-Volia Group (reported on by CEE Legal Matters on September 17, 2024). CMS, working with Chrysostomides, advised the borrowers.

Linklaters has advised NEPI Rockcastle on its EUR 405 million acquisition of Silesia City Center in Katowice, Poland.

Lambadarios has advised Piraeus Bank on the EUR 620 million financing of a Terna Energy pumped hydro storage station in the municipality of Amfilochia, Western Greece. Marinos | Petroulias & Partners reportedly advised Terna Energy.

Schindler Attorneys, working with Kirkland & Ellis, has advised GTCR on its USD 1.33 billion investment in Tricentis.

Oppenheim has advised Generali Biztosito on its sale of its minority stake in Fundamenta Lakaskassza to MBH Bank. DLA Piper advised MBH Bank.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Abris Capital Partners on the sale of 100% of the shares in Dot2Dot to Van Genechten Packaging. Forton Legal advised the buyers.

SK&S has advised Euricom on the acquisition of Sonko from OSHEE Polska. BCGL advised OSHEE.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised PJSC Ukrnafta on its acquisition of a 51% stake in Alliance Holding, which owns a network of 118 Shell-branded gas stations across Ukraine.

WKB Lawyers has advised Lisner Holding on obtaining the competition clearance for the acquisition of Greenwich Investments, a company controlling the Graal Group.

A&O Shearman and its Turkish affiliate law firm Gedik & Eraksoy have advised the joint bookrunners of Garanti BVA's USD 750 million fixed rate resettable tier 2 notes and the dealer managers on the tender for the USD 750 million nominal value of the tier 2 bond issued in 2017.

MJH Moskwa, Jarmul, Haladyj i Partnerzy has advised Yuniversal Development on a bond issuance totaling PLN 15 million.

PRK Partners has advised J&T Banka on a EUR 68 million loan granted to the Julius Meinl Living Group. Glatzova & Co reportedly advised the Julius Meinl Living Group.

KWKR has advised NCBR Investment Fund on its PLN 6 million co-investment in Imagene.me alongside Aban.VC fund. Triloka reportedly advised Aban.VC.

Schoenherr has advised Otokar on a USD 1 billion public contract with Romanian state company Romtehnica, an entity of the Ministry of National Defence.

NKO Partners has advised Dr Max on its acquisition of the Ivancic i Sin pharmacy chain in Serbia from Bratislav Ivancic and Nada Milovanovic Ivancic. BIT Law advised the sellers.

Cobalt has advised the shareholders of Bauhub on its sale to Admicom's subsidiary Tocoman.