In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. With 2024 behind us, we asked: Looking at transactional volumes for this year, would you say that 2024 was better or worse than what you originally expected it to be, and why?

The inherent volatility of the financial market offers many opportunities but also poses significant risks. Following the 2007-2008 financial crisis, legislators in the European Union struggled to contain the non-performing exposure (NPE) cycle through legislative action.

Schoenherr has advised Dealavo on its sale to JTL-Software. DWF advised JTL-Software.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Innova Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in ProService Finteco and a 50% stake in Investment Funds Depositary Services. Linklaters ProService Finteco.

Gide has advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska on granting a new facility to finance three retail projects from the portfolios of Newgate Investment and Torwell Investment including Galeria Sieradzka, Wysockiego Retail Park in Bialystok, and Certe Convenience Shopping Center in Gdansk-Suchanino.

Paksoy, working with Linklaters, has advised Actera Group and Esas Holding on their exit from Mars Spor Kulubu to Benefit Systems. Herguner Bilgen Ucer and Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj advised Benefit Systems.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Innova Capital on the acquisition of Punkta Group from Pollen Street Capital. Clifford Chance advised Punkta on the deal.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised BBI Development on the issuance and allocation of 44,740,000 new bonds with a total nominal value of PLN 44.74 million.

Schoenherr has advised Enterprise Investors on a debt financing transaction aimed at supporting the growth of Expobud Domy. Greenberg Traurig advised mBank on the financing of the transaction.

Wolf Theiss, working with Goodwin Procter, has advised Kingswood Capital Management on its investment in Infotree Global Solutions. Foley & Lardner reportedly advised Infotree Global Solutions.

Schoenherr has advised the shareholders of Nortec Pharma on the sale of a majority stake to Frewitt.

Burgundy Capital Management has appointed Cezary Cienkowski as its new General Counsel.

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has advised FLE on its acquisition of the Havi Distribution Center from Carroll International Investments. Linklaters advised Carroll International Investments.

Dentons, working with Griffiths & Partners and Massiah Law, has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on a long-term investment loan of up to USD 60 million granted to the Molo Group, owned by the Slominski family. JedwabnyLegal, Isolas and Miller, Simons and O’Sullivan reportedly advised the Molo Group.

CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska has advised the City of Kielce on the sale of 99% of Korona shares to Korona 4ever, a company owned by Lukasz Maciejczyk, with the city retaining a 1% stake.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has promoted Lukasz Lech, Adam Puchalski, Krzysztof Rembierz, Maria Szczepanska, and Piotr Zawacki to Partner.

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has advised International Schools Partnership Limited on its acquisition of the American School of Wroclaw.

Dentons has advised Komercni Banka on acquiring a 49.9% stake in SG Equipment Finance Czech Republic from Societe Generale Equipment Finance. Jones Day and Schoenherr advised Societe Generale. White & Case reportedly advised SGEF owner BPCE.