Budapest-based Dentons Partner Rob Irving has been reappointed as the Co-Head of Corporate and M&A, while Warsaw-based Partner Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Baranska has been appointed the Co-Head of the Competition and Antitrust practice.

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has advised PKO Bank Polski on the issuance of EUR 500 million in 3.625% green senior non-preferred callable fixed-to-floating interest rate notes due 2031. White & Case reportedly advised joint lead managers BNP Paribas, Erste, PKO Bank Polski, UBS, and UniCredit.

Baker McKenzie has advised Delachaux on the sale of its shares in Frauscher Sensor Technology Group to Wabtec Corporation for an enterprise value of EUR 675 million.

Slovak lawyer Ivana Kollarova has become the Interim Deputy General Counsel at Pepco, based in Poland.

CMS has advised BIG Poland on its acquisition of OTO Park Koszalin.

Deloitte Legal has advised DeA Capital Real Estate on the disposal of ownership rights to a property in Stara Wies, in Poland’s Mazowieckie Voivodeship, to 7R.

Polish Lawyer and former Galderma Head of Legal & Compliance EMEAC and Global Distributors Market Piotr Jaskiewicz has taken over as the company's Head of Legal & Compliance, Northern Europe Cluster, based in Barcelona.

Peterka Partners is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and the firm recently marked a new chapter with the opening of a new office in Ljubljana, Slovenia, followed by the launch of a second office in Poland in Rzeszow. Founder and Managing Partner Ondrej Peterka and Head of the Slovenian office Pia Florjancic Pozeg Vancas talk about the strategic importance of opening a branch in Slovenia and what lies ahead.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering the medical sector more and more boldly, transforming the healthcare system and changing the way patients and doctors communicate and how the process of caring for patients' health looks. One of the most exciting tools of this revolution are medical chatbots – AI-based programmes that support both patients and professionals by automating many tasks and offering personalised assistance.

Diana Tavera and Marcin Beben have become Equity Partners at Kochanski & Partners.

White & Case has advised UniCredit on the PLN 660 million (approximately EUR 154.4 million) financing extended to Modivo, a subsidiary of CCC.

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has advised Polenergia subsidiaries Amon and Talia on the refinancing of their existing credit facilities. Kycia Legal reportedly advised Bank Pekao.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Panattoni on a long-term lease agreement with PBS Connect Polska for a new logistics hub at Panattoni Park Warsaw North III, located in Kobylka, near Warsaw.

Fieldfisher has advised Lyten on its acquisition of Northvolt Dwa ESS. Wolf Theiss advised Northvolt.

Wolf Theiss, working with Arendt, has advised Studenac on securing a EUR 300 million loan facility from a consortium of banks led by Bank Pekao and including Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen, OTP Banka, Zagrebacka Banka, and OTP Bank Plc Hungary. DTB and Clifford Chance advised the financial institutions.

Gessel has advised WPIP Green Energy and Metropolis Doradztwo Gospodarcze on the sale of a biogas plant in Ilowiec Wielki to Galia Green Power.

Soltysinski, Kawecki & Szlezak has advised Axpo Polska on an energy storage services agreement with EDP Renewables.

PwC Legal has advised the founders of Lilou on its sale to W.Kruk. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised W.Kruk.