Labor shortages have emerged as a pressing issue across CEE, prompting diverse responses from governments, businesses, and the public as they navigate the challenges of workforce gaps and economic sustainability.

Schoenherr has advised Noctiluca on its transition from NewConnect to the Warsaw Stock Exchange's regulated market.

Jakub Celinski and Pawel Grabowski have been elected as the new Managing Partners of Dentons’ Warsaw office with their term to begin on January 1, 2025.

On December 12, 2024, Wolf Theiss announced that Standard Motor Products' acquisition of Nissens Automotive (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on July 23, 2024) has closed.

Dentons has advised Orbis on the sale of the five-star Sofitel Grand Sopot hotel to Sinfam Investments. A&O Shearman advised Sinfam Investments.

DWF has advised Gulermak Invest on the acquisition of a photovoltaic farm exceeding 40 megawatts in capacity from Sylwia Bojar-Chlodecka and Krzysztof Bojar. Czupajlo, Ciskowski & Partnerzy reportedly advised the sellers.

Linklaters has advised Investika Real Estate Fund on its joint venture with BUD Holdings for the acquisition of the P180 office building in Warsaw from Skanska Commercial Development Europe. Dentons advised Skanska.

Dentons, working with Kromann Reumert, has advised mandated lead arranger, original lender, and facility agent ING Bank and mandated lead arranger, original lender, RCF lender, and security agent Jyske Bank on the DKK 1.565 million refinancing of Umove. Watson Farley & Williams reportedly advised Umove.

Peterka & Partners has appointed Bratislava-based Attorney at Law Michal Rampasek as the new Co-Leader of its Polish desk.

Linklaters has advised Resi4Rent on the acquisition of a plot of land on Horbaczewskiego Street in Wroclaw.

A&O Shearman and Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka have advised Partners Group on the sale of VSB Group to French energy company TotalEnergies. Jones Day reportedly advised TotalEnergies.

SSK&W has advised ASP Capital on its investment into Cyber360.

A&O Shearman has advised Immobel on the sale of the Cloud One Gdansk hotel in Poland to Invesco Real Estate. CMS advised Invesco Real Estate.

Wolf Theiss has advised Posella Limited and Pale Fire Capital on their acquisition of Fly.pl from Grzegorz Bosowski.

Magdalena Pyzik-Walag has become the new Managing Partner at Rymarz Zdort Maruta.

A&O Shearman has advised the European Investment Bank on its successful subscription for a total of EUR 2.236 billion in five tranches of bonds issued by Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego.

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.

Former Noerr Poland Head Pawel Zelich has joined DZP as Partner and Head of the German Desk.