Starting from 20 May 2026, short-term accommodation rental services in the EU will be subject to Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services, which also amends Regulation (EU) 2018/1724.

Horizons Alliance has announced an expansion of its international legal network with the addition of Gessel in Poland, Lovric Novokmet & Partners in Croatia, and NKO Partners in Serbia.

Wardynski & Partners has advised the minority shareholders of Rolmex on their share-redemption exit from the company.

Linklaters has advised Zabka BS, part of the Zabka Group, on the acquisition of undeveloped land and on a EUR 35 million design-and-build agreement with Dekpol Budownictwo to deliver a 42,000-square-meter warehouse and production facility near Lodz. 

Kochanski & Partners has advised PIB Group Poland on its acquisition of RCU Ubezpieczenia and Ramius. Andersen Tax & Legal Srokosz i Wspolnicy reportedly advised the sellers.

Schoenherr has advised ID Energy Group on the project financing for the Biopark Dolice biogas plant in Poland from mBank. CMS reportedly advised mBank.

CMS has advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on a EUR 120 million regional loan to AFI Europe to support its development pipeline across Serbia, Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic.

Greenberg Traurig has advised mBank on the PLN 118 million refinancing of three operational photovoltaic projects developed by European Energy in Poland. BNT Attorneys advised European Energy.

Clifford Chance has advised Hillwood Polska on the EUR 25 million provided by mBank for the refinancing of its acquisition of Hillwood Gdansk I logistics park. CMS reportedly advised mBank.

Greenberg Traurig has advised American Heart of Poland Group on EUR 200 million second-lien financing from CVC Credit Funds, arranged alongside the group’s existing senior syndicated facility of approximately PLN 1.9 billion. Linklaters and Allen Overy Shearman Sterling reportedly advised on the transaction as well.

DLA Piper has promoted Florin Tineghe, Gabor Simon, Michal Gajdus, and Piotr Miller to Partner as part of the firm's latest promotion round.

Camiel van der Meij has joined Drzewiecki Tomaszek & Partners as a Partner.

Gessel has advised DP Polska Spolka Akcyjna on the sale of Mastergrupa to Domino’s Pizza Poland.

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Dentons has appointed Partner Anna Szymanska as the new Head of Public Procurement in its Warsaw office.

Wolf Theiss, working with Morrison Foerster, has advised SoftBank Group Corp on its planned all‑cash acquisition of Ampere Computing from lead investors Carlyle and Oracle Corp.

JDP has promoted former Counsels Joanna Ostojska-Kolodziej and Mariusz Nowakowski to Partners.