On November 14, 2024, banking and finance experts from Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Poland sat down for a virtual round table moderated by CEE Legal Matters Managing Editor Radu Cotarcea to discuss digitalization and the impact of tech on the banking sector in CEE.

Former DLA Piper Partner Lukasz Dynysiuk has joined Rymarz Zdort Maruta's Corporate Department as a Partner.

Former Dentons Partner Magdalena Szwarc-Brozyna has joined Clyde & Co's Warsaw office as Partner and Head of the Real Estate team, a new practice launched by the firm at the beginning of December.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Echo Investment on the sale of the React office building in Lodz to Estonian investor Summus Capital. Penteris advised Summus Capital.

White & Case has announced a new Local Partner hire in Prague as well as four new Local Partners in Prague and Warsaw as part of its latest promotion round.

Greenberg Traurig and Filip & Company have advised Polish chemical group Qemetica on its acquisition of PPG's precipitated silica business for approximately PLN 1.2 billion (USD 310 million). Hogan Lovells advised PPG.

CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska has advised Kruk on its latest issuance of series AP2 bonds.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Polski Fundusz Rozwoju on a PLN 82.5 million in long-term financing to fund and refinance the construction of photovoltaic plants sponsored by Projekt Solartechnik. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Projekt Solartechnik.

Dentons has advised Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen, Pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, and Berlin Hyp on the EUR 180 million loan extended to Immofinanz to replace the previous financing of the Myhive Warsaw Spire project.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Eastnine on its acquisition of the Warsaw Unit office building from Ghelamco for EUR 280 million. Dentons and Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Ghelamco.

PwC Legal has advised Benefit Systems on its acquisition of MyOrganiq which runs eight Organic Fitness clubs in western Poland. Sommerrey & Partners advised the sellers.

Cytowski & Partners advises Wordware on its USD 30 million series seed with Spark Capital, Felicis, and Y Combinator. Goodwin Procter reportedly advised Spark Capital and Felicis.

SSK&W has advised bValue on its partnership with Benefit Systems for the acquisition of a majority stake in Wellbee. Lawmore advised Wellbee. PwC Legal advised Benefit Systems.

Baker McKenzie and its Turkish affiliate Esin Attorney Partnership advised DFDS on its acquisition of Ekol Transport and the international transport network connecting Turkiye and Europe from Ekol Logistics and individual sellers led by founder Ahmet Musul. Caliskan Okkan Toker reportedly advised the sellers.

Wardynski & Partners, working with Baker Botts, has advised Modern Times Group on its acquisition of Plarium Global.

Schoenherr has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on a EUR 40 million financing agreement for the development and long-term investment of a Puro Hotel in Budapest. Szabo, Kelemen & Partners Andersen advised Puro.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Vantage on securing EUR 100 million in financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the construction and operation of a portfolio of rental flats. Clifford Chance advised the EBRD.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has successfully represented DESA Unicum before the Internet Domain Arbitration Court at the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications in a case brought by Desa Dziela Sztuki i Antyki concerning the infringement of rights as a result of an agreement for the maintenance of the desa.pl domain name.