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Dentons and TGS Baltic have advised the European Investment Bank and Nordic Investment Bank on their EUR 64 million project financing for Ignitis Renewables to fund the Mazeikiai wind farm in Lithuania. Walless and Linklaters advised the Ignitis Group.
MFW Fialek has advised Milestone Real Estate on its group reorganization.
Baker McKenzie has advised the VT5 Acquisition Company – a SIX-listed Swiss special purpose acquisition company – on the acquisition of R&S International Holding AG, an agreed business combination to take the R&S Group public on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Swiss law firm Advestra advised sole global coordinator UBS and joint bookrunner ZKB.
Wolf Theiss has advised Panattoni on obtaining a EUR 17 million financing from BNP Paribas Bank Polska for the construction of the Panattoni Park Grodzisk V warehouse park in the village of Natolin, near Warsaw.
Kondracki Celej has advised the shareholders and management of Skriware on the full sale of the company to Shape Robotics. Act Legal BSWW reportedly advised on the sale as well.
DZP Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka, working with Procopio, has advised CV Sciences on its acquisition of Cultured Foods.
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Inter Cars on the extension, increase, and reorganization of its senior facilities in the aggregate amount of approximately PLN 2.54 billion (USD 642 million). Kinstellar, Magnusson, Kelemenis, and Glimstedt reportedly advised on the matter as well.
CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska has advised the Exact Systems Capital Group on its acquisition of MV Center Vision Systems. Frankiewicz Kapela reportedly advised MV Center Systemy Wizyjne.
Greenberg Traurig and Rymarz Zdort Maruta have advised Ghelamco on the sale of the Warsaw Hub complex building housing the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express hotels to Corum XL. Hogan Lovells reportedly advised Corum XL.
Poland's SRC Law Firm has advised cosmetics manufacturer Lush on the lease agreement for its new 107-square-meter store at Westfield Arkadia in Warsaw.
KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki and Partners has advised on a joint venture between NCBR Investment Fund ASI and the 4Growth VC fund to provide PLN 12 million in financing to Wealthon. Lewczuk, Lyszczarek, and Partners advised Wealthon and its founders. LSW Bienkowski, Laskowski, Lesnodorski, Melzacki advised 4Growth VC.
LegalKraft has advised Vastint on its acquisition of the Arkady Wroclawskie building in Wroclaw from Develia. Dentons advised Develia.
Gide has advised the Avallon MBO private equity fund on its acquisition of the MPPK Group.
Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk has advised Bank Pekao on the financing provided for United Beverages’ acquisition of an 80% stake in the Dom Whisky Group (as previously reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 28, 2023).
MJH Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj has advised the majority shareholder of LPP and its subsidiaries on obtaining over PLN 330 million in financing from BNP Paribas Bank Polska to refinance and consolidate existing debt.
Szybkowski Kuzma Jelen Brzoza-Ostrowska has advised the Polish Development Fund group on the sale of a property located at Krolowej Jadwigi Street in Poznan.
GNZ Legal Gorzelnik Nentwig Ziebinski has advised Masdar and Taaleri Energia on their acquisition of a 1-gigawatt pipeline of onshore wind farm and solar energy projects in Poland from Domrel Biuro Uslug Inwestycyjnych.
White & Case has advised the managers on Murapol's initial public offering and the admission to trading of its shares on the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Murapol and AEREF V PL Investment as the selling shareholder. Freshfields reportedly advised Murapol as well.
