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.

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.

Lambadarios has advised PPC on the acquisition of 66.6 megawatts of operational RES assets, a 1.7 gigawatt pipeline under development, and a 20% stake in the combined-cycle gas turbine unit in Alexandroupolis from the Copelouzos and Samaras groups. PwC Legal reportedly advised Copelouzos and Samaras.

Moldova is in the process of implementing substantive legislative changes, according to PwC Legal Head in Moldova, Ilona Panurco, who outlines the country’s efforts to align with EU acquis, including updates in digital, environmental, and financial regulations.

Sophia Grigoriadou – the former Managing Partner of KPMG's affiliate law firm CPA – has joined PwC's Greece office as Partner and Head of Legal Services.

PwC Legal-affiliated D&B David si Baias has promoted Lucian Bozian to Partner.

Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov has advised Bianor Holding on its acquisition of Digital Lights and Prime Holding. Karastoyanov, Mitkov & Associates advised the seller of Digital Lights Dimitar Dimitrov. Shopova, Kolarova & Partners advised Prime Holding's sellers Noratex and minority shareholders.

DLA Piper has advised the Szallas Group on its acquisition of Litoralulromasec.ro for more than EUR 21 million. PwC-affiliated law firm David & Baias advised the sellers.

PwC Legal has advised Orlen Unipetrol Group on Orlen Projekt's acquisition of design and engineering activities from Brno-based UNIS and UNIS Power. Forlex advised the seller.

Komarevski Dimitrov & Partners has advised Witte Automotive on its accelerated buy-out of the minority stake in Witte Injection Molding Bulgaria – previously operating as Forez BG – from FH holding. PwC Legal reportedly advised FH Holding.

PwC Legal Polska has established a Pharma and Life Sciences practice with Counsels Anna Wilkowska and Maciej Huzior joining the firm to co-lead the new department.

PwC Legal has advised aquaculture specialist Agromey on its sale to Kilic Holding.

Cobalt has advised the owners of Lithuanian wood pellet manufacturer Granulita on the sale of the company to Zalvaris. PwC Legal advised the buyers.

Former BPV Braun Partners Partner Marc Mueller has joined PwC Legal in the Czech Republic as a Senior Attorney.

Did you know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, a total of twenty law firms and seventeen individual lawyers worked on five or more reported Romanian client matters in 2023? 

Schoenherr has advised the OTP Real Estate Investment Fund on its purchase of a land plot in Ullo, Hungary, from Rossmann, the development agreement for a BTS logistic center on the site with development manager Panattoni, and a long-term lease agreement for the facility with Rossmann as tenant. CMS and Noerr advised Panattoni. PwC Legal reportedly advised Rossmann.

Wolf Theiss and Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk have advised MidEuropa Partners and Accel-KKR portfolio company Symfonia on its acquisition of Softeh Plus. PwC Legal Romanian affiliate D&B David and Baias advised the shareholders of the Romanian software company.

In a move scheduled to start in February, TGS Baltic is welcoming aboard a significant team of lawyers from PwC Legal Estonia.