Through its 27 February 2025 law ("Law 33/2025"), the Moldovan Parliament amended the current rules on control of investments into sectors important for the security of the state ("Law 174/2021" or the "FDI Law"). The amendments enter into force on 20 April 2025.

CMS has advised Synlab International on the sale of its business activities in Eastern Europe – including its entities in Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkiye, and Cyprus – to Medicover Group. Schoenherr advised Medicover.

Schoenherr has advised IGT Services and Technologies on the acquisition of the Service Delivery division of Connections Consult.

Schoenherr and Hogan Lovells have advised PTC on its acquisition of IncQuery Group. Act Legal and Winkler, Barna & Associates reportedly advised the sellers.

Moravcevic, Vojnovic and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr has advised BlackPeak Capital on its investment in Kafeterija.

Schoenherr has advised mBank on financing to Unity Care and Salus in cooperation with Enterprise Investors for the consolidation and modernization of outpatient healthcare facilities in Poland. Greenberg Traurig advised Enterprise Investors.

Schoenherr has advised UniCredit Bank Hungary on a design-and-build project to completely refurbish its country headquarters in Budapest and assigned to Fitout Zrt. as the developer.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. With 2024 behind us, we asked: Looking at transactional volumes for this year, would you say that 2024 was better or worse than what you originally expected it to be, and why?

The inherent volatility of the financial market offers many opportunities but also poses significant risks. Following the 2007-2008 financial crisis, legislators in the European Union struggled to contain the non-performing exposure (NPE) cycle through legislative action.

Aiming to protect consumers from potentially excessive interest rates applied by Romanian non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) and to ensure increased transparency in loan claim assignments, in November 2024, Romania enacted Law 243/2024 on consumer protection regarding the total cost of credit and assignment of claims (Law 243/2024). 

The DORA regulation (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector) is an essential piece of European legislation aiming to bolster cybersecurity within the EU.

Schoenherr has advised Dealavo on its sale to JTL-Software. DWF advised JTL-Software.

Schoenherr has advised Enterprise Investors on a debt financing transaction aimed at supporting the growth of Expobud Domy. Greenberg Traurig advised mBank on the financing of the transaction.

Schoenherr has advised the shareholders of Nortec Pharma on the sale of a majority stake to Frewitt.

The Commission for Protection of the Competition of North Macedonia (CPC) has significantly intensified its enforcement activities in the food retail sector, signalling a stricter regulatory approach toward potential anti-competitive behaviour.

Dentons has advised Komercni Banka on acquiring a 49.9% stake in SG Equipment Finance Czech Republic from Societe Generale Equipment Finance. Jones Day and Schoenherr advised Societe Generale. White & Case reportedly advised SGEF owner BPCE.

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The government programme of the three-party coalition for the years 2025-2029 has been established. In the field of energy law, long-awaited legislation such as the Electricity Industry Act (ElWG), the Renewable Gas Act (EGG) and the Renewable Expansion Acceleration Act (EABG) are set to be enacted.