Shortlists

CEE Legal Matters received 376 submissions for the 22 Deals of the Year Awards for 2023. Based on all these submissions, a total of 211 deals are eligible for one or (in some cases) multiple awards this year. The list of nominated deals was not included for jurisdictions with 3 or less eligible submissions as those are automatically shortlisted and will be announced on February 28. 

The finalists for the 2023 Deals of the Year award in each country will be announced in March 2024, with the winners to be announced at the annual CEELM Deal of the Year Awards Banquet scheduled for April 25, 2024, in Warsaw. Save the date!

In the meantime, our thanks to everyone who submitted deals for consideration. We appreciate the time and effort you put into the process, and we – like you – are eager to see the results and celebrate the winners this spring in Warsaw. Good luck, one and all!

Country

Title of Deal

Signing

Closing

Firms Involved

CEELM Coverage

 

Austria

Bauer Media Group's Merger of OCP Business with Netrisk Group

16/09/2023

1/12/2023

Netrisk Group: Havel & Partners; Latham & Watkins; Szecskay; WKB Lawyers

 

Bauer Media Group: Cobalt; Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer; Oppenheim, Wardynski & Partners

 

 

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24603-wardynski-partners-advises-bauer-media-group-on-merger-of-ocp-business-with-netrisk-group

 

Austria

Brookfield and Digital Bridge’s Acquisition of GD Towers from Deutsche Telekom

14/07/2022

1/2/2023

Digital Bridge (buyer): Allen & Overy; Dorda; Morgan Lewis

 

Brookfield (buyer): Dorda; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

 

Deutsche Telekom (seller): CMS; Cuatrecasas; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gleiss Lutz; Noerr; Schoenherr

 

GIP, KKR, and Stonepeak (bidding consortium): E+H; Latham and Watkins

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/20548-dorda-among-plethora-of-firms-advising-on-digitalbridge-s-acquisition-of-gd-towers

 

Austria

Cancom’s Acquisition of K-Businesscom

25/03/2023

24/04/2023

Cancom (buyer): Dorda; Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek; Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

 

Aluk Privatstiftung, Invest Unternehmensbeteiligungs Aktiengesellschaft, Raiffeisen, Franz Semmernegg, and Jochen Borenich (sellers): Pistotnik & Krilyszyn; SCWP Schindhelm

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23146-dorda-and-nndkp-advise-cancom-on-acquisition-of-k-businesscom-group

 

Austria

EFESO’s Acquisition of Tsetinis

15/03/2023

28/04/2023

EFESO (buyer): Bird & Bird; Graf Patsch Taucher 

 

ZF Friedrichshafen AG (seller): KPMG Legal

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/23253-graf-patsch-taucher-advises-efeso-on-acquisition-of-stake-in-tsetinis-consulting

 

Austria

Eologix’s Acquisition of Ping Services

7/6/2023

5/10/2023

Eologix (buyer): MinterEllison; Taylor Wessing

 

Ping Services (seller): Crawford Legal; Benedikt Law Firm

N/A

 

Austria

Harps Global's Acquisition of Semperit's Medical Division

16/12/2022

31/08/2023

Harps Global (buyer): Schoenherr

 

Semperit (seller): Binder Groesswang

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21922-schoenherr-advises-harps-global-on-acquisition-of-semperit-medical-division

 

Austria

Rhone Capital's Public Cash Offer for up to 29.9% of RHI Magnesita Share Capital

24/07/2023

14/12/2023

Rhone Capital (buyer): Schoenherr; Sullivan & Cromwell

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/23607-schoenherr-advises-rhone-capital-on-public-cash-offer-for-rhi-magnesita-stake

 

Austria

S IMMO AG's Acquisition of Twin Towers from IMMOFINANZ AG

11/07/2023

11/07/2023

S IMMO AG (buyer): Schoenherr

 

IMMOFINANZ (seller): Deloitte Legal (Jank Weiler Operenyi)

N/A

 

Austria

SkySpecs’s Acquisition of i4SEE

15/05/2023

15/06/2023

SkySpecs (buyer): Taylor Wessing

 

i4SEE (seller): In-house legal team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/23438-taylor-wessing-advises-skyspecs-on-acquisition-of-i4see

 

Austria

Telekom Austria's Towers Business Demerger and Listing

13/07/2023

22/09/2023

Telekom Austria (issuer): CMS 

 

Citigroup (underwriter): Clifford Chance; Dorda

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/24559-dorda-advises-citigroup-gme-and-erste-group-bank-on-telekom-austria-tower-business-demerger-and-listing

 

Austria

Vetter Pharma’s EUR 257 Million Financing

24/03/2023

27/03/2023

Vetter Pharma (borrower): Taylor Wessing

 

SEB (documentation agent, mandated lead arranger), Commerzbank (agent) and, Commerzbank, DZ Bank, LBBW, Helaba, and SEB (mandated lead arrangers) (lenders): White & Case

N/A

 

Bulgaria

Astronergy's Acquisition of Karlovo and Novi Pazar Solar Projects

20/11/2023

21/12/2023

Astronergy (buyer): CMS

Karlovo and Novi Pazar shareholder (sellers): Schoenherr

N/A

 

Bulgaria

Bulstrad Life Vienna Insurance Group Bulgaria's Joint Venture for AmeriMed Medical Center Operation

31/03/2023

30/06/2023

Bulstrad Life Vienna Insurance Group Bulgaria (buyer): Schoenherr

AmeriMed exiting shareholders (sellers): Sole practitioner Silvia Mincheva

AmeriMed remaining shareholders (JV): Stanev & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/23931-schoenherr-advises-bulstrad-on-acquisition-of-amerimed-medical-center

 

Bulgaria

Cineworld Group's Restructuring

31/07/2023

31/07/2023

Acasta Partners UK, AlbaCore Capital LLP (UK), Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C (NY, US), Antara Capital LP (NY, US), Bain Capital Credit, LP (MA, US), Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP (NY, US), Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (NY, US), Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (NY, US), Blantyre Capital Limited (UK), Caius Capital LLP (UK), Carlyle Investment Management LLC (DC, US), CIFC Asset Management LLC (NY, US), Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (NY, US), Cross Ocean Partners Management LP (CT, US), Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. (NY, US), Eaton Vance Management (MA, NY), Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC (MA, NY), First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (IL, NY), Hayfin Capital Management LLP (UK), Highbridge Capital Management, LLC (NY, US), HPS Investment Partners, LLC (NY, US), Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (IL, US), J.P. Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London Branch, Marathon Asset Management, LP (NY, US), Mariner Investment Group, LLC (NY, US), Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NC, US), Octagon Credit Investors, LLC (NY, US), Sand Grove Capital Management LLP (UK), Sixth Street Partners, LLC (CA, US), Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (NJ, US), Sound Point Capital Management, LP (NY, US), System 2 Capital LLP (UK), Wellington Management Company LLP (MA, US), Whitebox Advisors LLC (MN, US) (lenders): Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Andersen Tax & Legal Matyka; Arnold & Porter; CLS Cavojsky & Partners; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Rutland & Partners; Kamburov & Partners; Lipa Meir & Co.; Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; Senica & Partners; Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys; Taxture Global; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Cineworld (borrower): A&L Goodbody; Allen & Overy; CMS; De Brauw; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Havel & Partners; Herzog, Fox & Neeman; Jackson Walker; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Teesdale; Mourant; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Slaughter and May; Walkers

Cineworld board: Ashurst; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

N/A

 

Bulgaria

Eurobank Bulgaria's Acquisition of BNP Paribas Personal Finance Bulgaria

20/01/2023

02/06/2023

Eurobank Bulgaria (buyer): Deloitte Legal; Boyanov & Co

 

BNP Paribas Personal Finance (seller): Allen & Overy Shearman; Wolf Theiss

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/22445-wolf-theiss-deloitte-legal-and-boyanov-co-advise-on-sale-of-bnp-paribas-personal-finance-bulgaria-to-eurobank

 

Bulgaria

INStinct EAD's Insurance License

06/09/2022

06/09/2022

INStinct: Musseva & Ivanov Attorney Partnership; Tokushev & Partners

N/A

 

Bulgaria

Moto Pfohe Group's EUR 100 Million Financing

29/03/2023

31/07/2023

Moto Pfohe Group (borrower): In-house legal team

ING Bank (bookrunning mandated lead arranger, agent): CMS

N/A

 

Bulgaria

Rezolv Energy's Acquisition of 22-9 Megawatt Solar Plant from YGY Industries

31/01/2023

29/08/2023

Rezolv Energy (buyer): Boyanov & Co.; Cliford Chance

YGY Industries (seller): CMS

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/24032-cms-and-boyanov-co-advise-on-ygy-industries-sale-of-229-megawatt-solar-plant-to-rezolv-energy

 

Bulgaria

RTP Global's Investment in Plan Delta

30/09/2022

03/01/2023

RTP Global (buyer): Tokushev & Partners

Plan Delta (seller): Dimitrova Staykova & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/22177-tokushev-partners-advises-rtp-global-on-leading-eur-2-3-million-investment-round-for-plan-delta

 

Bulgaria

TAWAL's EUR 1.2 Billion Acquisition of United Group's CEE Tower Assets

20/04/2023

24/08/2023

TAWAL (buyer): Kinstellar; ODI Law

United Group (seller): Bradvica, Maric, Wahl, Cesarec; Jadek and Pensa; Kambourov & Partners; Paul Weiss

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23094-kinstellar-odi-jadek-and-pensa-and-bradvica-maric-wahl-cesarec-advise-on-tawal-s-eur-1-2-billion-acquisition-of-united-group-cee-tower-assets

 

Bulgaria

Valantic's Acqusition of Aiopsgroup

28/02/2023

04/04/2023

Valantic (buyer): BDK Advokati; Boyanov & Co. Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek; Spectrum Legal

Aiopsgroup (seller): Hogan Lovells; Hristov Partners; Legal Advisory Group

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23320-hristov-partners-bdk-advokati-legal-advisory-group-and-boyanov-co-advise-on-sale-of-aiopsgroup-to-valantic

 

Croatia

Bonavia Rijeka's Acquisition of Grand Hotel Bonavia from Plava Laguna

20/02/2023

20/02/2023

Bonavia Rijeka d.o.o. (buyer): Savoric & Partners

Erste&Steiermarkische Bank d.d (financing): Glinska & Miskovic; M. Firon & Co.

 

Plava Laguna d.d. (seller): Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka

N/A

 

Croatia

Croatia's EUR 1.85 Billion Bond Issuance

08/03/2023

08/03/2023

Republic of Croatia (issuer): No legal counsel

Erste&Steiermarkische Bank, OTP banka, Privredna Banka Zagreb, Raiffeisen Bank, and Zagrebacka Banka (joint agents): Miskovic & Miskovic

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/22678-miskovic-miskovic-advises-on-croatia-s-eur-1-85-billion-bond-issuance

 

Croatia

LCN's Acquisition of Industrial Park SPV from Log Expert Development

23/05/2023

05/12/2023

LCN Capital Partners (buyer): Marohnic, Tomek & Gjoic; Pinsent Masons

Log Expert Development (seller): Bardek, Lisac, Musec, Skoko

Zagrebancka Banka (lender): Wolf Theiss

N/A

 

Croatia

MYTY Group's Acquisition of 404 Group

20/12/2022

27/01/2023

MYTY Group (buyer): GORG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwalten; Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners); Walder Wyss

404 Group Shareholders (sellers): Dominkovic & Osrecak

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/22322-ilej-partners-and-dominkovic-osrecak-advise-on-myty-group-acquisition-of-404-group

 

Croatia

Pluralis' Acquisition of Minority Stake in Telegram Media Grupa

12/05/2023

07/07/2023

Pluralis B.V. and Media Development Investment Fund (investors): Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners)

Existing Telegram Media Grupa Shareholders (sellers): Batarelo, Dvojkovic i Vuchetich

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/23916-ilej-partners-and-bdv-advise-on-mdi-fund-and-pluralis-acquisition-of-minority-stake-in-telegram-media-grupa

 

Croatia

Studenac's Acquisition of Five Retailors in Croatia

01/07/2023

01/12/2023

Studenac (buyer): Savoric & Partners

SPAR Trgovina (seller): Petric & Kajic

Tehno-Ron Maloprodaja, Formalis-Teh Maloprodaja, and LA-VOR Trade (sellers): Law Office Korotaj

Cedekap Trgovina (seller): Planinic, Soljic and Partners

 

 

Croatia

TAWAL's EUR 1.2 Billion Acquisition of United Group's CEE Tower Assets

20/04/2023

24/08/2023

TAWAL (buyer): Kinstellar; ODI Law

United Group (seller): Bradvica, Maric, Wahl, Cesarec; Jadek and Pensa; Kambourov & Partners; Paul Weiss

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23094-kinstellar-odi-jadek-and-pensa-and-bradvica-maric-wahl-cesarec-advise-on-tawal-s-eur-1-2-billion-acquisition-of-united-group-cee-tower-assets

 

Croatia

Volution Group's Acquisition of I-Vent

19/04/2023

22/06/2023

Volution Group (buyer): Karanovic & Partners (Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic);
Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners)

Milan Kuster (seller): Zagorc & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23098-karanovic-partners-and-zagorc-partners-advise-on-volution-group-s-acquisition-of-i-vent-in-slovenia-and-croatia

 

Croatia

Yildirim Group's Acquisition of Petrokemija from PPD and INA

10/11/2022

28/04/2023

Yildirim Group (buyer): CMS

Prvo Plinarsko Drustvo (seller): Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka

INA (seller): Tus & Grzic

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21592-dtb-cms-and-tus-grzic-advise-on-ppd-and-ina-sale-of-tmf-to-yildirim-group

 

Czech Republic

Archbishopric of Prague's Reorganization

01/02/2023

01/12/2023

Archbishopric of Prague: Eversheds Sutherland

N/A

 

Czech Republic

Bauer Media Group's Merger of OCP Business with Netrisk Group

16/09/2023

01/12/2023

Netrisk Group: Havel & Partners; Latham & Watkins; Szecskay; WKB Lawyers

Bauer Media Group: Cobalt; Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer; Oppenheim, Wardynski & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24603-wardynski-partners-advises-bauer-media-group-on-merger-of-ocp-business-with-netrisk-group

 

Czech Republic

Benteler Group's EUR 2 Billion Financing

01/08/2023

01/08/2023

J.P. Morgan SE, Morgan Stanley Europe SE, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, Kommerzbank (initial purchasers, lenders): Kinstellar; Milbank; Wolf Theiss

Benteler Group (issuer): White & Case

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/23265-wolf-theiss-advises-on-eur-2-billion-financing-for-benteler-group

 

Czech Republic

BHM Group's Acquisition of Trencin Industrial Park from Nova Real Estate

12/10/2023

12/10/2023

BHM Group (buyer): Schoenherr

NOVA Real Estate (seller): Kinstellar

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovakia/24685-schoenherr-and-kinstellar-advise-on-bhm-group-acquisition-of-trencin-industrial-park

 

Czech Republic

Carlyle's Acquisition of Meopta

27/05/2023

06/10/2023

Carlyle (buyer): White & Case

Meopta and Rausnitz family (sellers): Dentons

Ceska Sporitelna, Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, Komercni Banka, Raiffeisenbank, and Raiffeisen Bank International (financing): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23424-dentons-and-white-case-advise-on-sale-of-meopta-to-carlyle

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/24648-clifford-chance-advises-banks-on-financing-for-carlyle-s-acquisition-of-czech-meopta-group

 

Czech Republic

Carlyle's Acquisition of Tescan Orsay Holding

22/12/2022

31/01/2023

Carlyle (buyer): White & Case

Tescan Orsay Holding (seller): Freeths; Honert; JSK

Club of banks coordinated by Komercni Banka and Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka and including Citibank Europe, Ceska Sporitelna, and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia (financing): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/22007-jsk-advises-tescan-orsay-holding-on-sale-of-majority-stake-to-carlyle

 

Czech Republic

CEPS's Acquisition of RWE's Gas Storage Business in the Czech Republic

23/08/2023

15/09/2023

CEPS (buyer): EY Law

RWE Aktiengesellschaft (seller): PRK Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/24496-prk-partners-advises-rwe-on-sale-of-gas-storage-business-in-czech-republic

 

Czech Republic

Ceska Sporitelna's Acquisition of Sberbank CZ's Assets

16/12/2022

05/04/2023

Ceska Sporitelna (buyer): Skils

Jirina Luzova (trustee, seller): Baker McKenzie; White & Case

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/21668-white-case-and-skils-advise-on-trustee-s-sale-of-sberbank-cz-assets-to-ceska-sporitelna

 

Czech Republic

Cineworld Group's Restructuring

31/07/2023

31/07/2023

Acasta Partners UK, AlbaCore Capital LLP (UK), Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C (NY, US), Antara Capital LP (NY, US), Bain Capital Credit, LP (MA, US), Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP (NY, US), Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (NY, US), Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (NY, US), Blantyre Capital Limited (UK), Caius Capital LLP (UK), Carlyle Investment Management LLC (DC, US), CIFC Asset Management LLC (NY, US), Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (NY, US), Cross Ocean Partners Management LP (CT, US), Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. (NY, US), Eaton Vance Management (MA, NY), Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC (MA, NY), First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (IL, NY), Hayfin Capital Management LLP (UK), Highbridge Capital Management, LLC (NY, US), HPS Investment Partners, LLC (NY, US), Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (IL, US), J.P. Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London Branch, Marathon Asset Management, LP (NY, US), Mariner Investment Group, LLC (NY, US), Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NC, US), Octagon Credit Investors, LLC (NY, US), Sand Grove Capital Management LLP (UK), Sixth Street Partners, LLC (CA, US), Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (NJ, US), Sound Point Capital Management, LP (NY, US), System 2 Capital LLP (UK), Wellington Management Company LLP (MA, US), Whitebox Advisors LLC (MN, US) (lenders): Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Andersen Tax & Legal Matyka; Arnold & Porter; CLS Cavojsky & Partners; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Rutland & Partners; Kamburov & Partners; Lipa Meir & Co.; Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; Senica & Partners; Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys; Taxture Global; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Cineworld (borrower): A&L Goodbody; Allen & Overy; CMS; De Brauw; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Havel & Partners; Herzog, Fox & Neeman; Jackson Walker; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Teesdale; Mourant; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Slaughter and May; Walkers

Cineworld board: Ashurst; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

N/A

 

Czech Republic

Credit Agricole Consumer Finance and Stellantis's Acquisition of LeasePlan Operations in the Czech Republic from ALD Automotive

01/03/2023

01/08/2023

Credit Agricole Consumer Finance and Stellantis (buyers): Kinstellar; Linklaters

 

ALD Automotive (seller): Drivalii; Havel & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/22827-kinstellar-advises-credit-agricole-consumer-finance-and-stellantis-on-acquisition-of-leaseplan-czech-republic

 

Czech Republic

Creditas Group's Acquisition of InterGen

13/09/2022

15/01/2023

Creditas Group (buyer): bpv Braun Partners; Watson Farley & Williams

InterGen (seller): Herbert Smith Freehills

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/22264-bpv-braun-partners-advises-creditas-group-on-acquisition-of-intergen

 

Czech Republic

Credit Agricole Consumer Finance and Stellantis's Acquisition of LeasePlan Operations in the Czech Republic from ALD Automotive

01/03/2023

01/08/2023

Credit Agricole Consumer Finance and Stellantis (buyers): Kinstellar; Linklaters

 

ALD Automotive (seller): Drivalii; 

Havel & Partners

Kinstellar, in collaboration with Linklaters, has successfully advised Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance and Stellantis on their acquisition of the Czech operations of LeasePlan from ALD Automotive. The deal follows ALD's announcement in January 2022 of its intention to acquire 100% of LeasePlan. Kinstellar successfully advised on the Czech aspects of the transaction.

This strategic acquisition includes ALD's operations in Ireland, Norway, and Portugal, as well as LeasePlan's business activities in the Czech Republic, Finland, and Luxembourg. It marks a significant step forward in Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance and Stellantis' pursuit of growth in the mobility and long-term vehicle leasing sectors. The disposals align with commitments made by ALD to the European Commission in relation to its proposed acquisition of LeasePlan.

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/22827-kinstellar-advises-credit-agricole-consumer-finance-and-stellantis-on-acquisition-of-leaseplan-czech-republic

Czech Republic

eureKING's Acquisition of SCT Cell Manufacturing from PPF Group

08/08/2023

08/08/2023

eureKing (buyer): Weinhold Legal

PPF Group (seller): In-house legal team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/24144-weinhold-legal-advises-eureking-on-acquisition-of-sct-cell-manufacturing-from-ppf-group

 

Czech Republic

Farmak's Acquisitions in Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine from Novator

31/05/2023

30/06/2023

Farmak (buyer): Asters; Dentons

Novator (seller): Siroky Zrzavecky

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23571-dentons-advises-farmak-on-acquisitions-in-czech-republic-slovakia-and-ukraine

 

Czech Republic

Genesis Capital and Avallon MBO Fund's Acquisition of TES Vsetin

13/01/2023

14/02/2023

Genesis Capital and Avallon MBO Fund (buyers): JSK

ARX Equity Partners (seller): CMS

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/22154-jsk-advises-genesis-capital-and-avallon-mbo-fund-on-acquisition-of-tes-vsetin

 

Czech Republic

Genesis Capital’s Acquisition of AV Media Group

18/10/2023

22/11/2023

Genesis Capital (buyer): CK Legal; JSK

AV Media Group (seller): Tarpan Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/24690-jsk-advises-genesis-private-equity-on-av-media-group-acquisition

 

Czech Republic

J&T Agriculture and Ecology's Acquisition of Spearhead Companies

08/11/2022

09/01/2023

J&T Agriculture and Ecology (buyer): Kocian Solc Balastik; Travers Smith; ViaLegalis

Accession Capital Partners (seller): Bird & Bird; CMS

Komercní banka (lender): Clifford Chance

ING Bank (existing senior creditor): Allen & Overy

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/22104-ksb-and-clifford-chance-advise-on-j-t-agriculture-and-ecology-financing-and-acquisition-of-spearhead-companies

 

Czech Republic

Jet Investment Group's Acquisition of LIKOV Group

11/11/2023

15/12/2023

Jet 3 SICAV (buyer): Kocian Solc Balastik

LIKOV Group (seller): DRV Legal

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/24979-ksb-advises-jet-investment-on-acquisition-of-likov

 

Czech Republic

Kaprain Group's Prague Brownfield Site Acquisition from Enovis Corporation

31/07/2023

31/07/2023

Kaprain Group (buyer): BBH

Enovis Corporation (seller): PRK Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/24444-bbh-advises-kaprain-group-on-prague-brownfield-site-acquisition

 

Czech Republic

Lindab Group's Acquisition of Ventilace EU's Czech Ventilation Business

06/06/2023

01/09/2023

Lindab Group (buyer): Schoenherr

Ventilace EU (seller): Evershed Sutherland; Moore Legal

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/23089-schoenherr-advises-lindab-group-on-acquisition-of-ventilace-eu-s-czech-ventilation-business

 

Czech Republic

Metro's Joint Venture with MFresh/Kosik

06/01/2023

17/01/2023

Metro (buyer): Schoenherr

Kosik Holding (seller): White & Case

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/22259-schoenherr-advises-metro-on-acquisition-of-25-stake-in-kosik-holding

 

Czech Republic

Piletilevi Group's Acquisition of GoOut

19/07/2023

19/07/2023

Piletilevi Group (buyer): Glatzova & Co

GoOut (seller): PRK Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/24240-prk-partners-advises-goout-shareholders-on-sale-to-piletilevi-group

 

Czech Republic

Plan B Investments' Acquisition of Trei Real Estate Czech and Slovak Portfolio

14/02/2023

11/03/2023

Plan B Investments (buyer): Dentons; Havel & Partners

Trei Real Estate (seller): Taylor Wessing
 
UniCredit and Raiffeisenbank (lenders): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23280-taylor-wessing-and-dentons-advise-on-trei-real-estate-sale-of-czech-and-slovak-portfolio

 

Czech Republic

S IMMO AG's Acquisition of EUR 481 Million Property Portfolio from CPI Property Group

01/11/2023

01/11/2023

S IMMO AG (buyer): Kinstellar

CPI Property Group (seller): In-house legal team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/24962-kinstellar-advises-s-immo-on-acquisition-of-eur-481-million-czech-republic-property-portfolio-from-cpi

 

Czech Republic

Tapas Borek's Sand Mine in Czech Republic

20/10/2023

26/10/2023

Tapas Borek: Kocian Solc Balastik

City of Brandys nad Labem: Broz Sedlaty; Dohnal & Bernard, Filip Vanek Attorneys

N/A

 

Czech Republic

WOOD & Company's Acquisition of Alphonse Mucha Collection

13/10/2023

13/10/2023

WOOD & Company Group (buyer): KLB Legal

Richard Fuxa (seller): Faltz & Felgen; Havel & Partners

AKP Nord Advisory (intermediary): Poncza Sramek

N/A

 

Czech Republic

WOOD SPAC's Acquisition of Footshop

23/06/2023

31/07/2023

WOOD SPAC (buyer): Havel & Partners

Footshop (seller): Valouch Servus

Crowdberry (investor): Taubel Legal

N/A

 

Estonia

AS Maag Grupp's Acquisition of HKScan' Baltic Business

13/12/2022

31/08/2023

AS Maag Grupp (buyer): Ellex Raidla

HKScan (seller): Cobalt; DLA Piper

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21863-Cobalt-and-ellex-advise-on-hkscan-sale-of-baltic-business-to-maag-grupp

 

Estonia

Eesti Gaas's Acquisition of Gaso from Latvijas Gaze

19/04/2023

17/07/2023

Eesti Gaas (buyer): Ellex

Latvijas Gaze (seller): KPMG Law

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/24108-closing-eesti-gaas-acquisition-of-gaso-from-latvijas-gaze-now-closed

 

Estonia

Hawesko Holding's Acquisition of 50% Holding in Dunker Group

05/10/2023

05/10/2023

Hawesko Holding (buyer): Oppenhoff; TGS Baltic

Dunker Group (seller): Triniti

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/24684-tgs-baltic-and-triniti-advise-on-hawesko-partnership-with-dunker-group

 

Estonia

HellermannTyton's Acquisition of Hoehle from Lagrotte and Osauhing Net Systems Group

29/03/2023

03/04/2023

HellermannTyton (buyer): Cobalt

Lagrotte and Osauhing Net Systems Group (sellers): Sorainen

https://ceelegalmatters.com/Cobalt/22928-sorainen-and-Cobalt-advise-on-sale-of-hohle-to-hellermanntyton

 

Estonia

Mirova Energy Transition 5's Largest Solar Plant in the Baltics

07/12/2022

26/04/2023

Mriova Energy Transition 5 S.L.P. (investor): Cobalt

Evecon OU (seller, developer): KPMG Law Estonia

https://ceelegalmatters.com/estonia/21852-Cobalt-and-kpmg-law-advise-on-mirova-and-evecon-agreement-for-solar-park-development-in-estonia

 

Hungary

4iG and Corvinus's Acquisition of Vodafone Hungary

08/03/2023

31/03/2023

4iG (buyer): CMS

Corvinus Nemzetkozi Befektetesi (buyer): PK Law Office

Vodafone Group (seller): Lakatos Koves & Partners; Slaughter and May

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/22181-cms-advises-4ig-on-vodafone-hungary-acquisition

 

Hungary

Bauer Media Group's Merger of OCP Business with Netrisk Group

16/09/2023

01/12/2023

Netrisk Group: Havel & Partners; Latham & Watkins; Szecskay; WKB Lawyers

Bauer Media Group: Cobalt; Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer; Oppenheim, Wardynski & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24603-wardynski-partners-advises-bauer-media-group-on-merger-of-ocp-business-with-netrisk-group

 

Hungary

Budapest Stock Exchange's Listing on Budapest Stock Exchange

07/06/2023

21/06/2023

Budapest Stock Exchange (issuer): Kinstellar

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/23638-kinstellar-helps-budapest-stock-exchange-go-public

 

Hungary

Cineworld Group's Restructuring

31/07/2023

31/07/2023

Acasta Partners UK, AlbaCore Capital LLP (UK), Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C (NY, US), Antara Capital LP (NY, US), Bain Capital Credit, LP (MA, US), Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP (NY, US), Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (NY, US), Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (NY, US), Blantyre Capital Limited (UK), Caius Capital LLP (UK), Carlyle Investment Management LLC (DC, US), CIFC Asset Management LLC (NY, US), Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (NY, US), Cross Ocean Partners Management LP (CT, US), Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. (NY, US), Eaton Vance Management (MA, NY), Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC (MA, NY), First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (IL, NY), Hayfin Capital Management LLP (UK), Highbridge Capital Management, LLC (NY, US), HPS Investment Partners, LLC (NY, US), Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (IL, US), J.P. Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London Branch, Marathon Asset Management, LP (NY, US), Mariner Investment Group, LLC (NY, US), Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NC, US), Octagon Credit Investors, LLC (NY, US), Sand Grove Capital Management LLP (UK), Sixth Street Partners, LLC (CA, US), Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (NJ, US), Sound Point Capital Management, LP (NY, US), System 2 Capital LLP (UK), Wellington Management Company LLP (MA, US), Whitebox Advisors LLC (MN, US) (lenders): Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Andersen Tax & Legal Matyka; Arnold & Porter; CLS Cavojsky & Partners; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Rutland & Partners; Kamburov & Partners; Lipa Meir & Co.; Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; Senica & Partners; Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys; Taxture Global; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Cineworld (borrower): A&L Goodbody; Allen & Overy; CMS; De Brauw; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Havel & Partners; Herzog, Fox & Neeman; Jackson Walker; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Teesdale; Mourant; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Slaughter and May; Walkers

Cineworld board: Ashurst; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

N/A

 

Hungary

Cofidis' Acquisition of Magyar Cetelem Bank from BNP Paribas Personal Finance Group

20/12/2021

30/06/2023

Cofidis (buyer): De Pardieu Brocas Maffei; Kinstellar

BNP Paribas Personal Finance Group (seller): Allen & Overy; Wolf Theiss

N/A

 

Hungary

Diofa Fund Management's Acquisition of Gordius Private Equity from Indotek Investments

01/03/2023

22/03/2023

Diofa Fund Management (buyer): DLA Piper

Indotek Investments (seller): BDK Advokati; Lakatos Koves & Partners

N/A

 

Hungary

Erste Group's Acquisition of Erse Bank Hungary Stake from the State of Hungary and EBRD

07/12/2023

11/12/2023

Erste Group Bank AG (buyer): Allen & Overy; Addleshaw Goddard

State of Hungary (Corvinus) (seller): PKP Partners

EBRD (seller): Cerha Hempel; K&L Gates

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/25199-cerha-hempel-advises-ebrd-on-sale-of-stake-in-erste-bank-hungary-to-erste-group-bank

 

Hungary

Eximbank's Bond Issuance

04/05/2023

04/05/2023

Eximbank Hungary (issuer): Clifford Chance; Lakatos Koves & Partners

ICBC, IMI – Intesa Sanpaolo and J.P. Morgan (joint lead managers): Kinstellar; Latham & Watkins

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/23318-lakatos-koves-partners-and-kinstellar-advise-on-eximbank-zrt-usd-1-25-billion-bond-offering

 

Hungary

Extreme Digital Group's Acquisition of Hungarian Online Classifieds Business Portfolio from Adevinta

03/07/2023

30/09/2023

Extreme Digital Group (buyer): Wolf Theiss

Adevinta (seller): In-house legal team

N/A

 

Hungary

Ingatlan.com's Acquisition of Adevinta Classified Media Hungary from Adevinta

20/07/2023

14/09/2023

Ingatlan.com (buyer): DLA Piper

Adevinta (seller): Nagy-Baranyi Law Office

Erste Bank (financing for the deal): Backer McKenzie

ED Group (equity financing for the deal): Wolf Theiss

N/A

 

Hungary

Lumen Park's Szaszberek Financing

22/03/2023

19/04/2023

Callisto Solarpark (borrower): Wolf Theiss

Unicredit Bank (lender): Dentons

N/A

 

Hungary

MOL's Acquisition of OMV Slovenia

17/06/2021

30/06/2023

MOL (buyer): Baker McKenzie; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners

OMV (seller): Schoenherr

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/23731-closing-omv-s-sale-of-omv-slovenija-to-mol-now-closed

 

Hungary

Orkla's Acquisition of Khell-Food from Zoltan Kelenyi

16/12/2022

28/02/2023

Orkla (buyer): DLA Piper

Zoltan Kelenyi (seller): Peremiczki & Turi

N/A

 

Hungary

Orlen Unipetrol's Acquisition of MOL Fuel Stations in Hungary

12/01/2022

15/09/2023

Orlen Unipetrol (buyer): Baker McKenzie

MOL (seller): CMS

N/A

 

Hungary

OTP Bank's Acquisition of Ipoteka Bank

12/12/2022

12/06/2023

OTP Bank (buyer): Kinstellar

Ipoteka Bank (seller): White & Case

https://ceelegalmatters.com/kinstellar/23645-closing-otp-bank-acquisition-of-uzbekistan-s-ipoteka-bank-now-closed

 

Hungary

Qvantum's Acquisition of Nyiregyhaza Production Plant from Electrolux

12/09/2023

15/09/2023

Qvantum (buyer): CMS

Electrolux (seller): Kinstellar

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/24443-kinstellar-advises-electrolux-on-eur-38-million-sale-of-hungarian-facility-to-qvantum

 

Hungary

Seadrill Group's Refinancing of Debt Facilities

08/08/2023

08/08/2023

Seadrill Limited (issuer): Advokatfirmaet Thommessen; Aluko & Oyebode; Arias, Febrega & Febrega; Baker Botts; Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Cozen O'Connor; Loyens & Loeff; Rajah & Tann; Slaughter and May; Szabo Kelemen and Partners Andersen Attorneys

J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, DNB Markets (joint book-running managers) and Barclays and BTIG (co-managers): Latham & Watkins

N/A

 

Hungary

Rossmann's Built-to-Suit Logistics Center Project

29/11/2023

29/11/2023

OTP Real Estate Investment (project owner, buyer): Schoenherr

Rossmann (seller, future tenant): PwC Legal

Panattoni (developer): CMS

N/A

 

Hungary

Shopper Park Plus Plc's EUR-Denominated IPO

20/11/2023

20/11/2024

Shopper Park Plus Plc. (issuer): Deloitte Legal; Humpfner & Associates

OTP Bank and Concorde Securities (arrangers): Allen & Overy

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/24957-deloitte-legal-advises-shopper-park-plus-on-budapest-stock-exchange-share-issuance

 

Hungary

VIG's Acquisition of Additional Stake in VIG Magyarorszag from Corvinus

21/11/2023

30/11/2023

Vienna Insurance Group (buyer): Wolf Theiss

Corvinus (seller): PK & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/24938-wolf-theiss-advises-vig-on-increasing-stake-in-vig-magyarorszag-to-90

 

Latvia

Amber Beverage Group's EUR 30 Million Bond Issuance

21/04/2023

16/10/2023

Amber Beverage (issuer): Cobalt

Signet Bank (arranger): Ellex

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/23059-Cobalt-and-ellex-advise-on-amber-beverage-group-eur-30-million-bond-issuance

 

Latvia

BaltCap's Acquisition of HansaMatrix

17/02/2023

01/06/2023

BaltCap Private Equity Fund III (buyer): Cobalt

HansaMatrix (seller): in-house team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/23572-Cobalt-advises-baltcap-on-acquisition-of-hansamatrix

 

Latvia

Clean Energy Infrastructure Fund's Acquisition of Evecon Solar Projects

22/06/2023

30/09/2023

Clean Energy Infrastructure Fund (buyer): TGS Baltic

Evecon (seller): Sorainen

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/24390-tgs-baltic-advises-clean-energy-infrastructure-fund-on-acquisition-of-solar-projects-from-evecon

 

Latvia

Eesti Gaas's Acquisition of Gaso from Latvijas Gaze

19/04/2023

17/07/2023

Eesti Gaas (buyer): Ellex

Latvijas Gaze (seller): KPMG Law

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/24108-closing-eesti-gaas-acquisition-of-gaso-from-latvijas-gaze-now-closed

 

Latvia

Enefit Green's District Heating Market Exit in Estonia and Latvia

29/12/2023

29/12/2023

Warmeston (buyer): Cobalt

Utilitas Eesti (buyer): Triniti

Enefit Green (seller): TGS Baltic

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/25309-Cobalt-and-tgs-baltic-advise-on-warmeston-acquisition-of-enefit-green-s-broceni-cogeneration-plant-and-pellet-factory

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/estonia/25001-triniti-advises-utilitas-on-acquisition-of-paide-and-valka-district-heating-business-from-enefit-green

 

Latvia

Green Genius's Acquisition of  Solar PV Project from Baltic Biorefinery Group SIA

12/01/2023

12/01/2023

Green Genius (buyer): TGS Baltic

Baltic Biorefinery Group SIA (seller): In-house legal team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/22267-tgs-baltic-advises-green-genius-on-100-megawatt-pv-project-acquisition-in-latvia

 

Latvia

Hawesko Holding's Acquisition of 50% Holding in Dunker Group

05/10/2023

05/10/2023

Hawesko Holding (buyer): Oppenhoff; TGS Baltic

Dunker Group (seller): Triniti

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/24684-tgs-baltic-and-triniti-advise-on-hawesko-partnership-with-dunker-group

 

Latvia

Merito Partners' Launch

01/11/2022

23/08/2023

Merito Partners: Ellex

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/24385-ellex-advises-merito-partners-on-renewables-acquisitions-and-launch-of-zilupe-and-incukalns-projects

 

Lithuania

Baltcap's Majority Stake Acquisition in Hansab

12/05/2023

12/05/2023

BaltCap (buyer): Sorainen

Hansab (seller): Cobalt

https://ceelegalmatters.com/estonia/23192-sorainen-and-Cobalt-advise-on-baltcap-acquisition-of-hansab

 

Lithuania

Baltic Real Estate's Acquisition of Avia Solutions Group's Vilnius Headquarters

13/02/2023

13/02/2023

Baltic Real Estate (buyer): Sorainen

AviaAM Leasing Service Centre (seller): Motieka & Audzevicius

https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/22518-sorainen-and-motieka-Audzevicius-advise-on-titanium-baltic-real-estate-acquisition-of-avia-solutions-group-s-vilnius-headquarters

 

Lithuania

Bauer Media Group's Merger of OCP Business with Netrisk Group

16/09/2023

01/12/2023

Netrisk Group: Havel & Partners; Latham & Watkins; Szecskay; WKB Lawyers

Bauer Media Group: Cobalt; Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer; Oppenheim, Wardynski & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24603-wardynski-partners-advises-bauer-media-group-on-merger-of-ocp-business-with-netrisk-group

 

Lithuania

Bertona's Acquisition of Shares in Vladas Numavicius

28/03/2023

28/03/2023

Bertona Holdings (buyer): Motieka & Audzevicius

Vladas Numavicius (seller): TGS Baltic

N/A

 

Lithuania

Hawesko Holding's Acquisition of 50% Holding in Dunker Group

05/10/2023

05/10/2023

Hawesko Holding (buyer): Oppenhoff; TGS Baltic

Dunker Group (seller): Triniti

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/24684-tgs-baltic-and-triniti-advise-on-hawesko-partnership-with-dunker-group

 

Lithuania

Highland Europe's Investment in PVcase

12/07/2023

12/07/2023

Highland Europe (buyer): Cobalt

 

PVCase (seller): Sorainen

https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/23975-Cobalt-advises-highland-europe-on-investment-in-pvcase

 

Lithuania

Ignitis Renewables' Acquisition of Wind Farm from E Energija

08/11/2023

08/11/2023

Ignitis Renewables (buyer): Walless

E Energija (seller): Cobalt

https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/24783-closing-ignitis-renewables-acquisition-of-wind-farm-from-e-energija-now-closed

 

Lithuania

Linas Agro Group's Acquisition of Grybai LT

14/06/2023

18/07/2023

Linas Agro Group (buyer): Cobalt

Auga (seller): Walless

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/23497-Cobalt-and-walless-advise-on-linas-agro-group-s-acquisition-of-grybai-lt

 

Lithuania

PVcase's Acquisition of Anderson Optimization from Axis Op Holdco

30/05/2023

20/06/2023

PVcase (buyer): Gunderson Dettmer; Sorainen

Axis Op Holdco (seller): Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath; Motieka & Audzevicius

https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/23637-motieka-advises-on-anderson-optimization-sale-to-pvcase

 

Moldova

AFD's EUR 40 Million Sovereign Loan to Moldova

17/10/2023

13/12/2023

Republic of Moldova (borrower): In-house legal team

AFD (lender): Gladei & Partners

N/A

 

Moldova

Docapose's Acquisition of Tekoway

29/08/2023

12/12/2023

Docapose (buyer): Gladei & Partners; Vivien & Associes

Tekoway (seller): Racine Avocats

N/A

 

Moldova

Insight's Acqusition of Amdaris

14/07/2023

17/08/2023

Insight Entrerprises (buyer): Armstrong Teasdale; Gladei & Partners; Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

Amdaris (seller): TLT

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/24619-nndkp-advises-insight-enterprises-on-amdaris-acquisition

 

Moldova

Moldovatransgaz's and Vestmoldtransgaz's Lease Agreement

13/09/2023

13/09/2023

Moldovatransgaz (lessor): Vernon | David

Vestmoldtransgaz (lessee) Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Turcan Cazac

N/A

 

Montenegro

Alcazar Energy's Acquisition of Bijela Wind Farm Project from Simes Inzenjering and Sistem MNE

14/09/2023

28/09/2023

Alcazar Energy (buyer): BDK Advokati

Simes Inzenjering and Sistem MNE (sellers): Karanovic & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/montenegro/24553-bdk-advokati-and-karanovic-partners-advise-on-alcazar-energy-acquisition-of-bijela-wind-farm-in-montenegro

 

Montenegro

BIG CEE's Acquisition of Capital Plaza from Abu Dhabi Capital Group

21/07/2022

17/02/2023

BIG CEE (buyer): Karanovic & Partners

Abu Dhabi Capital Group (seller): BDK Advokati

https://ceelegalmatters.com/montenegro/22957-bdk-advokati-and-karanovic-partners-advise-on-abu-dhabi-capital-s-sale-of-capital-plaza-to-big

 

Montenegro

Fortenova's Acquisition of the Franca Marketi

31/05/2023

11/09/2023

Fortenova (buyer): BDK Advokati

Franca Family (seller): Komnenic & Partners

NLB Bank (financing): Karmen Rebesco

https://ceelegalmatters.com/montenegro/23395-bdk-and-komnenic-associates-advise-on-fortenova-and-mercator-cg-acquisition-of-franca-retail-business

 

Montenegro

Montenegro's EUR 100 Million Term Facility Agreement with Deutsche Bank

28/02/2023

02/03/2023

State of Montenegro (borrower): In-house team at Ministry of Finance

Deutsche Bank (lender): Dentons; Schoenherr

N/A

 

Montenegro

OMR Group's Acquisition of Stellantis Distribution Business in Serbia

28/04/2023

01/10/2023

OMR Group (buyer): Drazic, Beatovic & Stojic Law Firm

Stellantis (seller): Karanovic & Partners

N/A

 

North Macedonia

Bechtel Enka Joint Venture's Deal with the Government of North Macedonia for the Design and Construction of Corridors VIII and X-d

08/03/2023

08/03/2023

Bechtel Enka Joint Venture: Karanovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers

Government of North Macedonia: In-house legal team

N/A

 

North Macedonia

Linamar's Acquisition of Dura-Shiloh from Dura Automotive

30/05/2023

03/08/2023

Linamar Corporation (buyer): CMS; Warner Norcross + Judd

Dura Automotive Holdings (seller): Debarliev, Dameski & Keleshoska Law Firm; Dechert

N/A

 

North Macedonia

Viva Fresh's Acqusition of Kit-Go Supermarkets

24/01/2023

30/05/2023

Viva Fresh (buyer): Zequiri Law Office

Kiril Gogov (seller):
ODI Law

https://ceelegalmatters.com/macedonia/23922-odi-law-advises-on-sale-of-macedonian-supermarket-chain-kit-go

 

North Macedonia

Volex Group's EUR 178.1 Million Acquisition of Murat Ticaret

01/07/2023

01/09/2023

Volex Group (buyer): Gowling; Karanovic & Partners; Paksoy

Gora family (seller): Gen Temizer Ozer (Kinstellar); Kinstellar

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/23642-paksoy-and-gen-temizer-ozer-advise-on-volex-acquisition-of-murat-ticaret

 

Poland

Pacific Media Group's Acquisition of GKS Tychy Football Club

06/04/2023

16/11/2023

The Seelig Group / Pacific Media Group (buyer): Kochanski & Partners; Pinsent Masons

Tyski Sport Joint Stock Company (seller): In-house legal team

N/A

 

Poland

Bank BGK's Issuance of Samurai Bonds for Ukraine

24/05/2023

24/05/2023

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (issuer): CMS

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (security agent): Kochanski & Partners; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/23443-kochanski-partners-advises-jbic-on-bank-bgk-issuance-of-samurai-bonds-for-ukraine

 

Poland

CCGT Ostroleka Financing

29/06/2023

23/10/2023

CCGT Ostroleka (borrower): CMS

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Bank Pekao, Alior Bank, KfW IPEX-Bank, Erste Group Bank (lenders): Clifford Chance

N/A

 

Poland

Cineworld Group's Restructuring

31/07/2023

31/07/2023

Acasta Partners UK, AlbaCore Capital LLP (UK), Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C (NY, US), Antara Capital LP (NY, US), Bain Capital Credit, LP (MA, US), Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP (NY, US), Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (NY, US), Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (NY, US), Blantyre Capital Limited (UK), Caius Capital LLP (UK), Carlyle Investment Management LLC (DC, US), CIFC Asset Management LLC (NY, US), Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (NY, US), Cross Ocean Partners Management LP (CT, US), Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. (NY, US), Eaton Vance Management (MA, NY), Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC (MA, NY), First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (IL, NY), Hayfin Capital Management LLP (UK), Highbridge Capital Management, LLC (NY, US), HPS Investment Partners, LLC (NY, US), Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (IL, US), J.P. Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London Branch, Marathon Asset Management, LP (NY, US), Mariner Investment Group, LLC (NY, US), Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NC, US), Octagon Credit Investors, LLC (NY, US), Sand Grove Capital Management LLP (UK), Sixth Street Partners, LLC (CA, US), Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (NJ, US), Sound Point Capital Management, LP (NY, US), System 2 Capital LLP (UK), Wellington Management Company LLP (MA, US), Whitebox Advisors LLC (MN, US) (lenders): Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Andersen Tax & Legal Matyka; Arnold & Porter; CLS Cavojsky & Partners; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Rutland & Partners; Kamburov & Partners; Lipa Meir & Co.; Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; Senica & Partners; Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys; Taxture Global; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

N/A

 

Poland

Cookie Information's and Piwik Pro's Merger

29/09/2023

30/10/2023

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24819-clifford-chance-and-tomczykowski-tomczykowska-advise-on-cookie-information-and-piwik-pro-merger

 

Poland

Da Gama ASI's Investment in Ready Bathroom

01/11/2023

30/11/2023

Cineworld (borrower): A&L Goodbody; Allen & Overy; CMS; De Brauw; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Havel & Partners; Herzog, Fox & Neeman; Jackson Walker; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Teesdale; Mourant; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Slaughter and May; Walkers

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/25034-taylor-wessing-and-zydek-pliszka-korcik-advise-on-da-gama-asi-investment-in-ready-bathroom

 

Poland

Gruppo San Donato and GKSD's Acquisition of American Heart of Poland

25/08/2023

22/12/2023

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24277-clifford-chance-dentons-and-rymarz-zdort-maruta-advise-on-sale-of-american-heart-of-poland

 

Poland

InfraVia's Acquisition of 50% Stake in Play Group's FiberForce

20/06/2022

31/03/2023

Cineworld board: Ashurst; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/22887-closing-infravia-s-acquisition-of-50-stake-in-play-group-s-fiberforce-now-closed

 

Poland

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa's PLN 1.65 Billion Sustainability-Linked Loan

01/10/2022

30/04/2023

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa
(borrower): White & Case

PKO Bank Polski (originator, agent, and security agent), and Bank Pekao, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Alior Bank, PZU, PZU Zycie, Agencja Rozwoju Przemyslu, and Towarzystwo Finansowe Silesia (lenders): Taylor Wessing

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/22960-taylor-wessing-and-white-case-advise-on-pln-1-65-billion-loan-to-jsw

 

Poland

Kings Entertainment's Acquisition of Epeer (Braight AI)

01/05/2023

17/07/2023

Kings Entertainment (buyer): McMillan

Epeer (seller): KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki and Partners; Segev

Delltar (Epeer investor): GKR Legal

N/A

 

Poland

PKO Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A.'s Sale of Five Retail Parks in Poland

31/03/2022

03/08/2023

Lords LB Asset Management (buyer, borrower): Wardynski & Partners

Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych (seller): KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki and Partners

Bank Pekao (lender): Norton Rose Fulbright

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24155-norton-rose-fulbright-and-wardynski-partners-advise-on-bank-pekao-acquisition-financing-for-tewox-retail-park-portfolio

 

Poland

LM PAY's Launch on Dusseldorf Stock Exchange

01/11/2023

30/11/2023

LM PAY (issuer): In-house legal team

mwb fairtrade Wertpapierhandelsbank: (applicant, capital markets partner): Gowling WLG; Taylor Wessing

N/A

 

Poland

Nrep's Acquisition of Majority Stake in 7R

21/06/2023

08/08/2023

Nrep (buyer): Kinstellar; Linklaters

7R (seller): Crido Legal; Kancelaria Kurek Wojcik i Partnerzy; Rymarz Zdort Maruta

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24186-linklaters-and-rymarz-zdort-maruta-advise-on-nrep-acquisition-of-majority-stake-in-7r

 

Poland

Polish Security Printing Works Agency's Acquisition of Greenfield Site from Polfa Tarchomin

08/05/2023

28/06/2023

Polish Security Printing Works Agency (buyer): Kochanski & Partners

Polfa Tarchomin (seller): Linklaters

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24202-kochanski-partners-advises-pwpw-on-acquisition-of-greenfield-site-from-polfa-tarchomin

 

Poland

Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund's Investment in R.Power

09/02/2023

16/03/2023

Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund S.A. SICAV-RAIF (buyer): Rymarz Zdort Maruta

R.Power (seller): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/22494-rymarz-zdort-maruta-and-clifford-chance-advise-on-three-seas-initiative-investment-fund-investment-in-r-power

 

Poland

Baltic Power's USD 5.2 Billion Financing for Offshore Wind Farm

19/09/2023

22/09/2023

Baltic Power (borrower): Advokatfirmaet BAHR; Hogan Lovells; SSW Pragmatic Solutions 

 

International and local commercial banks, the EIB, and the EBRD, supported by three export credit agencies: Euler Hermes, Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, and Export Development Canada (lenders): Linklaters

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24465-linklaters-and-ssw-pragmatic-solutions-advise-on-usd-5-2-billion-financing-for-baltic-power-offshore-wind-farm

 

Romania

Banca Transilvania's EMTN Programme and IPO

18/04/2023

21/04/2023

Banca Transilvania (issuer): Filip & Company;
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Morgan Stanley (lead manager): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/23051-clifford-chance-badea-and-filip-company-advise-on-banca-transilvania-eur-500-million-bond-issuance

 

Romania

Cineworld Group's Restructuring

31/07/2023

31/07/2023

Acasta Partners UK, AlbaCore Capital LLP (UK), Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C (NY, US), Antara Capital LP (NY, US), Bain Capital Credit, LP (MA, US), Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP (NY, US), Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (NY, US), Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (NY, US), Blantyre Capital Limited (UK), Caius Capital LLP (UK), Carlyle Investment Management LLC (DC, US), CIFC Asset Management LLC (NY, US), Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (NY, US), Cross Ocean Partners Management LP (CT, US), Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. (NY, US), Eaton Vance Management (MA, NY), Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC (MA, NY), First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (IL, NY), Hayfin Capital Management LLP (UK), Highbridge Capital Management, LLC (NY, US), HPS Investment Partners, LLC (NY, US), Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (IL, US), J.P. Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London Branch, Marathon Asset Management, LP (NY, US), Mariner Investment Group, LLC (NY, US), Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NC, US), Octagon Credit Investors, LLC (NY, US), Sand Grove Capital Management LLP (UK), Sixth Street Partners, LLC (CA, US), Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (NJ, US), Sound Point Capital Management, LP (NY, US), System 2 Capital LLP (UK), Wellington Management Company LLP (MA, US), Whitebox Advisors LLC (MN, US) (lenders): Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Andersen Tax & Legal Matyka; Arnold & Porter; CLS Cavojsky & Partners; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Rutland & Partners; Kamburov & Partners; Lipa Meir & Co.; Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; Senica & Partners; Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys; Taxture Global; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Cineworld (borrower): A&L Goodbody; Allen & Overy; CMS; De Brauw; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Havel & Partners; Herzog, Fox & Neeman; Jackson Walker; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Teesdale; Mourant; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Slaughter and May; Walkers

Cineworld board: Ashurst; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

N/A

 

Romania

Digi Spain's Acquisition of Licenses from Xfera Moviles

12/12/2023

12/12/2023

Digi Spain (buyer): Filip & Company

MasMovil Group (seller): In-house legal team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/25194-filip-company-advises-digi-spain-telecom-and-rcs-rds-on-acquisition-of-licenses-from-xfera-moviles

 

Romania

Ameropa Group's EUR 550 Million Refinancing of Main RCF in Romania

17/07/2023

27/07/2023

Ameropa Group (borrower): Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii

Banca Comerciala Romana, Raiffeisen Bank, ING Bank Romania, Unicredit Bank, Alpha Bank Romania, Banca Transilvania, BRD Groupe Societe Generale, Banca Comerciala Intesa Sanpaolo Romania, and GarantiBank International (lenders): Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/24119-pnsa-and-nndkp-advise-on-refinancing-of-ameropa-group-s-main-rcf-in-romania

 

Romania

Geely's and Renault  Powertrain Technology Company's Joint Venture

11/07/2023

31/10/2023

Geely: BMA – Barbosa, Mussnich, Aragao Advogados; Bofill Mir Abogados; Jones Day; Macedo Vitorino; Musat & Asociatii; Wiener Soto Caparros; Yarsuvat & Yarsuvat Law Firm

Renault: Filip & Company; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/24028-musat-asociatii-and-freshfields-advise-on-geely-and-renault-s-powertrain-technology-joint-venture

 

Romania

GlobalLogic's Acquisition of Fortech

20/11/2022

25/01/2023

GlobalLogic (buyer): Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii

Fortech Founders (sellers): Wolf Theiss

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/21648-wolf-theiss-advises-fortech-founders-on-sale-to-global-logic

 

Romania

Grupo Bimbo's Acquisition of Vel Pitar from Broadhurst

05/10/2022

09/01/2023

Grupo Bimbo (buyer): Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

Broadhurst (seller): PwC Legal (D&B David si Baiasl)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/22496-d-b-david-si-baias-advises-broadhurst-on-sale-of-vel-pitar-to-bimbo

 

Romania

Hidroelectrica's RON 9.3 Billion IPO

22/06/2023

04/07/2023

Hidroelectrica (issuer): Dentons

Erste Group Bank, Citigroup Global Markets Europe, Jefferies, and Morgan Stanley Europe (joint global coordinators); Banca Comerciala Romana, Barclays Bank Ireland, BofA Securities Europe, UBS Europe, UniCredit Bank, and Wood & Company Financial Services (joint bookrunners); Auerbach Grayson, BRD – Groupe Societe Generale, S.S.I.F. BT Capital Partners, and S.S.I.F. Swiss Capital co-lead managers (co-lead managers, underwriters): Clifford Chance

Fondul Proprietatea (seller): Filip & Company; Linklaters

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/23854-clifford-chance-filip-company-and-dentons-advise-on-hidroelectrica-ron-9-3-billion-ipo

 

Romania

NEPI Rockcastle's Green Financing from Erste Group Bank and Raiffeisen Bank

23/03/2023

23/03/2023

NEPI Rockcastle (borrower): Wolf Theiss

Erste Group Bank and Raiffeisen Bank Romania (lenders): Dentons

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/22913-dentons-advises-nepi-rockcastle-on-eur-200-million-green-financing

 

Romania

OMV Petrom's Acquisition of Helios 1 Photovoltaic Cluster from Jantzen Renewables

01/06/2023

01/06/2023

OMV Petrom (buyer): Schoenherr

Jantzen Renewables (seller): Kinstellar

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/23716-kinstellar-advises-jantzen-renewables-on-sale-of-710-megawatt-pv-cluster-in-romania-to-omv-petrom

 

Romania

Polenergia's Acquisition of Naxxar

05/10/2023

07/12/2023

Polenergia (buyer): Dentons

Naxxar Renewable Energy (seller): Musat & Asociatii

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/24624-musat-asociatii-advises-naxxar-renewable-energy-on-sale-of-60-stake-in-naxxar-wind-farm-four-to-polenergia

 

Romania

Public Power Corporation's Acquisition of Enel Group's Romanian Assets

09/03/2023

25/10/2023

Public Power Corporation (buyer): Legance; Milbank; PwC Legal (D&B David si Baias

Enel Group (seller): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/22783-d-b-david-si-baias-advises-greek-public-power-corporation-on-acquisition-of-enel-group-s-romanian-assets

 

Romania

SFC Solutions' Industrial Facility Sale-and-Leaseback with WDP Romania

03/07/2023

03/07/2023

WDP Romania (buyer): Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii

SFC Solutions (seller): Kinstellar

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/24092-kinstellar-advises-sfc-solutions-on-industrial-facility-sale-and-leaseback-with-wdp-romania

 

Romania

SpeedWell's EUR 24.3 Million Green Financing from BRD

01/02/2023

01/02/2023

SpeedWell (borrower): Wolf Theiss

BRD - Groupe Societe Generale (lender): Kinstellar

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/22397-kinstellar-advises-brd-groupe-societe-generale-on-speedwell-financing

 

Romania

Tefron Europe's Acquisition of Adesgo's Seamless Apparel Business

28/04/2021

31/07/2023

Tefron Europe (buyer): Firon Bar-Nir

Forte Partners (buyer): Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

Rotex (Adesgo parent company) (seller): Fisher

Adesgo (seller): Musat & Asociatii

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/24112-closing-adesgo-s-sale-of-business-to-tefron-europe-now-closed

 

Romania

Tinmar Energy's Partnership with CE Oltenia

19/01/2023

28/07/2023

Tinmar Energy: Deloitte Legal (Reff & Associates)

CE Oltenia: PwC Legal (D&B David si Baias

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/24057-d-b-david-si-baias-advises-complexul-energetic-oltenia-on-eight-pv-projects-and-new-gas-power-plant-with-omv-petrom-and-tinmar-energy

 

Serbia

Ariston Holding's Investment in Serbia

08/05/2023

01/11/2023

Ariston Holding NV (buyer): BOPA Bojanovic & Partners

Malford Development (seller): In-house legal team

N/A

 

Serbia

Big Bang's Acquisition of BC Group

08/08/2023

13/12/2023

Big Bang (buyer): JPM Partners; Karanovic & Partners (Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic)

BC Group (seller): Andric Law Office; Ulcar & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/serbia/25157-closing-big-bang-s-acquisition-of-bc-group-now-closed

 

Serbia

Diofa Fund Management's Acquisition of Gordius Private Equity from Indotek Investments

01/03/2023

22/03/2023

Diofa Fund Management (buyer): DLA Piper

Indotek Investments (seller): BDK Advokati; Lakatos Koves & Partners

N/A

 

Serbia

District Center and PKS-LATEX-HLC's EUR 27.6 Million EBRD Financing

09/11/2023

28/12/2023

District Center and PKS-LATEX-HLC (borrowers): Karanovic & Partners

EBRD (lender): CMS; Harrisons

https://ceelegalmatters.com/serbia/24872-harrisons-and-karanovic-partners-advise-on-ebrd-s-eur-27-6-million-loan-to-district-center-and-pks-latex-hlc

 

Serbia

Drenik ND's Financing from IFC

11/09/2023

12/12/2023

Drenik ND (borrower): In-house legal team

International Financial Corporation (lender): Gide Loyrette Nouel; Vulic Law; Wolf Theiss

N/A

 

Serbia

OMR Group's Acquisition of Stellantis Distribution Business in Serbia

28/04/2023

01/10/2023

OMR Group (buyer): Drazic, Beatovic & Stojic Law Firm

Stellantis (seller): Karanovic & Partners

N/A

 

Serbia

OTP Fund Management and OTP Banka Srbija's Acquisition of Ilirika DZU

01/10/2022

11/07/2023

OTP Fund Management and OTP Banka Srbija (buyers): Karanovic & Partners

ILIRIKA Group (seller): In-house legal team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/24009-karanovic-partners-advises-otp-group-on-acquisition-of-ilirika-fund-management-company

 

Serbia

Saudi Aramco's Acquisition of Valvoline's Global Products Business

25/05/2022

02/03/2023

Saudi Aramco (buyer): Karanovic & Partners; White & Case

Valvoline (seller): Cravath, Swaine & Moore

N/A

 

Serbia

Sopharma's Acquisition of Pharmanova

13/07/2023

10/11/2023

Sopharma (buyer): NKO

Pharmanova (seller): Radovanovic Stojanovic & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/serbia/24818-nko-and-rsp-advise-on-sopharma-s-acquisition-of-pharmanova

 

Slovakia

Bauer Media Group's Merger of OCP Business with Netrisk Group

16/09/2023

01/12/2023

Netrisk Group: Havel & Partners; Latham & Watkins; Szecskay; WKB Lawyers

Bauer Media Group: Cobalt; Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer; Oppenheim, Wardynski & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24603-wardynski-partners-advises-bauer-media-group-on-merger-of-ocp-business-with-netrisk-group

 

Slovakia

BHM Group's Acquisition of Trencin Industrial Park from Nova Real Estate

12/10/2023

12/10/2023

BHM Group (buyer): Schoenherr

NOVA Real Estate (seller): Kinstellar

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovakia/24685-schoenherr-and-kinstellar-advise-on-bhm-group-acquisition-of-trencin-industrial-park

 

Slovakia

Brantner's and Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel's Joint Venture

27/06/2023

27/06/2023

Brantner Group: Taylor Wessing

Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel: Ruzicka and Partners

N/A

 

Slovakia

Cineworld Group's Restructuring

31/07/2023

31/07/2023

Acasta Partners UK, AlbaCore Capital LLP (UK), Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C (NY, US), Antara Capital LP (NY, US), Bain Capital Credit, LP (MA, US), Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP (NY, US), Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (NY, US), Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (NY, US), Blantyre Capital Limited (UK), Caius Capital LLP (UK), Carlyle Investment Management LLC (DC, US), CIFC Asset Management LLC (NY, US), Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (NY, US), Cross Ocean Partners Management LP (CT, US), Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. (NY, US), Eaton Vance Management (MA, NY), Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC (MA, NY), First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (IL, NY), Hayfin Capital Management LLP (UK), Highbridge Capital Management, LLC (NY, US), HPS Investment Partners, LLC (NY, US), Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (IL, US), J.P. Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London Branch, Marathon Asset Management, LP (NY, US), Mariner Investment Group, LLC (NY, US), Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NC, US), Octagon Credit Investors, LLC (NY, US), Sand Grove Capital Management LLP (UK), Sixth Street Partners, LLC (CA, US), Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (NJ, US), Sound Point Capital Management, LP (NY, US), System 2 Capital LLP (UK), Wellington Management Company LLP (MA, US), Whitebox Advisors LLC (MN, US) (lenders): Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Andersen Tax & Legal Matyka; Arnold & Porter; CLS Cavojsky & Partners; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Rutland & Partners; Kamburov & Partners; Lipa Meir & Co.; Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; Senica & Partners; Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys; Taxture Global; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Cineworld (borrower): A&L Goodbody; Allen & Overy; CMS; De Brauw; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Havel & Partners; Herzog, Fox & Neeman; Jackson Walker; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Teesdale; Mourant; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Slaughter and May; Walkers

Cineworld board: Ashurst; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

N/A

 

Slovakia

Commander Services' Acquisition of T-Cars System

31/10/2023

30/11/2023

Commander Services (buyer): MCL Law Firm

T-Cars System (seller): In-house legal team

N/A

 

Slovakia

DiscoverIE Group's Acquisition of 2J Antennas Group

12/09/2023

12/09/2023

DiscoverIE Group (buyer): Burges Salmon; Cerha Hempel; Snell & Wilmer

2J Antennas Group (seller): Majernik & Mihalikova; Paris Smith Solicitors;
Procopio; PwC Legal

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/24458-cerha-hempel-advises-discoverie-group-on-2j-antennas-group-acquisition

 

Slovakia

Erste Asset Management's Acquisition of NordCity Postova from Reinoo and V6

24/10/2023

31/10/2023

Erste Asset Management (buyer): Taylor Wessing

Reinoo and V6 (sellers): MCL Law Firm

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovakia/24840-mcl-advises-on-nordcity-postova-building-sale

 

Slovakia

Farmak's Acquisitions in Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine from Novator

31/05/2023

30/06/2023

Farmak (buyer): Asters; Dentons

Novator (seller): Siroky Zrzavecky

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23571-dentons-advises-farmak-on-acquisitions-in-czech-republic-slovakia-and-ukraine

 

Slovakia

Immocap's Acquisition of Zapadoslovenska Energetika Real Estate Assets

21/06/2023

21/06/2023

Immocap (developer, buyer): Bartosik Svaby

Zapadoslovenska energetika (seller): Aldertree Legal; CMS; White & Case

N/A

 

Slovakia

IMMOFINANZ's Acquisition Refinancing of 15 Retail Centers Portfolio

22/06/2023

18/10/2023

IMMOFINANZ (borrower): In-house legal team

Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Raiffeisenlandesbank NO-Wien AG (lenders): CMS

N/A

 

Slovakia

Plan B Investments' Acquisition of Trei Real Estate Czech and Slovak Portfolio

14/02/2023

11/03/2023

Plan B Investments (buyer): Dentons; Havel & Partners

Trei Real Estate (seller): Taylor Wessing
 
UniCredit and Raiffeisenbank (lenders): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23280-taylor-wessing-and-dentons-advise-on-trei-real-estate-sale-of-czech-and-slovak-portfolio

 

Slovakia

Siemens Mobility's Acquisition of HMH

15/11/2023

15/11/2023

Siemens Mobility (buyer): Kinstellar

HMH (seller): Havel & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovakia/24990-kinstellar-advises-siemens-mobility-on-acquisition-of-hmh-in-slovakia

 

Slovakia

Slovak Republic's EUR 2 Billion Bond Issuance

06/06/2023

08/06/2023

Slovak Republic (issuer): In-house legal team

Citigroup Global Markets Europe, Ceskoslovenska obchodna banka of KBC Group, HSBC Continental Europe and Raiffeisen Group member Tatra banka (lead managers): CMS

N/A

 

Slovakia

Tatra Asset Management's and Alto Real Estate's Strategic Partnership

24/05/2023

30/06/2023

Tatra Asset Management (buyer): Taylor Wessing

Alto Real Estate (seller): Skubla & Partners

Unicredit (lender): Dentons

N/A

 

Slovakia

WOOD & Company's Investment in MT Biker

16/12/2022

01/03/2023

WOOD & Company (buyer): White & Case (now Aldertree Legal)

MT Biker (seller): MCL Law Firm

N/A

 

Slovenia

Big Bang's Acquisition of BC Group

08/08/2023

13/12/2023

Big Bang (buyer): JPM Partners; Karanovic & Partners (Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic)

BC Group (seller): Andric Law Office; Ulcar & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/serbia/25157-closing-big-bang-s-acquisition-of-bc-group-now-closed

 

Slovenia

Boscarol's Acquisition of Tabor II Shopping Center from Nova KBM

26/04/2023

07/06/2023

Boscarol (buyer): Premrl Law Office

Nova KBM (seller): Selih & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovenia/23544-selih-partnerji-and-premrl-law-office-advise-on-sale-of-tabor-ii-shopping-center-to-boscarol

 

Slovenia

Cineworld Group's Restructuring

31/07/2023

31/07/2023

Acasta Partners UK, AlbaCore Capital LLP (UK), Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C (NY, US), Antara Capital LP (NY, US), Bain Capital Credit, LP (MA, US), Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP (NY, US), Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (NY, US), Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (NY, US), Blantyre Capital Limited (UK), Caius Capital LLP (UK), Carlyle Investment Management LLC (DC, US), CIFC Asset Management LLC (NY, US), Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (NY, US), Cross Ocean Partners Management LP (CT, US), Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. (NY, US), Eaton Vance Management (MA, NY), Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC (MA, NY), First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (IL, NY), Hayfin Capital Management LLP (UK), Highbridge Capital Management, LLC (NY, US), HPS Investment Partners, LLC (NY, US), Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (IL, US), J.P. Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London Branch, Marathon Asset Management, LP (NY, US), Mariner Investment Group, LLC (NY, US), Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NC, US), Octagon Credit Investors, LLC (NY, US), Sand Grove Capital Management LLP (UK), Sixth Street Partners, LLC (CA, US), Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (NJ, US), Sound Point Capital Management, LP (NY, US), System 2 Capital LLP (UK), Wellington Management Company LLP (MA, US), Whitebox Advisors LLC (MN, US) (lenders): Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Andersen Tax & Legal Matyka; Arnold & Porter; CLS Cavojsky & Partners; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Rutland & Partners; Kamburov & Partners; Lipa Meir & Co.; Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; Senica & Partners; Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys; Taxture Global; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Cineworld (borrower): A&L Goodbody; Allen & Overy; CMS; De Brauw; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Havel & Partners; Herzog, Fox & Neeman; Jackson Walker; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Teesdale; Mourant; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Slaughter and May; Walkers

Cineworld board: Ashurst; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

N/A

 

Slovenia

Colt Technology Services' Acquisition of Lumen Technologies' EMEA Business

31/07/2023

31/07/2023

Colt Technology Services (buyer): Baker McKenzie; Karanovic & Partners; Senica & Partners

Lumen Technologies (seller): Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

https://ceelegalmatters.com/serbia/21586-karanovic-partners-advises-colt-technology-services-on-acquisition-of-lumen-technologies-emea-business

 

Slovenia

Fori's Restructuring

28/10/2022

05/01/2023

Fori (borrower): Karanovic & Partners (Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic)

Slovenian Bank Assets Management Company (lender): ODI Law

AMC Capital IV SCSp (investor): Schoenherr

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovenia/22057-odi-advises-slovenian-bank-assets-management-company-on-fori-restructuring

 

Slovenia

Fortenova's Refinancing

04/09/2023

10/10/2023

Fortenova Grupa (borrower): Kirkland & Ellis; Maric & Co.; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners

HPS Investment Partners (lender): Dimitrijevic & Partners; Hogan Lovells; Karanovic & Partners (Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic)

N/A

 

Slovenia

Gonvarri's Acquisition of Stake in Hidria

19/07/2022

09/01/2023

Gonvarri (buyer): Cuatrecasas; Schoenherr

Svetlik Family (seller): Fatur Menard

H&R Majority Shareholders: Jadek & Pensa

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovenia/22130-fatur-menard-advises-svetlik-family-on-exit-from-h-r-to-spain-s-gonvarri

 

Slovenia

MOL's Acquisition of OMV Slovenia

17/06/2021

30/06/2023

MOL (buyer): Baker McKenzie; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners

OMV (seller): Schoenherr

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/23731-closing-omv-s-sale-of-omv-slovenija-to-mol-now-closed

 

Slovenia

Neele-Vat Logistics' Acquisition of Slovenian 2HM Logistics

04/05/2023

08/06/2023

Neele-Vat Logistics (buyer): Karanovic & Partners (Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic)

2HM Logistics d.o.o (seller): Senica & Partners

N/A

 

Slovenia

TAWAL's EUR 1.2 Billion Acquisition of United Group's CEE Tower Assets

20/04/2023

24/08/2023

TAWAL (buyer): Kinstellar; ODI Law

United Group (seller): Bradvica, Maric, Wahl, Cesarec; Jadek and Pensa; Kambourov & Partners; Paul Weiss

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23094-kinstellar-odi-jadek-and-pensa-and-bradvica-maric-wahl-cesarec-advise-on-tawal-s-eur-1-2-billion-acquisition-of-united-group-cee-tower-assets

 

Slovenia

Trigal RE Fund's Acquisition of Situla Business Center from Centauro Holdings

26/06/2023

04/07/2023

Trigal RE Fund (buyer): Fatur Menard

Centauro Holdings (seller): Law firm Brezovec

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovenia/24038-fatur-menard-advises-trigal-re-fund-on-acquisition-of-situla-business-center-in-slovenia

 

Slovenia

Volution Group's Acquisition of I-Vent

19/04/2023

22/06/2023

Volution Group (buyer): Karanovic & Partners (Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic);
Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners)

Milan Kuster (seller): Zagorc & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23098-karanovic-partners-and-zagorc-partners-advise-on-volution-group-s-acquisition-of-i-vent-in-slovenia-and-croatia

 

Turkiye

Akfen Holding's Acquisition of Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji Shares from EBRD and IFC

15/12/2022

18/01/2023

Akfen Holding (buyer): Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership; Dentons

EBRD and IFC (sellers): K&L Gates; Paksoy

 

Garanti Bank and Vakifbank (financing): White & Case (GKC Partners) 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/22790-dentons-and-baseak-advise-akfen-holding-on-acquisition-of-ebrd-and-ifc-stake-in-akfen-yenilenebilir-enerji

 

Turkiye

Borusan Mannesmann Pipe's Acquisition of Berg EUROPIPE Holding

13/04/2023

13/04/2023

Borusan Mannesmann Pipe US (buyer): Baker McKenzie; Esin Attorney Partnership

EUROPIPE (seller): Calfee, Halter & Griswold; PPR & Partner Law Firm

N/A

 

Turkiye

Dubai Islamic Bank's Acquisition of 20% Stake in TOM Financial Group Companies from Aydin Group

05/07/2023

06/12/2023

Dubai Islamic Bank (buyer): Norton Rose Fulbright; Pekin Bayar Mizrahi

Aydin Group (seller): King & Spalding; Lexist

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/25296-lexist-advises-aydin-group-on-sale-of-20-stake-in-tom-financial-group-companies-to-dubai-islamic-bank

 

Turkiye

eResearchTechnology's Acquisition of Inofab from Carbon Health Technologies

13/09/2023

29/11/2023

eResearchTechnology (buyer): Latham & Watkins; Paksoy

Carbon Health Technologies (seller): Gokce

N/A

 

Turkiye

Koc Medical's Acquisition of Bicakcilar

12/05/2023

27/07/2023

Koc Medical (buyer): Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership; Dentons

Bicakcilar (seller): Baker McKenzie; Esin Attorney Partnership

https://ceelegalmatters.com/legal-markets/24163

 

Turkiye

Marti Technologies Inc.'s and Galata Acquisition Corp.'s Merger

11/07/2023

11/07/2023

Marti Technologies Inc.: Esin Attorney Partnership; Latham & Watkins

Galata Acquisition Corp.: Verdi Law Firm; Willkie Farr & Gallagher

N/A

 

Turkiye

Mercan Kimya's Acquisition of Fevup Brands Shares

23/11/2023

23/11/2023

Mercan Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret (buyer): Guleryuz Partners

Fevup Brands (seller): Juris Attorney Partnership

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/25238-guleryuz-partners-advises-mercan-kimya-on-acquisition-of-fevup-brands-shares

 

Turkiye

Tatneft's Acquisition of Aytemiz from Dogan Holding and Aytemiz Family

04/04/2023

26/04/2023

Tatneft (buyer): KP Law

Dogan Holding and Aytemiz Family (sellers): Paksoy

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/22905-paksoy-advises-dogan-holding-and-aytemiz-family-on-sale-of-aytemiz-to-tatneft

 

Turkiye

Tiryaki Group's Financing from IFC, FMO, and Proparco

13/12/2023

13/12/2023

Tiryaki Group (borrower): Galadari Law; Guleryuz Partners; Eversheds Sutherland

IFC, FMO, and Proparco (lenders); Allen & Overy; Confluent Law

N/A

 

Turkiye

Turk Eximbank's Investment in Africa Finance Corporation

19/12/2023

29/12/2023

Turk Eximbank (buyer): Linklaters; OzmenYalcin

Africa Finance Corporation (seller): In-house legal team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/25324-linklaters-advises-turk-eximbank-on-investment-in-africa-finance-corporation

 

Ukraine

Ukrainian Railways' USD 895 Million Eurobond Restructuring

22/12/2022

11/01/2023

JSC Ukrainian Railways (issuer): Asters; Dechert

JP Morgan and Dragon Capital (solicitation agents): Latham & Watkins; Sayenko Kharenko

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/22068-asters-advises-ukrainian-railways-on-usd-895-million-eurobond-restructuring

 

Ukraine

Astarta's EUR 30 Million Financing from EBRD

16/08/2023

16/08/2023

Astarta (borrower): In-house legal team

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (lender): Sayenko Kharenko

https://ceelegalmatters.com/by-practice/134-agribusiness/24300-sayenko-kharenko-advises-ebrd-on-usd-30-million-loan-to-astarta-holding

 

Ukraine

DFC, IFC, and EBRD's USD 480 Million Financing for MHP

24/10/2023

17/11/2023

MHP (borrower): Avellum

DFC and EBRD (lenders): CMS

IFC (lender): Baker Botts

DFC, IFC, and EBRD (lenders): Harneys; Redcliffe Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/24994-redcliffe-partners-and-avellum-advise-on-usd-480-million-loan-to-mhp

 

Ukraine

EBRD's Acquisition of 35% of Shares in Lviv M10 Industrial Park

17/02/2023

29/05/2023

EBRD (buyer): CMS

Dragon Capital (seller): Aequo

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/23406-cms-advises-ebrd-on-35-stake-investment-in-lviv-m10-industrial-park-project

 

Ukraine

Establishment of American University Kyiv

09/09/2022

01/06/2023

American University Kyiv Managing Partners (founders): Avellum; Jenner & Block

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/20991-avellum-advises-on-launch-of-american-university-kyiv

 

Ukraine

Export Credit Agency of Ukraine's Maritime War Risk Insurance Mechanism

21/12/2023

21/12/2023

Export Credit Agency of Ukraine: Asters; Brodies

Ministry of Economy of Ukraine (proxy of Export Credit Agency's shareholder): Watson Farley & Williams

Marsh Limited (arranger): Norton Rose Fulbright

N/A

 

Ukraine

Farmak's Acquisitions in Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine from Novator

31/05/2023

30/06/2023

Farmak (buyer): Asters; Dentons

Novator (seller): Siroky Zrzavecky

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23571-dentons-advises-farmak-on-acquisitions-in-czech-republic-slovakia-and-ukraine

 

Ukraine

Horizon Capital and IFC's Investment in Miratech

28/06/2023

28/06/2023

Horizon Capital and IFC (buyers): Asters

Miratech (seller): EY Law

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/24498-asters-advises-horizon-capital-on-miratech-co-investment-with-ifc

 

Ukraine

Horizon Capital's Investment in GoIT

18/08/2023

28/08/2023

Horizon Capital (buyer): EY Law

GoIT (seller): Sayenko Kharenko

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/24917-sayenko-kharenko-advised-goit-on-investment-from-horizon-capital

 

Ukraine

Naftogaz's USD 335 Million Consent Solicitation

12/07/2023

12/07/2023

Naftogaz (issuer): Aequo; Cleary Gottlieb

VR Advisory Services Ltd. (noteholder): Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Sayenko Kharenko

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/24642-sayenko-kharenko-advises-naftogaz-2022-noteholders-on-amendment-and-extension

 

Ukraine

Rheinmetall's and Ukrainian Defence Industry's Joint Venture

10/05/2023

18/10/2023

Rheinmetall Landsysteme: Kinstellar

Ukrainian Defence Industry JSC: In-house legal team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/23269-kinstellar-advises-rheinmetall-on-defence-cooperation-with-state-owned-ukroboronprom

 

Ukraine

UKEF's Guaranteed Export Loan From Citibank for Six Bridges in Kyiv Region

01/09/2023

01/09/2023

Ministry of Finance of Ukraine (borrower): Avellum; White & Case

Citibank and UK Export Finance (lenders): Ashurst; Sayenko Kharenko

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/23640-sayenko-kharenko-advises-on-gbp-26-3-million-reconstruction-loan-to-ukraine

 

The shortlists for the 2020 CEE Deals of the Year:

Albania:

  • Albania Eurobond Issuance || Submitting Firm(s): Dechert || Other Firms: Allen & Overy; Wolf Theiss

Austria:

Belarus:

  • HBOR Financing for Be Cloud || Submitting Firm(s): Borovtsov & Salei || Other Firms: BDV Legal

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

  • ASA Finance's Takover of Central Osiguranje d.d. || Submitting Firm(s): Miljkovic & Partners || Other Firms: N/A
  • EBRD's Acquisition of Stake in Eastern Mining d.o.o || Submitting Firm(s): CMS || Other Firms: Emir Sudzuka Law Office
  • Nova Ljubljanska Banka's Acquisition of Komercijalna Banka || Submitting Firm(s): Sajic || Other Firms: AP Legal; Kalo & Associates; Kinstellar; ODI Law; Prica & Partners; Radonjic & Associates; Selih & Partnerji
  • Restarting of Aluminij Aluminum Production Factory || Submitting Firm(s): Maric & Co || Other Firms: N/A

Bulgaria

Croatia:

  • Devolver Digital's Acquisition of Croteam || Submitting Firm(s): Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka || Other Firms: Baker McKenzie; Deloitte Legal
  • Infinum-Porsche Digital Joint Venture || Submitting Firm(s): CMS; Miskovic & Miskovic || Other Firms: Dentons
  • Stillfront Group's Acquisition of Nanobit || Submitting Firm(s): Savoric & Partners || Other Firms: DLA Piper; Glinska & Miskovic; Latham & Watkins

Czech Republic:

Estonia:

Greece:

  • Cubico Sustainable Investment Limited's Acquisition of Greek Wind Farms || Submitting Firm(s): Watson, Farley & Williams || Other Firms: Lambadarios; Potamitis Vekris
  • EBRD Financing to Public Power Corporation S.A.Farms || Submitting Firm(s): Watson, Farley & Williams || Other Firms: Milbank
  • METKA-EGN, Acquisition and Subsequent Sale of Two Photovoltaic Projects to Motor Oil Hellas S.A || Submitting Firm(s): Watson, Farley & Williams || Other Firms: Lambadarios; Potamitis Vekris

Hungary:

Latvia:

Lithuania:

Moldova:

North Macedonia:

  • Aricoma Group’s Acquisition of Seavus Group || Submitting Firm(s): Karanovic & Partners || Other Firms: Bird & Bird; Clifford Chance; Mannheimer Swartling
  • Management Buyout of Diners Club International Mak || Submitting Firm(s): ODI Law || Other Firms: Buterin & Posavec; Law Office Trajkovski
  • Syndicated Financing for Limak’s Diamond the Pride of Skopje Project || Submitting Firm(s): Karanovic & Partners || Other Firms: Cakmak Avukatlik Ortakligi; GKC Partners; NautaDutilh; Polenak; Wiersma Mensonides

Poland:

Romania:

Russia:

  • A-Property's Acquisition of 51% of Elga Coalfield Project from Mechel || Submitting Firm(s): Alrud || Other Firms: Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners
  • JV of SIBUR with Sinopec at Amur GCC || Submitting Firm(s): White & Case || Other Firms: Dechert
  • Sber Group of Companies' Creation of Ecosystem for Development of AI in Health Care with Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology || Submitting Firm(s): Allen & Overy || Other Firms: Pepeliaev Group
  • Sovcomflot IPO || Submitting Firm(s): Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton || Other Firms: Trewatch Group; Watson, Farley & Williams

Serbia:

  • Endava's Acquisition of Comtrade Digital Services || Submitting Firm(s): Schoenherr || Other Firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Watson Farley & Williams
  • Nova Ljubljanska Banka's Acquisition of Komercijalna Banka || Submitting Firm(s): AP Legal; Kinstellar; Prica & Partners || Other Firms: Kalo & Associates; ODI Law; Radonjic & Associates; Sajic; Selih & Partnerji
  • Republic of Serbia Eurobond issuance || Submitting Firm(s): Schoenherr || Other Firms: Ashurst; Linklaters; White & Case

Slovakia:

  • Cisco Systems' Acquisition of Sli.do || Submitting Firm(s): Allen & Overy; Dentons || Other Firms: Fenwick & West; White & Case
  • KBC Group's Acquisition of OTP Banka Slovensko from OTP Bank || Submitting Firm(s): Kinstellar; Schoenherr || Other Firms: N/A
  • Prima Banka Slovensko's International Covered Bond Programme || Submitting Firm(s): Allen & Overy || Other Firms: White & Case

Slovenia:

  • Endava's Acquisition of Comtrade Digital Services || Submitting Firm(s): Schoenherr || Other Firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Watson Farley & Williams
  • EPH Joint Venture with Slovenian Railways || Submitting Firm(s): Schoenherr || Other Firms: Jadek & Pensa
  • Sartorius Stedim Biotech's Acquisition of BIA Separations || Submitting Firm(s): Schoenherr || Other Firms: E+H; Milbank; RPPP

Turkey:

  • Turkey Wealth Fund’s Acquisition of Controlling Shares of Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. || Submitting Firm(s): Aksu Caliskan Beygo Attorney Partnership; Durukan + Partners || Other Firms: Clifford Chance; Herguner Bilgen Ozeke; Kabine Law Office; Kinstellar; Milbank; Nazim & Co; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sorainen; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case
  • Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O.'s Eurobond Issuance || Submitting Firm(s): Akol Law || Other Firms: Allen & Overy; Mayer Brown
  • Zynga Inc.'s Acquisition of Peak || Submitting Firm(s): ABCOO; Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership; Baker McKenzie; White & Case || Other Firms: BTS & Partners; Verdi Law Firm

Ukraine:

The shortlists for the 2021 CEE Deals of the Year:

Albania:

  • 4iG’s Acquisition of ALBtelecom from the Calik Group || Firms Involved: Tashko Pustina; Wolf Theiss
  • Republic of Albania Eurobond Issuance || Firms Involved: Allen & Overy; Dechert; Wolf Theiss
  • Vlora Airport Concession Project || Firms Involved: Tashko Pustina; Wolf Theiss

Austria:

  • B&C Group’s Acquisition of Majority Stake in Atlas Flexibles || Firms Involved: Addleshaw Goddard; Allen & Overy; Cerha Hempel; Dittmar & Indrenius; Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gide Loyrette Nouel; Gleiss Lutz; Grohs Hofer Rechtsanwalte; Hillbridges; Kromann Reumert; Vinge; Zepos & Yannopulos
  • GoStudent Series D Funding Round || Firms Involved: Baker & McKenzie; Cooley; Goodwin Procter; Herbst Kinsky; Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss
  • Starwood Capital's Public Takeover Offer for CA Immo || Firms Involved: DSC Doralt Seist Csoklich; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Bulgaria

Croatia:

  • INA Bond Issuance || Firms Involved: Mamic Peric Reberski Rimac; Miskovic & Miskovic
  • Nomad Foods’ Acquisition of Fortenova’s Frozen Food Business || Firms Involved: Akin Gump; BDK Advokati; Boga & Associates; Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners; Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka; Forgo, Damjanovic & Partners; Harrisons; Isailovic & Partners; Kalo & Associates; Lakatos, Koves and Partners; Maric & Co; Norton Rose Fulbright; Polenak Law Firm; Popovski & Partners; Selih & Partnerji; Zdolsek Attorneys at Law
  • Bugatti and Rimac Automobili JV || Firms Involved: Bardek, Lisac, Musec, Skoko and Partners in Cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz; Kunstek, Halle & Simac; Squire Patton Boggs

Czech Republic:

Estonia:

Greece:

Hungary:

Latvia:

Lithuania:

North Macedonia:

  • Interenergo’s and Trigal’s Acquisition of Wind Farm from Unidentified Sellers || Firms Involved: Fatur Menard; Karanovic & Partners in Cooperation with Local Lawyers; Nikola Lazarov Law Office
  • Financing for City Plaza’s Acquisition of Majority Stake of Ramstore Mall in Skopje [actual transaction here] || Firms Involved: Karanovic & Partners in Cooperation with Local Lawyers
  • Volution Group’s Acquisition of ERI Corporation Companies from Unidentified Sellers || Firms Involved: BDO Legal; Karanovic & Partners in Cooperation with Local Lawyers; Riera Wirtschaftsprufer Rechtsanwalte

Poland:

Romania:

Serbia:

  • Nomad Foods’ Acquisition of Fortenova’s Frozen Food Business || Firms Involved: Akin Gump; BDK Advokati; Boga & Associates; Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners; Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka; Forgo, Damjanovic & Partners; Harrisons; Isailovic & Partners; Kalo & Associates; Lakatos, Koves and Partners; Maric & Co; Norton Rose Fulbright; Polenak Law Firm; Popovski & Partners; Selih & Partnerji; Zdolsek Attorneys at Law
  • Privatization of HIP Petrohemija || Firms Involved: Law Office Miroslav Stojanovic in Cooperation with Wolf Theiss; Marjanovic Law
  • Take Two’s Acquisition of Nordeus from Nordeus Holding Limited || Firms Involved: Harbottle & Lewis; Karanovic & Partners

Slovakia:

  • Pavol Jakubec’s Acquisition of Remaining Stake in IDC Holding || Firms Involved: Dentons; MCL Law Firm
  • Tatra-Leasing’s Acquisition of Impuls-Leasing Slovakia from Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberosterreich || Firms Involved: Allen & Overy; Taylor Wessing
  • Wood & Co’s and Tatra Asset Management’s Acquisition of Aupark Shopping Center from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield || Firms Involved: Allen & Overy; Dentons; Taylor Wessing; White & Case

Slovenia:

  • OTP’s Acquisition of Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor from Apollo Global Management and EBRD || Firms Involved: Allen & Overy; Bird & Bird; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Selih & Partnerji; Wolf Theiss
  • Petrol’s Acquisition of Crodux Derivati DVA from Ivan Cermak || Firms Involved: Baros, Bicakcic & Partners; Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners; BOPA Bojanovic & Partners; Cerha Hempel; Jadek & Pensa; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Knezovic & Associates; Law Firm Karmen Rebesco; Madirazza & Partners; Prelevic Law Firm; Ulcar & Partners
  • Phoenix Group’s Acquisition of McKesson Europe from McKesson Corp. || Firms Involved: A&L Goodbody; Chiomnenti; Cuatrecasas; Gardetto; Gide Loyrette Nouel; Gleiss Lutz; Linklaters; Loyens & Loeff; Schoenherr; Selih & Partnerji; Walless
  • Vitruvian Partners’ Acquisition of Fotona from AGIC Capital || Firms Involved: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Jones Day; Kirkland & Ellis; Norton Rose Fulbright; Ropes & Gray; Schoenherr; Selih & Partnerji

Turkey:

  • BBVA’s Bid for Garanti Bank || Firms Involved: GKC Partners; White & Case
  • Hepsiburada IPO || Firms Involved: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; GKC Partners; Paksoy; Van Campen Liem; White & Case
  • Trendyol Financing || Firms Involved: Akol Law; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gen Temizer Ozer; GKC Partners; Herguner Bilgen Ozeke; Kinstellar; Lexist; Paksoy; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Verdi Law Firm; White & Case

Ukraine:

The shortlists for the 2023 CEE Deals of the Year are listed below in no particular order. There are more than three shortlisted deals in cases where there was a tie in the votes scores of several deals.

Austria:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Bauer Media Group's Merger of OCP Business with Netrisk Group

Netrisk Group: Havel & Partners; Latham & Watkins; Szecskay; WKB Lawyers

 

Bauer Media Group: Cobalt; Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer; Oppenheim, Wardynski & Partners

 

 

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24603-wardynski-partners-advises-bauer-media-group-on-merger-of-ocp-business-with-netrisk-group

Brookfield and Digital Bridge’s Acquisition of GD Towers from Deutsche Telekom

Digital Bridge (buyer): Allen & Overy; Dorda; Morgan Lewis

 

Brookfield (buyer): Dorda; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

 

Deutsche Telekom (seller): CMS; Cuatrecasas; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gleiss Lutz; Noerr; Schoenherr

 

GIP, KKR, and Stonepeak (bidding consortium): E+H; Latham and Watkins

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/20548-dorda-among-plethora-of-firms-advising-on-digitalbridge-s-acquisition-of-gd-towers

Rhone Capital's Public Cash Offer for up to 29.9% of RHI Magnesita Share Capital

Rhone Capital (buyer): Schoenherr; Sullivan & Cromwell

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/23607-schoenherr-advises-rhone-capital-on-public-cash-offer-for-rhi-magnesita-stake

Telekom Austria's Towers Business Demerger and Listing

Telekom Austria (issuer): CMS 

 

Citigroup (underwriter): Clifford Chance; Dorda

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/24559-dorda-advises-citigroup-gme-and-erste-group-bank-on-telekom-austria-tower-business-demerger-and-listing

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

BIMAL’s Acquisition of Sunce Oil Factory from INVEJ

BIMAL (buyer): Ibrahimovic & Co

 

INVEJ (seller): Zdravkovic and Partners

 

Fortenova’s Refinancing

Fortenova Grupa (borrower): Kirkland & Ellis; Maric & Co.; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners


HPS Investment Partners (lender): Dimitrijevic & Partners; Hogan Lovells; Karanovic & Partners (Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic)

N/A

Mercator’s and Konzum’s Merger

Fortenova Grupa (Mercator and Konzum owner): Maric & Co

N/A

 

Bulgaria

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Cineworld Group's Restructuring

Acasta Partners UK, AlbaCore Capital LLP (UK), Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C (NY, US), Antara Capital LP (NY, US), Bain Capital Credit, LP (MA, US), Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP (NY, US), Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (NY, US), Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (NY, US), Blantyre Capital Limited (UK), Caius Capital LLP (UK), Carlyle Investment Management LLC (DC, US), CIFC Asset Management LLC (NY, US), Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (NY, US), Cross Ocean Partners Management LP (CT, US), Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. (NY, US), Eaton Vance Management (MA, NY), Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC (MA, NY), First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (IL, NY), Hayfin Capital Management LLP (UK), Highbridge Capital Management, LLC (NY, US), HPS Investment Partners, LLC (NY, US), Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (IL, US), J.P. Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London Branch, Marathon Asset Management, LP (NY, US), Mariner Investment Group, LLC (NY, US), Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NC, US), Octagon Credit Investors, LLC (NY, US), Sand Grove Capital Management LLP (UK), Sixth Street Partners, LLC (CA, US), Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (NJ, US), Sound Point Capital Management, LP (NY, US), System 2 Capital LLP (UK), Wellington Management Company LLP (MA, US), Whitebox Advisors LLC (MN, US) (lenders): Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Andersen Tax & Legal Matyka; Arnold & Porter; CLS Cavojsky & Partners; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Rutland & Partners; Kamburov & Partners; Lipa Meir & Co.; Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; Senica & Partners; Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys; Taxture Global; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Cineworld (borrower): A&L Goodbody; Allen & Overy; CMS; De Brauw; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Havel & Partners; Herzog, Fox & Neeman; Jackson Walker; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Teesdale; Mourant; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Slaughter and May; Walkers

Cineworld board: Ashurst; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

N/A

Eurobank Bulgaria's Acquisition of BNP Paribas Personal Finance Bulgaria

Eurobank Bulgaria (buyer): Deloitte Legal; Boyanov & Co

 

BNP Paribas Personal Finance (seller): Allen & Overy Shearman; Wolf Theiss

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/22445-wolf-theiss-deloitte-legal-and-boyanov-co-advise-on-sale-of-bnp-paribas-personal-finance-bulgaria-to-eurobank

TAWAL's EUR 1.2 Billion Acquisition of United Group's CEE Tower Assets

TAWAL (buyer): Kinstellar; ODI Law

United Group (seller): Bradvica, Maric, Wahl, Cesarec; Jadek and Pensa; Kambourov & Partners; Paul Weiss

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23094-kinstellar-odi-jadek-and-pensa-and-bradvica-maric-wahl-cesarec-advise-on-tawal-s-eur-1-2-billion-acquisition-of-united-group-cee-tower-assets

 

Croatia:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Croatia's EUR 1.85 Billion Bond Issuance

Republic of Croatia (issuer): No legal counsel

Erste&Steiermarkische Bank, OTP banka, Privredna Banka Zagreb, Raiffeisen Bank, and Zagrebacka Banka (joint agents): Miskovic & Miskovic

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/22678-miskovic-miskovic-advises-on-croatia-s-eur-1-85-billion-bond-issuance

Studenac's Acquisition of Five Retailors in Croatia

Studenac (buyer): Savoric & Partners

SPAR Trgovina (seller): Petric & Kajic

Tehno-Ron Maloprodaja, Formalis-Teh Maloprodaja, and LA-VOR Trade (sellers): Law Office Korotaj

Cedekap Trgovina (seller): Planinic, Soljic and Partners

 

TAWAL's EUR 1.2 Billion Acquisition of United Group's CEE Tower Assets

TAWAL (buyer): Kinstellar; ODI Law

United Group (seller): Bradvica, Maric, Wahl, Cesarec; Jadek and Pensa; Kambourov & Partners; Paul Weiss

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23094-kinstellar-odi-jadek-and-pensa-and-bradvica-maric-wahl-cesarec-advise-on-tawal-s-eur-1-2-billion-acquisition-of-united-group-cee-tower-assets

Yildirim Group's Acquisition of Petrokemija from PPD and INA

Yildirim Group (buyer): CMS

Prvo Plinarsko Drustvo (seller): Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka

INA (seller): Tus & Grzic

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21592-dtb-cms-and-tus-grzic-advise-on-ppd-and-ina-sale-of-tmf-to-yildirim-group

 

Czech Republic:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Carlyle's Acquisition of Meopta

Carlyle (buyer): Latham & Watkins; Linklaters; White & Case 

 

Electron Capital Partners (co-investor): JSK


Meopta and Rausnitz family (sellers): Dentons

Ceska Sporitelna, Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, Komercni Banka, Raiffeisenbank, and Raiffeisen Bank International (financing): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23424-dentons-and-white-case-advise-on-sale-of-meopta-to-carlyle

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/24648-clifford-chance-advises-banks-on-financing-for-carlyle-s-acquisition-of-czech-meopta-group

Carlyle's Acquisition of Tescan Orsay Holding

Carlyle (buyer): White & Case

Tescan Orsay Holding (seller): Freeths; Honert; JSK

Club of banks coordinated by Komercni Banka and Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka and including Citibank Europe, Ceska Sporitelna, and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia (financing): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/22007-jsk-advises-tescan-orsay-holding-on-sale-of-majority-stake-to-carlyle

Ceska Sporitelna's Acquisition of Sberbank CZ's Assets

Ceska Sporitelna (buyer): Skils

Jirina Luzova (trustee, seller): Baker McKenzie; White & Case

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/21668-white-case-and-skils-advise-on-trustee-s-sale-of-sberbank-cz-assets-to-ceska-sporitelna

J&T Agriculture and Ecology's Acquisition of Spearhead Companies

J&T Agriculture and Ecology (buyer): Kocian Solc Balastik; Travers Smith; ViaLegalis

Accession Capital Partners (seller): Bird & Bird; CMS

Komercni banka (lender): Clifford Chance

ING Bank (existing senior creditor): Allen & Overy

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/22104-ksb-and-clifford-chance-advise-on-j-t-agriculture-and-ecology-financing-and-acquisition-of-spearhead-companies

 

Estonia:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

AS Maag Grupp's Acquisition of HKScan' Baltic Business

AS Maag Grupp (buyer): Ellex Raidla

HKScan (seller): Cobalt; DLA Piper

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21863-Cobalt-and-ellex-advise-on-hkscan-sale-of-baltic-business-to-maag-grupp

Eesti Gaas's Acquisition of Gaso from Latvijas Gaze

Eesti Gaas (buyer): Ellex

Latvijas Gaze (seller): KPMG Law

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/24108-closing-eesti-gaas-acquisition-of-gaso-from-latvijas-gaze-now-closed

Hawesko Holding's Acquisition of 50% Holding in Dunker Group

Hawesko Holding (buyer): Oppenhoff; TGS Baltic

Dunker Group (seller): Triniti

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/24684-tgs-baltic-and-triniti-advise-on-hawesko-partnership-with-dunker-group

HellermannTyton's Acquisition of Hoehle from Lagrotte and Osauhing Net Systems Group

HellermannTyton (buyer): Cobalt

Lagrotte and Osauhing Net Systems Group (sellers): Sorainen

https://ceelegalmatters.com/Cobalt/22928-sorainen-and-Cobalt-advise-on-sale-of-hohle-to-hellermanntyton

 

Greece:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Financing of 840 MW CCGT Power Plant in Alexandroupolis- Greece

Alexandroupolis Power Production (borrower): Potamitis Vekris

 

Public Power Corporation (one of the sponsors – majority shareholder of the borrower): Lambadarios 

DEPA Commercial (one of the sponsors – minority shareholder of the borrower): KBVL Law Firm (member of Deloitte legal)

National Bank of Greece (lender): Reed Smith

 

Grimaldi Euromed, Minoan Lines, and EKEV Consortium’s Acquisition of Majority Stake in Port of Igoumenitsa Authority

Grimaldi Euromed, Minoan Lines, and EKEV Consortium (buyer): Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm

 

Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (seller): AKL Law Firm; Dracopoulos & Vassalakis; Your Legal Partners

N/A

Public Power Corporation’s Acquisition of Enel Group’s Romanian Assets

Public Power Corporation (buyer): Legance; Milbank; PwC Legal (D&B David si Baias

 

Enel Group (seller): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/22783-d-b-david-si-baias-advises-greek-public-power-corporation-on-acquisition-of-enel-group-s-romanian-assets

 

Hungary:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

4iG and Corvinus's Acquisition of Vodafone Hungary

4iG (buyer): CMS

Corvinus Nemzetkozi Befektetesi (buyer): PK Law Office

Vodafone Group (seller): Lakatos Koves & Partners; Slaughter and May

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/22181-cms-advises-4ig-on-vodafone-hungary-acquisition

Cineworld Group's Restructuring

Acasta Partners UK, AlbaCore Capital LLP (UK), Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C (NY, US), Antara Capital LP (NY, US), Bain Capital Credit, LP (MA, US), Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP (NY, US), Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (NY, US), Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (NY, US), Blantyre Capital Limited (UK), Caius Capital LLP (UK), Carlyle Investment Management LLC (DC, US), CIFC Asset Management LLC (NY, US), Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (NY, US), Cross Ocean Partners Management LP (CT, US), Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. (NY, US), Eaton Vance Management (MA, NY), Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC (MA, NY), First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (IL, NY), Hayfin Capital Management LLP (UK), Highbridge Capital Management, LLC (NY, US), HPS Investment Partners, LLC (NY, US), Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (IL, US), J.P. Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London Branch, Marathon Asset Management, LP (NY, US), Mariner Investment Group, LLC (NY, US), Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NC, US), Octagon Credit Investors, LLC (NY, US), Sand Grove Capital Management LLP (UK), Sixth Street Partners, LLC (CA, US), Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (NJ, US), Sound Point Capital Management, LP (NY, US), System 2 Capital LLP (UK), Wellington Management Company LLP (MA, US), Whitebox Advisors LLC (MN, US) (lenders): Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Andersen Tax & Legal Matyka; Arnold & Porter; CLS Cavojsky & Partners; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Rutland & Partners; Kamburov & Partners; Lipa Meir & Co.; Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; Senica & Partners; Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys; Taxture Global; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Cineworld (borrower): A&L Goodbody; Allen & Overy; CMS; De Brauw; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Havel & Partners; Herzog, Fox & Neeman; Jackson Walker; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Teesdale; Mourant; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Slaughter and May; Walkers

Cineworld board: Ashurst; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

N/A

Cofidis' Acquisition of Magyar Cetelem Bank from BNP Paribas Personal Finance Group

Cofidis (buyer): De Pardieu Brocas Maffei; Kinstellar

BNP Paribas Personal Finance Group (seller): Allen & Overy; Wolf Theiss

N/A

Orlen Unipetrol's Acquisition of MOL Fuel Stations in Hungary

Orlen Unipetrol (buyer): Baker McKenzie

MOL (seller): CMS

N/A

 

Kosovo:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Inspera’s Acquisition of Crossplag from Shkolla Finlandeze

Inspera (buyer): Pallaska and Associates

 

Shkoila Finlandeze (seller): RPHS Law

https://ceelegalmatters.com/kosovo/24037-rphs-law-and-pallaska-associates-advise-on-shkolla-finlandeze-s-sale-of-crossplag-to-inspera

Puratos NV’s Joint Partnership with Korabi Corporation

Puratos NV: RPHS Law

 

Korabi Corporation: Law Firm Sejdiu and Qerkini

https://ceelegalmatters.com/kosovo/23971-rphs-advises-puratos-nv-on-partnership-with-korabi-corporation

 

Latvia:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

BaltCap's Acquisition of HansaMatrix

BaltCap Private Equity Fund III (buyer): Cobalt

HansaMatrix (seller): in-house team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/23572-Cobalt-advises-baltcap-on-acquisition-of-hansamatrix

Eesti Gaas's Acquisition of Gaso from Latvijas Gaze

Eesti Gaas (buyer): Ellex

Latvijas Gaze (seller): KPMG Law

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/24108-closing-eesti-gaas-acquisition-of-gaso-from-latvijas-gaze-now-closed

Merito Partners' Launch

Merito Partners: Ellex

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/24385-ellex-advises-merito-partners-on-renewables-acquisitions-and-launch-of-zilupe-and-incukalns-projects

 

Lithuania:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Highland Europe's Investment in PVcase

Highland Europe (buyer): Cobalt

 

PVCase (seller): Sorainen

https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/23975-Cobalt-advises-highland-europe-on-investment-in-pvcase

Ignitis Renewables' Acquisition of Wind Farm from E Energija

Ignitis Renewables (buyer): Walless

E Energija (seller): Cobalt

https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/24783-closing-ignitis-renewables-acquisition-of-wind-farm-from-e-energija-now-closed

PVcase's Acquisition of Anderson Optimization from Axis Op Holdco

PVcase (buyer): Gunderson Dettmer; Sorainen

Axis Op Holdco (seller): Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath; Motieka

https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/23637-motieka-advises-on-anderson-optimization-sale-to-pvcase

 

Moldova:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

AFD's EUR 40 Million Sovereign Loan to Moldova

Republic of Moldova (borrower): In-house legal team

AFD (lender): Gladei & Partners

N/A

Insight's Acqusition of Amdaris

Insight Entrerprises (buyer): Armstrong Teasdale; Gladei & Partners; Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

Amdaris (seller): TLT

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/24619-nndkp-advises-insight-enterprises-on-amdaris-acquisition

Moldovatransgaz's and Vestmoldtransgaz's Lease Agreement

Moldovatransgaz (lessor): Vernon | David

Vestmoldtransgaz (lessee) Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii; Turcan Cazac

N/A

 

Montenegro:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Alcazar Energy's Acquisition of Bijela Wind Farm Project from Simes Inzenjering and Sistem MNE

Alcazar Energy (buyer): BDK Advokati

Simes Inzenjering and Sistem MNE (sellers): Karanovic & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/montenegro/24553-bdk-advokati-and-karanovic-partners-advise-on-alcazar-energy-acquisition-of-bijela-wind-farm-in-montenegro

Fortenova's Acquisition of the Franca Marketi

Fortenova (buyer): BDK Advokati

Franca Family (seller): Komnenic & Partners

NLB Bank (financing): Karmen Rebesco

https://ceelegalmatters.com/montenegro/23395-bdk-and-komnenic-associates-advise-on-fortenova-and-mercator-cg-acquisition-of-franca-retail-business

Montenegro's EUR 100 Million Term Facility Agreement with Deutsche Bank

State of Montenegro (borrower): In-house team at Ministry of Finance

Deutsche Bank (lender): Dentons; Schoenherr

N/A

 

North Macedonia:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Bechtel Enka Joint Venture's Deal with the Government of North Macedonia for the Design and Construction of Corridors VIII and X-d

Bechtel Enka Joint Venture: Karanovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers

Government of North Macedonia: In-house legal team

N/A

Linamar's Acquisition of Dura-Shiloh from Dura Automotive

Linamar Corporation (buyer): CMS; Warner Norcross + Judd

Dura Automotive Holdings (seller): Debarliev, Dameski & Keleshoska Law Firm; Dechert

N/A

Viva Fresh's Acqusition of Kit-Go Supermarkets

Viva Fresh (buyer): Zequiri Law Office

Kiril Gogov (seller): ODI Law

https://ceelegalmatters.com/macedonia/23922-odi-law-advises-on-sale-of-macedonian-supermarket-chain-kit-go

 

Poland:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Baltic Power's USD 5.2 Billion Financing for Offshore Wind Farm

Baltic Power (borrower): Advokatfirmaet BAHR; Hogan Lovells; SSW Pragmatic Solutions 

 

International and local commercial banks, the EIB, and the EBRD, supported by three export credit agencies: Euler Hermes, Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, and Export Development Canada (lenders): Linklaters

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24465-linklaters-and-ssw-pragmatic-solutions-advise-on-usd-5-2-billion-financing-for-baltic-power-offshore-wind-farm

CCGT Ostroleka Financing

CCGT Ostroleka (borrower): CMS

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Bank Pekao, Alior Bank, KfW IPEX-Bank, Erste Group Bank (lenders): Clifford Chance

N/A

Gruppo San Donato and GKSD's Acquisition of American Heart of Poland

Gruppo San Donato and GKSD (buyers): Rymarz Zdort Maruta

AHP Investments (seller): Clifford Chance

American Heart of Poland (target): Dentons

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24277-clifford-chance-dentons-and-rymarz-zdort-maruta-advise-on-sale-of-american-heart-of-poland

Nrep's Acquisition of Majority Stake in 7R

Nrep (buyer): Kinstellar; Linklaters

7R (seller): Crido Legal; Kancelaria Kurek Wojcik i Partnerzy; Rymarz Zdort Maruta

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/24186-linklaters-and-rymarz-zdort-maruta-advise-on-nrep-acquisition-of-majority-stake-in-7r

Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund's Investment in R.Power

Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund S.A. SICAV-RAIF (buyer): Rymarz Zdort Maruta

R.Power (seller): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/22494-rymarz-zdort-maruta-and-clifford-chance-advise-on-three-seas-initiative-investment-fund-investment-in-r-power

 

Romania:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Geely's and Renault  Powertrain Technology Company's Joint Venture

Geely: BMA – Barbosa, Mussnich, Aragao Advogados; Bofill Mir Abogados; Jones Day; Macedo Vitorino; Musat & Asociatii; Wiener Soto Caparros; Yarsuvat & Yarsuvat Law Firm

Renault: Filip & Company; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/24028-musat-asociatii-and-freshfields-advise-on-geely-and-renault-s-powertrain-technology-joint-venture

Hidroelectrica's RON 9.3 Billion IPO

Hidroelectrica (issuer): Dentons

Erste Group Bank, Citigroup Global Markets Europe, Jefferies, and Morgan Stanley Europe (joint global coordinators); Banca Comerciala Romana, Barclays Bank Ireland, BofA Securities Europe, UBS Europe, UniCredit Bank, and Wood & Company Financial Services (joint bookrunners); Auerbach Grayson, BRD – Groupe Societe Generale, S.S.I.F. BT Capital Partners, and S.S.I.F. Swiss Capital co-lead managers (co-lead managers, underwriters): Clifford Chance

Fondul Proprietatea (seller): Filip & Company; Linklaters

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/23854-clifford-chance-filip-company-and-dentons-advise-on-hidroelectrica-ron-9-3-billion-ipo

Polenergia's Acquisition of Naxxar

Polenergia (buyer): Dentons

Naxxar Renewable Energy (seller): Musat & Asociatii

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/24624-musat-asociatii-advises-naxxar-renewable-energy-on-sale-of-60-stake-in-naxxar-wind-farm-four-to-polenergia

SpeedWell's EUR 24.3 Million Green Financing from BRD

SpeedWell (borrower): Wolf Theiss

BRD - Groupe Societe Generale (lender): Kinstellar

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/22397-kinstellar-advises-brd-groupe-societe-generale-on-speedwell-financing

 

Serbia:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Diofa Fund Management's Acquisition of Gordius Private Equity from Indotek Investments

Diofa Fund Management (buyer): DLA Piper

Indotek Investments (seller): BDK Advokati; Lakatos Koves & Partners

N/A

District Center and PKS-LATEX-HLC's EUR 27.6 Million EBRD Financing

District Center and PKS-LATEX-HLC (borrowers): Karanovic & Partners

EBRD (lender): CMS; Harrisons

https://ceelegalmatters.com/serbia/24872-harrisons-and-karanovic-partners-advise-on-ebrd-s-eur-27-6-million-loan-to-district-center-and-pks-latex-hlc

Sopharma's Acquisition of Pharmanova

Sopharma (buyer): NKO

Pharmanova (seller): Radovanovic Stojanovic & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/serbia/24818-nko-and-rsp-advise-on-sopharma-s-acquisition-of-pharmanova

 

Slovakia:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

BHM Group's Acquisition of Trencin Industrial Park from Nova Real Estate

BHM Group (buyer): Schoenherr

NOVA Real Estate (seller): Kinstellar

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovakia/24685-schoenherr-and-kinstellar-advise-on-bhm-group-acquisition-of-trencin-industrial-park

Brantner's and Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel's Joint Venture

Brantner Group: Taylor Wessing

Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel: Ruzicka and Partners

N/A

Immocap's Acquisition of Zapadoslovenska Energetika Real Estate Assets

Immocap (developer, buyer): Bartosik Svaby

Zapadoslovenska energetika (seller): CMS

N/A

Plan B Investments' Acquisition of Trei Real Estate Czech and Slovak Portfolio

Plan B Investments (buyer): Dentons; Havel & Partners

Trei Real Estate (seller): Taylor Wessing
 
UniCredit and Raiffeisenbank (lenders): Clifford Chance

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23280-taylor-wessing-and-dentons-advise-on-trei-real-estate-sale-of-czech-and-slovak-portfolio

Siemens Mobility's Acquisition of HMH

Siemens Mobility (buyer): Kinstellar

HMH (seller): Havel & Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovakia/24990-kinstellar-advises-siemens-mobility-on-acquisition-of-hmh-in-slovakia

 

Slovenia:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Gonvarri's Acquisition of Stake in Hidria

Gonvarri (buyer): Cuatrecasas; Schoenherr

Svetlik Family (seller): Fatur Menard

H&R Majority Shareholders: Jadek & Pensa

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovenia/22130-fatur-menard-advises-svetlik-family-on-exit-from-h-r-to-spain-s-gonvarri

MOL's Acquisition of OMV Slovenia

MOL (buyer): Baker McKenzie; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners

OMV (seller): Schoenherr

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/23731-closing-omv-s-sale-of-omv-slovenija-to-mol-now-closed

TAWAL's EUR 1.2 Billion Acquisition of United Group's CEE Tower Assets

TAWAL (buyer): Kinstellar; ODI Law

United Group (seller): Bradvica, Maric, Wahl, Cesarec; Jadek and Pensa; Kambourov & Partners; Paul Weiss

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/23094-kinstellar-odi-jadek-and-pensa-and-bradvica-maric-wahl-cesarec-advise-on-tawal-s-eur-1-2-billion-acquisition-of-united-group-cee-tower-assets

 

Turkiye:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Dubai Islamic Bank's Acquisition of 20% Stake in TOM Financial Group Companies from Aydin Group

Dubai Islamic Bank (buyer): Norton Rose Fulbright; Pekin Bayar Mizrahi

Aydin Group (seller): King & Spalding; Lexist

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/25296-lexist-advises-aydin-group-on-sale-of-20-stake-in-tom-financial-group-companies-to-dubai-islamic-bank

Marti Technologies Inc.'s and Galata Acquisition Corp.'s Merger

Marti Technologies Inc.: Esin Attorney Partnership; Latham & Watkins

Galata Acquisition Corp.: Verdi Law Firm; Willkie Farr & Gallagher

N/A

Tatneft's Acquisition of Aytemiz from Dogan Holding and Aytemiz Family

Tatneft (buyer): KP Law

Dogan Holding and Aytemiz Family (sellers): Paksoy

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/22905-paksoy-advises-dogan-holding-and-aytemiz-family-on-sale-of-aytemiz-to-tatneft

Tiryaki Group's Financing from IFC, FMO, and Proparco

Tiryaki Group (borrower): Galadari Law; Guleryuz Partners; Eversheds Sutherland

IFC, FMO, and Proparco (lenders); Allen & Overy; Confluent Law

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/25461-guleryuz-partners-and-allen-overy-advise-on-tiryaki-agro-usd-112-5-million-financing-from-ifc-fmo-and-proparco 

Turk Eximbank's Investment in Africa Finance Corporation

Turk Eximbank (buyer): Linklaters; OzmenYalcin

Africa Finance Corporation (seller): In-house legal team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/25324-linklaters-advises-turk-eximbank-on-investment-in-africa-finance-corporation

 

Ukraine:

Deal

Client(s) Name (role): Their Legal Advisors

CEELM Coverage (If Available)

Astarta's EUR 30 Million Financing from EBRD

Astarta (borrower): In-house legal team

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (lender): Sayenko Kharenko

https://ceelegalmatters.com/by-practice/134-agribusiness/24300-sayenko-kharenko-advises-ebrd-on-usd-30-million-loan-to-astarta-holding

DFC, IFC, and EBRD's USD 480 Million Financing for MHP

MHP (borrower): Avellum

DFC and EBRD (lenders): CMS

IFC (lender): Baker Botts

DFC, IFC, and EBRD (lenders): Harneys; Redcliffe Partners

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/24994-redcliffe-partners-and-avellum-advise-on-usd-480-million-loan-to-mhp

Export Credit Agency of Ukraine's Maritime War Risk Insurance Mechanism

Export Credit Agency of Ukraine: Asters; Brodies

Ministry of Economy of Ukraine (proxy of Export Credit Agency's shareholder): Watson Farley & Williams

Marsh Limited (arranger): Norton Rose Fulbright

N/A

Rheinmetall's and Ukrainian Defence Industry's Joint Venture

Rheinmetall Landsysteme: Kinstellar

Ukrainian Defence Industry JSC: In-house legal team

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/23269-kinstellar-advises-rheinmetall-on-defence-cooperation-with-state-owned-ukroboronprom

UKEF's Guaranteed Export Loan From Citibank for Six Bridges in Kyiv Region

Ministry of Finance of Ukraine (borrower): Avellum; White & Case

Citibank and UK Export Finance (lenders): Ashurst; Sayenko Kharenko

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/23640-sayenko-kharenko-advises-on-gbp-26-3-million-reconstruction-loan-to-ukraine

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