Kinstellar has advised Garbe Industrial on its entry into the Romanian market via a joint venture investment structure with Fortress Real Estate Investments Limited. Filip & Company advised Fortress Real Estate.

Boyanov & Co, working with DLA Piper, has advised Eurobank, Eurobank Bulgaria, and Eurobank Private Bank Luxembourg on the financing of Fraport Twin Star Airport Management, the concessionaire of the civil airports in Varna and Burgas.

Zivkovic Samardzic has advised Yuhor on its acquisition of Food Star Plus.

Denotns and its Turkish affiliate law firm Balcioglu Selcuk Eymirlioglu Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership have advised Anadolubank on the private placement of three series of senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of USD 250 million, with SFI Markets acting as the sole purchaser.

Moravcevic Vojnovic and Partners, in cooperation with Schoenherr, has advised MK Group on the acquisition of Dijamant from Fortenova grupa.

Boyanov & Co has advised ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 on financing of a 500-megawatt-hour standalone battery energy storage system to be constructed on part of the site of the Maritsa East 3 Thermal Power Plant. DGKV advised the lenders, DSK Bank and OTP Bank.

Wolf Theiss has advised Oberoesterreichische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft on the issuance of EUR 250 million 2.750% covered bonds due March 28, 2031. Schoenherr reportedly advised the banking consortium involved.

Kinstellar has advised Cresco on the acquisition of a residential development project in Prague’s Zizkov district from Finep. DLA Piper advised Finep.

Schoenherr has advised Enery on the EUR 460 million project financing of the Ogrezeni hybrid renewable energy project in Giurgiu County, Romania.

Boyanov & Co has advised UniCredit Bulbank and Eurobank Bulgaria on a syndicated financing for the construction of a 200-megawatt-hour standalone battery energy storage system located near Stara Zagora.

Wolf Theiss has advised Raiffeisen Digital Bank on a non-performing loan portfolio sale in Poland.

Freshfields has advised the Flick Family Office on the financing of the World Fencing League.

Venturis Consulting Group has advised London-based international law firm Pinsent Masons on its Polish market entry. 

Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing have joined forces, paving the way for the launch of Winston Taylor, a transatlantic law firm expected to begin operations in May 2026, subject to final regulatory approvals.

Pinsent Masons has announced it is opening an office in Warsaw in mid-2026 with a team of six Partners: Bartlomiej Kordeczka and Jakub Marcinkowski – who will lead the office – together with Piotr Staniszewski, Maciej Jodkowski, Blazej Zagorski, and Bartosz Nojek.

Oleksandr Frolov has joined Kinstellar's Kyiv office as a Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution.

Eversheds Sutherland has promoted Clemens Stieger to Partner in Austria.

Tegos has promoted Karolina Lapinskaite to Partner in its office in Lithuania.

Former Deloitte Legal Partner Miriam Nehajova has left the firm to join Weinrauch.

Karanovic & Partners has appointed Senior Partner Marjan Poljak as the firm's new Managing Partner. 

RK Legal has promoted Krzysztof Podolski and Krzysztof Jedrzejczyk to Partner.

DZP has appointed Magdalena Skowronska as its new Head of the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Practice.

Former Aksu Caliskan Beygo Partner Irem Akin has joined Akin Partners as a Partner.

Advisory firm specializing in tax advisory and accounting services Nexia Advicero has launched a legal practice with the addition of a legal team led by Partner Katarzyna Koszel-Zawadka.

Bulgaria has adopted a fully redesigned collective redress and representative action framework, implementing Directive (EU) 2020/1828 and modifying both the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and the Civil Procedure Code (CPC).

Bulgaria has adopted a fully redesigned collective redress and representative action framework, implementing Directive (EU) 2020/1828 and modifying both the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and the Civil Procedure Code (CPC).

Ukraine has formally launched an Interdepartmental Commission on the Screening of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), marking an important institutional step toward a structured, transparent approach to assessing how foreign investments may affect national security—particularly under conditions of martial law.

On 7 January 2026, an online portal for submitting investment projects to the United States–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund officially opened. The launch marks the Fund’s move into the operational phase and the start of its active investment activities.

Reforms that were supposed to increase predictability and foreseeability of court decisions have instead created an environment with a significant number of contradictory conclusions and deviations in the practice of the Supreme Court. Formal cassation filters, vague criteria for determining legal conclusions and the lack of a procedural tool for their coordination complicate the work of both lawyers and lower court judges. Improvements in the administration of justice can be achieved, in particular, by amending the current procedural rules.

Effective 1 February 2026, Emergency Ordinance No. 91/2025 introduces a material change to the medical leave indemnity regime in Romania: the first day of medical leave will not be compensated. Under the previous framework, employers covered the first five days of medical leave indemnity. Going forward, only days 2–6 will be paid by the employer. This temporary measure is in effect until 31 December 2027 and warrants careful consideration from both an employment law and payroll reporting perspective.

The Constitutional Court of Montenegro, at its session held 28 January 2026, annulled Article 35a of the Internal Trade Act (Zakon o unutrašnjoj trgovini “Official Gazette of Montenegro”, Nos. 049/08, 040/11, 038/19 and 084/24) (“Internal Trade Act“), imposing a ban on the operation of retail businesses on Sundays and on public holidays. The court found that the ban was inconsistent with the constitutional guarantees of freedom of entrepreneurship and equality before the law.

In recent months, Polish employment law has undergone extensive reform, with several legislative amendments and new regulatory obligations entering into force across key areas of workforce management.

With the adoption of the Law on Healthcare in August 2025, the legal framework for the implementation of a comprehensive reform of the Montenegrin healthcare system through harmonization with modern standards and the legal acquis of the European Union was set. A further step in this direction is represented by the proposed amendments to this law, which, together with the Law on Data Management and Digital Health, are also in the proposal stage, and are part of a wider process of digital transformation of the healthcare system, while at the same time strengthening the protection of patient data and standardization of healthcare records.

Shortly after the Council of the European Union approved the signing of the EU–Mercosur agreements, the EU and India reached political agreement on their own comprehensive trade deal, setting the stage for significant tariff cuts and new market openings, particularly for agri‑food and processed food.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) screening is an essential issue for cross-border M&A, joint ventures, restructurings and financing arrangements. What was once a niche regulatory topic is now a decisive factor in transaction timing, risk allocation and, in some cases, deal feasibility itself.

The new Companies Act (“2026 Companies Act“) and the new Act on Registration of Commercial and Other Entities (“Registration Act“) have entered into force on 1 January 2026. These statutes were enacted in the context of the provisional closure of EU accession negotiations on Chapter 6 (Company Law).

Michal Dobrowolski (45) has about 20 years of transaction experience in M&A and private equity. bpv Huegel continues its strong, dynamic growth in M&A and private equity with this team expansion.

RTPR has assisted Proinvest Group SRL in relation to the sale of the insulating panel division to Lattonedil S.p.A., a leading Group in Europe in the production and marketing of insulating panels.

RTPR advised AROBS Transilvania Software, an important Romanian company that provides software services and solutions in various industries and the largest tech company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, on the acquisition of majority stake in Global Engineering Services & Solutions S.R.L.

The law firm bpv Huegel provided comprehensive support to NÖM AG during its merger with Vorarlberg Milch.

The international sales process for the renowned Vienna Marriott Hotel at Parkring Vienna has been successfully completed with its acquisition by an international consortium of investors.

AIR ARABIA WAS FOUND COMPLIANT DURING A RECENT PROCEDURE OF PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA ACROSS THE EU

bpv Huegel successfully advised RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Aktiengesellschaft (RWA) on the sale of its share in AUSTRIA JUICE GmbH to AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft.

RWA eGen completes the purchase of shares in RWA AG from BayWa AG. The acquisition financing was structured and provided by Raiffeisen Bank International AG.

bpv Huegel is delighted to appoint Johannes Mitterecker as a partner. He works in the Corporate Law/M&A practice group and specialises in M&A transactions, restructuring and sports law.

RTPR has assisted the syndicate of banks in connection with a RON 3.1 billion syndicated loan granted to Electrica.

From the 1st May, 2025 Markian Malskyy becomes the new managing partner of ARZINGER, replacing Timur Bondaryev, founding partner. Timur Bondaryev has held this position almost ever since the firm was founded 23 years ago and, together with other partners, has built a strong legal brand.

This makes bpv Huegel’s tax practice top-ranked in Chambers Europe. This confirms the leading position of bpv Huegel in tax law advice.