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Schoenherr, working with Sullivan & Cromwell, has advised the Emirates Telecommunications Group Company – operating as E& – on its acquisition of a 50%-plus-one-share stake in PPF Telecom Group's assets in Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia. White & Case and Karanovic & Partners advised the PPF Group on the up to EUR 2.5 billion sale and the setup of a joint venture with E&.
Binder Groesswang, working with Willkie Farr & Gallagher, has advised French investment company Wendel and other shareholders on their sale of Constantia Flexibles to One Rock Capital Partners. Wolf Theiss, working with Latham & Watkins, advised One Rock. Hamburg's Klawitter Neben Plath Zintler reportedly advised Wendel as well.
Raphael Valenta has rejoined the KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwaelte Corporate Law team in Vienna as a Junior Partner.
Dentons has advised Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC's P3 Logistic Parks subsidiary on its acquisition of two logistics assets in the UK from Segro.
Linklaters has advised Czech retail investment fund Investika Realitni Fond on its acquisition of the Royal Trakt Offices in Warsaw from real estate investor Patrizia SE. Dentons advised Patrizia.
JDP Drapala & Partners, working with Milbank, has advised the EQT Mid Market Europe and EQT Mid Market Asia III funds on the sale of BBS Automation to the MDAX-listed Duerr Group.
Cytowski and Partners has advised Axoflow on its USD 2.5 million seed round co-led by Credo Ventures, 500 Emerging Europe, and Notion Capital, including several CEE angel investors. Diamond Law reportedly advised 500 Emerging Europe.
