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LSW Bienkowski, Laskowski, Lesnodorski, Melzacki and Partners has announced it hired eight new partners – Filip Badziak, George Havaris, Marcin Huczkowski, Piotr Leonarski, Krzysztof Marzynski, Adam Piwakowski, Aleksandra Polak, and Piotr Szelenbaum – all coming from B2RLaw, alongside a group of associates, administration, and marketing support.
WKB Lawyers has advised Afcon Renewable Energy and EuroEnergy on the financing for the development of a 20-megawatt solar photovoltaic park located in the Boguszyn precinct in southwest Poland. Dentons advised mBank on the PLN 65.7 million credit facilities.
Clyde & Co has recently announced that Michal Kalicki, formerly of WKB Lawyers, joined its Warsaw office as a Counsel and the Head of the Banking and Finance team.
Gessel has advised ACP Credit on an up to PLN 50 million financing package for Poland's iTaxi.
As of 1 April 2024, the decree of the Hungarian National Bank on the processing of payment transactions has been amended, which particularly affects the process of immediate transfers.
Clifford Chance has appointed Milos Felgr as its new Managing Partner of its Prague office, effective May 1.
Bernitsas Law has advised Piraeus Bank on its new EUR 500 million issuance and offering of senior preferred notes due April 2030, and their listing on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
