| Date Covered | Firm(s) | Deal/Litigation Description | Value | Country(ies) | CEELM Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan | Kalo & Associates | Kalo & Associates provided assistance to Albania's Ministry of Finance and Economy in the drafting of the recently-enacted Law on the Central Register of Bank Accounts. | N/A | Albania | Here |
| 12-Nov | Kalo & Associates | Kalo & Associates advised the French Development Agency on its financing for the Albanian Government aimed at reforming the energy sector. | EUR50million | Albania | |
| 25-Nov | Kalo & Associates | Kalo & Associates advised the French Development Agency on its financing for the Albanian Government supporting reforms aimed at gender equality. | EUR50million | Albania | |
| 2-Jul | Boyanov & Co.; Kalo & Associates; Wolf Theiss | Boyanov & Co and Kalo & Associates advised Albania Telecom Invest Bulgaria and One Telecommunications SHA Albania on a refinancing loan made by a club of banks including OTP Bank Hungary, DSK Bank Bulgaria, and Banka OTP Albania, for a principal amount of EUR 37 million with a maturity of 10 years. Wolf Theiss advised the lenders on the deal. | EUR37million | Albania; Bulgaria | Here |
| 23-Dec | Boyanov & Co.; CMS; Dentons; Kalo & Associates | Dentons, Kalo & Associates, and Boyanov & Co advised Albanian Telecom Invest AD's shareholders on their sale of the company to Hungarian 4iG. ATI is the majority shareholder of the One Telecommunications mobile operator in Albania. CMS advised the buyer. | N/A | Albania; Bulgaria; Hungary | |
| 2-Apr | Akin Gump; BDK Advokati; Boga & Associates; Bogdanovic Dolicki & Partneri; Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka; Forgo Damjanovic & Partners; Harrisons; Isailovic & Partners; Kalo & Associates; Lakatos, Koves & Partners; Maric & Co.; Norton Rose Fulbright; Polenak Law Firm; Popovski & Partners; Selih & Partners; Zdolsek | Akin Gump, Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partneri, Maric & Co, Isailovic & Partners, Harrisons, Zdolsek Attorneys at Law, Boga & Associates, Popovski & Partners, and Forgo Damjanovic & Partners advised Croatian conglomerate Fortenova Grupa d.d. on the EUR 615 million sale of its frozen food business to Nomad Foods. Norton Rose Fulbright, Lakatos, Koves & Partners, and five firms from the SEE Legal alliance advised Nomad Foods on the deal. | EUR615million | Albania; Croatia; Hungary; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia | Here |
| 6-Dec | Bird & Bird; Boga & Associates; Kalo & Associates; White & Case | Kalo & Associates and White & Case advised the Alpha Bank Group on the sale of its Alpha Bank Albania subsidiary to OTP Bank. The buyer was advised by Boga & Associates and Bird & Bird. | EUR55million | Albania; Greece; Hungary | |
| 5-Jan | Deloitte Legal; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised American food manufacturer Kellogg's on the divestment of its 51% stake in Austrian organic breakfast product manufacturer Vita+ Naturprodukte to Fi5 Asset, which already held 25% of the shares. Deloitte Legal advised the buyer. | N/A | Austria | |
| 12-Jan | Binder Groesswang; Saxinger, Chalupsky & Partners | Binder Groesswang advised Raiffeisen Bank on the acquisition of several bank branches, including customer relationships, from Landes-Hypothekenbanken Steiermark AG. Saxinger, Chalupsky & Partner advised Landes-Hypothekenbanken Steiermark on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 13-Jan | Freshfields | Freshfields advised a consortium of Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, HSBC, and UniCredit on the placement of Qiagen NV’s USD 500 million convertible bonds due in 2027 and the management of bondholder’s buyback of Qiagen's convertible bonds due in 2021. | USD500million | Austria | Here |
| 13-Jan | Allen & Overy; Cerha Hempel; De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Loyens & Loeff | Cerha Hempel, working with Allen & Overy, advised Mississippi Ventures B.V. on the acquisition of 50% of the shares in Dutch retail chain Hema B.V. from the Ad Hoc Group. Loyens & Loeff advised the Ad Hoc Group on the deal, and De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek advised Hema. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 13-Jan | Cerha Hempel | Cerha Hempel advised Worthington Cylinders GmbH, a designer and manufacturer of pressure vessels, on its acquisition of all of the shares in German PTEC Pressure Technology GmbH from its unidentified founder and sole shareholder. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 14-Jan | Burns & Levinson; DLA Piper; Frotz Riedl | DLA Piper advised Panoptes Pharma co-founders Franz Obermayr and Stefan Sperl and other unspecified shareholders on the sale of 100% of the company to EyeGate Pharmaceuticals. Frotz Riedl in Austria and Burns & Levinson in the US advised the buyer. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 14-Jan | Schoenherr; Shearman & Sterling; Weil, Gotshal & Manges | Schoenherr and Shearman & Sterling advised Lanxess on the acquisition of Emerald Performance Materials from American Securities. Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised the target. | EUR884.77million | Austria | |
| 15-Jan | Binder Groesswang | Binder Groesswang advised Wustenrot Versicherungs AG and Carl Spangler & Co AG on their sale of 100% of the shares in Spangler IQAM Invest to DekaBank. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 15-Jan | Schoenherr | Schoenherr is advising Starwood Capital Group on its offer for a public takeover of VSE-listed CA Immobilien Anlagen AG. | EUR3.4billion | Austria | Here |
| 15-Jan | Binder Groesswang | Binder Groesswang helped the Wustenrot Group set up its own bank for private customers. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 19-Jan | Abreu Advogados; Baker Mckenzie; Clifford Chance | Baker McKenzie advised Kelag on the acquisition of 25 power plants in France and Portugal from the RWE Group. Local expertise for Portugal was provided by the Portuguese law firm Abreu Advogados, while the Dusseldorf office of Clifford Chance advised the RWE Group on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 25-Jan | Allen & Overy; BPV Huegel; Siwe Rechtsanwalte Sinzger & Partner | BPV Huegel advised Austria’s Herold and Germany's Dogado Group — both subsidiaries of the EDSA Group — on their merger. Allen & Overy advised the EDSA Group, and SIWE Rechtsanwalte Sinzger & Partner also advised the Dogado Group. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 25-Jan | Fangda Partners; Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner; Weber & Co. | Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners advised Robert Kanduth, the founder of GREENoneTEC, on his repurchase of 51% of the shares in GREENoneTEC Solarindustrie from China’s Haier Group. Fangda Partners in China and Weber & Co. in Austria advised the seller on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 26-Jan | Eisenberger + Herzog; Herbst Kinsky | Herbst Kinsky advised the founders of Xaleon and investor eQventure on the sale of the company to TeamViewer. Eisenberger & Herzog advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 26-Jan | Cerha Hempel | Cerha Hempel advised Switzerland's Stadler Bussnang on its successful participation in a tender procedure for the sale of up to 20 new fire-fighting and rescue trains to the Austrian Federal Railways. | EUR240million | Austria | Here |
| 29-Jan | Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss | Schoenherr advised joint lead managers DZ Bank, Erste Group, Helaba, and Raiffeisen Bank International on the successful issue of notes by Upper Austria-based Oberbank Aktiengesellschaft, which was advised by Wolf Theiss. | EUR250million | Austria | Here |
| 3-Feb | Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised UniCredit Bank Austria on the sale of its subsidiary Real(e) Value to NT Neue Technologie and on the contractual terms for the bank's future use of its software and for the software's continued development. Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner advised NT. | N/A | Austria | |
| 8-Feb | Eisenberger + Herzog; Herbst Kinsky | E+H advised the shareholders of Curecomp Software on the sale of the company to the ProALPHA Group. Herbst Kinsky advised the buyer. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 9-Feb | 4 Law; Herbst Kinsky; Linklaters | Herbst Kinsky, working with lead counsel Linklaters, advised Neovia Logistics Holdings on its acquisition of two unidentified companies from Austria’s Temmel Logistik Group. 42Law advised the seller. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 10-Feb | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised Oesterreichische Kontrollbank on its issue of USD 1.5 billion 0.500% guaranteed global notes due 2026. | USD1.5billion | Austria | Here |
| 11-Feb | Cerha Hempel | Cerha Hempel advised the RHI Magnesita Group on the sale of its participation in RHI Normag AS and Premier Periclase Ltd to Callista Private Equity. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 15-Feb | Graf & Pitkowitz | Graf & Pitkowitz advised Germany's Hubert Burda Media group on its acquisition of digital brands Netdoktor.at and Netdoktor.ch from Vienna-based Netdoktor.at GmbH. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 16-Feb | BPV Huegel; EY Law; Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners; Pelzmann Gall Gross | BPV Huegel advised the Irish Zeus Packaging Group on the acquisition of Austrian-based food packaging company Petruzalek from Italian investment holding company Italmobiliare. Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners and Pelzmann Gall Gross — the Austrian office of EY Law — advised the sellers on the transaction. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 17-Feb | Binder Groesswang; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Linz-based start-up Storyblok on its EUR 7 million Series A financing round. Mubadala Capital, the state investment company of the United Arab Emirates, participated in the current financing round, as did existing investors 3VC and Firstminute Capital, Binder Groesswang advised Mubadala Capital on the deal. | EUR7million | Austria | Here |
| 23-Feb | Binder Groesswang; PRK Partners | PRK Partners, working with Binder Groesswang, helped American restaurant chain Five Guys open its first restaurant in Vienna. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 24-Feb | GSK Stockmann; Hogan Lovells | Hogan Lovells advised the HR Group hotel operating company on its acquisition of a hotel portfolio from the Vienna House Group, which was advised by GSK Stockmann. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 26-Feb | Eisenberger + Herzog; KPMG Legal | E+H advised Australian graphic design platform Canva on the acquisition of all of the shares of Austrian visual AI startup Kaleido AI GmbH. KPMG Legal advised Kaleido AI and its founders on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 4-Mar | Binder Groesswang; Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss advised the owners of the Janus Group, a Vienna-based provider of cleaning services in the hospital sector, on the sale of the company to Germany’s Dussmann Group. Binder Groesswang advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 4-Mar | CMS; Taylor Wessing | CMS advised US-based thermal management technology developer Modine Manufacturing Company on the sale of its Europe-based air-cooled automotive business to Austria’s Schmid Metall GmbH. Taylor Wessing advised the buyer. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 5-Mar | Brandl Talos; Herbst Kinsky | Brandl Talos advised Btov Partners on its EUR 1 million investment in Vienna-based startup Visplore. Herbst Kinsky advised Visplore on the deal. | EUR1million | Austria | Here |
| 9-Mar | Cerha Hempel; Hogan Lovells; Linklaters | Cerha Hempel advised payment and transaction services provider Worldline and its Luxembourg-based subsidiary Six Payment Services on the contribution of its merchant services business in Austria to PayOne, a joint venture of the Ingenico Group and Deutscher Sparkassen. Linklaters advised Worldline in Germany and Luxembourg and Hogan Lovells advised Deutsche Sparkassen and PayOne. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 10-Mar | Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss | Schoenherr advised joint lead managers DekaBank, DZ Bank, Erste Group, Raiffeisen Bank International, and UniCredit on the successful issue of covered notes by Raiffeisenlandesbank Vorarlberg Waren-und Revisionsverband registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschrankter Haftung. Wolf Theiss advised Raiffeisenlandesbank Vorarlberg on the issue. | EUR300million | Austria | Here |
| 15-Mar | Binder Groesswang; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Wurth International and Buchner Beteiligungs on their sale of Tunap Cosmetics to 3i's Royal Sanders. Binder Groesswang advised the buyer. | N/A | Austria | |
| 18-Mar | Baker McKenzie; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe | Baker McKenzie advised EP Power Europe, a.s., a subsidiary of the Czech energy supply company Energeticky a Prumyslovy holding, a.s., on the acquisition of the STEAG Power Minerals Group. Orrick advised the seller, STEAG GmbH. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 18-Mar | Brandl Talos; Sheridans; Shoosmiths | Brandl Talos and Sheridans advised the Sportradar Group on its acquisition of UK-based personalized messaging platform operator Fresh Eight. Shoosmiths advised the seller. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 23-Mar | Schoenherr; Torggler Rechtsanwalte | Schoenherr advised Uniqa group company Sanus X on its acquisition of a 39% stake in Cura Domo Holding from its co-founder Robert Pozdena. Torggler Rechtsanwalte advised the sellers. | N/A | Austria | |
| 24-Mar | Schoenherr; Taylor Wessing | Schoenherr helped Viennese crypto-currencies retail broker Bitpanda obtain a EUR 143 million Series B investment from Valar Ventures and DST Global. Taylor Wessing advised Valar Ventures on the deal. | EUR143million | Austria | Here |
| 25-Mar | Act Legal (WMWP) | Act Legal WMWP advised Viennese real estate start-up Wowflow on a EUR 300,000 financing round. | EUR300000 | Austria | Here |
| 25-Mar | BLS Rechtsanwalte; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Uniqa group company Sanus X on its acquisition of Consentiv Employee Assistance Services. BLS Rechtsanwalte advised Consentiv's shareholders. | N/A | Austria | |
| 26-Mar | Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss | Schoenherr advised joint lead managers Barclays Bank Ireland Plc, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, Erste Group Bank AG, and Raiffeisen Bank International AG on the successful issuance of EUR 500 million 0.875 % senior non-preferred eligible notes 2021-2026 by Volksbank Wien AG. Wolf Theiss advised Volksbank Wien on the issuance. | EUR500million | Austria | Here |
| 29-Mar | Brandl Talos; Greenberg Traurig; Sheridans | Brandl Talos, working with Sheridans, advised Ring International Holding AG on its agreement with PLK Europe GmbH, an affiliate of Restaurant Brands International Inc., to become the UK master franchisee of Popeyes with exclusive rights to the brand in the United Kingdom. Greenberg Traurig's London office advised RBI on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 29-Mar | CMS; Dorda | Dorda advised the Exeter Property Group on the sale of a logistics center near Vienna to Allianz Real Estate. CMS advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 30-Mar | Brandl Talos; DLA Piper; Latham & Watkins; Niederer Kraft Frey; Schellenberg Wittmer | Brandl Talos, Latham & Watkins, and Niederer Kraft Frey advised Sportradar Group on the acquisition of sports data and video analytics platform Synergy Sports. The sellers were represented by DLA Piper and Schellenberg Wittmer. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 1-Apr | Brandl Talos; Herbst Kinsky; SMP | Brandl Talos advised a syndicate of 42CAP, Amino Collective, Push Ventures, Air Street Capital, and VP Venture Partners on their investment in Allcyte. Germany's SMP law firm also advised the 42CAP fund on its participation. Herbst Kinsky advised Allcyte. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 2-Apr | Binder Groesswang; Kirkland & Ellis; Linklaters | Binder Groesswang, working with lead counsel Kirkland & Ellis, advised GTCR and Corza Health on its acquisition of TachoSil Surgical Patch from Takeda, a subsequent merger with Surgical Specialties, and the resulting founding of Corza Medical. Takeda was advised by Linklaters. | EUR350million | Austria | Here |
| 6-Apr | Binder Groesswang; Linklaters; Schoenherr; White & Case | Binder Groesswang and White & Case advised Verbund AG on their issuance of innovative green and sustainability-linked notes. Schoenherr and Linklaters advised BofA Securities and J.P. Morgan in their capacities as joint ESG structuring agents and joint bookrunners, as well as Erste Group, Morgan Stanley, and Societe Generale in their capacities as joint bookrunners. | EUR500million | Austria | Here |
| 7-Apr | Cooley; Goodwin Procter; Herbst Kinsky; Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss | Herbst Kinsky advised Viennese start-up GoStudent on its EUR 70 million Series B investment round, which included existing investors Left Lane Capital and DN Capital as well as New York fund Coatue. Goodwin and Schoenherr advised Left Lane, and Cooley and Wolf Theiss advised Coatue. | EUR70million | Austria | Here |
| 13-Apr | Berger Ettel; Deloitte Legal (Jack Weiler Operenyi) | Jank Weiler Operenyi, the Austrian member of Deloitte Legal, advised the Kruger Group, the minority shareholder in soda maker manufacturer Sodapop Austria GmbH, on the acquisition of the remaining shares of the company from BAST Unternehmensbeteiligungs GmbH and ROHE Vertriebsmanagement und BeteiligungsgmbH. Austria's Berger Ettel law firm advised the sellers. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 14-Apr | Binder Groesswang; Bird; KPMG Legal | Binder Groesswang and Bird & Bird advised Deutsche Beteiligungs AG and its portfolio company Fast Lean Smart Group GmbH on their acquisition of Impactit GmbH. KPMG Legal advised the unidentified seller. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 23-Apr | Herbst Kinsky | Herbst Kinsky advised Biogena Group Invest AG on its capital increase. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 29-Apr | Binder Groesswang; Clifford Chance; Linklaters; Schoenherr | Schoenherr and Clifford Chance advised Raiffeisen Bank International as arranger on a true sale securitization of a EUR 538 million portfolio of vehicle leasing receivables by Raiffeisen Leasing Group. Linklaters and Binder Groesswang advised anchor investors, including the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund. | EUR538million | Austria | Here |
| 10-May | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Energie Graz, Energie Steiermark, EVN, Illwerke VKW, Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe AG, Kelag, and Linz AG on the foundation of a joint venture in the e-mobility sector. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 11-May | CMS | CMS advised German investment company Finexx on its acquisition of Volpini Verpackungen GmbH Austria. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 12-May | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised BASF on an investment project at the Kundl/Schaftenau Campus in Tyrol. | N/A | Austria | |
| 12-May | CMS; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Global Payments and Erste Group Bank joint venture Global Payments sro on its acquisition of the Austrian acquiring and processing divestment business unit as well as the Austrian services divestment business unit from Payone in Germany and Austria. CMS advised the seller. | N/A | Austria | |
| 17-May | Dorda; King Wood & Mallesons | Dorda and King & Wood Mallesons advised a fund managed by Pinova Capital and other shareholders of Deurowood Holding GmbH on the sale of Deurowood to Freudenberg Chemical Specialities. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 18-May | Eversheds Sutherland; Herbert Smith Freehills; Schoenherr | Schoenherr and Herbert Smith Freehills advised IBM on its acquisition of Waeg, a Belgium-based company providing digital transformation solutions, for a consideration of EUR 50 million. Eversheds Sutherland advised the target. | EUR50million | Austria | |
| 21-May | Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss advised Kommunalkredit Austria AG on its successful issue of ordinary senior eligible notes in the amount of EUR 300 million. Schoenherr advised joint lead managers Erste Group Bank AG, Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg, and Raiffeisenbank International AG, and co-lead manager Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale. | EUR300million | Austria | Here |
| 24-May | Brandl Talos; McCullough Robertson | Brandl Talos, working with McCullough Robertson, advised Sportradar Group on its acquisition of InteractSport Group, a sports data and technology company based in Australia and England. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 28-May | Allen & Overy; CMS; Dorda | Dorda, working with lead counsel Allen & Overy, advised DIF Capital Partners on the sale of its stake in a PPP portfolio including two hospitals in Vienna to Equitix. CMS advised Equitix on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 7-Jun | Brandl Talos | Brandl Talos advised Riddle&Code FinTech Solutions on its registration as a virtual currency service provider with the Austrian Financial Market Authority. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 7-Jun | Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss | Schoenherr advised joint lead managers Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg, and Raiffeisenbank International AG, on the placement of EUR 500 million 0.5% mortgage covered notes due 2041 issued by Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG. Wolf Theiss advised the issuer. | EUR500million | Austria | Here |
| 9-Jun | 42Law; Dorda; Kirkland & Ellis | Dorda, working with lead counsel Kirkland & Ellis, advised Boston-based growth equity fund Guidepost as lead investor on the USD 35 million investment in Austria’s Tractive GmbH. 42Law reportedly advised Tractive on the deal. | EUR35million | Austria | Here |
| 15-Jun | Act Legal (WMWP); Herbst Kinsky | Herbst Kinsky advised property technology startup Propster on its EUR 3 million seed financing round led by Austrian AWS Grunderfonds, Axeleo from France, and Pi Labs from the UK, joined by new and existing private investors. AWS was advised by Wiedenbauer Mutz Winkler & Partner. | EUR3million | Austria | Here |
| 15-Jun | Binder Groesswang; Herbst Kinsky; Sidley Austin | Herbst Kinsky and Sidley Austin advised ESIM Chemicals on the spin-off and sale of its Intermediates & Specialty Chemicals division to Vertellus and Pritzker Private Capital. Binder Groesswang advised the buyers. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 18-Jun | DLA Piper; Freshfields | DLA Piper advised Austrian research and development company Bionic Surface Technologies GmbH on its joint development agreement with the Nikon Corporation regarding research and development of riblet technologies. Freshfields reportedly advised Nikon on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 21-Jun | Linklaters; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Credendo on the cross-border merger of their Austrian stock company into a Belgian group company, advised by Linklaters. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 23-Jun | BPV Huegel; Wildmoser Koch | BPV Hugel advised Viennese company Wojnar on the sale of a 74% majority stake to Vivatis Holding AG. Wildmoser Koch reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 23-Jun | Brandl Talos | Brandl Talos advised Contextflow on its Series A financing round from B&C Innovation Investments GmbH as lead investor, new co-investor TTIP Beteiligungs, as well as previous investors Apex Ventures, Crista Galli Ventures, IST cube, Nina Capital, and Novacapital. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 24-Jun | Herbst Kinsky; Schoenherr | Herbst Kinsky advised Russmedia Equity Partners on the acquisition of 100% of shares in finderly GmbH, which operates the online flea market Shpock, from Norway's Adevinta. Schoenherr advised the seller. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 28-Jun | Karasek Wietrzyk; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised SiteLog Infra GmbH on the acquisition of the Equipment & Technology Services business unit from Implenia Osterreich GmbH, via an asset deal. Karasek Wietrzyk advised Implenia on the matter. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 28-Jun | Herbst Kinsky; Jarolim Partner | Herbst Kinsky advised UPL Europe on its investment in Pixofarm GmbH. Jarolim Partner advised Pixofarm on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 29-Jun | Brandl Talos; Cooley; Kunz Wallentin | Brandl Talos advised Allcyte shareholders on the sale of their company to clinical-stage pharmaceutical technology company Exscientia. Cooley LLP and Kunz Wallentin advised Exscientia on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 29-Jun | Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek; Milbank; Schoenherr | Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek advised the Grotkamp family on the acquisition of all shares in Funke Mediengruppe. Schoenherr advised on antitrust aspects of the deal. Milbank advised the Funke Mediengruppe. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 1-Jul | Herbst Kinsky; Schoenherr | Herbst Kinsky advised learning platform GoStudent on its EUR 205 million Series C financing round with DST Global, Softbank, Dragoneer, Tencent, Left Lane Capital, DN Capital, and Coatue participating. Schoenherr advised Left Lane Capital. | EUR205million | Austria | Here |
| 6-Jul | Binder Groesswang; Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner | Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner advised Soravia on its acquisition of the Immo-Contract companies from the Volksbanken Group. Binder Groesswang reportedly advised the seller. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 6-Jul | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Austrian augmented reality start-up ViewAR in a EUR 1 million financing round by Breeze Invest. | EUR1million | Austria | |
| 7-Jul | Eisenberger + Herzog | E+H Advises STC on Development and Sale of Sustainable Housing Project | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 8-Jul | Delphi; Frotz Riedl; PHH Rechtsanwalte; Wistrand | PHH and Wistrand advised Vertiseit AB on the acquisition of Grassfish Marketing Technologies GmbH for EUR 13.5 million. Frotz Riedl and Delphi advised the shareholders of Grassfish Marketing Technologies. | EUR13.5million | Austria | Here |
| 8-Jul | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised shareholders Czipin Privatstiftung and Alois Czipin on the sale of Austrian consulting company Czipin Produktivitatssteigerungs-GmbH to EFESO Consulting France SAS. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 8-Jul | Brandl Talos; Covington & Burling; Lenz & Staehelin; Niederer Kraft Frey | Brandl Talos advised Sportradar on a ten-year Partnership with the US National Hockey League. Niederer Kraft Frey advised Sportradar on Swiss law with Covington & Burling and Lenz & Staehelin advising the NHL. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 12-Jul | Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss advised Oberbank AG on its EUR 250 million green mortgage-covered bond issuance. Schoenherr advised joint lead managers Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Erste Group Bank AG, and Raiffeisen Bank International AG. | EUR250million | Austria | Here |
| 13-Jul | Herbst Kinsky; Schoenherr | Herbst Kinsky advised Byrd on its EUR 16 million Series B financing round. Schoenherr advised Mouro Capital, who led the round of funding. | EUR16million | Austria | Here |
| 13-Jul | Baker Mckenzie; Binder Groesswang | Baker McKenzie advised Paragon Partners portfolio company WH Weka Holding GmbH on the sale of Info-Techno Baudatenbank GmbH to Byggfakta Group subsidiary Olmero AG. Binder Grosswang reportedly advised Olmero on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 14-Jul | Clifford Chance; DLA Piper; Dorda | DLA Piper advised UBM Development AG on the placement of a sustainability-linked bond with a value of EUR 100 million. Clifford Chance and Dorda advised joint lead managers, bookrunners, and dealer managers HSBC Continental Europe and Raiffeisen Bank International AG. | EUR100million | Austria | Here |
| 14-Jul | Cerha Hempel | Cerha Hempel advised Areos Development and ARE Austrian Real Estate on the sale of 90 apartments in the jointly developed Eschengarten 1230 residential project in Vienna. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 14-Jul | DLA Piper; Schoenherr | DLA Piper advised existing investor Cloudflight in a financing round totaling EUR 1.3 million for Linz-based HR tech startup TeamEcho. Schoenherr advised TeamEcho. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 20-Jul | Eisenberger + Herzog | E+H successfully represented Austrian Airlines before the General Court of the European Union in a state aid-related proceeding. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 22-Jul | Cerha Hempel; Gowling WLG | Cerha Hempel, working with Gowling WLG as German counsel, advised the SAN Group on the acquisition of Germany-based AniCon Labor GmbH and Campus Grundstucks GmbH. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 22-Jul | Brandl Talos; Herbst Kinsky; Schoenherr | Herbst Kinsky advised Berlin-based VC firm Project A and Munich-based Senovo Capital and Schoenherr advised Digital+ Partners on the USD 20 million financing round of Anyline. Brandl Talos advised Anyline on the deal. | USD20million | Austria | Here |
| 26-Jul | Binder Groesswang | Binder Groesswang advised Anadi Bank on the framework for offering banking services within Austria's tobacco shops. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 26-Jul | Binder Groesswang; DLA Piper | Binder Groesswang advised Blockpit GmbH on its USD 10 million Series A financing round. DLA Piper advised lead investor MiddleGame Ventures. | USD10million | Austria | Here |
| 30-Jul | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Cooperative Rabobank U.A., Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg, and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale on their financing for two Highfield Solar Limited solar projects in Ireland with a total capacity of 282 megawatts. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 4-Aug | Bar & Karrer; Brandl Talos; Davis Polk & Wardwell | Brandl Talos, working with Bar & Karrer, advised AC Immune on the acquisition of Vienna-based Affiris AG’s portfolio of therapeutics targeting alpha-synuclein, a clinically-validated active vaccine candidate for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Davis Polk & Wardwell acted as AC Immune’s U.S. legal counsel. | USD58.7million | Austria | Here |
| 5-Aug | Chiomenti; Latham & Watkins; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss | Schoenherr, working with Latham & Watkins and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, advised French diagnostic center group Cerba HealthCare on the acquisition of the Lifebrain Group from Investindustrial. Chiomenti and Wolf Theiss advised Investindustrial on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 10-Aug | Binder Groesswang; FWP | Binder Grosswang advised BNP Paribas on the sale of Austria’s largest online broker Hello Bank! to Bawag P.S.K. Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner advised the buyer. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 16-Aug | Eisenberger + Herzog; Herbst Kinsky | Herbst Kinsky advised Austrian refurbished electrical product retailer Refurbed on its EUR 45.5 million Series B investment provided by Evli Growth Partners and Almaz Capital, as well as SevenVentures, Bonsai Partners, Speedinvest, and All Iron Ventures, among others. E+H advised SevenVentures on the deal. | EUR45.5million | Austria | Here |
| 19-Aug | PHH Rechtsanwalte | PHH advised Austrian Nuki Home Solutions and its existing shareholders on a EUR 20 million financing round that included existing investors Up to Eleven Digital Solutions, Venta, Fortuna, and new investor Cipio Partners. | EUR20million | Austria | Here |
| 27-Aug | Herbst Kinsky | Herbst Kinsky advised SoftBank Investment Advisers on a USD 120 million Series D investment round in Adverity, together with Sapphire Ventures. | USD120million | Austria | Here |
| 30-Aug | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Bitpanda on a EUR 224 million Series C investment round led by Valar Ventures that included LeadBlock Partners, Jump Capital, Alan Howard, and Redo Ventures. | EUR224million | Austria | Here |
| 8-Sep | Baker Mckenzie; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Austrian oral hygiene start-up Playbrush on its sale of a majority stake to Switzerland-based international healthcare company Sunstar Group. Baker McKenzie advised the buyer. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 8-Sep | Cerha Hempel; Schoenherr | Cerha Hempel advised Vienna-based Value One on the sale of Krieau grandstand Tribune 3 to Red Bull Media House. Schoenherr advised the buyer. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 9-Sep | EY Legal; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Zech Bau Austria on the acquisition of Implenia Baugesellschaft's building construction business in Austria through an asset deal. EY Legal advised the seller. | N/A | Austria | |
| 14-Sep | Clifford Chance; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Vienna-based Wienerberger on its EUR 81.25 million treasury shares placement with institutional investors. Clifford Chance advised the joint bookrunners J.P. Morgan, Erste Group, and UniCredit. | EUR81.25million | Austria | Here |
| 17-Sep | Herbst Kinsky | Herbst Kinsky has advised GoStudent on the acquisition of FoxEducation Services GmbH. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 21-Sep | Bird & Bird; Freshfields; Schoenherr | Schoenherr has advised the shareholders of Austrian freight wagon holding company ERR Rail Rent Vermietungs on their sale of the company as well as a 33.3% stake in asset management company ERR European Rail Rent to Aves One, a logistics equipment company. Freshfields advised the buyer. Bird & Bird advised ERR in Germany. | EUR33.5million | Austria | |
| 24-Sep | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised Oesterreichische Kontrollbank on its USD 1.75 billion issuance of 0.5% guaranteed global notes due 2024. | USD1.75billion | Austria | Here |
| 28-Sep | Brandl Talos | Brandl Talos advised Austrian health technology start-up Contextflow on the second closing of its EUR 6.7 million Series A financing round. | EUR6.7million | Austria | Here |
| 30-Sep | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised P&I Personal & Informatik on its acquisition of Austria-based VRZ Informatik Gesellschaft and its Switzerland-based sister company ThinkCreateAct. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 30-Sep | Allen & Overy; Grohs Hofer; Schoenherr | Schoenherr and Allen & Overy advised the Schur Flexibles Group on its EUR 475 million senior term loan B financing, which closed together with B&C completing its acquisition of an 80% stake in Schur Flexibles. Grohs Hofer advised B&C. | EUR475million | Austria | |
| 5-Oct | Herbst Kinsky | Herbst Kinsky advised the shareholders of Austrian mobility start-up Carployee on the sale of their company to California-based RideAmigos. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 6-Oct | Binder Groesswang | Binder Groesswang advised Raiffeisenlandesbank Upper Austria on the merger with its wholly-owned subsidiary Salzburger Landes-Hypothekenbank. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 11-Oct | Eisenberger + Herzog | E+H advised the Grawe Banking Group on the simplification of its structure through two intra-group mergers. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 12-Oct | Herbst Kinsky; Taylor Wessing | Herbst Kinsky advised Austrian C&P Immobilien on the acquisition of the majority of shares in German Alpenimmobilien. Taylor Wessing advised the seller. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 13-Oct | Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss advised Kommunalkredit Austria on its EUR 250 million issuance of 0.01% covered bank bonds. Schoenherr advised the joint lead managers DZ Bank, Erste Group Bank, Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale, and Raiffeisen Bank International. | EUR250million | Austria | Here |
| 14-Oct | Binder Groesswang; Chapman & Cutler; Dorda; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel; Willkie Farr & Gallagher | Dorda, working with Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, advised the shareholders of Austrian startup PSPDFKit on a EUR 100 million investment from Insight Partners. Chapman & Cutler also advised PSPDFKit, with Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Binder Groesswang advising Insight Partners. | EUR100million | Austria | Here |
| 14-Oct | BPV Huegel; Hochleitner Rechtsanwalte | BPV Huegel advised the German Wurth Group on the acquisition of the family-owned Upper Austrian C.I.C.M.P. Vertriebs-GmbH. Hochleitner Rechtsanwalte advised the seller. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 20-Oct | Herbst Kinsky; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Swiss investment company Nice & Green on the up to EUR 5.4 million convertible note funding program for Vienna Stock Exchange-listed Marinomed Biotech. Herbst Kinsky advised Marinomed. | EUR5.4million | Austria | Here |
| 22-Oct | Dorda; Greenlake Legal; Hengeler Mueller; Linklaters; Schoenherr | Hengeler Mueller is advising Austria's Greiner on obtaining the European Commission's merger control approval in relation to its conditional voluntary public takeover offer to acquire a majority of Recticel shares, which was officially announced on October 06, 2021. On the deal itself, Schoenherr, Linklaters, Dorda, and Greenlake Legal advised the buyer. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 26-Oct | Brandl Talos | Brandl Talos advised TriLite Technologies on its EUR 8 million Series A financing round. | EUR8million | Austria | Here |
| 8-Nov | Cerha Hempel; Grama Schwaighofer Vondrak | Cerha Hempel advised Abrdn on the acquisition of a residential project in Vienna from the Innsbruck-based project consortium Moser Immobilien and Bauwerk Immobilien. Grama Schwaighofer Vondrak advised the sellers. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 11-Nov | Freshfields; PHH Rechtsanwalte; White & Case; Wolf Theiss | PHH, working with Freshfields, advised the shareholders of life sciences company Szabo-Scandic Handelsgmbh on its sale to the Nordic BioSite Group. Wolf Theiss and White & Case advised Nordic BioSite. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 11-Nov | PHH Rechtsanwalte | PHH advised German digital transformation company Sidion on its acquisition of a 65% stake in the Austrian-based Hillside IT consulting group. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 12-Nov | Cerha Hempel | Cerha Hempel advised Energy Exchange Austria and its cooperation with CCP Austria on the restructuring of the clearing of spot market trading in electric power products on the Vienna Stock Exchange and on the transfer of the central counterparty function from EXAA to CCP Austria. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 16-Nov | Bird & Bird; Freshfields; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised European Rail Rent on its partnership with new co-shareholder Antin Infrastructure Partners. Bird & Bird advised ERR in Germany, while Freshfields advised Antin on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 19-Nov | BPV Huegel; KPMG Legal; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe | BPV Huegel advised Microsoft venture fund M12 and Point72 Ventures on their USD 20 million investment into Blackshark.ai. KPMG Legal advised Blackshark. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe reportedly advised M12 as well. | USD20million | Austria | Here |
| 25-Nov | Herbst Kinsky | Herbst Kinsky advised PhagoMed Biopharma's shareholders on the sale of the company to BioNTech. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 30-Nov | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised the Liechtenstein Group as lead investor in a EUR 40 million financing round for Tesvolt. | EUR40million | Austria | Here |
| 8-Dec | Binder Groesswang; Schoenherr; Squire Patton Boggs | Schoenherr advised Sanofi on the acquisition of Origimm Biotechnology. Binder Groesswang advised Origimm founder, co-shareholder, and managing director Sanja Selak. Reportedly, Squire Patton Boggs’ Frankfurt office also advised the sellers. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 15-Dec | Dorda; Schoenherr; Shearman & Sterling | Schoenherr advised crane and lifting solutions provider Palfinger on the reversal of the cross-shareholding structure with the Sany Group, a Chinese equipment manufacturing group. Dorda and Shearman & Sterling advised Sany. | N/A | Austria | |
| 17-Dec | Dorda; KPMG Legal | Dorda advised Merkur Versicherung on its acquisition of Salzburg-based Nurnberger Verischerung Osterreich (NVO). KPMG Legal advised NVO on the deal. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 17-Dec | Freshfields; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Uniqa Insurance Group on its EUR 375 million green tier two notes and concurrent repurchase of existing subordinated notes in the same principal amount. Freshfields advised dealer managers and joint bookrunners J.P. Morgan Bank and Raiffeisen Bank International. | EUR375million | Austria | Here |
| 20-Dec | Binder Groesswang | Binder Groesswang advised Raiffeisen Property Holding International on the sale of a fully rented office property in Vienna, as part of a share deal, to the open-ended real estate fund Swiss Life Ref European Real Estate Living & Working. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 20-Dec | Binder Groesswang; Clifford Chance | Binder Groesswang, working with Clifford Chance’s German office, advised BNP Paribas Personal Finance on the reorganization of the European financing landscape of automaker and mobility provider Stellantis N.V. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 20-Dec | Paul Hastings; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised RegTech start-up 360kompany and its shareholders on the sale to Moody’s Corporation. Paul Hastings advised the buyer. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 23-Dec | Herbst Kinsky | Herbst Kinsky advised AG Capital Managing Directors and Partners Karl Lankmayr and Daniel Jennewein on the structuring of the Austrian Growth Capital Fund. | N/A | Austria | Here |
| 31-Mar | Hogan Lovells; Jadek & Pensa; Loren Richards; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised VTB Bank on the refinancing of its secured super senior loan to Poslovni Sistem Mercator and entering into an additional intercreditor agreement. Loren Richards and Jadek & Pensa advised Mercator. Hogan Lovells advised the noteholders. | EUR100million | Austria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Czech Republic; Montenegro; Serbia; Slovenia | |
| 16-Nov | Cerha Hempel; Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners; Maric & Co.; Noerr; Radovanovic Stojanovic & Partners; Tos & Partners; Zuric i Partneri | Radovanovic Stojanovic & Partners and Cerha Hempel advised AIK Banka, Gorenjska Banka, and Agri Europe Cyprus on their acquisition of Sberbank Europe’s shares in six CEE banks. Noerr advised the buyers on Hungarian law, while Maric & Co, Zuric and Partners, Tos & Partners, and Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners reportedly advised the buyers on Bosnian, Croatian, Slovenian, and Russian matters, respectively. | N/A | Austria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Hungary; Russia; Serbia; Slovenia | Here |
| 11-Oct | CMS; Jordanov, Valkov & Partners | CMS advised Teda-MM and LDS Plast on the sale of a majority stake to CEECAT Capital. Jordanov, Valkov & Partners advised the buyer in the transaction. | N/A | Austria; Bulgaria | Here |
| 23-Mar | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised the Liechtenstein Group on an unspecified investment in PV-Invest, a renewable energy company active in Austria and Southern and Southeastern Europe. | N/A | Austria; Bulgaria; Serbia; Slovenia | Here |
| 21-Dec | Andjelovic, Siketic & Tomic; Marohnic Tomek & Gjoic | Marohnic, Tomek & Gjoic has advised Immofinanz on the acquisition of ENS Development in Croatia. Andelovic, Siketic & Tomic advised the sellers on the deal. | EUR80million | Austria; Croatia | |
| 23-Nov | AKK; Herbert Smith Freehills; Kapolyi; Python; Vukmir & Associates; White & Case; Wolf Theiss | Vukmir & Associates and Kapolyi, working together with Herbert Smith Freehills’ Paris office, advised Engie on the spin-off and sale of its construction and services business to Bouygues. White & Case's Paris office advised the Engie board of directors. Reportedly, Wolf Theiss, AKK, and Python Avocats also advised Engie in Austria, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland, respectively. | N/A | Austria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Hungary | Here |
| 28-Mar | CMS; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Enery Development on its acquisition of two Cyprus holding companies with a PV portfolio of 14 Czech project companies and the related financing from the China Central and Eastern Europe Investment Cooperation Fund. CMS advised the seller. | N/A | Austria; Czech Republic | |
| 15-Aug | Cerha Hempel; Schoenherr | Cerha Hempel advised the XXXLutz Group on its acquisition of Imobilia Kik from Erste Group Immorent International Holding. Schoenherr advised the seller. | N/A | Austria; Czech Republic | |
| 6-Jan | Allen & Overy; Bernitsas; Clifford Chance; CMS; Georgiades & Pelides | Clifford Chance’s Prague office helped the Sazka Group obtain a EUR 640 million senior secured loan. Allen & Overy advised the unidentified lenders on the deal, along with the Bernitsas Law Firm in Greece, Georgiades & Pelides in Cyprus, and CMS Reich Rohrwig Hainz in Austria. | EUR640million | Austria; Czech Republic; Greece; Slovakia | Here |
| 18-Feb | Havel & Partners; Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj i Wspolnicy; Schoenherr | Havel & Partners and Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj advised Raiffeisen Bank International's venture capital fund Elevator Ventures on its acquisition of a minority stake in Twisto. Schoenherr advised the seller. | N/A | Austria; Czech Republic; Poland | |
| 28-Jun | Alrud; Barnes & Thornburg; Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo; Bruun & Hjejle; Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Glatzova & Co; Hengeler Mueller; Jeantet; Macfarlanes; Mattos Filho; Niederer Kraft Frey; Schjodt; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Uria Menendez; Van Bael & Bellis; Wolf Theiss | Glatzova & Co, working with global counsel Hengeler Mueller, advised Chinese tool manufacturer Greatstar Group on its acquisition of the Behrens Group. According to Hengeler Mueller, Alrud, Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak, and Wolf Theiss advised the buyer on the Russian, Polish, and Austrian aspects of the deal and Barnes & Thornburg, Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo, Bruun & Hjejle, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Jeantet, Macfarlanes, Mattos Filho, Niederer Kraft Frey, Schjodt, Uria Menendez, and Van Bael & Bellis advised the buyer in various other jurisdictions. | N/A | Austria; Czech Republic; Poland; Russia; Slovakia | Here |
| 30-Sep | Addleshaw Goddard; Allen & Overy; Dittmar & Indrenius; Cerha Hempel; Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners; Freshfields; Gide Loyrette Nouel; Gleiss Lutz; Grohs Hofer; Hillbridges; Houthoff Cooperatief; Kromann Reumert; Vinge; Zepos & Yannopulos | Cerha Hempel, Allen & Overy, Zepos & Yannopulos, Hillbridges, and Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners were among the firms advising Austria's B&C Group in 12 jurisdictions on its acquisition of an 80% stake in Germany's Atlas Flexibles - the top holding company of the Schur Flexibles Group - from US-based Lindsay Goldberg. Freshfields advised the seller. Gleiss Lutz advised Schur Flexibles. | N/A | Austria; Greece; Poland; Russia; Slovakia | |
| 27-Oct | Binder Groesswang; CMS | CMS advised plastic packaging and recycling company Alpla on its acquisition of the Wolf Plastics Group. Binder Groesswang advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Austria; Hungary; Romania | Here |
| 9-Jul | A&L Goodbody; Cahill Gordon & Reindel; Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier; Gianni & Origoni; Macfarlanes; Noerr; Schima Mayer Starlinger | Noerr advised Irish clinical research company Icon Plc on EU merger clearance for its acquisition of PRA Health Sciences. Schima Mayer Starlinger advised Icon on Austrian law, while A&L Goodbody, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, Macfarlanes, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, and Gianni & Origoni advised on Irish, US, UK, French, and Italian law, respectively. | N/A | Austria; Hungary; Russia | Here |
| 22-Jul | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Gazprom Export on the acquisition of Centrex Europe & Energy Gas AG from Gazprombank. | N/A | Austria; Hungary; Russia; Serbia | Here |
| 22-Jun | Paul Weiss; Selih & Partners; Wolf Theiss | Selih & Partners advised OTP on the acquisition of Nova KBM bank in Slovenia from Apollo and the EBRD. Paul Weiss and Wolf Theiss advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Austria; Hungary; Slovenia | Here |
| 26-May | Deloitte Legal; LeitnerLaw | Deloitte Legal Lithuania and LeitnerLaw advised Hoerbiger on the cross-border merger of Lithuanian entity Hoerbiger LT UAB into Austrian entity Hoerbiger Wien. | N/A | Austria; Lithuania | Here |
| 1-Mar | Binder Groesswang; Dentons; Glimstedt | Dentons advised Kommunalkredit Austria AG on its provision of a EUR 23 senior term loan to Green Genius in Lithuania. Binder Groesswang and Glimstedt advised Kommunalkredit in Austria and Lithuania, respectively. | EUR23million | Austria; Lithuania; Poland | Here |
| 26-Jul | Bird & Bird; Cerha Hempel; Dorda; Wardynski & Partners | Cerha Hempel and Wardynski & Partners have advised Worthington Industries International on the sale of its shareholding in Poland's Stako to Westport Fuel Systems Italia. Bird & Bird advised Westport on Polish law with Dorda acting as the buyer's Austrian advisor. | N/A | Austria; Poland | Here |
| 17-May | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Unilin on the acquisition of JAF Group's raw veneers production business in Brasov, Romania. | N/A | Austria; Romania | |
| 14-Jun | Allen & Overy; RTPR | RTPR and Allen & Overy achieved a successful outcome for Premier Energy in an international arbitration case conducted under London Court of International Arbitration arbitration rules. | N/A | Austria; Romania | Here |
| 9-Jul | Freshfields; Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss advised Romanian Raiffeisen Bank S.A. on its RON 1.2 billion issuance of senior non-preferred eligible green notes with a fixed annual coupon of 3.793%. Freshfields advised Raiffeisen Bank on German law matters. | RON1.2billion | Austria; Romania | Here |
| 14-Oct | Cabinet Costea; CMS; Furer Partner Advocaten | CMS advised Alpla on forming a EUR 7.5 million joint venture together with Romania's Ecohelp and Switzerland's United Polymer Trading. Reportedly, Cabinet Costea advised Ecohelp and Furer Partner Advocaten advised UPT. | EUR7.5million | Austria; Romania | Here |
| 22-Oct | Fenechiu & Savu; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Reiwag Facility Services on its acquisition of the remaining 16.67% stake in Romanian facility management company Building Support Services from Talpa Invest. Fenechiu & Savu advised the seller. | N/A | Austria; Romania | |
| 30-Jun | Alrud; Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie; Cerha Hempel; Jones Day | Cerha Hempel, working with Allen & Overy, has advised on Austrian aspects of Advent International's sale of the Allnex Group to PTT Global Chemical. Jones Day and Alrud advised PTT, while Baker McKenzie advised the Allnex Group. | USD4.5billion | Austria; Russia | |
| 9-Jul | Eversheds Sutherland; Kallan; Kinstellar; PHH Rechtsanwalte; Schindler Attorneys; TM & Partners | Lead counsel PHH Attorneys at Law advised Austrian HPS Holding on the sale of five subsidiaries to Swedish Global Leisure Group. Lead counsel Kallan worked with Kinstellar to advise the buyer. Eversheds Sutherland and TM & Partners reportedly advised the seller on Slovakian and Swedish law. Schindler Attorneys reportedly advised the buyer on Austrian law. | N/A | Austria; Slovakia | Here |
| 20-Jul | CMS; Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Panara a.s. on an unspecified investment from Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG. CMS reportedly advised Alpla on the deal. | N/A | Austria; Slovakia | Here |
| 14-Oct | Freshfields; PRK Partners; Taylor Wessing | Freshfields advised Apera and the super senior banks on the financing of pharmaceutical company Euro Vital Pharma Group. Taylor Wessing advised the borrower. PRK Partners reportedly advised the lenders on the deal. | N/A | Austria; Slovakia | Here |
| 6-Dec | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Slate Asset Management on the acquisition of a portfolio of real estate assets in Austria and Slovakia for approximately EUR 90 million. | EUR90million | Austria; Slovakia | Here |
| 12-Jan | Revera | Revera advised Eurotorg on a USD 300 million IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange. | USD300million | Belarus | Here |
| 16-Feb | Dentons; Kirkland & Ellis; Stelios Americanos | Dentons and Cyprus-based Stelios Americanos advised Zubr Capital on the sale by it and the EBRD of Targetprocess to tech business management solutions provider Apptio. Kirkland & Ellis advised Apptio on the deal. | N/A | Belarus | Here |
| 8-Mar | Grata International | Grata International advised Multigroup Trade on the acquisition of Brestskoe Pivo, a Belarusian producer of alcoholic beverages. | EUR2.5million | Belarus | Here |
| 9-Apr | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko advised Getin Holding S.A. on its sale of 99.9% of the shares in Idea Bank Belarus to Belarus's MTBank. | N/A | Belarus | Here |
| 22-Apr | DLA Piper; Sorainen | Sorainen acted as Belarusian counsel to DLA Piper Norway on its provision of legal services to the Norwegian Seafood Council related to a licensing agreement for the council’s “Seafood from Norway” trademark. | N/A | Belarus | Here |
| 4-May | Sorainen | Sorainen helped Hesburger develop its operations in Belarus. | N/A | Belarus | Here |
| 19-Aug | Sorainen | Sorainen advised the Cajun Operating Company on franchising matters in Belarus. | N/A | Belarus | Here |
| 2-Sep | Revera | Revera advised US-based The Games Fund on its USD 1 million investment in the Vandrouka Games studio. | USD1million | Belarus | Here |
| 28-Sep | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Orrick advised One Peak Partners as one of the participants in PandaDoc's Series C financing round. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati reportedly advised PandaDoc. | N/A | Belarus | Here |
| 4-Nov | Sorainen | Sorainen advised the Latvia-headquartered Eleving Group on Belarusian law aspects of its EUR 150 million bond issuance and private placement with professional investors. | EUR150million | Belarus | Here |
| 19-Jan | Cobalt | Cobalt advised sports-betting and gaming group Entain on its public offer to acquire all of the shares in Enlabs AB. | EUR276million | Belarus; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 22-Jan | Cobalt; Ellex (Klavins) | Cobalt advised BaltCap Private Equity Fund III and its co-investor Sven Nuutmann on the acquisition of Baltic Ticket Holdings OU. Ellex advised the sellers on the transaction. | N/A | Belarus; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 1-Jul | Bird & Bird; BNT Attorneys; BST Studio Legale; Cederquist Sweden; Cobalt; De Berti Jacchia; Ellex (Raidla); Gernandt & Danielsson; GIES; Kaevando & Parnerid; Sejal Societe d'Avocats; Sorainen; TGS Baltic | Cobalt, working with Cederquist, BNT Attorneys, De Berti Jacchia, GIES, BST Studio Legale, and Sejal Societe d'Avocats as local counsels in Sweden, Hungary, Russia, Germany, Italy, and France, respectively, advised the European Lingerie Group and its shareholders on raising several loans and a capital investment from Rietumu Bank while repurchasing existing bonds and loan liabilities. Bird & Bird advised Rietumu, with TGS Baltic Lithuania, Kaevando & Parnerid Estonia, and Ellex Raidla advising the second, third, and fourth bidders, respectively. Gernandt & Danielsson advised ELG’s bondholders, with Sorainen advising them on Baltic matters. | USD45.2million | Belarus; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Hungary; Russia | |
| 22-Apr | Aleinikov & Partners; DLA Piper; Sorainen | Sorainen advised Data Delivery LLC, the Belarusian developer of a platform for managing the online status and business reputation of RocketData.io, on share acquisitions and additional investment into the company by mapping service 2GIS, which is part of the Sber group. DLA Piper Moscow and Aleinikov & Partners in Minsk advised 2GIS on the deal. | N/A | Belarus; Russia | Here |
| 13-Jan | Milosevic Law Firm | The Milosevic Law Firm advised Bat Hotel on its sale of the Hotel Bistrica ski resort in the Jahorina mountain of Bosnia and Herzegovina to ZTC Banja Vrucica. | N/A | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Here |
| 4-Feb | Sajic | Sajic successfully represented Elektropenos BiH a.d. Banjaluka in a commercial dispute. | EUR31million | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Here |
| 13-May | BDK Advokati | BDK Advokati, working with lead counsel Allen & Overy, advised the joint lead managers, including Societe Generale, on Republika Srpska’s global EUR 300 million Eurobond offering on the London Stock Exchange. | EUR300million | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Here |
| 9-Sep | Ibrahimovic & Co | Ibrahimovic & Co advised Studen & Co Holding on an agreement with Brcko District's Government to build a free business zone in the district. | BAM500million | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Here |
| 3-Dec | Sajic | Sajic advised both Pavgord Foca as the seller and Kutjevo Banja Luka as the buyer on a EUR 2.9 million real estate transaction. The assets are located in Bijeljina, in the vicinity of the former Zitopromet grain processing plant. | EUR2.9million | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 8-Jun | Cuatrecasas; Gugushev & Partners; Uria Menendez; Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss and Spain's Uria Menendez advised Spain's Glovo on its EUR 170 million acquisition of Delivery Hero's food delivery service businesses in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia. Cuatrecasas and Gugushev & Partners advised Delivery Hero. | N/A | Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Montenegro; Romania; Serbia | Here |
| 13-Apr | Deloitte Legal (Krehic & Partners); Deloitte Legal (Legal Partners) | Legal Partners and Krehic & Partners, both members of the Deloitte Legal Network, advised a group of German investors led by Brillant3221. on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Dolomit d.o.o. Kupres, which exploits and processes minerals in Bosnia and Herzegovina. | N/A | Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia | Here |
| 15-Nov | Bogdanovic Dolicki & Partneri; Jadek & Pensa; Jankovic Popovic Mitic; Kinstellar; Prebanic & Jusufbasic-Goloman; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners | JPM Jankovic, Popovic, Mitic, working with Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners, Prebanic & Jusufbasic-Goloman, and Kinstellar, advised DuluxGroup on its EUR 194.5 million acquisition of Jub. Jadek & Pensa advised the shareholders of Jub on the deal. Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners has, reportedly, also advised the buyer. | EUR194.5million | Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Serbia; Slovenia | Here |
| 21-Jan | Kinstellar; Sajic | Sajic and Kinstellar advised NLB Bank on its take-over of the majority of shares in Komercijalna Banka a.d. Beograd. | N/A | Bosnia and Herzegovina; Serbia | Here |
| 7-Jan | CMS | CMS Sofia successfully represented Bezmer Energy in a dispute against the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria involving the country's feed-In tariff. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 13-Jan | King & Wood Mallesons; Schoenherr | Schoenherr and King & Wood Mallesons advised the China Development Bank on two loan agreements with the Bulgarian Development Bank, which will use the proceeds for on-lending to support projects in line with the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative in Bulgaria. | EUR330million | Bulgaria | |
| 18-Jan | Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov | DGKV successfully represented Bulgaria's Mezzanine Partners Consortium before the Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria EAD, the Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition, and the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court, in a public procurement tender (and related disputes) for a manager of the Mezzanine Fund/ Growth Fund. | BGN75.4million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 21-Jan | Ivanov & Tsoncheva | Ivanov & Tsoncheva advised Bulgarian startup Quendoo on financing it received from Bulgarian VC fund Vitosha Venture Partners. | EUR750000 | Bulgaria | Here |
| 22-Jan | Boyanov and Co.; Schoenherr; Latham & Watkins; Paul Hastings | Schoenherr advised Guggenheim Partners as the lender on Bulgarian legal aspects of the New York law financing and on the negotiation of guarantees provided by Sutherland Global Services' Bulgarian subsidiary. Boyanov & Co advised the borrower on Bulgarian matters. Paul Hastings and Latham & Watkins advised the lender and borrower, respectively, on New York law. | EUR535million | Bulgaria | |
| 26-Jan | Kirkland & Ellis; Linklaters; Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss | Schoenherr and Kirkland & Ellis advised the United Group on its issuance of senior secured notes with JP Morgan Securities as global coordinator and global bookrunner. Wolf Theiss and Linklaters advised the agent. | EUR150million | Bulgaria | |
| 28-Jan | Penkov Markov & Partners | Penkov, Markov & Partners helped CEZ a.s. obtain approval from the Bulgarian Energy and Water Regulatory Commission for its disposal of 67% of its shares in CEZ Distribution Bulgaria to Eastern European Electric Company B.V. (which is part of the Eurohold Group). | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 4-Feb | Boyanov & Co. | Boyanov & Co. defended the interests of European airline Wizz Air in an appeal before the Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria, involving its “unjust discrimination” challenge to the terminal charges set by Sofia Airport. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 9-Feb | Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Hogan Lovells; Schoenherr | DGKV advised California's Sanmina Corporation on its acquisition of Osram EOOD, a Bulgarian lights and lighting devices manufacturer owned by Germany's Osram GmbH. Hogan Lovells was lead counsel to Sanmina on the deal. Schoenherr advised Osram GmbH on the deal. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 19-Feb | Zaiwalla & Co | Zaiwalla & Co helped Bulgarian gas distributor Overgas Group reach a settlement in a dispute with Russia’s Gazprom. | USD105million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 1-Mar | Gugushev & Partners; Shearman & Sterling; Wolf Theiss | Gugushev & Partners advised administrative and collateral agent Morgan Stanley Senior Funding and the initial purchasers on US-based Sensata Technologies' bond offering. Shearman & Sterling and Wolf Theiss advised the borrower. | USD1billion | Bulgaria | |
| 5-Mar | Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Hogan Lovells; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Germany's Osram GmbH on the sale of its Bulgarian business to the Sanmina Corporation. Hogan Lovells and Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov advised Sanmina on the deal. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 8-Mar | Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised the KBC Group N.V. and its Bulgarian subsidiary DZI-Life Insurance EAD on their successful EUR 77.7 million bid for NN’s Bulgarian pension and life insurance businesses. | EUR77.7million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 16-Mar | Dimitrov & Partners; Kambourov & Partners; Schoenherr | Schoenherr and Kambourov & Partners advised the United Group on the acquisition of Sofia's Net1 telecom operator. Schoenherr also advised the United Group on the acquisition of Digital Cable Television, a telecommunications operator in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, operating under the brand name N3. Dimitrov & Partners advised the sellers of N3. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 16-Mar | Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli; Spasov & Bratanov; Tsvetkova Bebov Komarevski | Tsvetkova Bebov Komarevski and Gianni & Origoni advised Alperia S.p.A., Dolomiti Energia Holding, and Finest S.p.A. on the sale of PVB Power Bulgaria AD and five hydropower plants along the Iskar River in Bulgaria to French renewable energy independent power producer Akuo Energy. Spasov & Bratanov advised Akuo Energy on the deal. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 24-Mar | Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov | Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov advised the founders of tech start-up MYX AD on a EUR 350,000 investment in the company by a group led by New Vision 3 Fund KD. | EUR350000 | Bulgaria | Here |
| 25-Mar | CMS | CMS advised Vier Gas Transport GmbH on its successful participation in a tender for a commercial dispatching center technical consultant for the Interconnection Greece-Bulgaria project and enhancement of the IGB network code. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 1-Apr | Ashurst; Bar & Karrer; Kambourov & Partners; Latham & Watkins; NautaDutilh; Noerr; Schoenherr; Shearman & Sterling | Kambourov & Partners, Latham & Watkins, Shearman & Sterling, NautaDutilh, Noerr, Schoenherr, and Bar & Karrer advised private equity firm Silverfleet Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in the entity resulting from the recent merger of Bulgarian software company Bulpros and German CRM company ec4u. Financing was provided by Ares, which was represented by Ashurst. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 2-Apr | Boyanov & Co.; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath; Mcdermott Will & Emery; Wolf Theiss | Boyanov & Co., working alongside Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, advised the Concord USA owners on Bulgarian aspects of the sale of company to H.I.G. Capital. McDermott Will & Emery and Wolf Theiss provided U.S. and Bulgarian advice, respectively, to H.I.G. Capital. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 6-May | Bouzeva & Partners; Gide Loyrette Nouel; Kinstellar; Norton Rose Fulbright; Willkie Farr & Gallagher; Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss, working with Gide Loyrette Nouel and Norton Rose Fulbright, advised the EBRD, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, the International Finance Corporation, UniCredit S.p.a., UniCredit Bulbank, UniCredit Bank AG, Societe Generale, Kommunalkredit Austria, and DSK Bank on their provision of a EUR 296 million debt package to support the SOF Connect consortium on its successful bid for the concession of the Sofia Airport. Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Kinstellar, and Bouzeva & Partners advised the borrowers on the deal. | EUR296million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 20-May | Boyanov & Co.; Freshfields; Mayer Brown | Boyanov & Co., working with lead counsel Freshfields, advised initial purchasers Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley on Bulgarian legal aspects of Standard Profil Automotive’s issuance of EUR 275 million 6.250% secured notes due 2026. Mayer Brown advised the issuer on the deal. | EUR275million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 25-May | Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov | Djingov, Gouginsky, Kyutchukov & Velichkov advised Blocks Group AD on a EUR 30.2 million ten-year secured bond issue, placed on April 12, 2021, and offered to a limited number of specific qualified investors. The anchor investor in the bonds is Bulgarian Development Bank AD. | EUR30.2million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 1-Jun | Gugushev & Partners; Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov | Gugushev & Partners advised Malex Management, VT Investments, and Lead In International on their exit from Efficiency First Media, broadcaster of wellness television channel WNESS TV. Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov advised the buyer. | N/A | Bulgaria | |
| 1-Jun | Gugushev & Partners | Gugushev & Partners advised Praktiker on a EUR 1.8 million real estate acquisition for the development of a large-scale retail park. | EUR1.8million | Bulgaria | |
| 2-Jun | Dimitrov Petrov & Co.; Schoenherr | Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. advised Svilen Maximov - the sole owner of TV- and Internet-provider Networx-Bulgaria - on the sale of 100% of the company’s shares to BTC. Schoenherr advised BTC on the transaction. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 8-Jun | Boyanov & Co. | Boyanov & Co advised Mondelez International on Bulgarian law aspects of its approximately-USD 2 billion acquisition of Greek snacking company Chipita S.A. from the Olayan Group, Spyros Theodoropoulos, and several unidentified individuals. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 11-Jun | Boyanov & Co. | Boyanov & Co advised EnerSys Holdings S.a.r.l. on the sale of its Bulgarian subsidiary EnerSys AD, to Recocycling EOOD. Solo practitioner Kiro Kirov advised the buyer. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 16-Jun | CMS | CMS Sofia successfully represented Philicon-97 in a dispute against the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria involving the country's feed-in tariff. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 23-Jun | Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Vladimirov Kiskinov | DGKV advised Internet Corporated Networks on the sale of its hosting and domain business to Superhosting.bg. The Vladimirov Kiskinov law office reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 28-Jun | Boyanov & Co. | Boyanov & Co assisted Econt Financial Services in acquiring an e-money institution license from the Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 1-Jul | Gugushev & Partners | Gugushev & Partners successfully represented Daimler AG subsidiary Silver Star Retail in two employment disputes and the related court proceedings. | N/A | Bulgaria | |
| 13-Jul | Boyanov & Co.; Mayer Brown | Boyanov & Co, working alongside Mayer Brown, advised Hungarian OTP Bank Plc and its Bulgarian subsidiary DSK Bank AD on a EUR 27.6 million club deal financing to MET Renewables AG for the acquisition of a 42-megawatt wind park in Northeast Bulgaria from Ene | EUR27.6million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 2-Aug | CMS | CMS advised UniCredit Bulbank on the refinancing of Solarian Holdings' 21-megawatt operational photovoltaic portfolio in Bulgaria. | EUR36million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 5-Aug | Boyanov & Co.; Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov; White & Case | Boyanov & Co, working with the London office of White & Case, advised the initially mandated lead arranger J.P. Morgan AG, general security agent BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited, and Bulgarian security agent DSK Bank AD on a EUR 360 million facility to Eastern European Electric Company B.V., financing the acquisition of a group of seven targets in Bulgaria, including the electricity distribution utility companies in North-West Bulgaria from CEZ. Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov also advised agent and lender Metric Capital Partners LLP on a mezzanine facility provided to Eastern European Electric Company to partially fund the acquisition of CEZ. | EUR360million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 17-Aug | Gugushev & Partners; Kinstellar | Kinstellar Sofia advised American online resale platform ThredUp on its USD 28.5 million acquisition of European fashion resale company Remix Global. Gugushev & Partners advised the sellers. | USD28.5million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 19-Aug | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised MET Group on the acquisition of a 60-megawatt operational wind park in Suvorovo, Western Bulgaria, from Grupo Enhol. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 19-Aug | CMS | CMS successfully represented Global Biomet in proceedings against the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria in a dispute related to the country's feed-in tariff. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 23-Aug | Georgiev, Todorov & Co. | Georgiev, Todorov & Co successfully represented Uni Hospital in a claim against the National Health Insurance Fund for payment of over-the-limit medical activities. | BGN2million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 23-Aug | Kambourov & Partners | Kambourov & Partners successfully represented Sofia Municipality in a copyright dispute. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 23-Aug | Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised Netherlands-based industrial developer CTP on two real estate acquisitions in Bulgaria. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 10-Sep | Boyanov & Co.; CMS; Kirkland & Ellis; White & Case | Boyanov & Co advised Agent J.P. Morgan and Security Agent Wilmington Trust on the accession of Alvogen's Bulgarian subsidiary Alvogen Pharma Trading Europe as an additional guarantor to two loan agreements totaling more than EUR 2 billion. CMS Bulgaria advised Alvogen and its subsidiary. White & Case reportedly advised the agent and security agent. Kirkland & Ellis reportedly advised the borrowers. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 14-Sep | CMS; Hristov Partners | CMS advised Cordeel Group N.V. on the sale of a mixed-use logistics and office development to CTP. Hristov & Partners advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 24-Sep | Fieldfisher; Pinsent Masons; PPG Lawyers; Wolf Theiss | PPG Lawyers advised HeleCloud on its sale to SoftwareOne. Fieldfisher also advised HeleCloud on the deal, while Wolf Theiss and Pinsent Masons reportedly advised SoftwareOne. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 11-Oct | Georgiev, Todorov & Co. | Georgiev, Todorov & Co successfully defended Dundee Precious Metals Chelopech in front of the Supreme Administrative Court in a tax law case against the National Revenue Agency. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 15-Oct | KGM Law; Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss advised the EBRD on its acquisition of a stake in Bulgaria’s Euroins Insurance Group for EUR 30 million. As part of the same deal, KGM Law reportedly advised Eurohold, the parent company of Euroins, on a EUR 12 million equity injection. | EUR30million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 18-Oct | Kinstellar; Wolf Theiss | Kinstellar advised Park Lane Developments on its sale of the Park Lane Office Center in Sofia to SAP. Wolf Theiss advised the buyer. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 26-Oct | Atanassov & Ivanov; Paul Hastings; Schoenherr | Schoenherr, working with Paul Hastings, advised French-based Sendinblue on the acquisition of Bulgarian e-commerce metrics company Metrilo from its founders and investors. Atanassov & Ivanov reportedly advised Metrilo on the deal. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 29-Oct | CMS | CMS successfully collected the feed-in tariff from the Republic of Bulgaria in favor of Solar R1, Solar RAS, and Solar Group Systems following various litigation rounds, which extended over seven years. | N/A | Bulgaria | |
| 8-Nov | CMS | CMS advised the Bulgarian Branch of ING Bank on its 1000 square-meter lease of office space in the North Tower of Sofia's Infinity Tower development. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 18-Nov | Boyanov & Co. | Boyanov & Co advised the European Investment Bank on increasing the financing of Oliva AD. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 25-Nov | Eisenberger + Herzog; Kinstellar; Wolf Theiss | Kinstellar and Eisenberger + Herzog advised Belgian KBC Group subsidiary KBC Bank on its EUR 1 billion acquisition of Raiffeisen Bank International’s Bulgarian subsidiary Raiffeisenbank. Wolf Theiss advised the seller. | EUR1billion | Bulgaria | Here |
| 17-Dec | Georgiev, Todorov & Co. | Georgiev, Todorov & Co successfully defended Port of Burgas before Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court against electricity distribution operators Elektrorazpredelenie Yug and EVN Bulgaria Elektrosnabdyavane. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 20-Dec | Dimitrov Petrov & Co. | Dimitrov, Petrov & Co advised DHH on the acquisition of Bulgarian tech company Evolink from its shareholders Biser Tsonev and Svetoslav Hristov as well as companies Index Bulgaria, Topica-Expert, and Devora-Bulgaria. | EUR2.45million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 20-Dec | Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank on its Framework Agreement for Pandemic Crisis Response Program that will be implemented together with the National Guarantee Fund. | N/A | Bulgaria | Here |
| 22-Dec | Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners | Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners advised TBI Bank on "the first ever regulatory T2 bond issuance on the Bulgarian public capital markets." | EUR10million | Bulgaria | Here |
| 2-Nov | BDK Advokati; Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Herbert Smith Freehills; Kinstellar; Lakatos, Koves & Partners; Loyens & Loeff; NautaDutilh; White & Case | Kinstellar advised GIC on the Czech, Hungarian, Bulgarian, and Serbian aspects of its 30% stake acquisition in the Cetin Group from PPF. BDK Advokati, Lakatos, Koves & Partners, and White & Case advised the seller on the transaction. Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov and NautaDutilh reportedly also advised the seller. Herbert Smith Freehills also advised the buyer, with Loyens & Loeff reportedly advising the buyer in the Netherlands. | N/A | Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Hungary; Serbia | Here |
| 30-Aug | DLA Piper; Kambourov & Partners; Schoenherr | DLA Piper Romania advised Abris Capital Partners on the acquisition, through its subsidiary Dentotal, of Dentatechnica. Kambourov & Partners acted as Bulgarian counsel to the buyer and Schoenherr advised the seller. | N/A | Bulgaria; Romania | Here |
| 1-Apr | Gugushev & Partners | Gugushev & Partners successfully represented the Rudnap Group in two court cases based on actio pauliana claims against an insolvent debtor and the affiliated third party. | EUR0.5million | Bulgaria; Serbia | |
| 7-Jul | Jordanov, Valkov & Partners; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Swiss-based media company Ringier on the acquisition of a majority stake in Bulgarian sports news portal Sportal Media Group and affiliated IT developer of the Sports Content Management System Sportal365 - Digital Ventures. Jordanov, Valkov & Partners advised Angel Stoyanov Shishkov as the seller. | N/A | Bulgaria; Serbia | Here |
| 19-Aug | CMS | CMS advised the ING Bank N.V. on its provision of a USD 100 million three-year syndicated loan to Nibulon SA. | USD100million | Bulgaria; Ukraine | Here |
| 1-Sep | CMS | CMS advised the Export-Import Bank of Korea on a USD 36 million financing extension deal with Grain Terminal Holdings. | N/A | Bulgaria; Ukraine | Here |
| 1-Jan | Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners) | Ilej & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, advised Pearl Infrastructure Capital on its acquisition of the Energy 9, Susara Slatina, and Toplota Slatina companies owning a biomass cogeneration plant and wood drying facility in Slatina. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 11-Jan | Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners); Savoric & Partners | Savoric & Partners has advised Deltron on its sale of an 80% stake to Beijer Ref. Ilej & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, advised the buyer. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 1-Feb | Bradvica Maric Wahl Cesarec; Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners) | Ilej & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, advised Dept Holding on its acquisition of Croatian IT company Blazing Edge. Bradvica Maric Wahl Cesarec advised the seller. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 23-Feb | Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka; Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka and Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised Hungarian financial enterprise Bohemian Financing and Topaz Zagreb on the mandatory public offer of shares of Croatian tourist company Hoteli Jadran. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 1-Mar | Akin Gump; Go2Law; Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners); Savoric & Partners | Ilej & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, working with Akin Gump, advised Endava on its acquisition of shares in Croatian IT company Five (Pet Minuta). Savoric & Partners and Go2Law advised the seller. | USD40million | Croatia | |
| 3-Mar | Marohnic Tomek & Gjoic | Marohnic Tomek and Gjoic advised both Day One Capital and Orqa Holding Limited on the former’s EUR 1.3 million investment in the latter. | EUR1.3million | Croatia | Here |
| 11-Mar | Deloitte Legal (Krehic & Partners); Vukmir & Associates | Krehic & Partners in cooperation with Deloitte Legal helped OMV-Indoil form a strategic partnership with AVK International through the sale of shares. Vukmir & Associates advised AVK International on the deal. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 14-Apr | Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners); Mamic Peric Reberski Rimac | Ilej & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, advised Pearl Infrastructure Capital on the acquisition of a biomass electricity production facility in Babina Greda. Mamic Peric Reberski Rimac advised the seller. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 10-May | Deloitte Legal (Krehic & Partners); Savoric & Partners | Krehic & Partners in cooperation with Deloitte Legal advised Nipro PharmaPackaging, a supplier of glass primary packaging for the pharmaceutical industry, on the acquisition of Croatian glass pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer Piramida from Blue Sea Capital. Savoric & Partners advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 17-May | Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners); Novak Law | NLaw advised the Czech Republic's J&T Ventures on an unspecified investment in Croatia's Robotiq. Ilej & Partners advised Robotiq on the deal. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 8-Jun | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Koch Disruptive Technologies and DB Schenker on a USD 31 million Series A financing raised by Gideon Brothers, a Croatian company developing robotics and AI solutions for the logistics industry. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 9-Jun | Dentons; Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic; Watson Farley & Williams | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic advised Chorus Aviation and National Westminster Bank on refinancing the purchase and lease of two Bombardier De Havilland DHC-8-Q402 aircraft on lease to Croatia Airlines. Watson Farley & Williams and Dentons advised the lender and lessor, respectively, on English law. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 16-Jun | Vukmir & Associates | Vukmir & Associates successfully represented the Museum of Illusions in challenging a decision by the Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office at the EU General Court. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 22-Jun | Baker Mckenzie; Covington & Burling; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Vukmir & Associates | Vukmir & Associates, working with Covington & Burling and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, advised on Croatian aspects of the spinoff of Merck’s women’s health business, now operating under the name Organon. Baker McKenzie reportedly advised Merck as well. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 1-Jul | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic; Vukic i Partneri | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic advised local banks, including the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, on an up to EUR 100.1 million financing for the construction of a polar cruiser vessel in Croatia's 3 Maj Shipyard. Vukic i Partneri advised the borrower. | EUR100.1million | Croatia | |
| 2-Jul | Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka | Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka advised Croatian hotel operator Villa Dubrovnik on its offer of 830,019 ordinary shares on the Zagreb Stock Exchange. | HRK83million | Croatia | Here |
| 7-Jul | Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka | Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka advised the Croatian subsidiary of M7 Real Estate on the acquisition of two urban logistics assets in Zagreb on behalf of the CEREF II fund. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 8-Jul | CMS; Kunstek Halle & Simac; Squire Patton Boggs | Squire Patton Boggs and KHS Kunstek, Halle & Simac advised Croatian Rimac Automobili on its joint-venture with French automotive brand Bugatti Automobiles to create Bugatti Rimac. CMS advised the Volkswagen Group, which owns Bugatti, on the deal. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 16-Jul | Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka; Madirazza & Partners | Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka advised the United Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in Optima Telekom from Hrvatski Telekom and Zagrebacka Banka. Madirazza and Partners advised Hrvatski Telekom and Zagrebacka Banka. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 20-Jul | Bird & Bird; Greensfelder; Madirazza & Partners; Savoric & Partners | Savoric & Partners in Croatia and Bird & Bird in Hungary, working alongside Greensfelder, advised Invera Equity Partners on its investment in Metamorfoza, which owns the Museum of Illusions. Madirazza & Partners advised the target. | EUR3million | Croatia | |
| 22-Jul | Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka | Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka advised the IFC on its EUR 75 million investment in bonds issued by the Erste & Steiermarkische Bank. | EUR75million | Croatia | Here |
| 22-Jul | Miskovic & Miskovic Law Firm; Savoric & Partners | The Miskovic & Miskovic Law Firm advised Erste & Steiermarkische Bank, Privredna Banka Zagreb, and Zagrebacka Banka as joint lead managers on M San Grupa's HRK 200 million bond issuance. Savoric & Partners advised the issuer. | HRK200million | Croatia | |
| 5-Aug | Vukmir & Associates | Vukmir & Associates advised Erste & Steiermarkische Bank and Zagrebacka banka on their provision of a EUR 24 million club loan to the Arena Hospitality Group. | EUR24million | Croatia | Here |
| 23-Aug | Lovric Novokmet Smrcek; Mamic Peric Reberski Rimac; Marohnic Tomek & Gjoic; Praljak & Svic | Marohnic, Tomek and Gjoic advised Balkan Properties Limited on its sale of Poslovni Park Zagreb to Quattro Logistika. Praljak & Svic advised the buyer. Mamic Peric Reberski Rimac and Lovric Novokmet Smrcek reportedly also advised the buyer. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 9-Sep | Mamic Peric Reberski Rimac; Miskovic & Miskovic Law Firm | The Miskovic & Miskovic Law Firm advised Erste & Steiermarkische Bank, Privredna Banka Zagreb, and Raiffeisenbank Austria as joint lead managers on Croatian oil company INA's HRK 2 billion bond issuance. Mamic Peric Reberski Rimac advised the issuer. | HRK2billion | Croatia | |
| 14-Sep | Bogdanovic Dolicki & Partneri; Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka | DTB advised Dogus Croatia and Martimus B.V. on the sale of D-Resort Sibenik to Villa Dubrovnik and subsequent sale of a majority stake in Villa Dubrovnik to the Erste Pension Fund. Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 15-Sep | Dentons; Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners) | Ilej & Partners, in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners and working with Dentons, advised Singapore's Hotel Properties Limited on its acquisition of a 50% stake in Kupari resort developer Avenue Ulaganja. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 17-Sep | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Auto Milovanovic's shareholders on its sale to Croatian car parts and accessories distributor Mciak Auto. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 13-Oct | Bogdanovic Dolicki & Partneri; Savoric & Partners | Savoric & Partners advised Eagle Hills Zagreb on its HRK 760 million acquisition of Sunce Hoteli. Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners advised the shareholders of Sunce Hoteli. | HRK760million | Croatia | Here |
| 18-Oct | Bradvica Maric Wahl Cesarec | Bradvica Maric Wahl Cesarec advised Eko Medjimurje on the acquisition of a majority share in Hittner from Stjepan Hittner. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 21-Oct | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic; Sheppard Mullin; Vedder Price | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic acted as Croatian counsel to all parties on the Falko Regional Aircraft, Aerocentury, MUFG Bank, and UMB BANK sale and purchase transaction of the loan agreement granted to Aerocentury under US law and secured by two Croatia-registered Bombardier De Havilland DHC-8-Q402 aircraft leased to Croatia Airlines. Vedder Price advised Falko as lessor on English law, while Sheppard Mullin advised MUFG and UMB as lenders on US law. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 21-Oct | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic; Sheppard Mullin; Vedder Price | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic acted as Croatian counsel to all parties on Falko Regional Aircraft's purchase of Aerocentury's aircraft portfolio, including two Croatia-registered planes. Vedder Price advised Falko as lessor on English law, while Sheppard Mullin advised MUFG Bank and UMB BANK as lenders on US law. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 5-Nov | Miskovic & Miskovic Law Firm | The Miskovic & Miskovic Law Firm advised the Axel Springer and Porsche-backed early-stage investor APX on its first Croatian investment into Zoyya software's developer Funestra. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 11-Nov | Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka; Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic | Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka advised KJK Fund III on the acquisition of Gumiimpex, with OTP Bank Croatia providing transaction financing. Solo practitioner Hrvoje Matic advised the sellers. Kovacevic, Prpic & Simeunovic advised OTP. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 22-Nov | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic; Savoric & Partners | Savoric & Partners advised Agrofert on the acquisition of Agronom in Croatia. Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic advised Agronom on the deal. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 22-Nov | Clifford Chance; Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic advised aircraft lessors Aircastle Limited and World Star Aviation on their delivery and lease of two Airbus A320 and one Airbus A319, respectively, for the newly established Croatian carrier Fly Air 41 Airways. Clifford Chance advised Aircastle on English law. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 30-Nov | Dentons; Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic; Vujanic Law Office | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic and Dentons advised ING Bank and other lenders on the annually recurring renewals of a syndicated borrowing base facility made available to TrailStone Renewables to finance its international renewable energy trading activities. Vujanic Law Office advised the borrower. | EUR150million | Croatia | |
| 1-Dec | Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka; Macesic & Partners | Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka advised M7 Central European Real Estate Fund I on its sale of the Mani Business Center to the Raiffeisen Pension Insurance Company. Macesic & Partners advised Raiffeisen. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 1-Dec | CMS; Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic; Ostermann & Partners; Schoenherr | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic advised Professio Energia on financing for and the acquisition of RP Global Danilo and Vjetroelektrana Rudine, owners of wind power plants with a capacity of 77 megawatts, from RP Global and Mirova. Schoenherr advised the sellers. CMS advised Privredna Banka on financing the transaction. Ostermann & Partners advised the IFC and Unicredit Bank Austria as the existing financing parties. | N/A | Croatia | |
| 10-Dec | Savoric & Partners | Savoric & Partners advised the consortium of APM Terminals and Enna Logic on the 50-year concession agreement for the development and operation of the Zagreb Deep Sea container terminal with the Rijeka Port Authority. | N/A | Croatia | Here |
| 30-Aug | KPMG Legal; Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic advised Renomia on the acquisition of a minority stake in Croatian insurance broker Fortius Inter Partes. KPMG Legal advised the sellers. | EUR2million | Croatia; Czech Republic | |
| 7-Jul | Allen & Overy; Athos Demetriou Associates; Carey Olsen; Dentons; Karanovic & Partners (Ilej & Partners); RTPR | Allen & Overy advised CEE betting and gaming operator Fortuna Entertainment Group N.V. and its subsidiaries, on an up to EUR 551 million refinancing for the group. RTPR, Ilej & Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, Athos Demetriou Associates, and Carey Olsen advised the group in Romania, Croatia, Cyprus, and Jersey, respectively. Dentons advised the lenders. | EUR551million | Croatia; Czech Republic; Poland; Romania; Slovakia | Here |
| 11-Nov | Clifford Chance; Savoric & Partners; Selih & Partners; White & Case | Selih & Partners, Clifford Chance, and Savoric & Partners advised Allegro on its acquisition of Mall Group and WeDo from the PPF Group, EC Investments, and Rockaway Capital. White & Case advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Croatia; Czech Republic; Poland; Slovenia | Here |
| 19-Jan | Allen & Overy; Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka | Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka, working alongside Allen & Overy, advised J&T Bank, the arranger on a public offering of senior secured bonds. | N/A | Croatia; Czech Republic; Slovakia | Here |
| 4-Jan | D'Ornano Partners; Ivekovic Attorneys at Law; Schoenherr | D’Ornano Partners advised the Groupama Group on its acquisition of the entire share capital of OTP Osiguranje, an insurance company owned by OTP Bank in Croatia. Ivekovic Attorneys at Law acted as local advisors to Groupama. Schoenherr advised the seller on the deal. | N/A | Croatia; Hungary | Here |
| 7-Jul | Dentons; Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka; Porobija & Porobija; TGS Baltic; Williams Mullen | Dentons advised PKO Bank Polski, ING Bank Slaski, Santander Bank Polska, and BNP Paribas Bank Polska, on their EUR 265 million refinancing of Press Glass / AMG Group’s debt, as well as financing of the group’s further investments. Porobija & Porobija and TGS Baltic acted as Croatian and Lithuanian counsel to the banks, respectively. Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised the borrower on the deal. Williams Mullen in the US reportedly also advised the lenders. | EUR265million | Croatia; Lithuania; Poland | Here |
| 18-Aug | Bradvica Maric Wahl Cesarec; Clark Hill Law; Lalicic & Boskoski Law Office; LK Shields; Mannheimer Swartling; Porobija & Spoljaric; Tragardh | Porobija & Spoljaric and Lalicic & Boskoski have advised the founders of the City Connect Group on their sale of the company to Sweden’s Transcom. LK Shields and Tragardh reportedly advised the sellers in Ireland and Sweden, respectively. Bradvica Maric Wahl Cesarec, Clark Hill Law, and Mannheimer Swartling reportedly advised the buyer in Croatia, Ireland, and Sweden, respectively. | N/A | Croatia; North Macedonia | Here |
| 6-Jan | Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Lukman Law Firm | The Lukman Law Firm advised Alfi PE on its acquisition of majority stakes in Baby Center, Ariel, Pikapoka, and Apollo as well as the related merger clearance proceedings. Lukan also advised the sellers of Baby Center, while Kavcic, Bracun & Partners advised the sellers of the Pikapolonica Group. | EUR16million | Croatia; North Macedonia; Slovenia | |
| 15-Oct | Brzozowska & Barwinska; Glinska & Miskovic; Lovric Novokmet Smrcek; Marohnic Tomek & Gjoic; NKO Partners; Samardzic, Oreski & Grbovic | NKO Partners and Lovric Novokmet Smrcek advised French Conforama on the sale of furniture and appliance company Emmezeta and subsidiary Emma Real Estate to Poland's Merkury Market. Marohnic, Tomek & Gjoic advised LCN Capital Partners on the sale of a related real estate portfolio. Glinska & Miskovic, Samardzic Oreski & Grbovic, and Brzozowska & Barwinska advised the buyer. | N/A | Croatia; Poland; Serbia | Here |
| 1-Apr | Law Office Mucalo; ODI Law | ODI Law advised the MSIN Group on the acquisition by member company EGP of a 75.11% stake in Croatia-based cardboard packaging manufacturer Neograf from Croatian entrepreneur Dusan Boras. The Law Office Mucalo advised Boras. | N/A | Croatia; Slovenia | Here |
| 1-Oct | Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; CMS; Dlaw; Elvinger Hoss Prussen; Jadek & Pensa; Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic; Wolf Theiss | Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic, working alongside Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, advised on Insight Investment Management's financing of its acquisition of a REO and NPL portfolio through a EUR 10 million issuance of senior notes secured by, among others, REO collaterals located in Croatia. Jadek & Pensa, CMS, and Elvinger Hoss Prussen advised Insight Investment Management on Slovenian, Austrian, and Luxembourg law, respectively. Dlaw and Wolf Theiss advised the sponsor. | EUR10million | Croatia; Slovenia; Austria | |
| 10-Feb | Crido Legal; Jeantet; Kallay & Partners; Senica & Partners | Senica & Partners, Crido Legal, and Kallay & Partners advised Pollen Street Capital, Brokers Holdings CEE, and Serwis Holdings CEE on their acquisition of majority stakes in several insurance companies in Poland and the Adriatic, including Assistance Coris, Orcis, and April Croatia Assistance. Jeantet advised the seller. | N/A | Croatia; Slovenia; Poland | |
| 26-Aug | Cuatrecasas; Deloitte Legal; Deloitte Legal (Krehic & Partners); Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic; Porobija & Porobija; Schoenherr | Krehic & Partners, working alongside Deloitte Spain and Deloitte Legal Germany and Turkey, advised Cementos Molins on the Croatian legal aspects of its EUR 150 million acquisition of Calucem from Private Equity Fund Ambienta. Cuatrecasas also reportedly advised the buyer. Porobija & Porobija reportedly acted as Croatian legal advisor to the seller. Kovacevic Prpic Simeunovic advised Privredna banka Zagreb on financing the transaction while Schoenherr advised the borrower. | EUR150million | Croatia; Turkey | Here |
| 15-Jan | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Ceska Zbrojovka Group SE on the acquisition, made with Brazil's CBC ammunition manufacturer, of a stake in New Lachaussee, a Belgian designer and builder of ammunition production machines. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 18-Jan | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance's advised Gramexo on the sale of an office building in Prague's Karlin district to J&T Banka. | CZK2.1billion | Czech Republic | Here |
| 25-Jan | DLA Piper; Schoenherr | DLA Piper advised Zip Co Limited on its investment in Twisto Payments. Schoenherr advised Twisto Payments on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 25-Jan | Corvel; Kocian Solc Balastik; Noerr | Kocian Solc Balastik advised Prague-based Daquas on the sale of its shares to ALSO Holding. Noerr, working with Germany’s Corvel, advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 25-Jan | BPV Braun Partners; Liska & Sobolova | BPV Braun Partners advised Kappenberger + Braun on the sale of 100% of its shares in K + B Expert to Electro World, a subsidiary of Slovakia’s NAY Group. Liska & Sabolova advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 25-Jan | Eversheds Sutherland; Jicha & Holman | Eversheds Sutherland advised the Conseq investment fund on the acquisition of Retail Park Podebradska in Prague from KPD Group and Exafin, which were advised by Jicha & Holman. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 25-Jan | Dentons; Wilson & Partners | Dentons advised Skanska on the sale of the Parkview office building in Prague to Deka Immobilien. Wilson & Partners advised Deka Immobilien on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 26-Jan | White & Case | White & Case advised Memsource and its majority shareholder The Carlyle Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in German software localization platform Phrase. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 26-Jan | BBH; Kinstellar; Latham & Watkins; Shearman & Sterling | BBH, working with lead counsel Shearman & Sterling, advised Citrix on Czech aspects of the USD 2.25 billion acquisition of project management software company Wrike from Vista Equity Partners. Latham & Watkins and Kinstellar advised the seller on the deal. | USD2.25billion | Czech Republic | Here |
| 27-Jan | NautaDutilh; PRH Partners | PRK Partners advised CD Cargo on a EUR 130 million loan from the European Investment Bank. NautaDutilh advised CD Cargo on Luxembourg elements of the transaction. | EUR130million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 27-Jan | Allen & Overy; White & Case | White & Case advised the banks on the establishment of a EUR 5 billion international mortgage-covered bonds program by Komercni Banka and the issue of EUR 500 million 0.01% fixed rate mortgage-covered bonds due 2026 under the program. Allen & Overy advised Komercni Banka throughout the process. | EUR5billion | Czech Republic | Here |
| 28-Jan | PRK Partners | PRK Partners advised SAB Finance on a public offer and the admission of the shares to trading on the regulated market of the Prague Stock Exchange. | CZK1.3billion | Czech Republic | |
| 29-Jan | BBH | BBH advised the Czech-Moravian Development Bank on the launch of its IPO Fund and signing of a cooperation agreement with the Prague Stock Exchange to support new entities wishing to list on its START market. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 1-Feb | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners helped Sprava Zeleznic organize an international architectural competition to design the first Czech high-speed railway terminal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 1-Feb | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Arbol Capital and the Dracanus Group on their acquisition of a 50% stake in ultralight airplane manufacturer Ellipse Aero. | N/A | Czech Republic | |
| 5-Feb | Ashurst; Clifford Chance; Schoenherr | Clifford Chance, working with Latham & Watkins, advised the steering committee of the credit financiers, including Commerzbank AG, DZ Bank AG, Erste Group Bank AG, Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg, and Norddeutsche Landesbank, on the restructuring of the Benteler Group. Ashurst and Schoenherr advised Benteler on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 9-Feb | Dentons | Dentons advised CPI Property on the issuance of EUR 650 million 1.500% senior notes due 27 January 2031 and EUR 400 million 3.750% resettable undated subordinated notes callable in July 2028. | EUR1billion | Czech Republic | Here |
| 12-Feb | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised entrepreneur Jaroslav Rudolf on the sale of Salvator Strechy s.r.o., a specialized roofing material company, to an unidentified construction material company. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 12-Feb | CMS; Havel & Partners; Linklaters; PRK Partners | CMS advised AnaCap Financial Partners on its sale of the Equa Bank to Raiffeisen Bank International, acting through its Czech subsidiary. Havel & Partners and Linklaters advised the buyer on the deal, and PRK Partners advised Equa Bank and its management. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 16-Feb | Kinstellar | Kinstellar helped the Czech Banking Credit Bureau with an audit of its personal data processing activities, which the bureau was carrying out as the data processor of the Client Information Bank Register. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 17-Feb | Glatzova & Co | Glatzova & Co. helped Natland Bonds set up a bond program with the maximum nominal value of issued and outstanding bonds of CZK 1 billion. | CZK1billion | Czech Republic | Here |
| 19-Feb | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised the Ball Corporation on its acquisition of land for the planned EUR 170 million construction of a manufacturing plant in the Borske Terasy industrial park in Pilsen. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 23-Feb | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised D&FG Sumava I s.r.o. on the development and subsequent sale of three buildings of the Sumavske Strane Project to over 70 individual buyers. | CZK220million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 23-Feb | Allen & Overy; Nordbruis Clement | Allen & Overy advised W.A.G. Payment Solutions on an unspecified investment in Netherlands-based Last Mile Solutions. Nordbruis Clement advised Last Mile Solutions. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 23-Feb | Schoenherr; Tarpan Legal | Schoenherr advised Raiffeisen Bank International AG and Raiffeisenbank a.s. on the acquisition of Akcenta CZ a.s., a CEE/SEE provider of FX and payment services to European SMEs and high net worth individuals, from Akcenta Group SE and Milan Lacina. Tarpan Legal advised the sellers on the transaction. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 26-Feb | Marek Hoskovec; Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastic advised Solitea, which develops business, accounting, and personnel systems, on the acquisition of the IT Services division of Czech company AspectWorks. Solo practitioner Marek Hoskovec advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 1-Mar | De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; White & Case | White & Case advised CTP B.V. on the latest drawdown of EUR 500 million 0.750% green bonds due 2027 under the Euro Medium Term Note Program, which are admitted to trading on the Global Exchange Market of Euronext Dublin. De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek advised CTP as to Dutch law matter. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 4-Mar | Glatzova & Co | Glatzova & Co helped Winstor Investicni Spolecnost, a manager and administrator of investment funds, get its investment operating license extended by the Central Bank of the Czech Republic. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 5-Mar | Kinstellar; Simkova & Partneri | Kinstellar advised EAG on its acquisition of Cebia. Simkova & Partneri advised the unnamed seller on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 9-Mar | CMS; Pierstone; White & Case | CMS advised Partech, the EBRD, Quadrille Capital, and the J&T Bank on a EUR 190 million Series B investment in the Rohlik Group. Index Ventures, R2G, and Enern also participated in the investment round. Pierstone advised Index Ventures and White & Case advised the Rohlik Group. | EUR190million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 11-Mar | Kinstellar; Linklaters; Uria Menendez; Weil, Gotshal & Manges | Kinstellar’s Prague office, working with Linklaters, successfully advised the Carlyle Group on the sale of the majority stake in Logoplaste to the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board. Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Uria Menendez advised the buyer. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 12-Mar | Kinstellar; White & Case | Kinstellar advised Czech sporting goods retail chain Sportisimo on its lease of a warehouse in Ostrava from Contera. White & Case reportedly advised the lessor on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 12-Mar | Havel & Partners; Rakovsky & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Moravia Containers on its acquisition of Contimade. Rakovsky & Partners advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 16-Mar | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Dentamed CZ on its acquisition of Medema. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 19-Mar | CEE Attorneys; Clifford Chance | CEE Attorneys advised the RT Torax Group on the acquisition of Nova Karolina Park in Ostrava from the Passerinvest Group. Clifford Chance advised the financing parties, which included Mezzanine Capital through MCI Eta s.r.o., J&T Banka, a.s., and J&T AIF Fund Sicav Plc through its J&T Loan Fund I subfund. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 19-Mar | CMS; Schoenherr | CMS advised Icelandic asset manager Kaupthing on its sale of a land plot near the D5 highway near Pilsen to German retail chain Lidl. Schoenherr advised Lidl on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 22-Mar | CEE Attorneys; Deloitte Legal | CEE Attorneys advised the RT Torax Group on the acquisition of the 6,203-square meter Premium Plaza office building in Karlovy Vary from the UBM Development group, which was advised by Deloitte Legal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 22-Mar | Eversheds Sutherland; Kinstellar; Mcdermott Will & Emery | Eversheds Sutherland advised Dutch investment company H2 Equity Partners on its acquisition of Optegra from Eight Roads. Kinstellar and McDermott Will & Emery advised Eight Roads. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 22-Mar | Kocian Solc Balastik; PwC Legal | Kocian Solc Balastik advised Solitea on its acquisition of D3Soft. PwC Legal advised the unidentified sellers. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 23-Mar | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik helped Katarina and Ondrej Vlcek establish the Vlcek Family Foundation, designed to support palliative care for children. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 26-Mar | Dentons | Dentons advised Heimstaden Bostad, the third-largest provider of rental housing in Europe, on its EUR 23 million acquisition of Czech real estate development company Daramis's residential-apartments-for-rent portfolio in the Unicity complex in Plzen. | EUR23million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 29-Mar | Kocian Solc Balastik; Tarpan Legal | Kocian Solc Balastik advised the Heureka Group on the acquisition of Dataweps, a Brno-based technology company engaged in product data analytics and e-shop automation. Dataweps' sellers were advised by Tarpan Legal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 30-Mar | BDK Advokati; Dentons; NautaDutilh; Savoric & Partners; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised APS on the refinancing of existing indebtedness under CZK 620 million public bonds traded on the Prague Stock Exchange by way of a loan facility from UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s. Dentons advised the banks on the transaction, with NautaDutilh acting as local counsel on Luxembourg legal matters. BDK Advokati acted as local legal advisor to UniCredit Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro and Savoric & Partners acted as local legal advisor to UniCredit Bank in Croatia. | CZK620million | Bosnia and Herzegovina; Czech Republic; Croatia; Montenegro; Slovakia | Here |
| 1-Apr | AK Zizlavsky; Allen & Overy; Dentons; Holland & Knight; Norton Rose Fulbright; White & Case | Dentons advised Czech airline Smartwings on its out-of-court restructuring and CZK 2 billion financing from UniCredit Bank, Komercni Banka, Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, and Ceska Sporitelna, which will allow it to continue operating in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. White & Case advised the lenders, and Allen & Overy, Holland & Knight, Norton Rose, and Clifford Chance advised selected lessors on the deal. AK Zizlavsky advised Smartwings on insolvency law aspects. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 1-Apr | CEE Attorneys | CEE Attorneys' Prague office advised the sellers on the acquisition of SIT by the J&T Thein Sicav investment fund. Solo practitioner Veronika Ordnungova advised the buyer. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 1-Apr | White & Case | White & Case advised European online grocery business Rohlik Group on the investment of EUR 190 million into the compan by by Partech, Index Ventures, EBRD, J&T Banka, Quadrille Capital, R2G, and Enern. | EUR190million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 1-Apr | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners assisted the Prague 2 city district and CBArchitektura in organizing a competition for the revitalization of the U Hradeb Park in Prague. | N/A | Czech Republic | |
| 7-Apr | Glatzova & Co; Samak | Glatzova & Co advised the shareholders of composite wood producer WPC-Woodplastic on the sale of a majority stake in the company to investment group M.L. Moran. Samak advised M.L. Moran on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 7-Apr | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners successfully represented Apple in a dispute with the President of the Czech Republic's Industrial Property Office involving the trademark for the company's "Think Different" slogan in the Czech Republic. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 9-Apr | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Sebre, Havel & Partners' Managing Partner Jaroslav Havel and Sebre Managing Director Jan Kubicek on the joint acquisition of a 50% shareholding in SousedeCZ, a company operating an online platform for digital communication of homeowner associations in residential buildings, from entrepreneurs Tomas Holomoucky and Tomas Sikora. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 12-Apr | Hladky Legal; JSK | JSK, working with solo practitioner Daniel Marousek, advised TGA Holding on the sale of Znacky Morava and its Grames and Silverton affiliates to CIDEM Invest. Hladky Legal advised CIDEM invest on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 14-Apr | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised Czech Gas Networks Investments S.a r.l on its successful issuance and placement of EUR 500 million notes with investors on international capital markets. | EUR500million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 16-Apr | DLA Piper; Squire Patton Boggs; Van Campen Liem | Van Campen Liem and Squire Patton Boggs advised ARX Equity Partners on its acquisition of Promens Zlin from Berry Global. DLA Piper advised Berry Global. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 16-Apr | PRK Partners | PRK Partners advised UniCredit Bank on a secured bond issuance by Finep Barrandov Zapad. | N/A | Czech Republic | |
| 19-Apr | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners' Partner Frantisek Korbel, acting as a legal representative for the Ceske Radiokomunikace a.s. telecommunications company, successfully appealed a Czech Supreme Court resolution to the Czech Constitutional Court in a dispute over the removal of the Petrov TV translator station from property owned by the defendant. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 20-Apr | Eversheds Sutherland | Eversheds Sutherland advised Expandia on its acquisition of Industrial Park CK and IPCK II, the owners of an industrial park in the Czech community of Cerveny Kostelec. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 21-Apr | Eversheds Sutherland | Eversheds Sutherland provided pro bono legal advice to Nadacni Fond Dum Ronalda McDonalda on contractual documentation related to the start of construction of the first Ronald McDonald House in the Czech Republic. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 21-Apr | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Hyundai Motor Czech s.r.o. on its entrance into financing agreements with Essox s.r.o. related to the importation and distribution of Hyundai vehicles in the Czech Republic. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 22-Apr | Staidl Leska Advokati | Staidl Leska Advokati successfully defended Czech translator Pavel Dominik’s right to use the Czech version of the title of Oscar Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest,” originally translated by J.Z.Novak. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 4-May | Glatzova & Co | Glatzova & Co. advised the Purpose Ventures SE fund on its investment in Accomango. | EUR1.54million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 4-May | Allen & Overy; White & Case | White & Case helped Ceske Drahy secure a loan of up to CZK 2.6 billion from Raiffeisenbank. Allen & Overy advised the lender on the deal. | CZK2.6billion | Czech Republic | Here |
| 10-May | CMS; Kocian Solc Balastik; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Twisto FinCo s.r.o. and Twisto payments a.s. on its EUR 25 million debt refinancing, including a senior stream provided by J&T Banka of approximately EUR 17.3 million and a mezzanine stream provided jointly by Orbit Capital and Growth Finance of approximately EUR 7.7 million. Kocian Solc Balastik represented J&T Banka and CMS advised Orbit Capital and Growth Finance. | EUR25million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 10-May | HKR | HKR, working in cooperation with solo practitioner Adam Zitek, successfully represented the interests of the City of Brno in a dispute over the substantive nature of purpose-built roads on land adjacent to the Luzanky football stadium. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 11-May | Allen & Overy; White & Case | Allen & Overy advised Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited on the acquisition of Ceske Radiokomunikace a.s., a telecommunications, media, and technology infrastructure and services provider in the Czech Republic, from funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management. White & Case advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 13-May | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised the Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, which organizes the Czech Republic's annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, on a strategic investment into the entity by the Rockaway Capital Group. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 13-May | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners, acting on behalf of T-Mobile Czech Republic, persuaded the Regional Court in Brno to annul a decision of the Czech Competition Authority regarding T-Mobile Czech Republic's entrance into interconnection agreements with other mobile operators. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 14-May | Dunovska & Partners; Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised shareholders Tomas Rutrle, Martin Lips, Yvona Parmova, Martin Slama, and Libor Malek on their sale of IT company Komix to the Cleverlance Group, a subsidiary of the Aricoma Group. Dunovska & Partners advised the buyers on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 14-May | Kirkland & Ellis; Shearman & Sterling; Weinhold Legal | Weinhold Legal, working alongside global counsel Kirkland & Ellis, advised Lionbridge AI on Czech legal aspects of its USD 935 million sale to Canadian telecom company Telus. Shearman & Sterling was global counsel to Telus. | USD935million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 14-May | CMS | CMS advised a consortium of Vinci and Meridiam on its public-private partnership contract for the construction of the D4 motorway in the Czech Republic, the country’s first road PPP. Vinci and Meridiam each have a 50% stake in the project, and EUR 474 million of financing been obtained. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 21-May | BPV Braun Partners | BPV Braun Partners advised Czech tech start-up SentiSquare s.r.o., on its second round of financing, in which it acquired EUR 1 million from new investors IXPERTA and Fazole Ventures. | EUR1million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 25-May | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised sole lead manager J&T Banka and arranger J&T IB Capital Markets on Czech legal aspects of Energo-Pro Green Finance’s increase of its CZK 530 million bonds issue to CZK 1.06 billion. | CZK530million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 27-May | JSK | JSK advised the shareholders of the North Moravian investment company Cresco&Finance on the sale of its Silnice Morava subsidiary to Imos Brno. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 28-May | Dentons | Dentons advised a syndicate of four banks - Komercni Banka, Ceska Sporitelna, Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia - on the financing of DEK’s acquisition of Best, including the refinancing of the Best group. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 28-May | Dentons; Giese & Partners | Dentons helped Crestyl secure a EUR 130 million loan from German banks PBB Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and Helaba for refinancing the Dock in Office Park in Prague. Giese & Partner reportedly advised the banks. | EUR130million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 28-May | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised US software company Jamf on its USD 400 million acquisition of software developer Wandera. | USD400million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 4-Jun | DLA Piper; Schoenherr | DLA Piper advised Zip Co Ltd on the conditional acquisition of the remaining 78% of Spotii and 90% of Twisto. Schoenherr advised Twisto on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 7-Jun | Allen & Overy; Baker Mckenzie; Paul Weiss | Allen & Overy advised CZG - Ceska Zbrojovka Group SE on its acquisition of US firearms maker Colt. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison advised Colt on US law matters while Baker McKenzie advised the company on Czech law. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 7-Jun | BPV Braun Partners; Peterka & Partners | BPV Braun Partners advised online wine retailer 8Wines Czech Republic s.r.o. on its acquisition of a 10% stake in Purcari Wineries Plc. Peterka & Partners advised the seller. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 7-Jun | Dentons; Hoffmannova Koranda; Kinstellar; Strnad Joch Lokajicek Advokati | Kinstellar advised a syndicate of Raiffeisenbank, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, and Komercni Banka Raiffeisen on financing it provided to Raiffeisen Leasing for that company's acquisition of the Proton Therapy Center Czech from Immorent. Kinstellar also advised Raiffeisen Leasing on the underlying deal. Dentons advised Immorent. Hoffmannova Koranda reportedly also advised Immorent and Strnad Joch Lokajicek Advokati reportedly advised the Proton Therapy Center Czech. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 7-Jun | Havel & Partners; Weil, Gotshal & Manges | Havel & Partners advised British investment firm CapVest on Czech legal aspects of its sale of Valeo Foods to Bain Capital Private Equity. Weil, Gotshal & Manges reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 7-Jun | PRK Partners | PRK Partners advised Societe Generale on an unspecified investment in and increase in its stake in Czech online insurance start-up Mutumutu. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 17-Jun | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised Raiffeisenbank a.s. on its EUR 350 million issuance of senior non-preferred MREL-eligible green notes under its international debt issuance program. | EUR350million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 21-Jun | CMS; Eversheds Sutherland | CMS advised Bluehouse on the sale of its Ostrava-based shopping center Korso Karvina to Conseq. Eversheds Sutherland advised the buyer. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 21-Jun | BPV Braun Partners; Wilsons | BPV Braun Partners advised RSBC Real Estate, a private investment group, on the acquisition of the Platinium office building in the Brno city center from REICO IS CS, reportedly advised by Wilsons. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 22-Jun | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised J&T IB Capital Markets on Fraternity Funds' CZK 400 million senior bond issuance due 2026. | CZK400million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 22-Jun | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised J&T IB Capital Markets on Alpha Quest Funds' CZK 500 million senior bond issuance due 2026. | CZK500million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 2-Jul | Act Legal (Randa Havel) | Act Legal Czech Republic advised Sokolov on the construction of a CZK 140 million facility that will help the company transition from coal to natural gas as its energy source. | CZK140million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 2-Jul | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised Sandberg Capital on the acquisition of a 40% stake in Daktela. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 6-Jul | CMS; Pelikan Krofta Kohoutek; Pierstone; White & Case | CMS advised Partech, Quadrille, J&T, and EBRD on investing in the Czech online grocery company Rohlik Group. The EUR 100 million Series C, at a valuation of USD 1 billion, was led by Index Ventures and included Ener. Pierstone advised Index on the deal, with Pelikan Krofta Kohoutek advising Ener and White & Case advising the Rohlik Group. | EUR100million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 13-Jul | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised Webglobe on the acquisition of domain registration and hosting service provider Savana.cz from founder Pavel Hofner. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 14-Jul | Kocian Solc Balastik; KPMG Legal | Kocian Solc Balastik advised Devereal on the sale of the Profimedia.CZ group to the Czech Press Office. KPMG Legal advised the Czech Press Office on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 16-Jul | Dentons; Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Masonite Czech Republic managers Pavel Satny, Lubomir Brousek, and David Krubner on their acquisition of 100% of shares in the Czech entity from Masonite International. Dentons advised the seller. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 20-Jul | BNT Attorneys; BPV Braun Partners | BPV Braun Partners advised Mint Rezidencni Fond Sicav on the acquisition of the first stage of the Vysocansky Mlyn project in Prague from Metrostav Development. BNT Attorneys-at-Law advised Metrostav Development on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 22-Jul | JSK | JSK advised Cresco&Finance a.s. on the sale of Krnovska Skrobarna spol. s r.o. and Krnovsky Lihovar spol. s r.o. to Reticulum Holding. Solo practitioner Marek Prchlik reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 22-Jul | Bowmans; Dentons | Dentons advised Draslovka on the acquisition of the sodium cyanide business from South African petrochemicals company Sasol. Bowmans advised Sasol on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 28-Jul | CMS; Jicha & Holman | CMS advised Patria on the acquisition of two retail parks from Czech development group KPD. Jicha & Holman represented KPD on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 1-Aug | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised publisher Premium Media Group on its acquisition of the Art Antiques periodical focusing on contemporary art, art history, design, artistic handicraft, antiques, and architecture. | N/A | Czech Republic | |
| 4-Aug | Kocian Solc Balastik; Oswaldova & Partners | Kocian Solc Balastik advised Solitea on its acquisition of Mainstream Technologies and its parent company Powerstream. Oswaldova & Partners reportedly advised the seller. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 6-Aug | Havel & Partners; KPMG Legal | Havel & Partners advised the Heluz family business on the acquisition of insulating glass manufacturer Izos. KPMG Legal reportedly advised the seller, Petr Aschenbrenner. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 9-Aug | Glatzova & Co | Glatzova & Co. advised venture capital fund Reflex Capital on its investment in Czech event platform Happenee. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 10-Aug | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised J&T IB and Capital Markets on the arranging of 3M Fund MSI's issuance of senior bonds with a value of CZK 1 billion. | CZK1billion | Czech Republic | Here |
| 18-Aug | Glatzova & Co | Glatzova & Co advised the Pale Fire Capital SE investment group on the acquisition of VirtualTraining. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 19-Aug | Dostal & Sorokac; Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Bohuslav Maska on the sale of M-Soft to Jawvivotek.cz. Dostal & Sorokac reportedly advised Jawvivotek.cz on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 19-Aug | Clifford Chance; Havel & Partners; Randa Havel | Havel & Partners advised Central European Supermarkets on the acquisition of Flosman Holding from the Flosman family. Clifford Chance advised Ceska Sporitelna on financing the acquisition. Randa Havel Legal advised the Flosman family. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 23-Aug | Ceska, Cisar, and Smutny; VGD Legal | VGD Legal advised New York-based Steve Holl Architects on negotiations with the City of Ostrava for a design contract for the construction of a modern concert hall. Ceska, Cisar, and Smutny reportedly advised the city authorities. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 23-Aug | Havel & Partners; Linkers Legal; VGD Legal | VGD Legal advised Smarty Holdings on its acquisition of JRC Gamecentrum from Hamaga. Linkers Legal advised the seller and Havel & Partners advised Ceska Sporitelna on financing the acquisition. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 23-Aug | Kirkland & Ellis; Macfarlanes; White & Case | White & Case advised Avast on its merger with NortonLifeLock, structured as the latter’s takeover of the former. Macfarlanes and Kirkland & Ellis advised NortonLifeLock in the UK and the US, respectively. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 30-Aug | VGD Legal | VGD Legal advised the Jablotron Group on its approximately EUR 9.8 million acquisition of the Avicena project from Vavrincuv Vrch. Solo practitioner Michal Zibrid reportedly advised the seller. | EUR9.8million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 31-Aug | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised the third fund of the Arete Group on its approximately EUR 10 million acquisition of a production facility complex near Beroun, Czech Republic. | EUR10million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 6-Sep | Kinstellar | Kinstellar successfully defended Kiwi.com before the Czech Constitutional Court against a preliminary injunction issued by the Regional Court in Brno. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 7-Sep | Dentons; Glatzova & Co | Dentons advised Stratus Data Systems company Gobii Europe on the establishment of a joint venture with the CSOB Group to bring the Igluu technology solution to the Czech real estate market. Glatzova & Co advised the CSOB Group. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 15-Sep | Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance | Allen & Overy advised Czech Gas Networks Investments on its EUR 500 million first-ever issuance and placement of green notes. Clifford Chance reportedly advised the joint bookrunners Citigroup Global Markets Limited, ING Bank, Societe Generale, and UniCredit Bank. | EUR500million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 15-Sep | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised J&T Banka on entering into a strategic partnership with Amista. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 22-Sep | Allen & Overy; Dentons | Allen & Overy advised Accolade Fund SICAV on the up to EUR 120 million refinancing of its entire Czech real estate portfolio provided by Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia. Dentons advised the lenders on the transaction. | EUR120million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 28-Sep | Neubauer Partner; Taylor Wessing | Taylor Wessing advised UBM Development on the sale of a Lipno lake holiday resort to Austrian Gruppe Dorn-Fussenegger member Lipno Invest Vision. Neubauer Partner reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 4-Oct | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised accounting program developer Solitea on its acquisition of Czech logistics information systems supplier Prytanis. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 7-Oct | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised Czech technology accelerator AI Startup Incubator on its investment in US-Bangladeshi OpenRefactory. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 11-Oct | Havel & Partners; White & Case | Havel & Partners advised the Vaclav Havel Prague Airport on a CZK 7 billion credit facility from a consortium of banks including CSOB, VUB Banka, and Raiffeisenbank Czech Republic. White & Case advised the banks on the deal. | CZK7billion | Czech Republic | Here |
| 14-Oct | Dentons | Dentons provided pro bono legal assistance to Dobry Start in drafting a bill to end the operation of institutional facilities for children under the age of three in the Czech Republic. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 15-Oct | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised Narodni Rozvojova Banka on financing the purchase of low-floor large-capacity trams by Dopravni Podnik Ostrava. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 18-Oct | CMS; Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Moog Brno on the transfer of a part of its business to AVL Moravia. CMS advised AVL Moravia. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 19-Oct | BPV Braun Partners; Novalia | BPV Braun Partners advised the owner of residential development Zaluzi Park on its sale to Elite Domy. Novalia advised the buyer. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 20-Oct | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic on an inter-governmental contract for the purchase of the Spyder Israeli air defense system from the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems state-owned company. | CZK19.9billion | Czech Republic | Here |
| 22-Oct | PRK Partners | PRK Partners advised Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and other lenders on the Czech law aspects of refinancing senior acquisition and revolving facilities amounting to EUR 2,13 billion, governed by English law. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 26-Oct | PRK Partners | PRK Partners advised Czech technology company Trask on its acquisition of an ownership interest in Bell & Hurry. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 26-Oct | Delta Legal; Pelikan Krofta Kohoutek | Delta Legal advised CTP on its acquisition of Business Park Chrastava's owner and operator Renwon. Pelikan Krofta Kohoutek advised the seller. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 26-Oct | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Ropes & Gray | Orrick advised Rossum on raising USD 100 million from General Catalyst in a Series A funding round. Ropes and Gray reportedly advised GC. | USD100million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 2-Nov | Cytowski & Partners; Weinhold Legal; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Cytowski & Partners and Weinhold Legal advised Resistant AI on its USD 16.6 million Series A funding round led by Alphabet's GV with the participation of Index Ventures, Credo Ventures, Seedcamp, and several unnamed angel investors. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati reportedly advised GV. | USD16.6million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 3-Nov | Weinhold Legal | Weinhold Legal advised Gate4ad on the launch of its advertising space purchasing platform. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 3-Nov | Clifford Chance; White & Case | Clifford Chance advised the Charnwood Company on its sale of Eastgate Park to Hines Global Income Trust. White & Case advised Hines Global on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 4-Nov | Weinhold Legal | Weinhold Legal provided pro bono legal assistance to Czech endowment fund Tilia Impact Ventures on its investment in start-up Deafcom. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 5-Nov | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised real estate investment trust P3 Spain Logistic Parks on the restructuring of its European logistics portfolio. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 15-Nov | CMS; White & Case | CMS advised Revetas on the successful disposal of the remaining assets of its Revetas Capital Fund II Project Papa office portfolio in Prague to Ceskomoravska Nemovitostni. White & Case advised CMN. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 18-Nov | Hartmann, Jelinek, Frana and Partners; Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Ptacek-Sprava on the acquisition of 100% shares in Prostorage and Retail Park Car CB from Czech investment group DRFG. Hartmann, Jelinek, Frana and Partners reportedly advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 18-Nov | Havel & Partners; PRK Partners | Havel & Partners advised Ptacek-Sprava on the acquisition of all shares in Industrial Park Harfa. PRK Partners advised the unidentified Czech sellers. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 18-Nov | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised the Arete investment and real estate group on the closing of its ARETE Invest CEE II sub-fund. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 19-Nov | DLA Piper; Jones Day | DLA Piper advised BAE Systems on its acquisition of Bohemia Interactive Simulations from the Riverside Company. Jones Day advised Riverside on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 19-Nov | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Czech mobile device accessories manufacturer and distributor Fixed.zone on its initial public offering of shares on the Prague Stock Exchange's Start Market. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 23-Nov | Clifford Chance; Kocian Solc Balastik | Clifford Chance advised Komercni Banka on financing J&T Agriculture and Ecology Holding's acquisition of agricultural holding Farma Neznasovy (formerly Cesky Real). Kocian Solc Balastik advised J&T on the acquisition and financing transactions. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 24-Nov | Clifford Chance; Dentons | Clifford Chance advised J&T Banka on providing real estate financing to Crestyl Commercial Investment. Dentons reportedly advised Crestyl on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 25-Nov | Glatzova & Co | Glatzova & Co advised Czech apparel and fashion company Kara Trutnov on the approval of the reorganization plan within its insolvency proceedings. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 26-Nov | Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised the AI Startup Incubator fund on investing in AssetFloow. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 1-Dec | Allen & Overy; Debevoise | Allen & Overy advised sole global coordinator Wood & Company Financial Services on a CZK 366 million block trade disposal of Ceska Zbrojovka Group shares by Colt shareholders. Debevoise & Plimpton reportedly advised TXPATCH8445 Holdings, which represented Colt's shareholders in the transaction. | CZK366million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 6-Dec | Havel & Partners; Noerr | Havel & Partners advised Genesis Private Equity Fund III on the sale of Quinta-Analytica to BBA Capital Partners subsidiary LVA Holding. Noerr advised the buyer. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 6-Dec | PwC Legal | PwC Legal advised Spanish railway company Renfe on the acquisition of a stake in Czech carrier Leo Express. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 10-Dec | Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised the CPI Property Group on the EUR 300 million subscription of new ordinary shares representing approximately 5.5% of CPIPG's share capital by Apollo Global Management affiliate managed funds. Allen & Overy reportedly advised Apollo. | EUR300million | Czech Republic | Here |
| 10-Dec | Petras Rezek; PRK Partners; Vinge | PRK Partners, working alongside Vinge, advised the Gunnebo Group on Czech aspects of its global business reorganization. Petras Rezek advised the local subsidiary. | N/A | Czech Republic | |
| 13-Dec | Havel & Partners; Noerr | Noerr advised Magna Group company Magna Automotive Europe on the acquisition of Czech company Klein Automotive. Havel & Partners advised the sellers. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 14-Dec | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised investment group Czechoslovak Capital Partners on its acquisition of the Tusarova 41 rental property in Prague. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 15-Dec | Baker Mckenzie; Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian Solc Balastik advised Aramark on the acquisition of the catering division of the Czech branch of French company Sodexo. Baker McKenzie advised the seller. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 17-Dec | Hartmann, Jelinek, Frana and Partners; Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian, Solc, Balastik advised Focus Estate Fund in the sale of the Centro Ostrava Retail Park in Ostrava and the Most Retail Park in Most to the Czech investment group DRFG. Hartmann, Jelinek, Frana & Partners reportedly advised DRFG on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic | Here |
| 28-Sep | CMS; Sorainen | CMS and Sorainen advised the Greco Group on its acquisition of MAI CEE Insurance Brokers. | N/A | Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland; Romania; Russia | Here |
| 17-Aug | Ellex (Raidla); Procope & Hornborg; White & Case | White & Case and Ellex Raidla have advised Legrand on its acquisition of Ensto Building Systems from Finnish electrical solution provider Ensto. Procope & Hornborg advised the seller. | N/A | Czech Republic; Estonia; Poland | Here |
| 1-Sep | Kinstellar; Linklaters; | Kinstellar and Linklaters advised Vodafone on setting up the Vantage Tower business in CEE, creating a 61,000 tower portfolio, across ten markets. | N/A | Czech Republic; Greece; Hungary; Romania | |
| 1-Apr | Clifford Chance; PRK Partners; Schoenherr; Szecsenyi & Partners | Schoenherr and PRK Partners advised B&B Hotels on the sale of properties in Hungary and the Czech Republic to Primonial REIM. Clifford Chance and Szecsenyi & Partners advised the buyers on the deal, which included a leaseback by B&B Hotels. | N/A | Czech Republic; Hungary | Here |
| 18-Nov | Deloitte Legal | Deloitte Legal advised PortfoLion Capital Partners on financing the merger of Hungarian W.UP and the Czech-based Banking Software Company, forming a new company called Finshape. | N/A | Czech Republic; Hungary | Here |
| 20-Dec | Havel & Partners; Jalsovszky; Matzner et al | Havel & Partners and Jalsovszky advised Focus on Clever Technology on its acquisition of a 50% stake in BubbleStar and Global TS from Scorpione CZ. Matzner et al advised the buyers as well, while solo practitioner David Zavadil advised Scorpione on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic; Hungary | Here |
| 9-Nov | Andric Law Office; Dentons; Kinstellar; Vukmirovic Misic Law Firm | Dentons advised the PPF Group on its sale of mobile phone operator Telenor Montenegro to Hungarian technology company 4iG. Andric Law advised PPF on local Montenegrin law aspects. Kinstellar and Vukmirovic Misic Law Firm advised 4iG on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic; Hungary; Montenegro | Here |
| 30-Sep | Dentons; Rymarz Zdort | Dentons advised SPI International shareholders Loni Farhi and Berk Uziyel on the sale of a 70% stake in the company to Canal+. Rymarz Zdort advised the buyer. | N/A | Czech Republic; Hungary; Romania; Poland; Serbia; Turkey | Here |
| 19-Mar | Clifford Chance; Kinstellar | Kinstellar helped the Business Lease Group B.V. and its CEE subsidiaries obtain a EUR 242 million refinancing loan in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia from a syndicate of ABN Amro Bank N.V., ING Bank N.V., and Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. Clifford Chance advised the lenders. | EUR242million | Czech Republic; Hungary; Romania; Slovakia | Here |
| 7-Apr | Havel & Partners; Noerr; RTPR | Noerr advised facility services provider ISS on the divestment of its main subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and Hungary to Hungarian facility management company B+N Referencia Zrt. Havel & Partners and RTPR advised B+N Referencia on the transaction. | N/A | Czech Republic; Hungary; Romania; Slovakia | Here |
| 1-Oct | Bird & Bird; Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised the Hungarian Development Bank on a EUR 150 million credit facility for HSC Aerojet for the refinancing and development of the Vodochody Group. Bird & Bird advised HSC Aerojet. | EUR150million | Czech Republic; Hungary; Slovakia | |
| 27-Oct | PRK Partners; Oppenheim | PRK Partners and Oppenheim advised Fabory on its acquisition of Czech fastener wholesaler Kebek Group also operating in Slovakia and Hungary. | N/A | Czech Republic; Hungary; Slovakia | |
| 21-Apr | Allen & Overy; Cobalt | Cobalt advised the unidentified founders of Drivitty on its entrance into a strategic partnership with Eurowag. Allen & Overy advised Eurowag on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic; Lithuania | Here |
| 23-Jul | Havel & Partners; Sorainen; Sparring | Havel & Partners and Sorainen have advised PriceHubble on its acquisition of Realtify. Sparring advised Realtify on the transaction. | N/A | Czech Republic; Lithuania; Slovakia | Here |
| 2-Jul | CMS; White & Case | CMS advised Thor Impex - the project company for the Bogoslovec 36 Megawatt wind farm in North Macedonia - on a EUR 51 million financing from a club of banks led by the Erste Bank. White & Case advised the lenders. | EUR51million | Czech Republic; North Macedonia; Romania | Here |
| 8-Jan | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Photon Energy in connection with the admission to trading of all its shares on the regulated parallel markets of the Warsaw and Prague Stock Exchanges. | N/A | Czech Republic; Poland | Here |
| 11-Jan | Baker Mckenzie | Baker McKenzie advised Swiss building component supplier Arbonia on the sale of its windows business to Denmark's Dovista Group. | N/A | Czech Republic; Poland | Here |
| 12-Jan | BSJP; Ozog Tomczykowski | BSJP advised KKCG and subsidiary Aricoma Group on the takeover of Polish advertising and marketing technology software developer Clearcode. Ozog Tomczykowski advised the sellers. | N/A | Czech Republic; Poland | |
| 31-Mar | NGL Legal; Skils; WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | NGL Legal advised PGE and Tauron Cieplo on their acquisition of all Polish assets from the CEZ Group, including the Chorzow and Skawina power plants. Skils and WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr advised the seller. | N/A | Czech Republic; Poland | |
| 6-Jul | Clifford Chance; Mcdermott Will & Emery; Norton Rose Fulbright; White & Case | Norton Rose Fulbright advised the financial institutions involved on the EUR 500 million revolving facilities made available to companies from the Synthos Group incorporated in Poland and the Czech Republic. White & Case and Clifford Chance advised Synthos on the deal, with McDermott Will & Emery advising the security agent, Citibank Europe. | EUR500million | Czech Republic; Poland | Here |
| 4-Aug | Baker Mckenzie; Corp. | Baker McKenzie advised Lesjofors on its acquisition of the Alcomex Group from Nordian Capital. Dutch law firm Corp. reportedly advised the seller. | N/A | Czech Republic; Poland | Here |
| 13-Oct | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised the EBRD and the Asian Development Bank on a USD 105 million financing for Electric Networks of Armenia. | USD105Million | Czech Republic; Poland | Here |
| 17-Dec | Dentons; Toda & Nel-lo | Dentons advised EPAM Systems on the acquisition of Optiva Media and its subsidiaries. Toda & Nel-lo reportedly advised Optiva Media on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic; Poland | Here |
| 20-Dec | Dentons; Linklaters | Dentons advised CPI Property Group on the EUR 2.5 billion bridge loan facility to finance its takeover offer for all outstanding shares and convertible bonds of Immofinanz AG. Linklaters reportedly advised the banks involved in the deal: Banco Santander, Credit Suisse, Erste Group Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank, HSBC, Raiffeisen Bank International, Societe Generale / Komercni Banka, and UniCredit Bank. | EUR2.5billion | Czech Republic; Poland | Here |
| 18-Nov | Addleshaw Goddard; Hengeler Mueller; Kinstellar; Linklaters; PRK Partners; Stibbe; Taft Law; Vinge; Wardynski & Partners | PRK Partners, working alongside Vinge, advised the Gunnebo Group on the accession of its Czech subsidiary to the conditions of a SEK 1.5 billion global financing provided by a Nordea Bank-led consortium. Wardynski & Partners, Stibbe, Hengeler Mueller, Taft Law, and Addleshaw Goddard advised the borrowers and guarantors in Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, the US, and the UK, respectively. Linklaters and Kinstellar advised the lenders. | EUR145.5million | Czech Republic; Poland; Slovakia | |
| 15-Feb | Dentons | Dentons advised automotive supplier Brandl Industries on the sale of its operating subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Romania and its German management service company to International Alexander Holding. | N/A | Czech Republic; Romania | Here |
| 2-Apr | Clifford Chance; Karanovic & Partners; Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen; White & Case | White & Case, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek , Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen and Karanovic & Partners advised CTP B.V. on its initial public offering and listing of its shares on Euronext Amsterdam. Clifford Chance advised the underwriters. | EUR854.2million | Czech Republic; Romania | Here |
| 22-Nov | Cravath Swaine & Moore; Dentons; Eversheds Sutherland; Kirkland & Ellis; Paul Weiss; Venable | Dentons, working alongside Kirkland & Ellis, advised KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of CyrusOne. Reportedly, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison also advised GIP, while Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Venable, and Eversheds Sutherland advised CyrusOne. | USD15billion | Czech Republic; Romania | Here |
| 13-Sep | Dentons; Havel & Partners | Dentons advised Ciklum on its acquisition of Czech-based software developer CN Group from Genesis Capital. Havel & Partners advised Genesis Capital. | N/A | Czech Republic; Romania; Slovakia | Here |
| 12-Mar | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Gi International on its acquisition of Work Service Czech and Work Service Slovakia. | N/A | Czech Republic; Slovakia | Here |
| 11-May | Dentons; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Ventus LLC and Sky Logistica on the acquisition of Skyport, a cargo operator based in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, from the Czechoslovak Group, a.s. In a parallel transaction, Schoenherr also advised Elite Partners Capital on the acquisition of the Skyport RE cargo property company from the Czechoslovak Group. Dentons advised the Czechoslovak Group on the parallel deals. | N/A | Czech Republic; Slovakia | Here |
| 2-Jul | Goodwin Procter; Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised Canadian Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust on the acquisition of a corporate group holding a portfolio of 31 logistics properties in Europe, from Clarion Europe for EUR 882 million. Goodwin's London office advised the seller. | EUR882million | Czech Republic; Slovakia | Here |
| 28-Jul | Clifford Chance; Kocian Solc Balastik; Wilsons | Kocian Solc Balastik advised the Arete Group on securing a EUR 30 million loan from Raiffeisenbank. The Prague office of Clifford Chance advised the lender. Wilsons Slovakia advised Arete on Slovak aspects of the deal. | EUR30million | Czech Republic; Slovakia | Here |
| 20-Sep | Havel & Partners; MCL | Havel & Partners advised Arbol Capital on the acquisition of the remaining 50% of shares in Kovaco Electric. MCL reportedly advised Kovaco on the deal. | N/A | Czech Republic; Slovakia | Here |
| 20-Dec | Cerha Hempel; Evan Law Firm; Kocian Solc Balastik | Kocian, Solc, Balasitk advised Titans Freelancers on the acquisition of a 75% stake in Bridgewater from Topelex and Jakub Konecny. Reportedly, Evan Advokatni Kancelar advised Topelex and Cerha Hempel advised Jakub Konecny. | N/A | Czech Republic; Slovakia | Here |
| 23-Dec | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised Credo Ventures and Earlybird Digital East Fund as well as Slovak start-up Photoneo on its USD 21 million investment round. | USD21million | Czech Republic; Slovakia | Here |
| 11-Jan | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised the Liven real estate developer on its EUR 2 million bond issuance. | EUR2million | Estonia | Here |
| 11-Jan | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised Tera Ventures on its investment in Estonian property rental start-up Rendin. | EUR1.2million | Estonia | Here |
| 11-Jan | Ellex (Raidla); TGS Baltic | Ellex Raidla advised Capital Mill and Estmak Capital on their sale of the Energate gas company to the De Maria Project investment company. TGS Baltic advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 11-Jan | Cobalt; Hedman Partners | Cobalt advised early-stage investment fund Change Ventures on its investment in Tallinn-based computer vision startup Fyma. Hedman Partners advised Fyma on the deal. | USD1.8million | Estonia | Here |
| 13-Jan | Cobalt | Cobalt advised AS Nordic Aviation Group on a EUR 8 million revolving loan facility agreement with Sihtasutus KredEx. | EUR8million | Estonia | Here |
| 15-Jan | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Alexela Logistics on its acquisition of a majority stake in Kotka Tank Storage Oy. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 15-Jan | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla helped Tallinn-based R8tech obtain EUR 900,000 in funding from multiple investors. | EUR900000 | Estonia | Here |
| 15-Jan | Cobalt | Cobalt successfully represented Lennuabi in a dispute with SmartLynx Airlines Estonia. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 19-Jan | Sorainen | Sorainen advised the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the establishment of a cooperation agency with the Estonian Center of Eastern Partnership, a training and research center focusing on the six countries of the EU's Eastern Partnership. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 25-Jan | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised United Angels VC and Superangel on their EUR 800,000 investment in Vok Bikes, a Tallinn-based electric cargo bike producer. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 28-Jan | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Kaamos Real Estate, a subsidiary of Estonia's Kaamos Group, on the sale of the Tridens logistics center. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 28-Jan | Cobalt; TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised real estate company Kapitel on the acquisition of a 50% holding in the Nordassets logistics property company from Logassets OU. Cobalt advised Logassets on the transaction. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 28-Jan | Cobalt | Cobalt successfully represented AS Tallinna Sadam in a dispute with Worldwide Cargo Establishment. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 28-Jan | Walless | Walless advised the Laane-Nigula municipality of Estonia on termination of preparatory work on a special plan and environmental assessment for a wind farm construction project planned by Enefit Green. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 28-Jan | Magnusson | The Circuit Court of Tallinn, acting on a motion made by Magnusson Estonia’s Attorney-at-Law Martin Hirvoja, ordered the Estonian Central Prosecution Office to initiate a criminal investigation into the leak of files from the Danske Bank money-laundering case. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 29-Jan | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic obtained a positive interim judgment for Coffee IN in judicial proceedings against Apollo Cinema. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 1-Feb | Magnusson | Magnusson represented special purpose companies Envst United Action, KTZL Action Group, MNTHR Action Group, and more than 2000 international and local investors in their fraud claims against three crowdfunding platforms. | EUR15million | Estonia | Here |
| 4-Feb | Walless | Walless helped Funderbeam obtain an investment firm license from the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority, allowing the company to continue operations in the European Economic Area after Brexit. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 5-Feb | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic represented Juri Roosa and Freddy Tomingas, members of the Estonian punk rock band Vanemode Veljo Vingissar, in a dispute over the band’s name with former member Andrus Kerstenbeck. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 5-Feb | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented Dubai-based La Campana General Trading in a dispute with Cryotech Nordic AS regarding claims arising from an exclusive distribution agreement. | EUR87000 | Estonia | Here |
| 10-Feb | Ellex (Raidla); Triniti | Ellex Raidla advised United Utilities on its sale of its 35.3% stake in AS Tallinna Vesi to the City of Tallinn and Utilitas. Triniti advised the buyers on the deal. | EUR100.2million | Estonia | Here |
| 11-Feb | Cobalt | Cobalt advised the shareholders of Kids Network Television OU, including its management, on the sale of the business to MM Grupp OU. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 12-Feb | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented entrepreneur Toomas Tamm, the former owner of Kivioli Keemiatoostus, in a dispute involving a guarantee issued by OU AP-Terminaal. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 18-Feb | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Finnish state-owned company Vapo on the sale of its Nevel subsidiary to French private investment company Ardian. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 26-Feb | Blessner; Sorainen | Sorainen advised Skoda on its agreement to sell six trains to Eesti Liinirongid with an additional option to buy ten more in coming years. Eesti Liinirongid was advised on the procurement process by Blessner. | EUR55.2Million | Estonia | Here |
| 4-Mar | Ellex (Raidla); Sheridans | Ellex Raidla advised the Atomico investment firm on its participation in Katana's USD 11 million series A funding round. | EUR11million | Estonia | Here |
| 4-Mar | Rask; Sorainen | Sorainen advised BaltCap on its acquisition of Ridango, an Estonia-based provider of public transport services, from LipCap. Rask advised the seller on the deal. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 5-Mar | Cobalt | Cobal advised technology-oriented venture capital fund Earlybird Digital East Fund on its provision of EUR 1.5 million in seed funding into Binalyze, a provider of advanced digital forensics and incident response solutions. | EUR1.5million | Estonia | Here |
| 8-Mar | Lextal (Ilaw) | Lextal advised the unidentified owners of Raunistal on the sale of the company to Estonian-state-owned renewable energy company Enefit Green. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 9-Mar | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented Eesti Post in a proceeding before Estonia’s Competition Authority initiated by direct marketing company Target Master. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 10-Mar | Eversheds Sutherland | Eversheds Sutherland helped IPF Digital AS obtain an e-money institution authorization, which allows it to issue e-money and provide payment services. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 11-Mar | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Japanese trading and investment business conglomerate Marubeni on an unspecified investment in Estonian energy storage technology developer Skeleton Technologies. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 11-Mar | Sorainen | Sorainen helped Bolt obtain a EUR 20 million investment from the International Finance Corporation. | EUR20million | Estonia | Here |
| 12-Mar | Ellex (Raidla); Sorainen | Sorainen advised Mehilainen, a healthcare and social services provider in Finland, on the acquisition of occupational healthcare provider Qvalitas Arstikeskus and dental care chain Unimed Grupp from BaltCap. Ellex Raidla advised BaltCap on the deal, which remains contingent on regulatory approval. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 12-Mar | Sorainen | Sorainen helped to establish the Green Tiger Foundation in Estonia, a collaboration platform designed to boost environmental awareness and create a basis for a green economy. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 15-Mar | Ellex (Raidla); LLH Law | Ellex Raidla advised Estonia's Elektrilevi on its acquisition of the Imatra Elekter energy services provider from Imatran Seudun Sahko. Finland's LLH Law advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 22-Mar | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised Coop Pank on a public offering of unsecured subordinated bonds. | EUR8million | Estonia | Here |
| 22-Mar | Eversheds Sutherland; Hedman Partners; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Sheridans | Orrick and Eversheds Sutherland advised Scoro, a producer of work management software for professional service businesses, on the closing of a USD 16.4 million Series B round led by Kennet Partners. Additional investors include Columbia Lake Partners, Inventure, Livonia Partners, and Tera Ventures. Estonian legal advice to Kennet Partners was provided by Hedman Partners, working with lead counsel Sheridans. | USD16.4million | Estonia | Here |
| 25-Mar | Njord | Njord assisted Estonian Japan Trading Company AS obtain admission to the trading of its shares on Estonia's First North alternative market, operated by Nasdaq Baltic. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 25-Mar | PwC Legal | PwC Legal advised real estate manager and administrator Stell Estonia on the acquisition of competitor Kyyrix. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 29-Mar | Lextal | Lextal advised wind energy developer Raunistal on its sale to Eesti Energia subsidiary Enefit Green. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 29-Mar | Lextal | Lextal advised TB Grupp OU on the sale of conveyor service, maintenance, and components provider Technobalt Eesti OU and its Latvian and Lithuanian subsidiaries to the Michelin Group. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 29-Mar | Nove | Nove attorney Veikko Puolakainen successfully represented Estonia's Land Board in the country's Supreme Court. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 30-Mar | Nove | Nove Attorney Veikko Puolakainen successfully represented Estonian bus company AS SEBE in a lawsuit related to the procurement of public buses in Harju County, Estonia, by MTU Pohja-Eesti Uhistranspordikeskus. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 30-Mar | PwC Legal | PWC Legal been selected as the legal, business, and tax advisor of the Estonian e-residency program. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 2-Apr | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Respiray on its seed investment round, which included Skype cofounder and DeepMind early investor Jaan Tallinn. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 2-Apr | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised Estonian box bikes manufacturer KP Cyclery on investments into the company by Comodule OU, among others. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 2-Apr | Pohla & Hallmagi | Pohla & Hallmagi successfully represented the interests of LTH-Baas before the Tallinn Administrative Court in a public procurement dispute related to a contract to maintain and repair Estonian military vessels. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 2-Apr | Pohla & Hallmagi | Pohla & Hallmagi successfully represented the interests of Elektrilabor before the Estonian Public Procurement Dispute Resolution Board regarding a procurement process run by the Narva City Government City Administration titled “Maintenance works of exterior lighting of Narva city 2021-2022.” | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 5-Apr | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised Bidrento, a start-up company that develops software simplifying the management of rental real estate, on investment into the company by entrepreneurs Timo Rein and Urmas Purde, among others. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 5-Apr | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised Estonian metal producer Favor AS on its merger with Finland's LaserComp Oy, its subsidiary Celermec Oy, and the Ojala Group, to form Leden Group Oy, an industrial company for sheet metal products. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 5-Apr | Pohla & Hallmagi | Pohla & Hallmagi successfully represented the interests of Scania before the Estonian Public Procurement Dispute Resolution Board regarding a procurement process managed by the Tallinn City Transportation titled “Purchase of city buses powered by compressed gas.” | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 6-Apr | Cobalt; Dechert; DLA Piper; Pohla & Hallmagi; PwC Legal; Sorainen | Dechert and Cobalt advised MidEuropa on its acquisition of the Hobby Hall Group and Pigu UAB. Pohla & Hallmagi and PWC Legal advised the Hobby Hall Group on the sale, while Sorainen advised Pigu. DLA Piper advised MCI.PrivateVentures on the sale of UAB Pigu. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 6-Apr | Pohla & Hallmagi | Pohla & Hallmagi successfully represented the interests of IDEMIA France in a public procurement dispute before the Estonian Public Procurement Dispute Resolution Board. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 9-Apr | Walless | Walless helped AS Creditinfo Eesti obtain a payment institution license from the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 12-Apr | Cobalt | Cobalt advised the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory foundation in the planning and carrying out a public procurement process for the design of the International Memorial Museum for the Victims of Communism planned for Tallinn's Patarei Prison. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 14-Apr | Cobalt | Cobalt successfully represented Astro Vara in a dispute with Kermon Hekta and Kermon, companies held by Kersti Kracht. | EUR1million | Estonia | Here |
| 14-Apr | Sorainen | Sorainen helped Cuploop attract a EUR 550,000 investment from investors Martin Henk, Martin Tajur, Ragnar Sass, Andrus Purde, and Lev Dolgatsjov, among others. | EUR550000 | Estonia | Here |
| 16-Apr | Lextal | Lextal’s Tallinn office advised Alarmo Kapital, the majority shareholder of Arco Vara, on its takeover bid of EUR 1.3 per share for the remaining shares in the company. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 19-Apr | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Sorainen | Sorainen, working with Orrick, helped Veriff attract a USD 69 million Series B investment from Institutional Venture Partners and Accel. | USD69million | Estonia | Here |
| 20-Apr | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla helped Tera Ventures, one of the longest-running seed-stage funds in the Nordic & Baltic countries, bring its fund size to EUR 43 million with several global investors stepping in as limited partners. | EUR43million | Estonia | Here |
| 28-Apr | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla helped VideoCV secure a EUR 410,000 investment in a pre-seed round from Zenith Family O_ce, EstBAN, and several unidentified business angels. | EUR400000 | Estonia | Here |
| 4-May | Sorainen | Sorainen advised the Estonian Ministry of the Environment on matters related to the management of hazardous substances at sea. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 5-May | Ellex (Raidla); Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Ellex Raidla, working with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, advised investment fund Atomico on its participation in the USD 11 million Series A funding round of Estonian artificial intelligence platform startup Pactum. | USD11million | Estonia | Here |
| 10-May | PWC Legal | PwC Legal advised Guardtime on its preparation of the VaccineGuard vaccination certificate platform for Estonia's Health and Welfare Information Systems Center. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 11-May | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised Superangel on an investment in ParcelSea, made as part of a EUR 935,000 financing round. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 12-May | Cobalt | Cobalt successfully advised Wolt Eesti in proceedings before the Estonian Competition Authority relating to the company’s price parity conditions. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 20-May | Sorainen | Sorainen helped Estonian payment service provider Wallester obtain a license from the Estonian Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority to provide services cross-border in all EU and EEA states. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 20-May | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised FitSphere on a seed-round involving multiple investors. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 21-May | Cobalt; Sorainen | The Tallinn office of Sorainen advised YIT on the sale of its paving and mineral aggregates business in Estonia to KMG Inseneriehitus. Cobalt reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 26-May | Sorainen; Taylor Wessing | Sorainen, working alongside Taylor Wessing in Germany, advised IT lifecycle company Foxway on its acquisition of recommerce business Flip4 from shareholders including its founders and Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 31-May | Sorainen | Sorainen helped Estonian non-governmental organization Eesti Tsiviilallianss submit proposed amendments to Estonia's Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Act to the Estonian parliament. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 7-Jun | Cobalt | Cobalt advised the Nordic Secondary Fund on its acquisition of shares in Estonian financing facility company Fiizy. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 7-Jun | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Lixea on an investment of EUR 2 million into the company by the European Innovation Council Fund. | EUR2million | Estonia | Here |
| 8-Jun | Sorainen | Sorainen helped Estonian mortgage loan provider Clementer obtain a creditor’s license. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 11-Jun | PwC Legal | PwC Legal Estonia advised Krauss-Maffei Wegmann on its acquisition of a 24.9% stake in Milrem Robotics. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 11-Jun | Sorainen | Sorainen advised state-owned Swedish energy group Vattenfall on its EUR 1 million seed investment into Fermi Energia. | EUR1million | Estonia | Here |
| 14-Jun | Cobalt | Cobalt helped Fortumo file a complaint to the Press Council regarding incorrect and misleading articles and headlines in the Aripaev and Postimees publications. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 21-Jun | Ellex (Raidla); Pohla & Hallmagi | Pohla & Hallmagi advised Restate on the sale of two properties - a shopping center and a commercial property in Tallinn - to BRCKS SPV. Ellex Raidla advised the buyer. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 1-Jul | Ellex (Raidla); Nove | The Nove law firm, reportedly working with Ellex Raidla, successfully represented Seesam Insurance in a dispute with Ragn-Sells over indemnity insurance for the damage caused by fires to the latter’s waste fuel plant. | EUR10million | Estonia | Here |
| 2-Jul | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla successfully represented the interests of Enefit Green AS before the Tallinn Circuit Court regarding the merger with Nelja Energia AS. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 8-Jul | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex advised Tera Ventures on leading a EUR 700,000 financing round for Estonian start-up 10Lines. | EUR700000 | Estonia | Here |
| 8-Jul | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented AS Kevelt in a case before the Supreme Court of Estonia. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 9-Jul | Cirio; Ellex (Raidla); Roschier | Ellex Raidla and Sweden's Cirio Law Firm advised the Kindred Group on its acquisition of outstanding shares in Relax Gaming. Roschier Attorneys advised the shareholders of Relax Holding Limited. | EUR80million | Estonia | Here |
| 13-Jul | Cobalt; Ellex (Raidla) | Cobalt advised on the sale of Estonian software development company Icefire to cloud-based payment solution provider Checkout.com. Ellex Raidla reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 14-Jul | Eversheds Sutherland; TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Baltic private equity fund manager BaltCap on its exit from Estonian waste management company AS Eesti Keskkonnateenused. Eversheds Sutherland reportedly advised Eesti Keskkonnateenused on the deal. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 14-Jul | Moss Legal; Sorainen; Uplegal | Sorainen advised Dooropener on the acquisition of a 50% stake in the MCC Group from Katrin and Tarvo Moss. Moss Legal and Uplegal advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 14-Jul | Sorainen | On a pro bono basis, Sorainen represented victims of the Lihula shooting incident, by submitting a civil claim for damages. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 20-Jul | Nove; Sorainen | Sorainen advised Forus Grupp on the acquisition of Tulika Takso from Tulika Grupp. Nove advised the seller. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 22-Jul | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Elektrum Eesti on its acquisition of Imatra Elekter’s electricity retail business. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 22-Jul | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic’s Tallinn office advised Noo Lihatoostus on the repurchase of its 29% holding from the Maag Group. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 22-Jul | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised Superangel on investing in Estonian startup FleetGuru. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 23-Jul | Cobalt; Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised HHL Group on the acquisition of 4 million shares of Ekspress Grupp from KJK Fund SICAV-SIF. Cobalt reportedly advised KJK on the deal. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 5-Aug | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Tallinn-based Temnikova & Kasela art gallery on a non-fungible token project. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 6-Aug | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Estonian construction company Merko Ehitus Eesti AS on its acquisition of a 35% holding in Connecto Eesti. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 10-Aug | Sorainen | Sorainen represented Lux Express and other bus operators in a public service obligation dispute with the Estonian state. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 12-Aug | Sorainen | Sorainen advised and represented Elering in two procurement disputes concerning the reconstruction of a 330 kilovolt overhead transmission line in the Viru 330 kilovolt substation and Tartu 330/110 kilovolt substation. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 16-Aug | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Bolt on raising EUR 600 million in funding from new investors Sequoia, Tekne, and Ghisallo, as well as existing investors G Squared, D1 Capital, and Naya. | EUR600million | Estonia | Here |
| 19-Aug | Ellex (Raidla); Sorainen | Sorainen advised Montonio on raising EUR 2.5 million from Tera Ventures, as well as ffVC, Superangel, Practica, 365.fintech, Startup Wise Guys, and a number of business angels. Ellex Raidla advised Tera Ventures. | EUR2.5million | Estonia | Here |
| 19-Aug | Fort; Walless | Fort advised Capitalica Asset Management on the acquisition of green concept logistics buildings near Tallinn from Ferroline Group's FW Force OU. Walless advised Force. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 19-Aug | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised the Prime Label Group on its acquisition of Estonia-based sticker producer LabelPrint OU. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 19-Aug | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Estonia-based startup 99math on raising USD 1 million from Genesis Investments, Change Ventures, and five angel investors. | USD1million | Estonia | Here |
| 30-Aug | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex Raidla advised construction management platform Remato on securing a EUR 1.4 million investment from Passion Capital, Kaamos Group, Superangel, Lemonade Stand, Spring Capital, and several angel investors. | EUR1.4million | Estonia | Here |
| 1-Sep | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Nordic food company HKScan on the development of their new pan-Baltic logistics center in Estonia. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 10-Sep | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex advised Tallink Grupp on the public offering of new company shares in Estonia and Finland. | EUR34.6million | Estonia | Here |
| 14-Sep | Sorainen; TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised short-term property-backed loan marketplace EstateGuru on its EUR 5.8 million series A investment round. Sorainen advised Jersey-based VC TMT Investments as lead investor in the round. | EUR5.8million | Estonia | Here |
| 14-Sep | Linklaters; Sorainen | Sorainen and Linklaters have advised fintech company Wise on launching the OwnWise customer shareholder program in the EU and establishing its level 1 American depositary receipt program in the US. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 16-Sep | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic represented Bigbank subsidiary Ruutli Majad OU before the Estonian Competition Authority in merger control proceedings related to the acquisition of two agricultural holdings. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 17-Sep | PwC Legal; TGS Baltic | PwC Legal advised Ensto Ensek on the sale of its Taevakivi industrial property to LHV Pension Funds. TGS Baltic advised LHV on the acquisition. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 22-Sep | Sorainen | Sorainen advised US-headquartered Dynatrace on its acquisition of Estonia's SpectX. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 27-Sep | Fort | Fort advised real estate development companies Arco Vara, Eften Capital, East Capital Real Estate, Metro Capital, and Hepsor on submitting a complaint to the European Commission regarding the potentially unlawful state aid given to Porto Franco by the Estonian government. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 14-Oct | Ellex; Grant Thornton | Ellex advised CHB Kindlustusmaakler owners Andry Saarm and Priit Helm on the sale of their Estonian brokerage company to international insurance broker Howden. Grant Thornton reportedly advised Howden. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 18-Oct | Eversheds Sutherland | Eversheds Sutherland advised Atos International on the acquisition of Ideal Product Data. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 19-Oct | Sorainen | Sorainen advised financial automation platform Aurelia on raising USD 3 million in a seed funding round led by Blossom Capital. | USD3million | Estonia | Here |
| 26-Oct | Cobalt; Walless | Walless advised the Tilgmann Group on the sale of Nordic Label and Data Print to Waterland Private Equity portfolio company Asteria. Helsinki-based Dittmar & Indrenius also advised Tilgmann, while Cobalt and Finnish law firm Krogerus advised the Asteria Group. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 3-Nov | Sorainen | Sorainen is providing pro bono legal support to Estonian citizen initiative and non-profit project Autumn Plan, aimed at helping individuals make an informed decision about vaccination. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 3-Nov | Sorainen; Walless | Walless advised Estonian software company Nortal on its acquisition of a 19% stake in cybersecurity start-up Talgen. Sorainen advised Talgen's shareholders. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 5-Nov | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Estonian real estate company Arco Vara on its secondary public offering and listing of the new shares on the main list of Nasdaq Tallinn. | EUR2.25million | Estonia | Here |
| 11-Nov | Triniti | Triniti advised Estonian government-owned Transpordi Varahaldus on the EUR 23 million financing it received from LHV Bank for seven of its Bombardier CRJ900-type aircraft. | EUR23million | Estonia | Here |
| 11-Nov | Sorainen | Sorainen is providing legal support to Estonian streaming platform Fairmus, aimed at creating a transparent and fair payment model of music streaming services. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 12-Nov | Ellex (Raidla); Uplegal | Ellex Raidla advised Superangel on its investment in Ringo Eco. Uplegal advised Ringo Eco. | EUR500000 | Estonia | Here |
| 12-Nov | Walless | Walless advised Estonian electric bicycle developer Ampler Bikes on a EUR 7.4 million investment round. | EUR7.4million | Estonia | Here |
| 17-Nov | Pwc Legal | PwC Legal successfully represented Estonian writer Sass Henno in court in a dispute initiated by Marti and Karin Kuusik relating to a Henno-authored article published by Eesti Ekspress. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 22-Nov | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex advised real estate development company Hepsor on the initial public offering of its shares to new investors and listing on the Baltic Main List of the Nasdaq Tallinn stock exchange. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 26-Nov | Myerson Solicitors; Walless | Walless advised UK healthcare company Everything Genetic on its EUR 500,000 investment into and strategic partnership agreement with Estonian health technology company Antegenes. Myerson Solicitors reportedly advised Everything Genetic on English law. | EUR500000 | Estonia | Here |
| 30-Nov | Ellex (Raidla); Triniti | Triniti advised Krakul Holding on the sale of its Krakul subsidiary to Bercman Technologies. Ellex advised the buyer. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 6-Dec | Pohla & Hallmagi | Pohla & Hallmagi advised on reorganizing the ownership structure of the Aparaaditehas property in Tartu, including the buyout of financial investor and majority shareholder Lohmus Holdings by a group of investors. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 17-Dec | Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex advised Lintgen Adjacent Investments on the acquisition of the T1 Mall in Tallinn for EUR 55 million. | EUR55million | Estonia | Here |
| 20-Dec | Sorainen | Sorainen provided pro bono legal assistance to Estonian NGO Peaasjad on data protection and contractual issues. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 20-Dec | Sorainen | Sorainen provided pro bono legal assistance to Triumf Health on the license agreement with local governments in Estonia. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 31-Dec | Sorainen | Sorainen provided pro bono legal advice for Estonian health technology startup Antegenes on the possibilities of expanding to other countries. | N/A | Estonia | Here |
| 26-Jan | Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Sorainen | Sorainen and Kirkland & Ellis advised Vista Equity Partners an unspecified investment in Estonia's Pipedrive, a cloud-based provider of customer relationship management services. Latham & Watkins advised Pipedrive on the deal. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia | Here |
| 5-Feb | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised SIA BRC's Estonian subsidiaries Balti Realiseerimiskeskus OU and BR Merger OU on their internal merger into SIA BRC. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia | Here |
| 30-Apr | Ellex (Klavins); Ellex (Raidla) | Ellex advised Eesti Energia on its entrance into a memorandum of understanding with Orsted for the development of a large-scale offshore wind farm and the movement towards delivering the first offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Riga. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia | Here |
| 17-Jun | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Treeland OU on the acquisition of a 51% stake in Latvian catering company Lido AS for an undisclosed amount. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia | Here |
| 9-Nov | Paul Weiss; Sorainen | Sorainen, working with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, advised Apollo Global Management on a bond issuance. | EUR730million | Estonia; Latvia | Here |
| 17-Feb | Cobalt | Cobalt helped Swedbank with its internal restructuring in the Baltics, as a result of which the bank’s existing subsidiaries in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will continue under the ownership of the bank’s new subsidiary, Swedbank AB. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 24-Feb | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Fenner Dunlop, a part of the Michelin Group, on its acquisition of Technobalt Estonia. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 17-Mar | Clifford Chance; Ellex (Klavins); Ellex (Raidla); Ellex (Valiunas); Sorainen | Sorainen advised the Fortum energy company on the sale of its district heating business in the Baltics to the Partners Group, acting on behalf of its clients. Ellex advised the Partners Group on the transaction. | EUR800million | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 23-Mar | Cobalt | Cobalt advised private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on the acquisition of the Creditinfo Group in partnership with Creditinfo's founder and management team. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 4-Jun | Eversheds Sutherland | Eversheds Sutherland advised Estonian investment firm MM Grupp OU on its acquisition of control over Forum Cinemas OU in Estonia, as well as its branches in Latvia and Lithuania. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 29-Jun | Sorainen; Walless | Walless advised Mandatum Life on the sale of its life insurance business in the Baltics to the Lithuanian Invalda INVL group. Sorainen advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 1-Jul | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Baltic media company Ekspress Grupp on the sale of Printall to Trukitung. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 13-Jul | Clifford Chance; Ellex (Klavins); Ellex (Raidla); Ellex (Valiunas); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Ellex and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised the Baltic Classifieds Group on its IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange. Clifford Chance advised sponsor, global coordinator, and joint bookrunner BofA Securities and joint bookrunner BNP Paribas. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 19-Aug | Allen & Overy; Ellex (Klavins); Ellex (Raidla); Ellex (Valiunas); Sorainen; White & Case | Sorainen advised Apollo Global Management on its acquisition of a majority stake in AS Graanul Invest. Ellex and White & Case advised the seller. Reportedly, Allen & Overy also advised the buyer. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 2-Sep | Ellex (Valiunas); Sorainen | Sorainen, working alongside Norwegian firm Wikborg Rein, advised digital identity company Signicat on its acquisition of Baltic electronic signature solution provider Dokobit. Ellex Valiunas advised the seller. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 9-Sep | Ellex (Klavins); Ellex (Raidla); Ellex (Valiunas); Hannes Snellman | Ellex advised the BTA Baltic Insurance Company on establishing a EUR 120 million Baltic rental housing co-investment vehicle together with Finnish developer YIT. Hannes Snellman advised YIT on the deal. | EUR120million | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 24-Sep | Antis Triantafyllides & Sons; Herbert Smith Freehills; Integrites; Magnusson; Sorainen; White & Case | Sorainen, working with Herbert Smith Freehills, advised Certares on its EUR 300 million structured equity investment into the Avia Solutions Group. Magnusson, Antis Triantafyllides & Sons, Integrites, and White & Case, respectively, acted as local, Cypriot, Ukrainian, and English law counsel to ASG. | EUR300million | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 18-Oct | GSK Stockmann; Lextal | Lextal advised Estonian financial technology group IuteCredit on its EUR 75 million senior secured corporate bond issuance. GSK Stockmann reportedly acted as a global advisor on the deal. | EUR75million | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 29-Oct | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Ellex (Klavins); Ellex (Raidla); Ellex (Valiunas); Shearman & Sterling; Sorainen | Shearman & Sterling and Sorainen advised joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners Citigroup, Nordea, and Swedbank on Enefit Green's EUR 175 million Rule 144A / Regulation S initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq Tallinn. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Ellex advised Enefit Green and its owner, Eesti Energia. | EUR175million | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 18-Jun | Roedl & Partner | Roedl & Partner advised the DKV Mobility Group on acquiring Osauhing Port One Estonia, UAB State Port Group, and Port One Polska Spolka z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland | Here |
| 19-Nov | Arzinger; Cobalt; Suciu Popa | Cobalt advised IBM in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the reorganization and separation of its managed infrastructure services business into Kyndryl. Suciu Popa advised IBM in Romania. Arzinger advised IBM in Ukraine. | N/A | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Romania; Ukraine | Here |
| 5-Mar | Cobalt; Sorainen | Cobalt advised venture capital fund Karma Ventures on its follow-on investment in Vilnius-based CGTrader, which was advised by Sorainen. Evli Growth Partners, Karma Ventures, and LVV Group participated in the round, in which CGTrader raised USD 9.5 million. | USD9.5million | Estonia; Lithuania | Here |
| 15-Apr | Lextal; Triniti | Lextal advised Columbus A/S on the sale of Columbus Eesti AS to its General Manager Ivo Suursoo and Columbus Lietuva UAB to its CEO Dovydas Zinkevicius. Triniti advised the buyers on both deals. | N/A | Estonia; Lithuania | Here |
| 7-Jun | Cobalt; Sorainen | Cobalt advised Estonia's Aktiva Finants on its acquisition of specialized payment platform Viena Saskaita from ME Investicija. Sorainen advised ME Investicija on the deal. | N/A | Estonia; Lithuania | Here |
| 4-Aug | Cobalt; Sorainen | Sorainen advised Finnish Technopolis UMA Holding on the sale of its Estonian and Lithuanian UMA Workspace business to Workland. Cobalt advised Workland on the deal. | N/A | Estonia; Lithuania | Here |
| 23-Dec | Gernandt & Danielsson; Sorainen | Sorainen advised Gjensidige on the SEK 1.4 billion acquisition of Falck Roadside Assistance from Falck Investment Sverige. Gernandt & Danielsson advised the seller. | SEK1.4billion | Estonia; Lithuania | Here |
| 13-Jan | Triniti | Triniti advised Estonian national airline Nordica on the acquisition of the remaining 49% of Regional Jet OU (Xfly), a joint venture between it and Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT. | N/A | Estonia; Poland | Here |
| 28-May | DLA Piper; Roschier; Senica & Partners; Sorainen | Sorainen advised Graphic Packaging International on the Estonian aspects of its approximately USD 1.45 billion cash acquisition of the AR Packaging Group from the CVC Capital Partners Fund VI. DLA Piper Stockholm was lead counsel to GPI on the deal. Senica & Partners advised on Slovenian matters. Roschier advised the seller. | USD1.45billion | Estonia; Slovenia | Here |
| 1-Dec | Karanovic & Partners; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Rask; Selih & Partners | Selih & Partners and Rask advised public transit solutions provider Ridango on the acquisition of Slovenian public transportation-focused IT company LIT Transit from the Generali Growth Equity Fund and Bimito. Kavcic, Bracun & Partners advised Generali. Karanovic & Partners advised Bimito. | N/A | Estonia; Slovenia | |
| 26-Mar | BTS & Partners; JPP Law; Turunc | Turunc, working with JPP Law, advised Turkish/British digital employee-experience platform Sorwe on financing it received from Estonia-based Startup Wise Guys and Turkey-based TechOne. BTS Partners advised TechOne on the deal. | N/A | Estonia; Turkey | Here |
| 11-Jan | Kyriakides Georgopoulos; Potamitis Vekris | Kyriakides Georgopoulos advised the China-CEE Fund II, represented by CEE Equity Partners, on its EUR 28 million acquisition of ATHEX-listed Paperpack SA. Potamitis Vekris advised Ioannis Tsoukarides and his family, the controlling shareholders of Paperpack. | EUR28million | Greece | Here |
| 13-Jan | Koutalidis | Greece's Koutalidis law firm been appointed by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Ministry of Development and Investments of Greece as the advisor on the tender for the Politeia Innovation Center project. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 18-Jan | Bernitsas; Moratis Passas; Orrick | Bernitsas acted as local advisor to Piraeus Bank on the public NPE securitization in Greece. Moratis Passas and Orrick advised sole arranger UBS Europe SE on the deal. | EUR1.92billion | Greece | Here |
| 3-Feb | KLC | KLC advised SRH Marine SAIT on its agreement with Tototheo Maritime to form a new jointly-owned company, MAR360. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 8-Feb | Drakopoulos; Potamitis Vekris | Drakopoulos advised Air Liquide International on the sale of 98,78% of the shares in Air Liquide Hellas and its Vitalaire Hellas subsidiary to Airsol. PotamitisVekris advised the buyer. | EUR54.2million | Greece | |
| 16-Feb | Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos advised the Intrum Group on its acquisition made as part of joint venture with the EBRD of an unsecured non-performing exposure portfolio originated by Piraeus Bank, consisting of approximately 53,000 loans with total legal claims of about EUR 1.7 billion and a gross book value of EUR 0.7 billion. | EUR700Million | Greece | Here |
| 26-Feb | Alexiou-Kosmopoulos; Lambadarios Law Firm; Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos advised BrookLane Capital on acquisition financing and a long term financing arrangement with Alpha Bank as part of a broader leveraged buyout deal of Alpha subsidiary Alpha Investment Properties II. AKL and the Lambadarios Law Firm advised the Alpha Bank. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 1-Mar | Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Alpha Bank on Project Galaxy, which the firm describes as "the second largest NPE securitization in Europe." | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 2-Mar | Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Bain Capital Credit on its acquisition of a non-performing corporate loan portfolio from the National Bank of Greece. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 16-Mar | Dracopoulos & Vassalakis; Your Legal Partners | Dracopoulos and Vassalakis, working with Your Legal Partners, advised Greece’s Piraeus Bank on its sale of 30% of the mezzanine notes of its securitized Vega non-performing loans to Intrum AB. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 16-Mar | KLC; Lambadarios Law Firm; Seissoglou & Nicolaidis | The KLC Law Firm advised National Energy on its acquisition of a 70 megawatt portfolio of wind and solar parks in Greece from the IBG Hellenic Fund III and minority shareholders. The Piraeus Bank provided financing for the acquisition. Seissoglou & Nicolaidis advised the sellers and the Lambadarios Law Firm advised the bank. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 17-Mar | Dracopoulos & Vassalakis | Dracopoulos and Vassalakis advised Quant on its entrance into a long-term servicing agreement with the Pancreta Bank for a EUR 670 million non-performing corporate and SME loan portfolio. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 18-Mar | Koutalidis | Koutalidis advised Alpha Bank S.A. on its EUR 500 million Tier 2 bond issuance. | EUR500million | Greece | Here |
| 18-Mar | Kyriakides Georgopoulos | Kyriakides Georgopoulos advised US private equity firm Drew International on its acquisition of Flow Water Technologies' drinking water and disinfection business in Cyprus. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 18-Mar | Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos advised PPC S.A., the largest generator and supplier of electricity in Greece, on its inaugural international offering of EUR 650 million 3.875% sustainability-linked senior notes due 2026. | EUR650million | Greece | Here |
| 25-Mar | Clifford Chance; Simmons & Simmons; Souriadakis Tsibris; Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos and Clifford Chance advised the Piraeus Bank on its entrance into an agreement with Christofferson, Robb & Company for the synthetic securitization of the bank’s EUR 1.4 billion performing SME and corporate loans portfolio. Souriadakis Tsibris and Simmons & Simmons advised CRC. | EUR1.4billion | Greece | Here |
| 6-Apr | Bernitsas | Bernitsas Law advised CVC Capital Partners on its acquisition of a 99.47% stake in Vivartia Holdings from the Marfin Investment Group and the Piraeus Bank, as well as on the financial restructuring of Vivartia’s group bank debt. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 6-Apr | Bernitsas; Koutalidis | Bernitsas Law advised Citigroup Global Market Limited on the placement of 3.86% of Jumbo SA’s shares in in an accelerated book-building process. Koutalidis advised the unidentified seller on the deal. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 6-Apr | Souriadakis Tsibris | Souriadakis Tsibris assisted Mytilineos S.A. with its successful application for permission to use Flash Notes to publish its preliminary financial results, making it the first Greek issuer to do so. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 7-Apr | Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Intrum Justicia and Intrum Hellas on Project Phoenix, a securitization of a non-performing residential mortgage loan portfolio owned by Piraeus Bank. | EUR1.92billon | Greece | Here |
| 12-Apr | Bojanovic & Partners; DLA Piper; Kyriakides Georgopoulos; Potamitis Vekris; Tashko Pustina | DLA Piper, working with Potamitis Vekris in Greece, Bojanovic & Partners in Serbia, and Tashko Pustina in Albania, advised Team.Blue on its acquisition of the Enartia Group from founders Aggela Anthoulaki, Dimitris Anthoulakis, and Frank Maounis. The Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm advised the sellers. | N/A | Albania; Greece; Serbia | Here |
| 26-Apr | Koutalidis | The Koutalidis Law Firm advised Alpha Bank on its demerger by way of a hive-down of its banking sector to a new banking entity. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 10-May | Norton Rose Fulbright | Norton Rose Fulbright advised PPC Renewables S.A. and its Iliaka Parka Dytikis Makedonias 1 S.A. subsidiary on financing it received for the construction of a 15MW photovoltaic park in Ptolemaida, Greece, from the National Bank of Greece and Eurobank. The European Investment Bank was also provided with the right to participate in the financing. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 12-May | Bernitsas | Bernitsas Law advised industrial and energy company Mytilineos SA on its issuance of EUR 500 million aggregate principal amount senior notes due 2026, and on the listing of the notes on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s Euro MTF market. | EUR500million | Greece | Here |
| 18-May | Drakopoulos | Drakopoulos advised the TUI Group on its sale of 100% of the shares in an unspecified SPV, which owns a hotel and a 75,000-square-meter plot of land in Ermioni, Greece, to an unidentified consortium of investors. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 25-May | Drakopoulos; Roussos Hatzidimitriou | Drakopoulos advised the TUI Group on its sale of the company owning the Lena Mary hotel resort in Ermioni. Roussos Hatzidimitriou advised the buyer. | EUR6.35million | Greece | |
| 1-Jun | Drakopoulos; K. Konnidas & Associates Law Firm | Drakopoulos advised Livewise on a joint venture for the management and development of real estate-owning SPVs in Greece. Livewise and its investors financed the JV through equity as shareholder loans. K.Konnidas & Associates advised the foreign investors. | EUR5million | Greece | |
| 25-Jun | CMS; Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos and CMS France advised Axa Mediterranean Holding on the sale of Greek subsidiary Axa Insurance to Italian insurance group Generali for a consideration of EUR 167 million. | EUR167million | Greece | Here |
| 30-Jun | Kyriakides Georgopoulos | Kyriakides Georgopoulos advised GlaxoSmithKline on the EUR 12 million sale and partial leaseback of its corporate headquarters office building to the ATHEX listed Intercontinental International REIC. | EUR12million | Greece | Here |
| 30-Jun | AKL; Drakopoulos | Drakopoulos advised the Brook Lane Special Situations Fund on financing for the acquisition of Ippon Real Estate, including the assignment of bond loan agreements, the restructuring of a CHF 9 million existing facility, and external financing from Eurobank. AKL advised Eurobank. | EUR13.3million | Greece | |
| 8-Jul | Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Intrum AB and Intrum Hellas on Sunrise I - a Hellenic Asset Protection Scheme securitization transaction originated by Piraeus Bank involving a retail and corporate NPE portfolio with a EUR 7.2 billion gross book value. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 9-Jul | Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos advised the Unilever Group on the sale of its Greek tomato product business unit to Minerva. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 20-Jul | Kyriakides Georgopoulos | Kyriakides Georgopoulos advised Alpha Bank on a PPP project refinancing for the Attica Schools project. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 27-Jul | Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos advised PPC S.A. on its international offering of EUR 500 million 3.375% sustainability-linked senior notes due 2028. | EUR500million | Greece | Here |
| 6-Aug | Bernitsas; Shearman & Sterling; Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos advised global coordinator and joint bookrunner Citigroup Global Markets Europe on Motor Oil Corinth Refineries’ EUR 400 million 2.125% unsecured senior note issuance due 2026. Bernitsas Law advised the issuer. Shearman & Sterling advised initial purchasers Citigroup Global Markets Europe, as well as Alpha Bank, Eurobank, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe, HSBC Continental Europe, ING Bank, J.P. Morgan, National Bank of Greece, Nomura Financial Products Europe, Optima Bank, and Piraeus Bank. | EUR400million | Greece | Here |
| 10-Aug | Drakopoulos | Drakopoulos advised the Synthesis Peer-to-Peer Income Fund on a loan extended to pharmaceuticals wholesaler Skypharm. | EUR3.6million | Greece | |
| 19-Aug | Koutalidis | Koutalidis advised Nexi on the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Alpha Bank in relation to establishing a strategic and long-term partnership in the payments acceptance space in Greece. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 3-Sep | Koutalidis | Koutalidis advised the United Group on its acquisition of Greek mobile operator Wind Hellas. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 6-Sep | Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates | Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates advised GEK Terna and the Motor Oil Hellas Group on obtaining the concentration approval from the Hellenic Competition Commission for their EUR 385 million joint acquisition of Thermoelectric Komotini. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 15-Sep | KLC | KLC advised the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund on the privatization of the Egnatia Motorway. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 17-Sep | Zepos & Yannopoulos | Zepos & Yannopoulos advised technology venture capital fund Nabtesco Technology Ventures on leading a EUR 5 million investment round into maritime technology start-up DeepSea Technologies. | EUR5million | Greece | Here |
| 28-Sep | Kyriakides Georgopoulos | Kyriakides Georgopoulos advised Lightsource BP on its acquisition of a 200-megawatt photovoltaics portfolio from Greek renewable energy developer Kiefer Tek. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 30-Sep | Allen & Overy; Bernitsas; Clifford Chance | Bernitsas Law, working with Allen & Overy, advised Eurobank on the EUR 500 million issuance of senior preferred instruments due 2028. Clifford Chance advised Barclays, Citibank, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, and JP Morgan as the joint lead managers. | EUR500Million | Greece | Here |
| 4-Oct | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised the Hellenic Republic in negotiations with the European Commission to resolve a ‘Greek lignite and electricity markets’ antitrust case. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 12-Oct | Koutalidis | Koutalidis advised Alpha Bank and Eurobank on the issuance of an up to EUR 300 million syndicated common bond loan by the Public Power Corporation. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 13-Oct | Dracopoulos & Vassalakis; Your Legal Partners | Your Legal Partners and Dracopoulos & Vassalakis were selected to provide legal advice to the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations on the development of Kalamata Airport. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 18-Oct | Reed Smith | Reed Smith advised PPC Renewables on a joint venture with RWE Renewables towards the joint development, construction, and operation of an up to 2 gigawatt-peak solar photovoltaic projects portfolio in Greece. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 19-Oct | Koutalidis; Lambadarios Law Firm | Koutalidis advised the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA) on its issuance of a EUR 505 million common bond loan. Lambadarios Law Firm advised Alpha Bank, Eurobank, the National Bank of Greece, and Piraeus Bank as the four Greek systemic banks. | EUR505million | Greece | Here |
| 27-Oct | Koutalidis | Koutalidis advised the Macquarie Group on the acquisition of a 49% ownership interest in the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 29-Oct | Bahas Gramatidis & Partners | Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners advised Marriott International on a set of agreements with Michaniki Environment for the operation of a new five-star 100-room hotel in Thessaloniki. | EUR15million | Greece | Here |
| 29-Oct | Bahas Gramatidis & Partners | Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners is providing pro bono legal support for the Western Greece Regional Governor’s initiative to restore and replace up to 100,000 olive trees out of those affected by the recent fires in the greater area of Ancient Olympia. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 2-Nov | Saplegal Papadimitriou & Partners; Souriadakis Tsibris | Souriadakis Tsibris advised the founders of Greek electric appliances trading company Inventor on the sale of a majority stake to Swedish Beijer Ref. Saplegal Papadimitriou & Partners reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 3-Nov | AK Law Firm | AKL advised Alpha Bank acting as original subscriber, mandated lead arranger, bondholder agent, and administrative agent on the issuance of an up to EUR 362 million common bond loan by Astir Palace Vouliagmenis. | EUR362million | Greece | Here |
| 11-Nov | KLC | The KLC law firm advised the Hellenic Gaming Commission on awarding the “concession of the license to operate a wide range of casino activities in the Metropolitan Park of Elliniko-Agios Kosmas” to an association of companies operating as Athens IRC. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 15-Nov | Milbank | Milbank advised BC Partners on the financing for its acquisition of Pet City Group in Greece. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 16-Nov | Allen & Overy; Bernitsas; Clifford Chance | Bernitsas Law, working with Allen & Overy, advised Piraeus Bank on its inaugural EUR 500 million issuance of green senior preferred bonds and their listing on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Euro MTF market. Clifford Chance reportedly advised the managers of the transaction. | EUR500million | Greece | Here |
| 17-Nov | A.Papapanagiotou & Partners; Bernitsas | Bernitsas Law advised Imker Capital Partners on its acquisition of a 42.4% stake in Softone Technologies and related shareholders’ agreement. A.Papapanagiotou & Partners reportedly advised the sellers. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 17-Nov | Souriadakis Tsibris | Souriadakis Tsibris advised the Elikonos 2 SCA Sicar private equity fund on its EUR 1.1 million investment in Ojoo Limited. | EUR1.1million | Greece | Here |
| 23-Nov | Moratis Passas | Moratis Passas advised the Piraeus Bank Group as well as the arrangers on the Sunrise II securitization transaction, involving a retail and corporate NPE portfolio of EUR 2.7 billion gross book value. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 6-Dec | Allen & Overy; Karatzas & Partners; Moratis Passas | Moratis Passas advised the DoValue Group in relation to the Mexico securitization transaction originated by Eurobank. Allen & Overy and Karatzas & Partners advised Eurobank on the deal. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 7-Dec | Moratis Passas | Moratis Passas advised Davidson Kempner on the Project Cosmos securitization transaction on EUR 3.4 billion gross book value primarily non-performing loans of Alpha Bank S.A. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 9-Dec | Floropoulou & Partners; Moratis Passas | Moratis Passas and Floropoulou & Partners advised Davidson Kempner on the Project Pivot transaction, which includes the purchase of approximately EUR 400 million gross book value non-performing loans from Piraeus Bank. | EUR400million | Greece | Here |
| 17-Dec | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Herbert Smith Freehills; Kyriakides Georgopoulos; Zepos & Yannopoulos | Kyriakides Georgopoulos, in collaboration with Herbert Smith Freehills’ Brussels office, assisted the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA) in obtaining an unconditional Phase I clearance from the European Commission for the acquisition of a jointly controlled shareholding in Gastrade. Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton reportedly advised Snam, and Zepos & Yannopoulos reportedly advised Gastrade and the other controlling shareholders. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 20-Dec | Souriadakis Tsibris | Souriadakis Tsibris advised the former main shareholder of Ideal Group, Virtus, on its dissolution and distribution of all of its shares in the group to Ideal Group’s investors including, among others, Piraeus Bank, Eurobank, and VNK Capital. | N/A | Greece | Here |
| 14-Sep | Bernitsas; De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Dechert; Dentons; Garrigues; Gide Loyrette Nouel; Gleiss Lutz; Herguner Bilgen Ozeke; Homburger; Kinstellar; Paksoy; Paul Weiss; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Stibbe; Zepos & Yannopoulos | Paksoy, working with Paul Weiss, advised KPS Capital Partners on the acquisition of 80% of Crown Holdings’ EMEA food, aerosol, and promotional packaging business for EUR 2.5 billion. Also advising KPS Capital were Stibbe in the Netherlands, Gide Loyrette Nouel in Morroco, Cautrecasas in Spain and Portugal, Gleiss Lutz in Germany, Chiomenti in Italy, Dentons in Hungary, and Zepos & Yannopoulos in Greece. Dechert advised Crown Holdings, with Bernitsas Law in Greece, Bennani & Associes in Morroco, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in the Netherlands, ENSafrica in Ghana, Garrigues in Spain and Portugal, Homburger in Switzerland, Lexel Juridique & Fiscal in Madagascar, Cellere Gangemi in Italy, Soltysinski, Kawecki & Szlezak in Poland, Kinstellar in Hungary, and Herguner Bilgen Ozeke in Turkey. | EUR2.5billion | Greece; Hungary; Poland; Turkey | Here |
| 13-Sep | Clifford Chance; EY Law; Volciuc Ionescu | Volciuc-Ionescu, working with EY Law, advised Mytilineos on the sale of two Romanian solar farms totaling 90 megawatts to Enel Group's Enel Green Power Romania. Clifford Chance advised the Enel Group. | N/A | Greece; Romania | Here |
| 18-Jan | Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised Austria's KA Finanz on the sale of a Greek municipal loan portfolio to Piraeus Bank. | N/A | Greece; Serbia; Slovakia | Here |
| 1-Jan | Clifford Chance; Lakatos, Koves & Partners; Zsolt Szita Law Office | Lakatos, Koves & Partners and Clifford Chance advised Eksportkreditt Norge and the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency in providing a credit-guaranteed EUR 348.5 million sovereign export loan facility to finance the Hungarian military's acquisition of the NASAMS air defense missile system from Norway's Kongsberg. The Zsolt Szita Law Office advised the borrower. | EUR348.5million | Hungary | |
| 21-Jan | Hengeler Mueller; Schoenherr | Schoenherr’s Budapest office, working with lead counsel Hengeler Mueller, advised Andros Deutschland on its acquisition of fruit and vegetable processors Spreewaldkonserve Golssen in Germany and Schenk es Tarsa in Hungary. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 25-Jan | Clifford Chance; Dentons; Ogier | Dentons advised a syndicate of underwriters, including BNP Paribas, Citi, and J.P. Morgan, on Wizz Air’s successful issue of EUR 500 million 1.350% fixed rate guaranteed notes due 2024 under Wizz Air's Euro Medium Term Note Program, which was oversubscribed with books exceeding EUR 2 billion. The notes were guaranteed by Wizz Air Holdings Plc. Clifford Chance and Ogier advised Wizz Air on the deal. | EUR500million | Hungary | Here |
| 28-Jan | Act Legal (Ban & Karika) | Act Ban & Karika helped Hungarian information database provider Opten Ltd. enter the international market with its new website, opten.eu, offering almost three million companies’ public business information across six CEE countries. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 1-Feb | Noerr; Norton Rose Fulbright; Szecskay | Noerr advised industrial packaging company Deufol SE on the Hungarian aspects of its EUR 42 million group financing. Norton Rose Fulbright and Szecskay advised the lenders. | EUR42million | Hungary | |
| 12-Feb | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Mersen France SB on its acquisition of a 50% stake in Hungary's Fusetech from the Hager Group. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 17-Feb | CMS | CMS advised OTP Group affiliate OTP Mobile, a Hungarian online payment platform, on a FinTech cooperation agreement with Raiffeisen. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 19-Feb | Act Legal (Ban & Karika) | Act Ban & Karika helped Swiss-based Elpro, a manufacturer of environmental monitoring solutions for the pharmaceutical, life science, biotech, and health care industries, establish its Hungarian office and implement relevant GDPR compliance procedures. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 1-Mar | Kapolyi | The Kapolyi law firm helped Connecticut-based international brokerage company Interactive Brokers establish its Central European headquarters in Budapest. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 1-Mar | DLA Piper; Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised Wizz Air in connection with the operation of a state owned wide-body cargo aircraft. DLA Piper advised the Hungarian state. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 1-Mar | Deloitte Legal; Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised the STX Group on its proposed acquisition of Vertis Environmental, a licensed investment services and emissions quota trading firm, from its shareholders and founders. Deloitte Legal advised the sellers. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 10-Mar | Provaris | Provaris advised Hackrate on the development of an "ethical hacking services" offer for clients. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 11-Mar | Act Legal (Ban & Karika) | Act Ban & Karika is advising Peri Kft, a Hungarian construction company with a net sales revenue of over HUF 6 billion, on a variety of legal matters. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 12-Mar | Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos Koves & Partners advised European logistics and semi-industrial real estate developer VGP on the construction of the new VGP Park Gyor Beta, in Gyor, Hungary. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 19-Mar | Baker McKenzie; Noerr | Noerr advised oil and gas company MOL on its acquisition of the Hungarian operating company of Marche. Baker McKenzie advised seller Marche International. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 19-Mar | CMS; Jalsovszky | Jalsovszky advised Hungarian energy and real estate developer Callis Energetika Zrt. on its sale of an 8,300-square-meters plot to Atenor Hungary. CMS advised the unidentified buyer. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 1-Apr | Goodwin Procter; Kinstellar | Kinstellar, working with the Goodwin law firm, advised the Creandum fund on its EUR 10 million Series A round investment into Hungarian fraud-detection startup SEON Technologies Ltd. | EUR10million | Hungary | Here |
| 1-Apr | Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised OTP Bank on the financing of E2, a joint venture between Magyar Telekom and MET AG. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 13-Apr | Dentons; Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Dentons advised a syndicate of Raiffeisen Bank, UniCredit Bank, ING Bank, CIB Bank, Erste Bank, K&H Bank, MKB Bank, and four affiliated leasing companies, on the restructuring of the Waberer’s Group’s debts. Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised Waberer's on the deal. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 15-Apr | Baker McKenzie; Kertesz & Partners | Baker McKenzie advised the MET Group on its divestment from Tigaz Zrt via the sale of 50% of the shares in MS Energy Holding AG, representing a 49.57% stake in Tigaz, to Opus Global Nyrt. Kertesz & Partners advised the buyer. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 27-Apr | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised MET Renewables on its acquisition of solar power plant developers Annora Sun and Translog Eromu in Hungary. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 1-May | Allen & Overy; Kinstellar; Linklaters | Kinstellar and Linklaters advised Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, and Societe Generale on the EUR 5 billion Regulation S EMTN Program of OTP Bank, including tier 2, senior preferred, and senior non-preferred note tranches. Allen & Overy advised the issuer. | EUR5billion | Hungary | |
| 3-May | Noerr; Sarhegyi Law Firm | Noerr advised Hilti on the acquisition of a building plot in Kecskemet from MAG Hungary. The Sarhegyi Law Firm advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 14-May | Allen & Overy; Ashurst; Kinstellar | Kinstellar and Ashurst advised mandated arranger and facility and security agent Bank of China on an approximately USD 75 million loan to sponsor China National Machinery Import and Export for the construction and operation of a 100 MW photovoltaic power plant in Hungary. Allen & Overy advised the sponsor. | USD75million | Hungary | Here |
| 17-May | Lakatos, Koves & Partners; Schjodt; Szecskay | Hungary's Lakatos, Koves & Partners and Norway's Schjodt Law Firm advised Norbit ASA on its acquisition of IData Kft. Szecskay Attorneys at Law advised the sellers on the deal. | EUR14.5million | Hungary | Here |
| 25-May | Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos, Koves & Partners assisted the Duna Medical Center with the beginning of the development of a new hospital in Budapest. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 25-May | Lakatos, Koves & Partners; Orban-Perlaki Law Firm | Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised Portuguese insurance company Fidelidade on the acquisition of the 16,000-square-meter BC 140 office building on the Vaci Corridor in Budapest. The Orban-Perlaki Law Firm reportedly advised German asset management company DWS, the seller, on the transaction. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 26-May | Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised Budapest real estate company Convergence on the doubling of the office space it leases to private healthcare provider Doktor24 in Budapest's Cityzen office building. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 27-May | Kinstellar | The Budapest office of Kinstellar advised SK Innovation on its acquisition of land in Ivancsa, Hungary, for its new automotive battery factory. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 27-May | Noerr | The Budapest office of Noerr advised Polish pesticide distributor Chemirol on its acquisition of a 10% shareholding in Hungary's Chemark Zrt. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 1-Jun | Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos, Koves & Partners and Clifford Chance advised the Hungarian Development Bank on the EUR 500 million issuance of notes on the main board of the London Stock Exchange at an interest rate of 0.375%, due 2026. Allen & Overy advised the lead managers. | EUR500million | Hungary | |
| 11-Jun | CMS; Dentons | Dentons, advised Central Europe Alfa Asset Management Ltd. and its sole investor, Optima Investments Limited, on the acquisition of the Budapest Metropolitan University from Central European Education Holding Zrt for a cash consideration of USD 50 million. CMS advised the seller. | USD50million | Hungary | Here |
| 15-Jun | Freshfields; Oppenheim | Freshfields advised Japanese petroleum company ENEOS on its acquisition of JSR Corporation's global elastomers business. Oppenheim cooperated with Freshfields, as local counsel in Hungary. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 18-Jun | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised Raiffeisen Bank Hungary on the HUF 70 billion issuance of 1.75% bonds due 2031 by Richter Gedeon Nyrt. | HUF70billion | Hungary | Here |
| 28-Jun | Oppenheim | Oppenheim successfully represented Hell Energy in a trademark dispute before the EU General court regarding the protection of its Hell trademark for coffee-related products. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 1-Jul | Kinstellar; Freshfields; Oppenheim | Kinstellar advised MVM on its acquisition of an asset portfolio from E.ON, including the Emasz Halozati and Elmu-Emasz Ugyfelszolgalati companies and more than 2 million consumers. Freshfields and Oppenheim advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 2-Jul | Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised GLP on the lease of a 43,000 square-meter warehouse and office space within the Sziget Logistics Center to Germany-based Fiege Group. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 2-Jul | Jalsovszky | Jalsovszky advised Luma Automation on the acquisition of all shares in IronTech Zrt. from Tibor Bochkor. Jalsovszky also advised Raiffeisen Bank and CIB Bank, as lenders granting financing for the acquisition. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 2-Jul | EY Law; Jalsovszky | Jalsovszky advised Janos Kubinszky on the sale of a 100% shareholding interest in KTT Kft. to Axel Johnson International. Ernst & Young advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 16-Jul | CMS; Szecsenyi & Partners | Szecsenyi & Partners advised M7 CEREF II on its acquisition of the Terrapark Office complex near Budapest. CMS advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 21-Jul | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised EDP Renovaveis on the sale of its 85% stake in solar power plant project company ESC Eromu. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 22-Jul | Baker Mckenzie; DLA Piper | Baker McKenzie advised Swiss Post on its acquisition of a majority stake in Tresorit. DLA Piper advised Tresorit on the deal. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 23-Jul | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Waterlogic Hungary on its acquisition of Thoreau Water distributor Waterconcept. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 6-Sep | DLA Piper; Toros Law Firm | DLA Piper advised state-owned National Asset Management on its acquisition of IVF center Robert Meddosegi Centrum from Robert Karoly Magankorhaz. Toros Law Firm advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 7-Sep | DLA Piper; RSM Legal | DLA Piper advised Finnish software company Tuxera on the acquisition of Hungarian software developer HCC Embedded. RSM Legal advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 10-Sep | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Paris-based MNK Partners on the acquisition of the Kodolanyi Janos University building in Hungary from Defactoring. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 29-Sep | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Berlin-based electric scooter rental startup Tier on its entrance into Hungary. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 1-Oct | Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos, Koves & Partners sucessfully represented TVOT, the Hungarian industry body of school book distributors, before the ECHR in challenging Hungarian legislation, "which effectively created a state-owned monopoly for the distribution of school books." In October 2021 the ECHR passed final judgement awarding TVOT an aggregate satisfaction of EUR 783.000. | EUR783.000 | Hungary | |
| 12-Oct | Kapolyi; Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys | Kapolyi advised Wing Real Estate Development and Investment on its HUF 25.3 billion issuance of green bonds. Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys advised MTB on covering the issuance. | HUF25.3billion | Hungary | Here |
| 13-Oct | Lendvai And Partners; Techlegal | TechLegal advised Russmedia Equity Partners on its acquisition of Hungarian classifieds platform Startapro.hu from the Central Media Group. Lendvai and Partners reportedly advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 14-Oct | CMS; Dentons | Dentons advised 4iG on the acquisition of Invitech ICT Services’ business quota from Rotamona Limited. CMS advised Rotamona Limited on the deal. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 15-Oct | CMS; Dentons; Forgo Damjanovic & Partners | CMS advised Hungarian entities of the Green Source group on the refinancing of a loan and sale of the companies to the Obton group. Forgo, Damjanovic & Partners advised Obton on the acquisition. Dentons reportedly advised K&H Bank. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 21-Oct | Noerr; Riesz & Peteri Law Firm | Noerr advised Coveris on the acquisition of a construction plot by its Hungarian subsidiary. The Riesz & Peteri Law Firm advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 27-Oct | Kapolyi; Kinstellar | Kapolyi advised Budapest Stock Exchange Premium-listed automotive investor AutoWallis on preparing its latest public share issuance. Kinstellar advised manager OTP Bank. | HUF10billion | Hungary | Here |
| 3-Nov | Lakatos, Koves & Partners; Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys | Lakatos Koves & Partners advised VGP on the acquisition of a 38-hectare development site in Ullo, next to Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport. Szabo Kelemen & Partners Andersen Attorneys reportedly advised the sellers. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 8-Nov | Clifford Chance; Lakatos, Koves & Partners; Zsolt Szita Law Office | Lakatos, Koves & Partners, working with Clifford Chance, advised lead arrangers BNP Paribas, Citi, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe, and J.P. Morgan on Hungary’s EUR 1 billion and USD 4.25 billion London-listed sovereign issuances. The Zsolt Szita Law Office advised the state. | EUR1billion USD4.25billion | Hungary | Here |
| 11-Nov | CMS; Oppenheim | CMS advised Austrian Hypo-Bank Burgenland on the sale of its Hungarian subsidiary Sopron Bank Burgenland to MagNet Bank. Oppenheim reportedly advised the MagNet Bank. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 16-Nov | Jalsovszky; Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised US-based X-Chem on its acquisition of Hungary's ComInnex. Jalsovszky advised the sellers. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 18-Nov | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Erste Bank on a EUR 60 million loan to Futureal for the realization and operation of the second phase of Budapest One for a period of more than 10 years. | EUR60million | Hungary | Here |
| 19-Nov | HP Legal Hajdu & Partners; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised S-Immo on its acquisition of the BudaPart Gate office building from Market Asset Management. HP Legal Hajdu & Partners advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 23-Nov | Kinstellar; RSM Legal | Kinstellar advised MVM CEEnergy on a joint venture with US-based exploration and energy investment company Aspect for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons and the participation in large gas/condensate discovery in Hungary. RSM Legal advised Aspect. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 1-Dec | CMS; Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised Horizon Development on the sale of the commercial part of its Szervita Square Building to Union Investment. CMS advised the buyer. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 7-Dec | Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos, Koves and Partners successfully represented Facebook Ireland before the Hungarian Kuria. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 7-Dec | Noerr; Szarvas Law Firm | Noerr advised industrial real estate company Panattoni on its acquisition of a plot in Torokbalint. The Szarvas Law Firm advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 10-Dec | Allen & Overy; Satori, Lutter and Partners | Allen & Overy advised Eurowag on its acquisition of WebEye Telematics. Satori, Lutter and Partners advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary | Here |
| 14-Dec | Noerr; Szarvas Law Firm | Noerr advised industrial real estate company Panattoni on its acquisition of a plot in Herceghalom. The Szarvas Law Firm advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary | |
| 17-Dec | Dentons | Dentons advised Futureal Investment Partners on its acquisition of the Manhattan Shopping Centre in Gdansk. | N/A | Hungary; Poland | Here |
| 1-Jan | Dentons; Lakatos, Koves & Partners; White & Case | Lakatos, Koves & Partners and White & Case advised Waberer on the restructuring and refinancing of its existing financial indebtedness, including financial leases provided by Raiffeisen Bank, UniCredit Bank, ING Bank, Erste Bank, K&H Bank, MKB Bank, and CIB Bank. Dentons advised the lenders. | EUR115million | Hungary; Poland | |
| 1-Nov | Kinstellar; Lakatos, Koves & Partners | Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised mBank as the agent, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki as the security agent, and the other lenders in relation to the financing of the Polish-based shoe and leather goods retailer CCC. Kinstellar advised the obligators. | N/A | Hungary; Poland | |
| 3-Feb | Act Legal (Ban & Karika) | Act Ban & Karika helped Germany's Bader Group reorganize within the framework of the cross-border insolvency proceeding of its Hungarian subsidiary. | N/A | Hungary; Romania | Here |
| 10-Nov | DLA Piper; Smartlegal Schmidt & Partners | DLA Piper advised Hellmann Worldwide Logistics on its acquisition of transportation and courier company Innight Group active in Hungary and Romania. Smartlegal Schmidt & Partners advised the seller. | N/A | Hungary; Romania | |
| 10-Dec | Filip & Company; Freshfields; Oppenheim; Szecskay | Filip & Company and Szecskay advised Romania's Digi on the EUR 625 million sale of Digi Tavkozlesi Szolgaltato in Hungary and subsidiaries Invitel, I TV, and Digi Infrastructure to 4iG. Reportedly, Freshfields advised Digi as well, with Oppenheim advising 4iG on the deal. | EUR625million | Hungary; Romania | Here |
| 4-Jun | BDK Advokati; Dentons; Lakatos, Koves & Partners; Zavisin Semiz & Partneri | BDK Advokati and Lakatos, Koves & Partners advised Hungarian real estate investor Indotek Group on its EUR 267.6 million acquisition of 11 office buildings from Globe Trade Centre in Belgrade, Serbia. Dentons and Zavisin Semiz & Partneri advised GTC on the deal. | EUR267.6million | Hungary; Serbia | Here |
| 30-Nov | Andrejic & Partners | Andrejic & Partners assisted Israel-based attorney Lior Dagan as the insolvency trustee appointed to Michael David Greenfield in the takeover process of EGFE Hungary. | N/A | Hungary; Serbia | Here |
| 17-Jun | Baker Mckenzie; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners; Schoenherr | Baker McKenzie advised MOL Group on the acquisition of a 92.25% stake in OMV Slovenija d.o.o. for EUR 301 million. Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners advised MOL on Slovenian law. Schoenherr advised OMV on the matter. | EUR301million | Hungary; Slovenia | Here |
| 1-Oct | Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Selih & Partners | Selih & Partners advised Denmark's facility services provider ISS on the sale of its Slovenian subsidiary to Hungary's B+N Referencia. Kavcic, Bracun & Partners advised the buyer. | N/A | Hungary; Slovenia | |
| 27-May | RPHS Law | RPHS helped the Moxico Luma Kosova Mining consortium from the UK and Poland obtain strategic investor status in Kosovo. | N/A | Kosovo | Here |
| 22-Sep | Holman Fenwick Willan; RZZ Law | Holman Fenwick Willan, working with RZZ Law, successfully represented the Privatisation Agency of Kosovo in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings relating to one of the country's largest mines. | N/A | Kosovo | Here |
| 6-Jan | Ellex (Klavins) | Ellex Klavins represented SIA Depozita Lepakojuma Operators in its successful bid to become a deposit and return system operator for packaging of beverages in Latvia. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 8-Jan | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic assisted the SIA GLD Company with the sale of a 32.12-hectare property in the Marupe region of Latvia, near Riga, to SIA Septini Marupes Ozoli. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 14-Jan | Eversheds Sutherland | Eversheds Sutherland represented Euromin Holdings Limited before the Court of Justice of the European Union in a proceeding with the Financial and Capital Market Commission. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 21-Jan | Cobalt | Cobalt is representing legislature of the Republic of Latvia before the Latvian Constitutional Court regarding the compatibility of its administrative-territorial reform package with the country's Constitution and the European Charter of Local Self-Governments. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 5-Feb | Cobalt; PwC Legal | Cobalt advised Change Ventures on its participation in Berlin-based startup Inzmo's EUR 3.1 million round. Inzmo was advised by PwC Legal Germany. | EUR3.1million | Latvia | Here |
| 5-Feb | Cobalt | Cobalt successfully persuaded the Administrative Department of the Supreme Court Senate of Latvia to deny the appeal of the State Revenue Service of a decision by the District Administrative Court in favor of the firm's client, SIA Lielzeltini. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 8-Feb | Walless | Walless advised UCTAM Baltics SIA on the sale of several land plots in Riga to Urban Investors. | EUR5.5million | Latvia | Here |
| 10-Feb | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic assisted Latvian warehousing and logistics park SIA Olaines Logistics Parks and holding company SIA Olaines Logistics with the former’s merger into the latter. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 10-Feb | Ellex (Klavins); Sorainen | Ellex Klavins advised Danske Bank on the sale of its corporate portfolio to Luminor. Sorainen advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 11-Feb | Kirkland & Ellis; Sorainen | Sorainen, working with Kirkland & Ellis, advised AE Industrial Partners on its acquisition of UAV Factory. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 11-Feb | Walless | Walless advised Lumi Retail Property Fund on its acquisition of the Juglas Centrs shopping center in Riga from RCH Management. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 12-Feb | Walless | Walless advised the shareholders of SIA R&D Apdrosinasanas Brokers on the sale of a 60% stake in the company and its associated company SIA RD AB to Czech insurance service provider Renomia a.s. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 16-Feb | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised real estate company AS Retail Mezaparks on the EUR 2 million sale of a 10,190 square meter property to SIA Plesko Real Estate for the construction of a Rimi supermarket in Riga. | EUR2million | Latvia | Here |
| 18-Feb | Glimstedt; TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised the shareholders of Mailigen SIA, including private equity fund FlyCap, on the sale of email marketing automation platform company Mailigen SIA to international customer relationship management systems company Pipedrive Ireland Limited. Glimstedt advised Pipedrive Ireland on the deal. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 26-Feb | Cobalt; Ellex (Klavins); Eversheds Sutherland | Ellex Klavins advised Duke I S.a.r.l. on the acquisition of 83.14% of the share capital of AS Valmieras Stikla Skiedra from the company’s controlling shareholder group. In addition to the equity transaction, VSS debt was restructured with Duke I S.a r.l becoming the second-largest secured creditor in place of Danske Bank A/S. Eversheds Sutherland advised VSS and Cobalt advised both Danske Bank and AS SEB Banka on their participation in the restructuring process. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 4-Mar | Cobalt | Cobalt helped AB Linas Agro Group with its application for approval from the Competition Council of Latvia for its acquisition of the Kauno Grudai group. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 5-Mar | Ellex (Klavins); Lextal (Rasa, Esenvalds, Radzins) | Ellex Raidla advised SG Capital Partners Fund I on the acquisition of a 90,000 square meter logistics complex near the Plavinieki and Dreilini districts in Riga by acquiring shares in SIA Beinits and SIA Balt Cargo Solutions from a group of private investors. The sellers were advised by Rasa, Esenvalds, and Radzins. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 8-Mar | Ellex (Klavins); Markvarte/Lexchange | Ellex Klavins advised the BTA Insurance Company on its acquisition of a residential portfolio in Riga from Rentejas. Markvarte/Lexchange advised the seller on the deal. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 10-Mar | Walless | Walless helped SIA Depo DIY with a property insurance claim regarding a fire in one of its stores. | EUR5.8million | Latvia | Here |
| 15-Mar | Vilgerts | Vilgerts successfully represented the interests of Rigas Piena Kombinats, which operates under the Food Union brand, in a dispute over the trademark for the specific tone of orange used for its curd snacks product. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 16-Mar | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Austrian railway and infrastructure constructor Swietelsky AG on its successful bid for a EUR 237 million contract to build the Rail Baltica station and related infrastructure at the Riga International Airport. The contract was awarded in a public procurement procedure by Eiropas Dzelzcela linijas SIA, the implementing body of the Rail Baltica project in Latvia. | EUR237million | Latvia | Here |
| 18-Mar | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Cesu Alus, the largest and oldest brewery in Latvia, which is part of the Olvi Group, Finland’s third largest brewery, on the acquisition of Piebalgas Alus. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 22-Mar | Vilgerts | Vilgerts successfully represented the interests of Balcia in defending its trademark before the European Union Intellectual Property Office against a claim that it was similar to that of another company. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 23-Mar | Sorainen | Sorainen advised US-based video game developer and publisher TinyBuild on the admission of its shares to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 25-Mar | Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Cobalt | Clifford Chance and Cobalt advised joint lead managers Barclays, BNP Paribas, and Credit Agricole CIB on the issue of a ten-year EUR 1.250 billion Eurobond by the Republic of Latvia. Allen & Overy advised the Republic of Latvia on the issuance. | EUR1.25billion | Latvia | Here |
| 13-Apr | Cobalt | Cobalt filed an Amicus Curiae brief on behalf of the Association of LGBT and Their Friends Mozaika in the Constitutional Court of Latvia in a case regarding the state fee applicable to testators’ same-sex partners. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 19-May | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised the representatives of the European Central Bank on Latvian law matters related to the rejection of the appeals of ABLV Bank AS and its largest shareholders of orders of the General Court of the European Union dismissing their actions for annulment of the ECB's declaration that ABLV Bank and its subsidiary, ABLV Bank Luxembourg SA, were failing or were likely to fail. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 28-May | Cobalt | Cobalt advised joint lead managers Luminor and Swedbank on Latvenergo AS’s EUR 50 million green seven-year maturity bonds issuance. | EUR50million | Latvia | Here |
| 28-May | Ellex (Klavins) | Ellex Klavins successfully represented the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia in legal proceedings brought by Latvian state companies against the former shareholders of AS Parex Banka, now doing business as AS Reverta. | EUR141million | Latvia | Here |
| 28-May | Ellex (Klavins); Goodwin Procter; Latham & Watkins | Ellex Klavins and Latham & Watkins advised Printful on a USD 130 million investment into the company by Bregal Sagemont. Goodwin Procter advised Bregal Sagemount. | USD130million | Latvia | Here |
| 28-May | Sorainen | Sorainen represented Danish furniture and home decor retailer JYSK before Latvia’s Constitutional Court, Competition Council, and Ministry of Economics regarding the government-imposed restrictions on commerce at shopping centers. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 28-May | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic, working with lead counsel Vinge, advised the Lagercrantz Group AB on its acquisition of a 75% stake in Libra-Plast AS. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 28-May | Walless | Walless successfully helped Latvia's state-owned SIA Publisko Aktivu Parvalditajs Possessor recover EUR 1.9 million in damages in a lawsuit against Grindeks shareholders Kirovs Lipmans and Filips Lipmans. | EUR1.9million | Latvia | Here |
| 4-Jun | Sorainen | Sorainen provided legal assistance to Latvian band Astro’n’out related to their composition of the anthem for the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 2021, which will be held in Riga, Latvia. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 10-Jun | Eversheds Sutherland | Eversheds Sutherland Bitans successfully represented the Latvian Privatization Agency and its subsidiaries in litigation against former Parex Bank shareholders. | EUR124million | Latvia | Here |
| 28-Jun | Cobalt | Cobalt, acting pro bono, successfully assisted a Belarusian journalist seeking asylum in obtaining refugee status in Latvia. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 29-Jun | Sorainen | Sorainen advised real estate project developer Linstow on the acquisition of Sporta 2 quarter from SIA Sporta 2, part of the NP Properties Group. | EUR10.5million | Latvia | Here |
| 8-Jul | Cobalt | Cobalt advised SEB on a new lease agreement with the Galio Group. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 9-Jul | Cobalt | Cobalt advised VPH Latvia on the development of a shopping center on Valdeku street in Riga. | EUR8million | Latvia | Here |
| 28-Jul | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Domenikss owner Benita Danilenko on the sale of the company to Veho. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 12-Aug | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Cardinal Health on the sale of Cordis to Hellman & Friedman. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 26-Aug | Sorainen; TGS Baltic | Sorainen advised the Ignitis Group on the acquisition of three wind farm projects in Latvia. TGS Baltic advised the unidentified seller. | EUR200million | Latvia | Here |
| 10-Sep | Skrastins & Dzenis | Skrastins & Dzenis advised Moda Kapitals on the sale of its pawnshop portfolio of consumer credits to the DelfinGroup. | EUR1million | Latvia | Here |
| 13-Sep | Ellex (Klavins) | Ellex advised the Lithuanian real estate developer Hanner Group on its EUR 131 million sale of Riga office complex Jauna Teika to the Eften Real Estate Fund 4. | EUR131million | Latvia | Here |
| 14-Sep | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Latvian retail banks Swedbank, SEB, Luminor, and Citadele on a cooperation agreement to ensure accessibility of cash services throughout Latvia. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 8-Oct | Sorainen | Sorainen provided legal assistance to Latvian local newspaper Independent News of Tukums' Editor-in-Chief Ivonna Plaude in a dispute against the Tukums Municipal Council for insulting her honor and dignity. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 19-Oct | Sorainen | Sorainen is providing pro bono legal assistance to journalists Madara Sprude and Normunds Robeznieks from Tvnet Grupa, and Inga Springe from the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism Re:Baltica in connection with the persecution and intimidation of journalists carried out by a private individual. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 16-Nov | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Squalio Group's shareholders on the sale of their shares to information technology solutions and services provider Softline. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 19-Nov | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic, working with Vinge in Sweden, advised Swedish private equity company Helix Kapital on the Latvian law-related aspects of its investment into international sports media agency Spring Media. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 6-Dec | Allen & Overy; Cobalt; Sorainen | Sorainen advised joint lead managers Citigroup, Luminor Bank, Nordea, and UniCredit on Citadele Banka’s EUR 200 million note issuance. Cobalt and, reportedly, Allen & Overy advised Citadele. | EUR200million | Latvia | Here |
| 16-Dec | Sorainen; TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Wermuth Asset Management platform Green Gateway Fund on its exit from Primekss. Sorainen advised Primekss. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 20-Dec | Sorainen; Walless | Walless advised KS Holding on the sale of the Ozols shopping center in Riga to Titanium Baltic Real Estate. Sorainen advised the buyer. | N/A | Latvia | Here |
| 14-Apr | Ellex (Klavins); Ellex (Valiunas); Vilgerts | Ellex advised the Vilvi Group on the acquisition by subsidiary AB Vilkyskiu Pienine of 70% of the qualifying holding of the SIA Baltic Dairy Board. Vilgerts advised the seller. | N/A | Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 11-May | Ellex (Raidla); Fort; Glimstedt; Walless | Glimstedt and Fort Legal advised real estate company Vastint on the sale of office buildings in Vilnius and Riga to Eastnine. Ellex advised Eastnine. | EUR35.5million | Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 11-Jun | Ellex (Klavins); Ellex (Valiunas); Eversheds Sutherland | Ellex Klavins and Ellex Valiunas advised Livonia Partners on the sale of 100% of the shares in Santa Monica Networks to LMT in Latvia and Lithuania, respectively. Eversheds Sutherland advised the buyer. | N/A | Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 19-Aug | Ellex (Klavins); TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised the Akropolis Group on the acquisition of a __154,000 square-meter shopping center in Riga from Norway's AMD Holding. Ellex Klavins advised the seller. | N/A | Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 6-Oct | Reihmanis & Partners; Walless | Walless advised Lithuanian-UK private healthcare provider Northway on its acquisition of Latvian fertility and reproductive health clinic Your Doctors. Reihmanis & Partners advised the seller. | N/A | Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 13-Dec | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic assisted the Akropolis Group with obtaining merger clearance from the Latvian Competition Council for its acquisition of SIA Delta Property. | N/A | Latvia; Lithuania | Here |
| 7-Oct | Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj i Wspolnicy | Moskwa, Jarmul, Haladyj i Partnerzy advised Lagardere Travel Retail on its acquisition of the companies operating coffee shops under the Costa Coffee brand in Poland and Latvia from Costa Coffee. | N/A | Latvia; Poland | Here |
| 8-Nov | Sorainen; TGS Baltic; Wolf Theiss | Sorainen, working with Wolf Theiss in Poland, advised iCotton on obtaining a EUR 10 million loan from the Altum Capital Fund. TGS Baltic advised the lender. | EUR10million | Latvia; Poland | Here |
| 28-Jun | CMS; Dentons | CMS advised PJSC Uralkali on its debut USD 1.25 billion sustainability-linked pre-export finance facility arranged by a consortium of banks, with ING Bank acting as lead sustainability coordinator. Dentons advised ING Bank. | USD1.25billion | Latvia; Russia | Here |
| 8-Jan | Ellex (Valiunas) | Ellex Valiunas helped Witty Global, UAB obtain an electronic money institution license from the Bank of Lithuania. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 11-Jan | Cobalt | Cobalt advised the SEB Bank and Public Investment Development Agency on their provision of a EUR 8.4 million loan to BaltCap Infrustructure Fund and the Kaunas District Municipality, designed to finance the renovation of schools in the the towns of Zapyskis, Kacergine, and Mastaiciai and the modernization of the Mastaiciai swimming pool. | EUR8.4million | Lithuania | Here |
| 11-Jan | Walless | Walless helped Safe Connect, UAB, obtain a payment institution license from the Bank of Lithuania, allowing it to to offer payment services. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 12-Jan | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented LTG Infra, a subsidiary of Lithuania's Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai railways group, in a dispute with Hidrostatyba over damages allegedly incurred by one of LTG Infra's contractors. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 13-Jan | Cobalt; Wint | Cobalt advised Betonika on the sale of its production base in Kaunas to Peikko Lietuva. Wint advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 13-Jan | Deloitte Legal | Deloitte Legal advised Kursenu ZUB on the intra-group restructuring of its four subsidiaries. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 14-Jan | Cobalt; Ellex (Valiunas) | Cobalt advised the PREF III investment fund on its acquisition of a shopping center in Kaunas from Globalus Investicinia Sprendimai. Ellex Valiunas advised the seller. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 14-Jan | Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised OTB Ventures on its provision of early stage funding to Ondato, a Vilnius-based company providing know-your-customer compliance management solutions. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 18-Jan | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Practica Capital on its participation in Lithuanian start-up Biomatter Designs' EUR 500 million investment round. | EUR500million | Lithuania | Here |
| 28-Jan | Sorainen; SPC Legal | Sorainen advised Open Circle Capital on its investment in Monimoto, a company developing a smart trackers for motorcycles. SPC Legal advised Monimoto on the deal. | EUR400000 | Lithuania | Here |
| 29-Jan | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Saugos Investiciju Biuras on obtaining merger clearance from the Competition Council for the acquisition of three security companies from Maxima. | N/A | Lithuania | |
| 1-Feb | Adon Legal | Adon Legal helped Paymont obtain an Electronic Money Institution license from the Bank of Lithuania. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 2-Feb | Cobalt; Triniti | Cobalt advised venture capital fund Practica Capital on its participation in Lithuanian biotech startup Droplet Genomics' investment round. Triniti advised Droplet Genomics on the round. | EUR1million | Lithuania | Here |
| 10-Feb | Cobalt | Cobalt successfully represented the interests of Vintage Holdings Limited in proceedings against the Isle of Man-based company initiated by BAB Ukio Bankas and BUAB Ukio Bankas Investicine Grupe. | EUR51million | Lithuania | Here |
| 17-Feb | Cobalt; Sorainen | Sorainen advised Lithuanian-based UAB Scandagra on the acquisition of a majority stake in Silutes Girnos, a company operating grain storage facilities and related real estate. Cobalt advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 17-Feb | Gowling WLG; Sorainen | Sorainen, working with London-based Gowling WLG, advised Reorg, a provider of financial and legal intelligence, on its acquisition of Aggredium Finance, a specialist in European sub-investment grade credit bond and loan data. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 24-Feb | Motieka & Audzevicius | Motieka & Audzevicius persuaded the Supreme Court of Lithuania to reverse the ruling by the Court of Appeals dismissing the claims by bankrupt Lithuanian national airline company FlyLAL against airBaltic and the Riga International Airport and order the case returned for reconsideration. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 24-Feb | SPC Legal | SPC Legal provided assistance to UAB Caverion Lietuva related to its construction of a production facility for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics expansion. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 25-Feb | Cobalt; Ellex (Valiunas) | Cobalt advised the shareholders of AGACAD, a Vilnius-based developer of building information modeling software, on the sale of the company to France’s Arkance. Ellex Valiunas advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 9-Mar | Averus; Cobalt | Cobalt, working with lead counsel McCann FitzGerald, advised Irish aircraft lessor Genesis on its strategic alliance with Heston Aviation to create Heston Airlines. Averus advised Heston Aviation on the deal, which also included the leasing of a number of A320 aircraft. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 9-Mar | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented Ukraine's Agrotechnika in a dispute with a debtor before the Court of Appeal of Lithuania, with Agrotechnika seeking annulment of the decisions to initiate the debtor’s bankruptcy proceedings in an out-of-court procedure. | N/A | Lithuania | |
| 12-Mar | Cobalt | Cobalt helped US-based Sezzle Inc. obtain an electronic money institution license from the Bank of Lithuania. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 17-Mar | Sorainen | Sorainen helped KogoPay obtain an electronic money institution license in Lithuania. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 22-Mar | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Maxima Grupe, which controls the largest food retail group in the Baltics, on structuring a commercial paper program, and on the issuance of EUR 40 million of notes under it. The Luminor bank acted as the sole arranger and book-runner of the offering. | EUR40million | Lithuania | Here |
| 26-Mar | Motieka & Audzevicius; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe | Motieka & Audzevicius, working with Orrick, Herrington &_Sutcliffe, advised Lithuanian start-up Turing College on its relocation to the United States in order to participate in Silicon Valley's Y Combinator accelerator. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 2-Apr | Fort; TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Norway's Moller Real Estate Baltic AS on the sale of Audi and Volkswagen dealership buildings in Vilnius to UAB Eika Real Estate Fund, managed by UAB Eika Asset Management. Fort advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 2-Apr | Sorainen | Sorainen advised the Lewben Art Foundation on a public tender for the lease of premises for an art gallery in Vilnius. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 6-Apr | Ellex (Valiunas); Fort | Fort Legal advised EfTEN Capital on its acquisition and leaseback agreement with the Arginta Group for three office and industrial buildings in Vilnius. Ellex Valiunas advised the Arginta Group on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 6-Apr | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Arcapay on obtaining a payment institution license from the Bank of Lithuania. | N/A | Lithuania | |
| 7-Apr | Motieka & Audzevicius; Sorainen; TGS Baltic | Sorainen advised Germany's ConHostinger on the acquisition of an approximately 31% stake in Hostinger, a company providing web hosting, VPS, Internet domain registration, website building software, and e-mail services. TGS Baltic advised the seller, UAB Debesu Slenis, with both TGS Baltic and Motieka & Audzevicius advising Hostinger on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 8-Apr | Sorainen | Sorainen successfully represented bankrupt credit union Taupkase (under administration by Klaipedos Administratoriu Biuras) in the Lithuanian Court of Appeal in a dispite involving the recognition of a credit union share as a deposit. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 9-Apr | Motieka & Audzevicius; TGS Baltic | Motieka & Audzevicius advised the UAB Re Verum Group on its acquisition of a funeral home in Vilnus and UAB Ritualas from UAB Laidotoviu Rumai. TGS Baltic advised the sellers. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 12-Apr | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Dexcom on its agreement to lease a 6,000-square-meter office space in Vilnius from Hanner. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 13-Apr | Cobalt; Walless | Walless advised the unidentified founders of the Alwark Group on the sale of 66% of their shares in the company to the KJK Fund III. Cobalt advised the buyer. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 13-Apr | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented the former directors and shareholders of bankrupt credit union Amber in a dispute involving a claim for damages. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 15-Apr | Marger | Lithuania's Marger law firm successfully represented the former CEO of UAB KDS Grupe in a dispute with the bankrupt company. | EUR1.39million | Lithuania | Here |
| 16-Apr | Motieka & Audzevicius | Motieka & Audzevicius successfully represented Vilniaus Prekyba, UAB, in its claim for EUR 81.25 million in damages from M. Marcinkevicius arising from Marcinkevicius' efforts to pause the acquisition of entities controlling the Akropolis shopping centers in Vilnius, Klaipeda, and Siauliai. | EUR81.25million | Lithuania | Here |
| 19-Apr | Ellex (Valiunas); Sorainen | Ellex Valiunas represented AMC Capital IV, advised by Accession Capital Partners (formerly Mezzanine Management), on the acquisition of a minority stake in the Plasta Group. Sorainen advised Plasta Group shareholders Hillary Denmark ApS, It is Future, and Vytas Poderis | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 20-Apr | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Prosperus Asset Management on its acquisition of a shopping center in Klaipeda, Lithuania, from Raseiniu Pletra. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 21-Apr | Sorainen | Sorainen successfully represented a Lithuanian company owned by the W. P. Carey fund in its claim that Kesko Senukai Lithuania had wrongly failed to pay it rent for its use of a logistics center in the Kaunas district of Lithuania. | EUR537517 | Lithuania | Here |
| 22-Apr | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised the Evernord Real Estate Fund III, which is managed by Vilnius-based investment firm Evernord Asset Management, on its acquisition of a 65% stake in Riga's Novira Plaza business center. | EUR55million | Lithuania | Here |
| 23-Apr | Sorainen; TGS Baltic | Sorainen advised the shareholders of the Salavijas clinic in Utena on the sale of 100% of their shares in Aksanas and Dilina, companies operating under the Salavijas brand, to InMedica. TGS Baltic advised the buyer. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 27-Apr | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Vinted / Kleiderkreisel, Hostinger International, Kilo Health, Tesonet, BoredPanda, Omnisend, and Tech Zity who teamed up to establish Vienaragiai LT / Unicorns LT, an association aimed at strengthening the ecosystem of Lithuanian startups. | N/A | Lithuania | |
| 28-Apr | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised the unidentified founders of Strive on the EUR 5.4 million sale of the shares in its Strive Platform to Sweden’s Betsson Group. | EUR5.4million | Lithuania | Here |
| 5-May | Delphi; Sorainen | Sorainen, working alongside Delphi, advised Sweden's Addnode Group on the acquisition of S-Group Solutions, a software company specializing in business-related GIS solutions for municipalities, water, and sewage organizations. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 10-May | Sorainen | Sorainen advised the Council of Europe Development Bank on its provision of funding to Kauno Autobusai for the purchase of 100 new solo hybrid buses. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 11-May | Cobalt | Cobalt advised real estate developer Reefo on its EUR 6 million acquisition of the Nidos Banga hotel in Lithuania. | EUR6million | Lithuania | Here |
| 17-May | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe | Orrick advised EQT and Sprints on their investment in Vinted as part of a EUR 250 million round that also included Accel, Burda Principal Investments, Insight Partners, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Taylor Wessing advised Vinted on the deal. | EUR250million | Lithuania | Here |
| 19-May | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Evernord, an investment firm based in Vilnius, on the placement of EUR 4 million in bonds by freeze-dried food manufacturer Dehidra. | EUR4million | Lithuania | Here |
| 20-May | Ellex (Valiunas) | Ellex Valiunas successfully represented Klaipedos Nafta in a dispute with the Achema Group over the financing of the development of the Klaipeda liquefied natural gas terminal that reached the Court of Justice of the European Union. | EUR448million | Lithuania | Here |
| 21-May | Ellex (Valiunas) | Ellex Valiunas successfully represented the Vakaru Baltijos shipyard in its appeal of a public procurement award to a consortium of Finnish companies to provide a specialized vessel for the Lithuanian Armed Forces to eliminate pollution incidents and carry out rescue operations in the Baltic Sea. | EUR40million | Lithuania | Here |
| 24-May | Sorainen | The Vilnius office of Sorainen, working with lead counsel Fasken, advised Canada-based payment technology provider Nuvei on its USD 250 million acquisition of Simplex. | USD250million | Lithuania | Here |
| 25-May | Bahr; Ellex (Valiunas); Wiersholm Law Firm | Ellex Valiunas, working alongside Norway's Bahr law firm, advised Sweden's Alfa Laval on its EUR 363 million acquisition of weather intelligence company StormGeo, including its Lithuanian subsidiary. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021. Norway's Wiersholm Law Firm advised the seller, the EQT Mid Market fund. | EUR363million | Lithuania | Here |
| 25-May | Sorainen; TGS Baltic | Sorainen advised Eco Baltia, backed by the INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund and the EBRD, on its acquisition of an 85% stake in Ecoservice from the BaltCap Private Equity Fund II. TGS Baltic advised the seller. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 31-May | Averus | Averus advised newly established Lithuania-headquartered Heston Airlines on its launch. The company was granted an air operators certificate from the Lithuanian Transport Competence Agency and intends to initiate its charter and wet-lease operations this summer. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 1-Jun | Cobalt; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Withersworldwide | Orrick, working with the Lithuanian office of Cobalt, advised Interactio, a Lithuania-based remote interpretation platform, on its recent USD 30 million Series A funding round. Withersworldwide and Sorainen advised the investors. | USD30million | Lithuania | Here |
| 1-Jun | Fort; Walless | Fort advised the Eika Real Estate Fund on its entrance into an agreement with Tamro UAB to develop a built-to-suit type logistics and business center and its lease in the Kaunas district of Lithuania. Walless advised Tamro on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 3-Jun | DLA Piper; Sorainen | Sorainen, working with lead counsel DLA Piper Sweden, advised Storskogen on its acquisition of a majority stake in Scandia Steel. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 8-Jun | Clifford Chance; Linklaters; TGS Baltic; Walless | TGS Baltic and Clifford Chance advised Baltic shopping and entertainment developer Akropolis Group on a EUR 300 million Eurobond issuance. Walless and Linklaters advised global coordinators and joint book-runners BNP Paribas and J.P. Morgan. | EUR300million | Lithuania | Here |
| 8-Jun | Triniti (Triniti Jurex) | Triniti Jurex successfully represented Lietuvos Pastas in a trademark dispute with Deutsche Post before the European Union Intellectual Property Office. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 9-Jun | Sorainen | Sorainen advised video game developer and publisher Wargaming on its lease of 5,000 square meters of office space spread over five floors in the East building of the Quadrum Business Center in Vilnius. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 11-Jun | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Danish renewable energy producer European Energy on its acquisition and development of wind and solar farms in Lithuania. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 11-Jun | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented LTG Infra in a dispute with a consortium consisting of Leonhard Weiss RTE, Hidrostatyba, and Autokausta over a delay in the implementation of a EUR 54.8 million contract for the construction of the Kaunas-Palemonas railway. | EUR0.5million | Lithuania | Here |
| 15-Jun | SPC Legal | SPC Legal advised real estate developer Laisves 75 UAB on a built-to-suit lease agreement with Baltic online retailer Pigu.lt. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 21-Jun | SPC Legal; TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised health & wellness company Kilo Health on a EUR 300,000 investment in Revolab, a Lithuanian startup that developed a smart blood testing app. SPC Legal advised Revolab. | EUR300000 | Lithuania | Here |
| 22-Jun | Motieka & Audzevicius | Motieka & Audzevicius advised Elektroniniu Pinigu Bite on obtaining an electronic money institution license. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 24-Jun | Ellex (Valiunas) | Ellex advised the BaltCap Lithuania SME Fund on the sale of its 46% stake in Labochema to France's Dominique Dutscher. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 28-Jun | Ellex (Valiunas); Fort | Fort advised Eften Capital AS on the acquisition of two 20,000 square meter production buildings in Panevezys, Lithuania from Adax and Baltic Sea Properties. Ellex Valiunas advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 1-Jul | Ellex (Valiunas); Motieka & Audzevicius | Motieka & Audzevicius advised UAB Holdco A as the seller in a management buyout of UAB Alna Software. Ellex Valiunas advised the buyers. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 1-Jul | Cobalt; Sorainen | Sorainen advised the owners and co-founders of castable sonar company Deeper, as well as financial investor Gemini Grupe, on their sale to Resource Partners. Cobalt advised Resource Partners on the transaction. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 1-Jul | SPC Legal | SPC Legal advised Lithuanian photovoltaics software company PVcase on its 730 square meter office space lease in the Boksto Skveras complex from Baltisches Haus. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 2-Jul | Fort; SPC Legal | SPC Legal advised Kaunas FEZ Management Company on an investment from Eika Asset Management. Fort Legal advised Eika on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 8-Jul | Walless | Walless advised UAB Fintegry on obtaining a payment institution license from the Bank of Lithuania, authorizing the company to provide account information services. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 8-Jul | Cobalt; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Cobalt advised ME Investicija on its investment in US logistics start-up Project44. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised the start-up. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 13-Jul | Sorainen | Sorainen advised real estate management company Agathum on a non-public three-year bond issuance, with a nominal value of EUR 1.5 million. | EUR1.5million | Lithuania | Here |
| 22-Jul | Motieka & Audzevicius | Motieka & Audzevicius helped the Pharnasanta Group obtain competition clearance for the acquisition of the Vilniaus Metrologijos Centras metrology company. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 22-Jul | Cobalt | Cobalt advised the BaltCap Infrastructure Fund on the sale of Energia Verde to Gren. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 22-Jul | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Konstantinas Karosas, Western Petroleum Limited, and UAB MB Valdymas on obtaining approval from the European Central Bank for the acquisition of the qualifying shareholding and voting rights in UAB Medicinos Bankas. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 23-Jul | TGS Baltic; Walless | TGS Baltic advised Greituolis on the sale of 67% of the shares of its online grocery retail platform LastMile to Iki. Walless advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 4-Aug | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented Orion Asset Management in a dispute with the Bank of Lithuania. | N/A | Lithuania | |
| 13-Aug | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic represented Lithuanian Orion Asset Management in a case concerning a EUR 40,000 fine imposed by the Supervisory Authority of the Bank of Lithuania. | EUR40000 | Lithuania | Here |
| 16-Aug | Sorainen | Sorainen advised the Darnu Group on the acquisition of 8.3 hectares of land for the construction of residential buildings with commercial premises in Vilnius. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 25-Aug | Ellex (Valiunas) | Ellex Valiunas helped Curve in extending and expanding its electronic money institution (EMI) license from the Bank of Lithuania. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 25-Aug | Ellex (Valiunas) | Ellex Valiunas advised Norwegian real estate management company Baltic Sea Properties on two lease agreements with French parcel delivery group DPD in the cities of Siauliai and Telsiai. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 13-Sep | Glimstedt; Motieka & Audzevicius | Motieka & Audzevicius advised Lithuanian educational start-up Turing College on its USD 1.05 million seed-round with investments from local and foreign venture capital funds and Silicon Valley business angels. Glimstedt advised Iron Wolf Capital on its investment into Turing College. | USD1.05million | Lithuania | Here |
| 15-Sep | Dentons; Freshfields; Sorainen; TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic and Dentons have advised the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania on its EUR 750 million Eurobond issuance. Sorainen advised lead managers Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan. Freshfields reportedly also advised the banks. | EUR750million | Lithuania | Here |
| 16-Sep | SPC Legal | SPC Legal advised Startup Wise Guys on leading a USD 1 million pre-seed financing round for Lithuanian technology start-up Watalook. | USD1million | Lithuania | Here |
| 24-Sep | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Lithuanian Aid for Business Fund investor UAB Valstybes Investicinis Kapitalas on establishing its EUR 400 million state-guaranteed note program and placing the inaugural EUR 30 million issuance. Luminor bank covered the issuance. | EUR30million | Lithuania | Here |
| 28-Sep | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Lithuanian non-bank financial brokerage company Orion Securities on the introduction of a depository service. | N/A | Lithuania | |
| 4-Oct | Walless | Walless advised Nordic fashion e-commerce company Boozt on its acquisition of Lithuanian technology company Estina. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 11-Oct | Cobalt; Sorainen; SPC Legal | Sorainen advised venture capital firm Elephant VC on leading the Series A round for Lithuanian startup PVcase. Cobalt advised Practica Capital on its investment. SPC Legal advised PVCase. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 12-Oct | Sorainen; TGS Baltic | Sorainen advised Lithuanian venture capital fund Open Circle Capital and Finnish venture capital fund Inventure on investing in marketing analytics and reporting startup Whatagraph. TGS Baltic reportedly advised Whatagraph. | USD7.2Million | Lithuania | Here |
| 13-Oct | Sorainen; TGS Baltic | Sorainen advised the Luminor Bank on organizing and distributing restricted senior preferred notes with a total value of EUR 75 million for Siauliu Bankas. TGS Baltic reportedly advised Siauliu Bankas. | EUR75million | Lithuania | Here |
| 14-Oct | Ellex (Valiunas); PwC Legal | Ellex advised Iceland's Arion bank on financing Samskip's acquisition of Sea Connect. PwC Legal reportedly advised Sea Connect and Samskip on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 18-Oct | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Lords LB Baltic Green Fund V on the acquisition of a Holiday Inn hotel in Vilnius from Valmeda. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 18-Oct | SPC Legal; Walless | SPC Legal advised Mano Sala, Grinvest, and We Property NL on the sale of a warehouse and distribution center to East Capital. Walless advised East Capital on the deal. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 19-Oct | Ellex (Valiunas) | Ellex advised investment fund manager BLF Management on its establishment and licensing in Lithuania. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 20-Oct | Sorainen; Triniti (Triniti Jurex) | Sorainen advised Lords LB Baltic Fund III on the sale of a shopping center in Marijampole, Lithuania, to Rivona. Triniti Jurex advised the buyer. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 21-Oct | Cobalt; Sorainen | Sorainen advised Lithuanian venture capital fund Open Circle Capital on investing in the Billo community marketing platform. Cobalt advised Practica Capital on co-leading the EUR 2 million seed round. | EUR2million | Lithuania | Here |
| 8-Nov | Sorainen | Sorainen advised French asset manager Eiffel Investment Group on its EUR 20 million funding for renewable energy company Green Genius. | EUR20million | Lithuania | Here |
| 9-Nov | Cobalt; Sorainen; TGS Baltic | Cobalt advised Lithuanian financial technology start-up Kevin on raising USD 10 million in a seed funding round, co-lead by Global PayTech Ventures, OTB Ventures, and Speedinvest. TGS Baltic advised OTB Ventures and Speedinvest. Sorainen advised Global PayTech Ventures. | USD10million | Lithuania | Here |
| 11-Nov | Walless | Walless advised the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy and UAB Energy Cells on state aid clearance procedures regarding a EUR 100 million investment in energy storage facilities. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 11-Nov | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic advised Lithuanian sports clothing manufacturer Audimas on separating its manufacturing and trading companies and on establishing a real estate management company. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 11-Nov | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented Siauliu Bankas in a dispute with the Bank of Lithuania. | N/A | Lithuania | |
| 12-Nov | Motieka & Audzevicius | Motieka & Audzevicius successfully defended Olympic Casino Group Baltija before the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 12-Nov | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Novian Group company Novian Systems on the acquisition of information systems and software developer Elsis Pro. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 12-Nov | Cobalt | Cobalt advised European Energy on the divestment of three Lithuanian wind farms with a total capacity of 185.5 megawatts. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 15-Nov | Cobalt; Eversheds Sutherland | Cobalt advised the shareholders of the Lithuanian Apotheca Vaistine pharmacy chain on its sale to Magnum. Eversheds Sutherland reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 17-Nov | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented Siauliu Bankas in a dispute with the Bank of Lithuania regarding a sanction the central bank imposed for violations of legal acts regulating the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 18-Nov | Sorainen | Sorainen advised Baltic Mill on its EUR 3 million issuance of two-year bonds. The bond issuance was organized by Siauliu Bankas. | EUR3million | Lithuania | Here |
| 24-Nov | Walless | Walless advised the Vilnius City Municipality Administration on a case concerning the legality of the termination of the Lazdynai swimming pool construction contract. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 26-Nov | Fort | Fort Legal advised Eften Capital on its EUR 10 million investment in the construction of two nine-story multi-apartment buildings in Kaunas, together with the Etapas Group. | EUR10million | Lithuania | Here |
| 10-Dec | Primus | Primus advised the Lithuanian Business Angels Fund on leading the EUR 1 million seed funding round of Vilnius-based open data platform Okredo. | EUR1million | Lithuania | Here |
| 14-Dec | Sorainen | Sorainen advised INVL Asset Management's Baltic Forests Fund I on the sale of its 1,300-hectare forest portfolio in Lithuania to the Latvian Forest Company. | N/A | Lithuania | Here |
| 15-Dec | TGS Baltic | TGS Baltic successfully represented agricultural inputs producer Biorro in an unfair competition case. | N/A | Lithuania | |
| 17-Dec | Sorainen | Sorainen advised investment company Atsinaujinancios Energetikos Investicijoscon on a non-public four-year green bond issue, with a total value of EUR 25 million at a 5% annual coupon. | EUR25million | Lithuania | Here |
| 31-Mar | Cobalt; Greenberg Traurig; Hogan Lovells; Rymarz Zdort; Slaughter and May; Sorainen; Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | Sorainen and Greenberg Traurig advised Allianz SE on its acquisition of life and non-life insurance operations and the pension and asset management business in Poland and Lithuania — including Lithuanian subsidiary Aviva Lithuania — from the Aviva Group. The Aviva Poland business also includes Aviva’s 51% shareholding in life and general insurance joint ventures with Santander: Santander-Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen Na Zycie S.A. and Santander-Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen S.A. Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr and Hogan Lovells, working with lead counsel Slaughter and May, advised Aviva on the deal in Poland, and Cobalt advised Aviva in Lithuania. Rymarz Zdort advised Santander. | EUR2.7billion | Lithuania; Poland | Here |
| 29-Jun | Cobalt | Cobalt advised Estonian Peranto OU on the sale of UAB Mockavos Terminalas to AB Orlen Lietuva. | N/A | Lithuania; Poland | Here |
| 7-Jul | Dubinski Jelenski Masiarz And Partners; Sorainen; SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised Mid Europa Partners on its acquisition of UAB Pigu from MCI.Techventures and minority shareholders. Sorainen advised the founders of Pigu on the sale. Dubinski Jelenski Masiarz and Partners reportedly also advised the sellers. | N/A | Lithuania; Poland | Here |
| 6-Aug | CMS | CMS advised Partner in Pet Food on its acquisition of Polish pet food producer Mispol S.A. from Lithuania-based NDX. | N/A | Lithuania; Poland | Here |
| 16-Aug | Gessel; Legal Kraft; Motieka & Audzevicius | Gessel advised the Avallon Fund on the sale of its majority stake in EBS to the Sevenways Group holding. Legal Kraft and Motieka & Audzevicius advised the buyer in Poland and Lithuania, respectively. | N/A | Lithuania; Poland | Here |
| 8-Jul | Alrud; Motieka & Audzevicius | Motieka & Audzevicius advised AB Linas Agro Group on competition clearance in Lithuania for its acquisition of the AB Kauno Grudai group of companies. Alrud advised on Russian aspects. | N/A | Lithuania; Russia | Here |
| 11-Oct | Deloitte Legal | Deloitte Legal advised Elbrus Capital Fund III on its investment into TransferGo during a USD 50 million series C funding round. | N/A | Lithuania; Russia | Here |
| 20-Dec | Sayenko Kharenko; Sorainen | Sorainen and Sayenko Kharenko advised Nordcurrent on the acquisition of Ukrainian game developer Rin Games. | N/A | Lithuania; Ukraine | Here |
| 5-May | Cobzac & Partners | Cobzac & Partners successfully represented Latvia's SIA Fertco fertilizer distributor in its attempt to obtain the partial annulment of an arbitral award in Moldova's courts. | EUR2.4million | Moldova | Here |
| 30-Jul | Brodsky Uskov Looper Reed & Partners; Turcan Cazac | Turcan Cazac advised Gedeon Richter Plc. on the sale of its Moldovan subsidiaries Gedeon Richter-Retea Farmaceutica SRL and Rihpangalfarma SRL to the Felicia Group. Brodsky Uskov Looper Reed & Partners advised the buyer. | N/A | Moldova | Here |
| 17-Dec | Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen | NNDKP advised Safety Broker on the sale of 80% of the company’s shares to the Polish group Unilink. | N/A | Moldova; Poland; Romania | Here |
| 5-Mar | Mitroi, Damian, Serbu & Associates | Mitroi, Damian, Serbu & Associates and Ireland's Crowley Millar Solicitors successfully represented Romanian airline Just-Us Air in arbitration with Air Moldova, the largest Moldovan airline. | N/A | Moldova; Romania | Here |
| 25-Jun | Arthur Cox; Baker Mckenzie; Gladei & Partners; Harneys Aristodemou Loizides Yiolitis; Homburger; Linklaters; Sayenko Kharenko; Turcan Cazac | Sayenko Kharenko, Turcan Cazac, Linklaters, and Homburger advised joint lead managers and bookrunners Citigroup, ING, and Renaissance Capital on the USD 400 million issuance of 8.45% secured notes due 2026 by the Trans-Oil Group of Companies. Gladei & Partners, Baker McKenzie, Arthur Cox, and Harneys Aristodemou Loizides Yiolitis advised the issuer and the guarantors. | USD400million | Moldova; Ukraine | Here |
| 5-Aug | Baker Mckenzie; Gladei & Partners; Sayenko Kharenko; Turcan Cazac | Sayenko Kharenko and Turcan Cazac advised joint bookrunners Citigroup, ING, and Renaissance Capital on the tap issue of USD 50 million 8.45% secured notes due 2026 by Trans-Oil Group. Baker McKenzie and Gladei & Partners advised Trans-Oil Group. | USD50million | Moldova; Ukraine | Here |
| 12-Oct | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko advised joint lead managers and joint bookrunners Citigroup, ING, and Renaissance Capital on the second USD 50 million tap issuance of 8.45% secured notes due 2026 by the Trans-Oil Group. | USD50million | Moldova; Ukraine | Here |
| 12-Apr | Vujacic Law Offices | The Law Office Vujacic advised GE Capital Aviation Services on the sale of two Embraer 195 aircrafts to Montenegro's ToMontenegro airline. | N/A | Montenegro | Here |
| 31-Mar | Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners advised energy company Interenergo and investment firm Trigal on an investment of EUR 40 million for the construction of a 30 MW wind farm in Bogdanci, North Macedonia. | EUR40million | North Macedonia | Here |
| 29-Jun | Dentons; Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners and Dentons advised the Green for Growth Fund on its EUR 3.5 million equity investment in Thor Impex Skopje, partially funding the construction and operation of a 36-megawatt wind farm near Bogoslovec in North Macedonia. | EUR3.5million | North Macedonia | Here |
| 5-Oct | Arthur Cox; Debarliev, Dameski & Kelesoska; DWF; Polenak Law Firm | Polenak, working with DWF, advised Singular and its owners on the sale of the company to Flutter Entertainment. Debarliev, Dameski & Kelesoska, working with Arthur Cox, advised Flutter Entertainment. | N/A | North Macedonia | Here |
| 29-Oct | Cytowski & Partners | Cytowski & Partners advised North Macedonian advertising technology company Howitzer on its USD 500,000 seed funding round with Hungary's Day One Capital and angel investors Mergim Cahani and Matei Pavel. The firm also advised Day One Capital. | USD500000 | North Macedonia | Here |
| 18-Mar | Debarliev, Dameski & Kelesoska; Paksoy | Paksoy advised Migros Ticaret AS on the sale of 99% of its Ramstore Macedonia DOO subsidiary to City Plaza DOO Skopje, which was advised by Debarliev, Dameski & Kelesoska. | N/A | North Macedonia; Turkey | Here |
| 3-Jan | Clifford Chance; Noerr | Noerr advised Verlagsgruppe Passau's HKM on the sale of its Polish publishing activities to PKN Orlen. Clifford Chance advised the buyer. | EUR55million | Poland | |
| 5-Jan | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Pekao in the acquisition of certain assets, rights, and liabilities of Idea Bank in the course of the bank's resolution process, which was initiated by Poland's Bank Guarantee Fund. | PLN14.6billion | Poland | Here |
| 6-Jan | CMS; Dentons | CMS advised AFI Properties on its EUR 100 million acquisition of the T-Mobile Office Park in Warsaw from Starwood Capital Group. Dentons advised the seller on the deal. | EUR100million | Poland | Here |
| 7-Jan | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Polish bike site Dadelo on its initial public offering and December 29, 2020 admission to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange. | PLN82million | Poland | Here |
| 7-Jan | B2RLaw; Gessel; Mrowiec Fialek & Partners | B2RLaw advised Atende on its sale of subsidiary Atende Software to Custodia Capital for PLN 52.5 million. Mrowiec Fialek & Partners advised Custodia Capital on the deal. Gessel advised a group of unnamed individual investors co-investing with Custodia Capital. | PLN52.5million | Poland | Here |
| 8-Jan | Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide Loyrette Nouel advised Yareal on the sale of buildings A and B in its LIXA project to Commerz Real, acting on behalf of South-Korean investor Hana Financial Investment. Baker Tilly Woroszylska Legal advised Commerz Real on the transaction, which was financed by Helaba Bank. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 13-Jan | Gessel | Gessel advised the Black Forest fund on its investment in Corab. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 13-Jan | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised ERG Poland Holding on the acquisition of all of the shares in EW Piotrkow Kujawski from Vortex Energy. The value of the transaction and construction of the 24.5 MW wind farm is EUR 36.5 million (PLN 167 million). | EUR36.5million | Poland | Here |
| 13-Jan | B2RLaw; Sidley Austin | B2RLaw, working along Sidley Austin, advised founders Pawel Malon and Marek Jakubow on the formation of Stability Capital, a Warsaw-based search fund. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 14-Jan | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Pinsent Masons; SSW Pragmatic Solutions | Orrick and SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised CMC Poland on its entry into a ten-year synthetic power purchase agreement with Norwegian renewable energy producer Statkraft. Pinsent Masons advised Statkraft on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 14-Jan | Crido Legal; DWF | DWF advised the Corum XL investment fund on the acquisition of the Astris office building in Krakow from Astris sp. z o.o. sp.k., which was advised by Crido. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 15-Jan | Kondracki Celej; Kulicki Law Firm; Orrick | Orrick and Kondracki Cele advised Dogmates, which trades under the Butternut Box brand, on an investment into Polish dog food manufacturer PsiBufet as part of PsiBufet's pre-seed round. The Kulicki Law Firm advised PsiBufet on the deal. | PLN1.6million | Poland | Here |
| 15-Jan | DLA Piper; Gorzelnik Nentwig Ziebinski | DLA Piper advised Respect Energy on the construction of a photovoltaic power plant in Zwartow, Poland. GNZ Legal advised Germany’s Goldbeck Solar, which cooperated with Respect Energy on the project. | EUR200million | Poland | Here |
| 15-Jan | Norton Rose Fulbright | Norton Rose Fulbright advised agent, security agent, and original lender Raiffeisen Bank International AG on two facility agreements totaling EUR 41 million with closed-end fund MCI.PrivateVentures FIZ, which is managed by MCI Capital Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A. | EUR41million | Poland | Here |
| 18-Jan | BCGL | BCGL advised mBank S.A. on the transfer of a real estate credit portfolio from mBank Hipoteczny S.A. to mBank S.A. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 18-Jan | Clifford Chance; Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised Partners Group on the acquisition of selected real estate assets of Krakow's Buma Group. Clifford Chance advised Buma on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 19-Jan | Greenberg Traurig; Rymarz Zdort | Greenberg Traurig advised sole global coordinator Wood & Co. on the sale, made through an accelerated book-building process, of Ten Square Games S.A. shares representing 9.78% of the share capital and total votes in the company, with a value of over PLN 355 million. Rymarz Zdort advised the sellers, Ten Square Games' shareholders Maciej Popowicz and Arkadiusz Pernal. | PLN355million | Poland | Here |
| 19-Jan | Herbert Smith Freehills; PwC Legal; Squire Patton Boggs | Squire Patton Boggs, Campos Ferreira, Sa Carneiro CS Associados, and Herbert Smith Freehills advised a banking consortium led by Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A. and Novo Banco, S.A. on financing provided to Metalogalva-Irmaos Silvas S.A. for its acquisition of certain of Europoles Group’s European divisions. PwC Legal and Telles Avogados advised the borrower on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 19-Jan | B2RLaw | B2RLaw advised Next Road Ventures on its venture capital investment in Poland's TrustMate. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 19-Jan | Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide Loyrette Nouel advised the European Investment Bank on taking up PLN 500 million bonds issued by by the Polish Development Fund. | PLN500million | Poland | Here |
| 21-Jan | SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised Waimea Holding on its entrance into a development management agreement with Fortress Fund for the development of two warehouse parks in Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 21-Jan | Allen & Overy; Stachowicz Ptak; Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners | Allen & Overy advised Grupa Zywiec on the sale of its brewery in Braniewo, Poland, and its Kuflowe, Braniewo, and Jasne ze Pelne beer brands to Van Pur. Stachowicz Ptak and Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 21-Jan | Cooley; White & Case | White & Case advised Texan construction technology startup AI Clearing Inc on a new round of seed funding led by Tera Ventures, joined by Inovo Venture Parners and Innovation Nest. Cooley advised the investors. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 22-Jan | SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised the unidentified owners of PePe on the sale of the company to Brammer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 22-Jan | Gessel; Noerr | Noerr advised Germany’s GBA Group on its acquisition of JARS S.A. Gessel advised the seller on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-Jan | Kochanski & Partners | Kochanski & Partners successfully represented Polish journalist Renata Grochal in appellate proceedings before the Regional Court in Warsaw in a defamation case brought against her by Telewizhja Polska. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-Jan | RS Legal | Radzikowski, Szubielska i Wspolnicy advised Baltic Power on its entrance into a grid connection agreement with Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne for an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-Jan | B2RLaw; Cleaver Fulton Rankin | B2RLaw, working with Northern Ireland's Cleaver Fulton Rankin law firm, advised Vox Financial Partners on its acquisition of Delv Global. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-Jan | B2RLaw | B2RLaw advised the PKO VC and RKK VC venture capital funds on an unspecified investment into Papukurier. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-Jan | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised Polish oil refiner and petrol retailer PKN Orlen on its PLN 1 billion issue of bonds under the company’s existing domestic bonds program. | PLN1billion | Poland | Here |
| 27-Jan | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Polish logistics platform European Logistics Investment on its acquisition of land and the construction of the Krakow V logistics center in the Polish community of Skawina. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 28-Jan | Allen & Overy; LegalKraft | LegalKraft advised Vastint Poland on the sale of the Brama Portowa office building complex in Szczecin, Poland to FLE SICAV FIS, managed by FLE GmbH from Vienna. Allen & Overy advised the buyers on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 28-Jan | Clifford Chance; White & Case | Clifford Chance advised DNB Bank Polska S.A. and the EBRD on financing they granted to a joint-venture company controlled by Taaleri SolarWind II and Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based Future Energy Company. White & Case advised Taaleri SolarWind II and Masdar on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 28-Jan | White & Case | White & Case advised P4, the Polish operator of Play mobile network, on the issuance of PLN 500 million of seven-year unsecured B-series bonds. | PLN500million | Poland | Here |
| 29-Jan | B2RLaw; Stan Komorowski | B2RLaw advised Ambulero, Inc., a biotechnology company developing cell and gene therapy treatments for patients suffering from vascular disease, on its receipt of up to USD 5.5 million in financing from Orphinic Scientific. Orphinic Scientific was advised by solo practitioner Stan Komorowski. | USD5.5million | Poland | Here |
| 29-Jan | CMS | CMS advised BaltCap Infrastructure Fund on a public-private partnership construction of lighting in the municipality of Miedzno, in the Slaskie Voivodship in Poland. | PLN22.4million | Poland | Here |
| 31-Jan | GLNS; Menold Bezler; NGL Legal | NGL Legal and GLNS advised private equity firm Egeria on the acquisition of sauna and spa manufacturer Klafs. Menold Bezler advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | |
| 1-Feb | Bird & Bird; Clifford Chance; Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka; Kromann Reumert | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised Hanwha Q Cells on the sale of 51 photovoltaic farms in Poland with a total capacity of 46 MW to Danish PV plant developer Obton. Clifford Chance advised KfW IPEX-Bank on financing for the deal and Danish law firm Kromann Reumert advised on Danish legal aspects of the transaction. Obton was advised by Bird & Bird. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 1-Feb | CMS; Clifford Chance; Stibbe; Weil, Gotshal & Manges | CMS advised InPost and its majority shareholder Advent International on InPost's listing on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Stibbe advised InPost and Clifford Chance advised a syndicate of Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, ABN Amro, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Jefferies, DMBH, ING, and Pekao on the deal. | EUR8billion | Poland | Here |
| 1-Feb | Kondracki Celej | Kondracki Celej advised Alior Bank on its exit from PayPo. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 1-Feb | Noerr; Rymarz Zdort | Noerr advised TAG Immobilien on the acquisition of Polish developer Archicom. Rymarz Zdort advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | |
| 1-Feb | Clifford Chance; Noerr | Noerr advised TAG Immobilien on the acquisition of Polish housing developer Budimex Nieruchomosci. Clifford Chance advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | |
| 2-Feb | B2RLaw | B2RLaw advised Johnson Matthey on its agreement with Axpo Polska Sp. Z.o.o. to have renewable electricity provided to the company's new factory in Konin, Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 2-Feb | Dentons; Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised companies in the Marvipol group on the sale of residential and commercial units in three built-to-rent residential projects in Warsaw to Swedish company Heimstaden Bostad. Dentons advised Heimstaden Bostad on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 5-Feb | Linklaters | Linklaters successfully defended Polish bank Interbrok Investment against claims worth PLN 270 million made against it by unidentified former clients. | PLN270million | Poland | Here |
| 5-Feb | Greenberg Traurig; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, working with lead counsel Plesner, advised Denmark-based Faerch on its acquisition of Inline Poland from the Sirap Group. Greenberg Traurig advised the seller on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 5-Feb | Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised AEW on its acquisition of a logistics project near Warsaw. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 5-Feb | Linklaters; Penteris | Penteris advised a joint venture formed by Rida Development Corp and Mack Real Estate Group on its acquisition of the Jerozolimskie Business Park in Warsaw from A&T Holdings. Linklaters advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Feb | B2RLaw | B2RLaw advised Proteon Pharmaceuticals on a strategic partnership with Skretting aimed at tackling challenges in the aquaculture industry. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Feb | Kondracki Celej; Schoenherr | Kondracki Celej helped Polish telehealth services platform Telemedico obtain USD 6.6 million in Series A financing from investors Flashpoint Venture Capital, UNIQA Ventures, PKO Bank Polski, Black Pearls VC, and Adamed Pharma. Schoenherr advised UNIQA on the deal. | USD6.6million | Poland | Here |
| 9-Feb | Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk; Gessel; Schoenherr | BCGL helped Warsaw-based private equity investment fund Omikron Capital obtain a loan from PKO Bank Polski and subsequently acquire 100% of the shares in Dagat-ECO. Schoenherr advised the seller and Gessel advised the bank on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Feb | Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide Loyrette Nouel advised Volkswagen Financial Services Polska on the establishment of its PLN 3 billion bond issue program. | PLN3billion | Poland | Here |
| 11-Feb | Brzozowska & Barwinska | Brzozowska & Barwinska advised the Cogitare Group on its internal corporate restructuring. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 15-Feb | Bird & Bird | Bird & Bird advised DP Poland on its acquisition of the Polish pizza restaurant Dominium. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 15-Feb | Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig helped Agora S.A. appeal against adecision of the President of the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection prohibiting the company from taking control over Eurozet Sp. z o.o. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 15-Feb | B2RLaw | B2RLaw advised the owners of digital product development studio Polidea on the sale of the studio to Snowflake, an American cloud-based data-warehousing company. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Feb | Decisive Worldwide Szmigiel Papros Gregorczyk | Decisive Szmigiel Papros Gregorczyk advised Enel-Med on the establishment of a new medical center in Warsaw’s Forest Business Park. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Feb | SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised Impexmetal S.A., a Polish enterprise operating mainly on the non-ferrous metals market, on the sale of a former aluminum factory to sustainable technologies company Johnson Matthey. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Feb | Radzikowski, Szubielska i Wspolnicy | Radzikowski, Szubielska i Wspolnicy successfully represented private individuals Eliza Kubarska and Dawid Kaszlikowski in a dispute with Joanna Onoszsko - the author of “The Secret Life of Butterflies” - and the Znak publishing house. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 17-Feb | B2RLaw; Kaczor Klimczyk Puchar Wypior; Kondracki Celej | B2RLaw advised FinTech company SMEO on the injection of capital into the company by Finch Capital and Precapital. Kondracki Celej advised Finch Capital and KKPW Kaczor Klimczyk Pucher Wypior advised Precapital on the PLN 21 million investment round. | PLN21million | Poland | Here |
| 17-Feb | Gessel | Gessel advised Polskie Bank Komorek Macierzystych SA on its acquisition of a minority stake in two companies operating stem cell banks: the Czech Republic's Rodinna Banka Perinatalnich a Mesenchymalnich Bunek and Slovakia's Rodinna Banka Perinatalnych a Mezenniechlnych. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 18-Feb | CMS | CMS advised TR Warszawa on the construction of a complex of buildings at Plac Defilad in Warsaw. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 19-Feb | Greenberg Traurig; SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised 7R on its entrance into an agreement with Zabka for the construction of a logistics center in Radzymin, Poland. Greenberg Traurig advised Zabka on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 19-Feb | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka; Watson Farley & Williams | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka and Watson Farley & Williams advised Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale on its EUR 45.5 million bridge financing of a wind farm portfolio in Poland that is being developed by Denmark-based European Energy. | EUR45.5million | Poland | Here |
| 19-Feb | Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk; WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr advised the P. Van de Velde Group on the acquisition of Drukarnia Impresta’s enterprise and production facility. BCGL advised Drukarnia Impresta and its shareholders on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 22-Feb | Freshfields; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, working with Freshfields, is advising the Austrian group Mayr-Melnhof Karton on its acquisition of a paper mill in Kwidzyn, Poland, from International Paper, for almost EUR 670 million, and an additional EUR 33 million for payment of usufruct and operational leasing obligations. | EUR703million | Poland | Here |
| 23-Feb | Greenberg Traurig; SKJ Szybkowski Kuzma Jelen | Greenberg Traurig advised Polish real estate developer Torus on its sale of the Neon office building in Gdansk to DWS Grundbesitz. SKJ Szybkowski Kuzma Jelen advised the buyer. | EUR80million | Poland | Here |
| 23-Feb | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Canada's Northland Power Inc. on the forming of a joint venture with PKN Orlen S.A. involving the preparation, development, and operation of an offshore wind farm with a total capacity of up to 1.2 GW. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 23-Feb | Dentons; Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised EnerCap Power Funds on the sale of a 22 MW onshore wind farm in Scieki to Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, which was advised by Dentons. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 23-Feb | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised PGE on its entrance into a joint venture with Danish energy concern Orsted, involving the development, construction, and operation of the Baltica-3 Wind Power Plant with a capacity of approximately 1 GW and the Baltica-2 Wind Power Plant with a capacity of approximately 1.5 GW. Allen & Overy advised Orsted on the deal. | PLN30billion | Poland | Here |
| 23-Feb | DWF | DWF Poland helped Enter Air obtain PLN 287 million in financing under the Polish Development Fund's Financial Shield Programme for Large Companies. | PLN287million | Poland | Here |
| 24-Feb | Dentons; Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised the founders of Archicom S.A. on their sale of 66.01% of the share capital and 65.99% of the votes to Echo Investment S.A. Dentons advised Echo on the deal. | PLN425.1million | Poland | Here |
| 24-Feb | WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr helped French aerospace company Safran Aircraft Engines SAS and Germany’s MTU Aero Engines AG obtain clearance from the Polish competition authority to form a joint venture. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-Feb | Dentons; SSW Pragmatic Solutions | Dentons advised Stage Capital Management Limited and Mashav Energia on the sale of the Kanin Wind Farm to PKN Orlen. SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-Feb | Babiaczyk, Skrocki i Wspolnicy; SMM Legal | SMM Legal advised Perfect Eye Optic on its merger with Avenir Medical Poland. Babiaczyk, Skrocki i Wspolnicy advised Avenir Medical. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-Feb | Baker McKenzie; Rymarz Zdort; White & Case | White & Case advised Delaware-based developer and publisher of video games Huuuge on its PLN 1.67 billion initial public offering on the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Rymarz Zdort and Baker & McKenzie advised joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners J.P. Morgan AG, Credit Suisse Securities, and Sociedad De Valores S.A., and lead manager Ipopema Securities S.A. | PLN1.67billion | Poland | Here |
| 25-Feb | Clifford Chance; Dentons | Clifford Chance advised a syndicate of banks including Santander Bank Polska, BNP Paribas Bank Polska, and PKO Bank Polski on the financing of a portfolio of four wind farm projects and 29 PV projects with a total capacity of 106 MW, belonging to Qair, an independent electricity producer. Dentons advised Qair on the PLN 479 million transaction. | PLN479Million | Poland | Here |
| 1-Mar | B2RLaw; Crido Legal; Linklaters | B2RLaw and Crido Legal advised Eagle JVCo on its acquisition of a student housing portfolio involving two development sites in Poland. Linklaters also advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 1-Mar | Dentons; Linklaters | Linklaters advised Cornerstone Partners on a strategic joint venture with the Crestyl Group, a Czech developer of multi-purpose real estate projects. Dentons advised the Crestyl Group on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 2-Mar | JDP | JDP helped a consortium of Budimex S.A., Tecnicas Reunidas SA, and Mitsubishi Power Europe GmbH settle a dispute with PGE GiEK S.A. involving a contract for the design and construction of a lignite power unit at Elektrownia Turow in Poland. | PLN108million | Poland | Here |
| 2-Mar | Clifford Chance; Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. and Polkomtel sp. z o.o. on the sale of a 99.99% stake in subsidiary Polkomtel Infrastruktura sp. z o.o., to Cellnex Poland sp. z o.o., a subsidiary of European telecommunications infrastructure operator Cellnex Telecom, which was advised by Clifford Chance. | PLN7billion | Poland | Here |
| 3-Mar | Gut & Partners; Studnicki, Pleszka, Cwiakalski, Gorski | SPCG advised Immobiliaria Camins SAU on the sale of Immobiliaria Camins Polska to NOHO Investment. Gut & Partners advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 3-Mar | Baker Tilly Woroszylska Legal | Baker Tilly Woroszylska advised EWT Automotive Polska on its acquisition of the Mercedes-Benz trucks sales and repair division in the north-eastern region of Poland from Auto Idea. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 4-Mar | Clifford Chance; Linklaters | Clifford Chance advised Polish public construction company Budimex S.A. on the PLN 1.5 billion sale of its Budimex Nieruchomosci subsidiary to Cornerstone Partners and Crestyl Real Estate. Linklaters advised the buyers on the deal. | PLN1.5billion | Poland | Here |
| 4-Mar | Clifford Chance; Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised WhitePress founders Pawel Strykowski and Tomasz Kwasny and fellow shareholder Grupa Netsprint on the sale of WhitePress to RTB House. Clifford Chance advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 4-Mar | Allen & Overy; Studnicki, Pleszka, Cwiakalski, Gorski | SPCG advised the shareholders of Obido Sp. z o.o, which runs a service connecting residential developers with potential clients, on the sale of the company to OLX Global B.V. Allen & Overy advised the OLX Group on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 5-Mar | CMS | CMS advised PFR Ventures on its investment in private equity funds British Apax Partners, French PAI Partners, and Poland-based Avallon MBO. | PLN340million | Poland | Here |
| 5-Mar | Kondracki Celej; Orrick | Orrick and Kondracki Celej advised PolSource on its sale to EPAM Systems Inc. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 5-Mar | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised BIF IV Europe Holdings Limited, an affiliate of Brookfield Renewable Partners, on an unspecified investment in Polish renewable energy producer Polenergia S.A. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 8-Mar | Bendza Barszcz; Sadkowski i Wspolnicy | Bendza Barszcz advised Zlota 44 on the sale of a package of apartments in the Zlota 44 residential tower in Warsaw. Sadkowski i Wspolnici advised the unidentified purchaser on the transaction. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 8-Mar | Mrowiec Fialek & Partners; Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Meliuz S.A. on its unspecified investment in e-commerce platform Picodi.com S.A. Mrowiec Fialek i Wspolnicy advised Picodi.com. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 8-Mar | Allen & Overy; Kirkland & Ellis; Loyens & Loeff; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, working with Kirkland & Ellis and Loyens & Loeff, advised Pamplona Capital Management on its acquisition of Signature Foods from IK Investment Partners. Allen & Overy advised the seller | N/A | Poland | |
| 9-Mar | B2RLaw | B2RLaw advised Pinova Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in German software company Raynet GmbH. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Mar | Rymarz Zdort; Schoenherr | Rymarz Zdort advised Allegro Group, an e-commerce platform in Central and Eastern Europe, on its lease of a 36,500 square meter space in the A2 Warsaw Park from Panattoni. Schoenherr advised Panattoni on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Mar | Mrowiec Fialek & Partners; Rymarz Zdort | Mrowiec Fialek & Partners advised the shareholders and the management board of Picodi.com on the sale of a majority stake in the company to Meliuz S.A., an investor listed on the Brazilian Stock Exchange. Rymarz Zdort advised Meliuz on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Mar | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised the financial creditors involved in the sixth and final stage of Polimex Mostostal's financial restructuring. | PLN2billion | Poland | Here |
| 10-Mar | CMS | CMS has been advising IIAC, the operator of Seoul's Incheon Airport, on its successful bid to become the strategic advisor to Centralny Port Komunikacyjny sp. z o.o., the operator of the Solidarity Transport Hub Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 10-Mar | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised Pekao Bank Hipoteczny on the update of its covered bonds program and on a PLN 250 million issuance under that program. | PLN250million | Poland | Here |
| 10-Mar | CMS; White & Case | White & Case advised a syndicate of Polish and international financial institutions on the closing of the more-than-PLN 5 billion financing of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A.'s Police Polymers project. CMS advised Grupa Azoty on the deal. | PLN5billion | Poland | Here |
| 11-Mar | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised European Logistics Investment on its acquisition of land for the development of a 37,000-square-meter warehouse complex in Krakow, Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 12-Mar | B2RLaw; Linklaters | Linklaters advised Czech investor Investika Realitni Fond, OPF on the acquisition of the Szyperska Office Center in Poznan from Wechta Nieruchomosci sp. z o.o., which was advised by B2RLaw. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 12-Mar | DZP Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka | DZP advised Portuguese bicycle manufacturer RTE on a agreement with Dekpol S.A. and Dekpol Budownictwo sp. z o.o. for the construction of a bicycle production facility. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 12-Mar | DLA Piper; Gide Loyrette Nouel | DLA Piper advised Zabka Polska, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners, on the acquisition of Maczfit Foods, a dietary catering company based in Poland, from Resource Partners. Gide Loyrette Nouel advised Resource Partners and entrepreneur Maciej Lubiak on the sale. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 12-Mar | Clifford Chance; White & Case | White & Case advised Mid Europa Partners on the financing of its acquisition of Sage sp. z o.o. from the Sage Group. The syndicated loan for the acquisition was granted by a consortium consisting of Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A., and Santander Bank Polska S.A. Clifford Chance advised the banks on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 12-Mar | Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk; Brzozowska & Barwinska | BCGL advised Bank Pekao on its provision of an unspecified investment and a revolving loan to the Genexo pharmaceutical company. Brzozowska & Barwinska advised the borrower on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Mar | Dentons; Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised Tritax EuroBox on the sale of a warehouse in the Polish logistics hub of Strykow, near Lodz, to Savills Investment Management. Dentons advised the buyer on the deal. | EUR65.5million | Poland | Here |
| 16-Mar | Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide Loyrette Nouel advised Polish electricity distributor Tauron Polska Energia S.A. on its establishment of a hybrid bond issue program. | PLN450million | Poland | Here |
| 16-Mar | Greenberg Traurig; White & Case | Greenberg Traurig advised MBank as the manager of the offering in an accelerated bookbuilding process of Mabion’s PLN 130 million newly issued shares. White & Case advised the issuer. | PLN130million | Poland | Here |
| 16-Mar | Allen & Overy; Gorrissen Federspiel; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, working with Gorrissen Federspiel, advised the Salling Group on the acquisition of Tesco in Poland. Allen & Overy advised the seller. | PLN900million | Poland | |
| 17-Mar | Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie; DLA Piper | DLA Piper has advised KGAL Investment Management on the acquisition of the Villa Office office building in Warsaw from Echo Investment. Allen & Overy and Baker McKenzie advised Echo Investment on the deal. | EUR86.7million | Poland | Here |
| 17-Mar | DLA Piper; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak | DLA Piper advised the founders of the Arhelan retail chain on the sale of a 49% stake to Polish retailer Eurocash, which was advised by Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 17-Mar | DLK Legal | DLK Legal helped Kardynal & Kardynal obtain a payment initiation and account information services license from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 18-Mar | Deloitte Legal; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised Polish resin manufacturer Lerg on the acquisition of another Polish resin manufacturer, Ciech Zywice, from the Ciech Group. Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak advised the Ciech Group on the transaction. Deloitte Legal advised Bank Pekao on financing for the deal. | PLN160million | Poland | Here |
| 18-Mar | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Willkie Farr & Gallagher | Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak, working with Willkie Farr & Gallagher, advised the unidentified owners of El-Cab on the sale of a controlling stake in the company to US-based Amphenol. Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 18-Mar | Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak | Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak successfully defended Bank Millennium in the Warsaw Court of Appeal. | PLN185million | Poland | Here |
| 19-Mar | Dentons; Linklaters | Linklaters advised Chariot, a group managed by Griffin Real Estate, on the sale of retail parks in the Polish communities of Olsztyn, Opole, Kielce, and Tychy to EPP, which was advised by Dentons. | EUR106million | Poland | Here |
| 22-Mar | CMS | CMS advised Macquarie’s Green Investment Group on a ten-year physical corporate Power Purchase Agreement with the Danone companies in Poland and separately on a route to market physical PPA with Axpo, one of the largest independent off-takers of renewable energy, under which the wind farm will sell the remaining volume of electric energy and receive balancing services from Axpo. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 24-Mar | Allen & Overy; Dentons | Dentons advised South Africa's Fortress REIT on its acquisition of Waimea Logistic Park Bydgoszcz and Waimea Logistic Park Stargard from Griffin Property Finance. Allen & Overy advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-Mar | Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide Loyrette Nouel advised a consortium of banks that included PKO Bank Polski, BNP Paribas, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s Poland branch, Bank Pekao, mBank, Bank Millennium, Credit Agricole, Societe Generale, Bank Handlowy, Bank Ochrony Srodowiska, and Intesa Sanpaolo, on its provision of PLN 2.115 billion in financing to the Ciech Group. | PLN2.115billion | Poland | Here |
| 25-Mar | Grant Thornton; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak | Grant Thornton advised the Biomasa Partner Group on its acquisition of a sawmill in Chociwel, Poland from IKEA Industry. Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-Mar | Accreo; Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | WKB advised the Orkla Group on its acquisition of the enterprise of Ambasador 92 sp. z o.o. sp.k. Accreo advised Ambasador 92 on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-Mar | Clifford Chance; White & Case | Clifford Chance advised Deutsche Bank and other arrangers on an update of the up-to-EUR 70 billion EMTN program of the State Treasury of the Republic of Poland. White & Case advised the Republic of Poland on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-Mar | CMS; Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide Loyrette Nouel advised Polish real estate developer Yareal on its sale of the Neopark campus complex in Warsaw's Mokotow district to an unspecified French fund managed by Amundi Real Estate. CMS advised Amundi on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-Mar | White & Case | White & Case Warsaw advised mBank S.A. as the arranger on the update of Echo Investment S.A.'s bond issuance program for up-to PLN 1 billion and subsequent PLN 195 million bond issuance. | PLN195million | Poland | Here |
| 26-Mar | Clifford Chance; Gleiss Lutz; Hennerkes, Kirchdorfer & Lorz; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, Gleiss Lutz, and Hennerkes, Kirchdorfer & Lorz advised the Brose Group on a 50/50 joint venture with Volkswagen for the manufacture of seats and vehicle interior components. Clifford Chance advised Volkswagen. | N/A | Poland | |
| 29-Mar | Kondracki Celej | Kondracki Celej advised Polish furniture startup Tylko on a EUR 22 million series C investment round which generated investments from Pitango, Evil Growth Partners, TDJ Pitango Ventures, and Experior VC, among others. | EUR22million | Poland | Here |
| 31-Mar | Baker McKenzie; Dentons | Dentons advised CEE Equity Partners, the investment advisor of the China-CEE Fund I, on the sale by the fund of three onshore wind farms in Poland to Iberdrola. Baker McKenzie advised Iberdrola on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 1-Apr | B2RLaw | B2RLaw advised Paine Schwartz Partners on an unspecified investment made by Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V in Kynetec. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 1-Apr | Deloitte Legal; Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide advised Sierra Gorda S.C.M., KGHM Polska Miedz S.A., Sumitomo Metal Mining CO., LTD, and Sumitomo Corporation on a USD 700 million financing from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. Sullivan & Cromwell advised Sumitomo Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Mining as well, while Deloitte Legal advised BGK on the deal. | USD700million | Poland | Here |
| 1-Apr | Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide successfully represented Polish spirits company Wyborowa S.A. in proceedings before the European Intellectual Property Office involving its opposition to the registration of a trademark similar to LUKSUSOWA. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 1-Apr | Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners advised the Roca Group on Polish aspects of its acquisition of a majority shareholding in the Royo Group. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 2-Apr | Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide and Kubas Kos Galkowski advised PKO Bank Polski on the development of a scheme for the amicable settlement of disputes arising under foreign currency housing loans, as proposed by the Chairman of the Financial Supervision Authority of Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 5-Apr | Clifford Chance; Norton Rose Fulbright | Clifford Chance Warsaw advised Cargounit, a locomotive leasing business in Central and Eastern Europe, on a financing agreement with a consortium of Polish and international banks consisting of BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A., PKO Bank Polski S.A., Siemens Bank GmbH, Bank Millennium S.A., ING Bank Slaski S.A., Bank Pekao S.A., and Bank Ochrony Srodowiska S.A. Norton Rose Fulbright advised the banks on the deal. | PLN615million | Poland | Here |
| 6-Apr | Deloitte Legal; Greenberg Traurig; Modrzewski | Greenberg Traurig advised the CCC Group on the acquisition by Cyfrowy Polsat and A&R Investments Limited of 10% stakes in subsidiary eobuwie.pl. Deloitte Legal advised A&R Investments Limited and Modrzewski represented Cyfrowy Polsat. | PLN1billion | Poland | Here |
| 6-Apr | Dentons; SSW Pragmatic Solutions | Dentons advised Interpierre Europe Centrale on its acquisition of the MAN Truck & Bus Center warehouse in Malopole, Poland, from 7R. SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised 7R on the deal | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 6-Apr | PwC Legal | PwC Legal Poland advised DIF Capital Partners on the acquisition by its DIF Infrastructure Fund VI of two onshore wind farm projects from OX2. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 8-Apr | Allen & Overy; White & Case | White & Case advised Play network operator P4 sp. z o.o. on PLN 5.5 billion in financing obtained from a consortium of financial institutions including main arrangers, original lenders, and financing guarantors Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, and Santander Bank Polska and Credit Agricole Bank Polska. Allen & Overy reportedly advised the banks on the deal. | PLN5.5billion | Poland | Here |
| 8-Apr | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised a company controlled by a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments on financing for the acquisition of 130 photovoltaic farms in Poland with an aggregate capacity of 122 MW. Mandated lead arrangers include ING Bank Slaski S.A. and BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Apr | B2RLaw; Greenberg Traurig | B2RLaw advised UK-based private equity firm Henley Investments on its acquisition of the Galeria Pestka shopping center in Poznan, Poland. Greenberg Traurig advised the unidentified seller on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Apr | Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, acting pro bono, successfully represented former Polskie Radio Rzeszow Grazyna Bochenek in his claim that he was illegally terminated from his position following the broadcast of a negative comment by a listener concerning the President of Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Apr | White & Case | White & Case advised PKN Orlen on the issuance of 10,000 series D bearer bonds under the company’s existing bonds program. | PLN1billion | Poland | Here |
| 13-Apr | Jacek Kosinski Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni; Kurzynski Kosinski Lyszyk Wierzbicki | The Jacek Kosinski law firm advised Worm on its sale of several photovoltaic farms of 1 MW each in Poland to the Modus Group, operating under the Green Genius brand. KKLW reportedly advised the Modus Group on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 14-Apr | Gessel | Gessel advised the Smartt Group on an unspecified investment into the company by MJM Holdings. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 14-Apr | Greenberg Traurig; Penteris | Penteris advised Immofinanz on its EUR 72.5 million sale of four office buildings in Warsaw to Hungary's Indotek Group. Greenberg Traurig advised the Indotek Group. | EUR72.5million | Poland | Here |
| 14-Apr | Kochanski & Partners | Kochanski & Partners advised CVI Dom Maklerski on the issuance by Huta Malapanew of secured bonds with a nominal value of PLN 23 million and their acquisition by a fund with assets managed by CVI Dom Maklerski. | PLN23million | Poland | Here |
| 15-Apr | Clifford Chance; Norton Rose Fulbright | Clifford Chance advised Arctic Paper S.A.on a term and revolving facilities agreement with Santander Bank Polska S.A., BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A., and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., under which the lenders agreed to grant the company an approximately PLN 300 million equivalent multi-currency refinancing package comprised of term and revolving facilities. Norton Rose Fulbright advised the banks on the deal. | PLN300million | Poland | Here |
| 15-Apr | Linklaters; Rymarz Zdort | Linklaters advised Orange Polska on its entrance into a joint venture with Dutch pension investment firm APG. Rymarz Zdort advised APG on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Apr | Dentons; Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka | Lawyers from the Warsaw and Paris offices of Dentons advised the Ondura Group on its acquisition of CB S.A. Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 19-Apr | Mrowiec Fialek & Partners | Mrowiec Fialek and Partners advised Ipopema Securities S.A. on its entrance into investment and offering agreements with Biomed Lublin S.A. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 20-Apr | WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | WKB advised Gaz-System and Polskie LNG on the former's takeover of the latter. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 21-Apr | SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised the PKN Orlen Group on its purchase of three wind farms with a total capacity of 90 MW from Spanish investment funds. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 21-Apr | Kwasnicki, Wrobel & Partners | The RKKW law firm helped the Historical Museum of Sanok, in Poland, respond to an offer to sell it a counterfeit version of a painting by Zdzislaw Beksinski from an American auction website. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 21-Apr | Gessel | Gessel advised Polimex Mostostal S.A. on its PLN 1.22 million acquisition of a 100% stake in Instal-Lublin S.A. from the receiver of PartnerBud in bankruptcy. | PLN1.22billion | Poland | Here |
| 22-Apr | DLA Piper; Grant Thornton; KPT Tax Advisors | Grant Thornton advised the shareholders of Atlantic Products Sp. z o.o. on the sale of the business to Maced, a Polish manufacturer of dog treats controlled by Resource Partners. DLA Piper and KPT Tax Advisors advised Resource Partners on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 23-Apr | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised the EBRD on its provision of an unspecified loan to Elemental Holding S.A. for the construction of a recycling facility in Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 23-Apr | DLA Piper; Krzyzagorska Loboda i Partnerzy | DLA Piper advised Resource Partners on its acquisition of the majority of shares in 7Anna. The Krzyzagorska Loboda i Partnerzy law firm advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-Apr | Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, acting pro bono, successfully represented blogger Lukasz Kasprowicz in a criminal libel case that reached the Supreme Court of Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 27-Apr | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised European Logistics Investment on its purchase of land for the development of a modern warehouse complex in the Polish community of Tychy. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 28-Apr | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka helped Polregio sp. z o.o. obtain approval from the European Commission for the over-PLN 6 billion in state aid it received for its restructuring. | PLN6billion | Poland | Here |
| 29-Apr | B2RLaw | B2RLaw advised PGNiG Group’s corporate venture capital fund on its PLN 2.53 million investment in Enelion, a provider of electro-mobility solutions. | PLN2.53million | Poland | Here |
| 29-Apr | DWF; Miller Canfield | DWF advised Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income on its EUR 28 million acquisition of the Panattoni Lodz City VIII logistics and distribution center from Panattoni. Miller Canfield advised the seller. | EUR28million | Poland | Here |
| 29-Apr | Hogan Lovells | Hogan Lovells provided pro bono legal representation to Piotr Wawrzecki in a dispute over the seizure of his decedent father’s assets by the Polish State Treasury. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 30-Apr | Vinge; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners provided Polish advice to AddLife AB on its EUR 165 million acquisition of an unspecified number of shares in the Vision Ophthalmology Group and its subsidiary Polymed Polska sp. z o.o from SSCP Vision Parent S.C.A. | EUR165million | Poland | Here |
| 30-Apr | NGL Legal; WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | NGL Legal advised PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, KGHM Polska Miedz, Enea, and Tauron Polska Energia on their disposal of PGE EJ 1 - an SPV responsible for preparing the investment process and construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant - to the Polish State Treasury. WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr advised the State Treasury. | N/A | Poland | |
| 30-Apr | NGL Legal; Wardynski & Partners | NGL Legal advised Crispy Food on its acquisition of the food packaging and labeling production business of Constancia ColorCap. Wardynski & Partners advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | |
| 3-May | Baker Mckenzie; DWF; Miller Thomson | Baker McKenzie advised People Can Fly on its acquisition of Canada-based Game On Creative, Inc. The transaction provides for a share swap with PCF shares and the reinvestment of Game On's founder in PCF. DWF Poland and Miller Thomson advised Game On Creative. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 4-May | Vinge; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners and Vinge advised the Lagercrantz Group on its acquisition of CW Lundberg, a Poland-based subsidiary of the CWL Group AB. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 4-May | Olesinski & Wspolnicy; Penteris | Penteris advised Huuuge on its USD 38.9 million acquisition of Traffic Puzzle from Wroclaw-based gaming studio Picadilla Games. Olesinski & Wspolnicy advised Picadilla on the deal. | USD38.9million | Poland | Here |
| 4-May | Kochanski & Partners | Kochanski & Partners advised Inovo Venture Partners VC fund on the acquisition of shares in the SunRoof technology company as part of a seed round extension. Other investors participating in the round included SMOK Ventures, LT Capital, EIT InnoEnergy, FD Growth Capital, KnowledgeHub, and other local and international business angels. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 5-May | Allen & Overy; Squire Patton Boggs | Allen & Overy advised Ghelamco on the sale of the Woloska 24 office building in Warsaw to ZFP Investments, a subsidiary of Slovakia's IAD Investments. Squire Patton Boggs advised ZFP on the deal. | EUR60million | Poland | Here |
| 6-May | Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised private equity fund Gilde Healthcare on its acquisition of Acti-Med AG. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 12-May | Bird & Bird; CMS | Bird & Bird advised Polish Enterprise Fund VI, a private equity fund managed by Enterprise Investors, on the sale of companies from the Wento group to international energy concern Equinor, which was advised by CMS. | EUR100million | Poland | Here |
| 17-May | Norton Rose Fulbright | Norton Rose Fulbright advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. on financing granted to five SPVs managing photovoltaic installations in Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 17-May | Ozog Tomczykowski; Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss advised Burda Media Polska on its acquisition of Edipresse Polska from the Edipresse Group, a Swiss newspaper and magazine publisher. The Ozog Tomczykowski Law Firm advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 17-May | WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr advised E&W Spolka z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia ZOL Spslka Komandytowa, a company belonging to Denmark's Eurowind Energy A/S and Windbud Sp. z o.o., on the construction of the Zolkiewka wind farm. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 18-May | KPMG Legal; Ozog Tomczykowski | The Ozog Tomczykowski Law Firm advised the Warsaw Equity Group on its sale of a 64% stake in Zaklady Przemyslu Cukierniczego Otmuchow S.A. and a minority stake in Przedsiebiorstwo Wyrobow Cukierniczych Odra S.A to Kervan Gıda Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi. KPMG Legal advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 19-May | Dentons; SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised Wave Properties Polska on the sale of the Adama Asynka 9 office property in Krakow to the Paref Group. Dentons reportedly advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-May | Allen & Overy; Dentons | Dentons advised Reino IO Logistics on the acquisition by its investment vehicle Polish Logistics of logistics parks in Lodz, Poznan, Sosnowiec, Bielsko-Biala, and Rzeszow, from AEW Europe. Allen & Overy advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-May | Brzezinski Gregorczyk; Gessel | Gessel advised Resource Partners on an unspecified investment in playground producer Buglo. The Law Office of Brzezinski and Gregorczyk advised Buglo on the deal. Financing was provided by ING Bank. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 27-May | DLK Legal | DLK Legal helped Mytaxi Polska sp. z o.o., which does business as Free Now, register with the Polish Financial Supervision Authority as an entity benefiting from the limited network exemption under the Polish Act on Payment Services. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 28-May | Olesinski & Wspolnicy; Ozog Tomczykowski | The Ozog Tomczykowski law firm helped Placeme.pl on a PLN 2 million investment into the company by the BValue fund. Olesinski & Wspolnicy advised the investor on the deal. | PLN2million | Poland | Here |
| 1-Jun | Clifford Chance; Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Pepco Group N.V. on Polish law matters related to its IPO and the admission and introduction of its shares to trading on the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Clifford Chance reportedly advised joint global coordinators Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE and J.P. Morgan A.G. | PLN23billion | Poland | Here |
| 1-Jun | Clifford Chance; White & Case | Clifford Chance advised Trinseo S.A. on the sale of its synthetic rubber business in Schkopau, Germany, to Poland-based Synthos S.A. for an enterprise value of USD 491 million. White & Case advised the buyers on the deal. | USD491million | Poland | Here |
| 1-Jun | JDP | JDP Drapala & Partners, representing Madrid's Acciona Construccion S.A. and Mostostal Warszawa S.A., obtained a partial judgment from the Appellate Court in Warsaw amending the judgment of the first instance court and ordering public employer GDDKiA to pay the firm's clients a total of over PLN 23 million (including interest). | PLN23million | Poland | Here |
| 2-Jun | Kondracki Celej; Mason Hayes & Curran; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe | Orrick and Kondracki Celej advised lead investor FF Ventures on the EUR 5 million in financing obtained by SpaceOS. Mason Hayes & Curran advised SpaceOS on the financing. | EUR5million | Poland | Here |
| 3-Jun | Baker Mckenzie; Noerr | Noerr advised the shareholders of Adaptive Vision Sp. z o.o. on the sale of 100% of the shares in the company to a UK-based subsidiary of Zebra Technologies. Baker McKenzie advised the buyers on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 4-Jun | Baker Mckenzie; Dentons; DLA Piper; Wolf Theiss | Dentons and Baker McKenzie advised international investment manager BentallGreenOak on its acquisition of three 7R Park Tczew warehouses from 7R. Wolf Theiss advised the seller. DLA Piper advised ING on its provision of financing for the transaction. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 7-Jun | DLA Piper; Gessel | DLA Piper advised convenience store chain Zabka Polska Sp. z o.o., part of CVC Capital Partners, on the acquisition of a majority stake in MasterLife Solutions Sp. z o.o., which owns the Dietly.pl. e-commerce platform. Gessel advised the owners of Dietly.pl on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Jun | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Pepco Group N.V. on Polish law matters related to a EUR 740 million senior facilities agreement, including secured term loans of up to EUR 550 million and a secured working capital facility of up to EUR 190 million, with a consortium of 11 Polish and international financial institutions, in order to refinance Pepco's existing debt. | EUR740Million | Poland | Here |
| 9-Jun | Taylor Wessing | The Warsaw office of Taylor Wessing advised the MLP Group on its PLN 123 million public offering of series E ordinary bearer stocks and their introduction to trade on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. | PLN123million | Poland | Here |
| 10-Jun | BSJP | BSJP advised Megawind on the sale of Polpower, the owner of the Majewo wind farm project in Poland, to Tauron Ekoenergia. | N/A | Poland | |
| 11-Jun | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance Warsaw advised ING Bank Slaski on the amendment and restatement of the PLN 44.5 million financing agreement for the second phase of development of photovoltaic farms in the Sulechow municipality by Polenergia Farma Wiatrowa 17. | PLN44.5million | Poland | Here |
| 11-Jun | Dentons; Linklaters | Linklaters advised CP Developer S.a r.l. on its PLN 1.4 billion long-term forward sale of 2,500 rental apartments to Sweden’s Heimstaden Bostad. Dentons advised the buyer. | PLN1.4billion | Poland | Here |
| 15-Jun | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort and Setterwalls Advokatbyra advised CEPD N.V. on its investment in the LloydsApotek pharmacy chain operator Admenta Sweden AB, including the acquisition of 100% of Admenta shares from the current shareholder. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Jun | Allen & Overy; White & Case | White & Case advised PKN Orlen S.A. on the establishment of its EUR 5 billion EMTN program and the subsequent issuance of EUR 500 million 1.125% green bonds due 2028. Allen & Overy reportedly advised the bookrunners. | EUR5billion | Poland | Here |
| 16-Jun | Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig Warsaw advised BNP Paribas SA on its PLN 470 million sale of over 7.47 million BNP Paribas Bank Polska shares in an accelerated book-building process. | PLN470million | Poland | Here |
| 16-Jun | Aird & Berlis; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin; Schoenherr | Schoenherr, working alongside Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, advised Canadian PE company Novacap Industries V on Polish aspects of its acquisition of an undisclosed Polish target processing rubber waste and manufacturing garden tiles and other garden products. Aird & Berlis advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | |
| 17-Jun | Allen & Overy; DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised international investment firm Eurazeo on its provision of financing to the Avenga Group. Allen & Overy reportedly advised Avenga. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 17-Jun | Clifford Chance; Rymarz Zdort | Clifford Chance advised a consortium of banks consisting of Santander Bank Polska and ING Bank Slaski on the financing of the takeover of Luxembourg-seated Moventum by ProService Finteco. Rymarz Zdort advised ProService Finteco on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 17-Jun | Clifford Chance; White & Case | White & Case advised Polish photovoltaic farm developer R.Power on the establishment of a green bond issuance program with a total nominal value of up to PLN 1 billion. Clifford Chance advised mBank, the sole broker on the deal. | PLN1billion | Poland | Here |
| 21-Jun | Gessel | Gessel advised OEX S.A and its majority shareholders on a tender offer for 100% of the company’s shares. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 22-Jun | JDP | JDP Drapala & Partners successfully represented a consortium consisting of Polimex Infrastruktura Sp. z o.o., Polimex Mostostal S.A., and Trakcja S.A. in an appeal procedure before the Regional Court in Warsaw. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 22-Jun | Allen & Overy; BSJP | BSJP advised German wind farm developer Sabowind GmbH on its sale of a 108 megawatt wind project portfolio to DIF Infrastructure Fund VI. Allen & Overy advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 24-Jun | Gessel; Kondracki Celej; Procope & Hornborg | Kondracki Celej advised the shareholders of software company Skyrise.tech on the sale of 100% of shares to Etteplan. Gessel advised Etteplan alongside, reportedly, Finland-based Procope & Hornborg. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 24-Jun | Allen & Overy; DLA Piper; Gianni & Origoni; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Schoenherr; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom; Vinge; White & Case | Schoenherr, Vinge, and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom advised Visa on its acquisition of Tink, a Swedish cloud-based platform providing infrastructure and data products, from private equity investors for a consideration of EUR 1.8 billion. White & Case and Gianni & Origoni advised the target. DLA Piper, Allen & Overy, and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe advised the seller. | EUR1.8billion | Poland | |
| 28-Jun | WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr advised E&W on the construction agreements for three wind farms in Chodziez, Gostynin, and Zalecino with a consortium of contracting companies. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 28-Jun | Dentons; Hogan Lovells; Linklaters | Dentons advised Patrizia Frankfurt Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft on the sale of its Le Palais office building in Warsaw to Generali Europe Income Holding subsidiary Loranze. Linklaters advised Generali on the deal. Hogan Lovells advised the seller on tax issues. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 28-Jun | SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised Santander Bank Polska on a PLN 23 million financing project for OEX SA’s tender offer for its own shares. | PLN23million | Poland | Here |
| 29-Jun | DWF; Kutnik, Kalinowski i Partnerzy | DWF advised the KGAL managed ESPF 4 fund on the acquisition of a 27-megawatt wind farm project from the Boryszew Group. Kutnik, Kalinowski i Partnerzy advised the Boryszew Group on the deal. | EUR11million | Poland | Here |
| 30-Jun | NGL Legal | NGL Legal advised FixMap on the acquisition of local internet, cable, and phone operator Kolnet. | N/A | Poland | |
| 1-Jul | Clifford Chance; White & Case | White & Case advised Polish chemicals producer Synthos on its EUR 600 million 2.5% seven-year bond issuance. Clifford Chance advised global coordinators BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs Bank Europe and joint bookrunners Bank Pekao, Banco Santander, ING, and PKO BP. | EUR600million | Poland | Here |
| 1-Jul | DZP Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised the consortium of Aldesa Construcciones Polska, Aldesa Construcciones, and Aeronaval de Construcciones Instalaciones on a PLN 178 million contract with Poland's General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways for a traffic control system. | PLN178million | Poland | Here |
| 1-Jul | Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide Loyrette Nouel advised Bank Pekao and mBank on the establishment of Robyg’s PLN 500 million bond program and its subsequent PLN 150 million bond issuance. | PLN500million | Poland | Here |
| 2-Jul | Clifford Chance; Dentons | Dentons advised Globe Trade Centre S.A. on its EUR 500 million debut issuance of unsecured green bonds with a coupon of 2.25% per annum, maturing on June 23, 2026. Clifford Chance advised the banks involved, including joint bookrunners J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Erste Group, and Raiffeisen Bank International. | EUR500million | Poland | Here |
| 2-Jul | DGTL Law; Gessel | Gessel advised the Lux Med Group on its acquisition of the Hifu Clinic. DGTL Law advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 2-Jul | Chiomenti; Morgan Lewis; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Slaughter and May; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, working alongside Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, advised Investindustrial's and Black Diamond's portfolio company Speciality Chemicals International on the sale of the Reichhold-Polynt Group, including subsidiary Polynt Composites Poland, to Black Diamond Capital Management. Slaughter and May and Chiomenti Studio Legale advised Global Chemicals. Morgan Lewis advised Black Diamond. | EUR1.3billion | Poland | |
| 5-Jul | B2RLaw; Compliance Partners; Goodwin Procter | B2RLaw, working alongside Goodwin, advised growth equity investors Kennet Partners and Digital+ Partners on their USD 30 million equity investment in eStoreMedia. Compliance Partners Szpytka advised eStoreMedia on the deal. | USD30million | Poland | Here |
| 7-Jul | Clifford Chance; WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | WKB advised Energix on a facilities agreement under which a consortium of banks that includes EBRD and Banco Santander will provide PLN 550 million in financing for the construction of two wind farms in Banie and Sepopol, Poland. Clifford Chance advised the banks. | PLN550million | Poland | Here |
| 8-Jul | Weil, Gotshal & Manges; White & Case | White & Case advised a consortium of banks on InPost's EUR 490 million issuance of senior notes due 2027. Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised InPost on the deal. | EUR490million | Poland | Here |
| 8-Jul | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Innova Capital-controlled CS Group Polska on the refinancing of existing debt and obtaining additional term and revolving credit facilities, under an agreement with mBank S.A. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 8-Jul | SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised PKO Bank Polski and Credit Agricole Bank Polska on a PLN 110 million credit agreement with Pamapol Group. | PLN110million | Poland | Here |
| 8-Jul | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Pfleiderer Polska and its subsidiaries on a revolving credit facility of up to PLN 200 million under an agreement with a consortium of three banks. | PLN200million | Poland | Here |
| 8-Jul | Clifford Chance; Norton Rose Fulbright | Norton Rose Fulbright advised a consortium formed by domestic and international financial institutions on the PLN 800 million (EUR 177 million) unsecured financing granted to Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma S.A. Clifford Chance advised Polpharma on the matter. | PLN800million | Poland | Here |
| 9-Jul | White & Case | White & Case advised mBank S.A. on Develia's bond issuance for a total amount of up to USD 105 million. | USD105million | Poland | Here |
| 12-Jul | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka; Linklaters | Linklaters advised NREP on its acquisition of more than 1,000 new-built units in Warsaw from YIT. Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised the seller on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 12-Jul | Clifford Chance; Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised the CCC Group on a PLN 500 million investment agreement with the Softbank Group. The SoftBank Vision Fund 2 will invest in CCC's majority-owned online footwear and clothing platform Eobuwie.pl SA by taking up convertible bonds. Clifford Chance advised SoftBank on the deal. | PLN500million | Poland | Here |
| 13-Jul | Act Legal (BSWW); Deloitte Legal | ACT Legal Poland (ACT BSWW Legal & Tax) advised Adventum on refinancing the Poznan Financial Center. Deloitte Legal advised Berlin Hyp AG on providing the new financing. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 13-Jul | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised entities of the Energa Capital Group on the carve-out of a gas power plant from Elektrownia Ostroleka. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 14-Jul | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Wirtualna Polska Media S.A. on the purchase of a three megawatt photovoltaic farm in the Lower Silesia region. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 14-Jul | Gessel | Gessel advised the Lux Med Group on its investment in Swiss entrepreneur Bruno Hangartner's Swissmed Centrum Zdrowia. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 19-Jul | CMS | CMS advised PKN Orlen on the Olefins III petrochemical complex construction agreement with Korean contractor Hyundai Engineering Co. and Spanish contractor Tecnicas Reunidas. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 20-Jul | Linklaters; Norton Rose Fulbright | Norton Rose Fulbright advised a consortium of financial institutions including the European Investment Bank and underwriters BNP Paribas, ING Bank, Societe Generale, and Santander Bank Polska on senior secured facilities for a new joint venture of Orange Polska and an investor controlled by APG. Linklaters reportedly advised Orange Polska on the deal. | EUR690million | Poland | Here |
| 20-Jul | CMS | CMS advised co-organizers and dealers Bank Polska Kasa Opieki and BNP Paribas Bank Polska, securities dealer ING Bank Slaski, and securities administrator mBank on a bond issue program for InPost at a total maximum nominal value of PLN 1 billion, as well as the first issue of bonds. | PLN1billion | Poland | Here |
| 22-Jul | Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised Onde S.A. on its IPO and shares admission to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange. | PLN444.5million | Poland | Here |
| 22-Jul | Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka; Nishimura & Asahi; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, working alongside Nishimura & Asahi, advised Konami Digital Entertainment on a partnership with Polish game developer Bloober. Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised Bloober. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 22-Jul | Gorg; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, working alongside German law firm Gorg, advised the Herbstreith & Fox Group on the acquisition of the Naturex pectin manufacturing business from Swiss-based Givaudan SA group. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 22-Jul | DWF | DWF advised Elektrownia Ostroleka and CCGT Ostroleka on an EPC contract for a 745 megawatt CCGT power plant in Ostroleka and a long-term service agreement with companies from the General Electric group. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 22-Jul | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Griffin Real Estate on a joint venture agreement with Madison International Realty for the development of two build-to-suit properties in Germany. | EUR80million | Poland | Here |
| 22-Jul | Act Legal (BSWW); GWW Legal | ACT Legal Poland advised MA Investment sp. z o.o. on the acquisition of 100% of shares in Baltic Wave sp. z o.o. GWW Legal advised the shareholders of Baltic Wave on the sale. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 23-Jul | Ellisons Solicitors; Eversheds Sutherland; Woloszanski & Partners | Alliott Global Alliance members Woloszanski & Partners and Ellisons Solicitors have advised Web Shield on the sale of its shares in the Web Shield Group to Swedish ZignSec AB. Eversheds Sutherland advised the buyer. | EUR28million | Poland | Here |
| 23-Jul | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised M7 on its acquisition of two warehouse buildings in Mogilenska Street, Poznan. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 23-Jul | BWHS Wojciechowski Springer i Wspolnicy | BWHS Wojciechowski Springer i Wspolnicy successfully represented Magna Polonia S.A. in an eight-year competition court dispute with Emitel S.A. | EUR576million | Poland | Here |
| 26-Jul | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised PGE Energia Ciepla on the last phase of the consolidation of its assets. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-Jul | Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised Benefit Systems on its PLN 94.4 million sale of 118,053 treasury shares in an accelerated book-building process. | PLN94.4million | Poland | Here |
| 26-Jul | JDP | JDP Drapala & Partners advised Poland's Inter Metal on the construction of a galvanizing plant in Inowroclaw. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 27-Jul | DLA Piper; Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj i Wspolnicy | MJH advised Shoper S.A. and its selling shareholders on the company’s IPO. DLA Piper advised the financial institutions involved - Biuro Maklerskie PKO BP, mBank, and WOOD & Co. | PLN363million | Poland | Here |
| 29-Jul | Eversheds Sutherland; GN Law Gorzelnik Nowicka | Eversheds Sutherland advised Airbridge Equity Partners on the acquisition of a minority stake in Survicate. GN Law Gorzelnik Nowicka advised Survicate on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 30-Jul | Dentons | The Warsaw office of Dentons advised the EBRD, DNB Bank Polska, mBank, Bank Pekao, and PZU on their provision of financing to Potegowo Mashav for the expansion of the Potegowo wind farm. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 30-Jul | Greenberg Traurig; White & Case | White & Case advised Celon Pharma S.A. on its second public offering of 6 million series D shares. Greenberg Traurig advised global coordinators and joint book-runners Dom Maklerski Banku Handlowego, Citigroup Global Markets Europe, Erste Group Bank AG, and Erste Securities Polska, joint book-runners Jefferies GmbH and Jefferies International Limited, and co-lead manager Trigon Dom Maklerski. | PLN216million | Poland | Here |
| 4-Aug | Linklaters; Nikiel Wojcik Noworyta | Linklaters advised industrial and warehouse developer Panattoni on its lease of logistics spaces to DHL Supply Chain and MidOcean. Nikiel Wojcik Noworyta advised MidOcean on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 5-Aug | Chabasiewicz Kowalska & Partners; Pilsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Winston & Strawn | Soltysinski, Kawecki & Szlezak, working with Winston & Strawn, advised Los Angeles-based investment firm Diversis Capital on the acquisition of image recognition platform developer Shelfwise. Chabasiewicz Kowalska, working with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, represented the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 5-Aug | Dentons; Linklaters | Linklaters advised Bain Capital Credit on a strategic joint venture with White Star Group. The joint venture will invest in logistics projects in Poland and the CEE. Dentons advised White Star Group on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 6-Aug | DWF | DWF successfully represented the interests of Multikino S.A. in proceedings over lease agreements. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 6-Aug | Act Legal (BSWW) | Act BSWW advised Cordia Polska on the PLN 68.8 million issuance of three-year A-series bonds. | PLN68.8million | Poland | Here |
| 10-Aug | Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk; Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide Loyrette Nouel advised the Haitong Bank and mBank on arranging Cognor’s PLN 200 million bond issuance. BCGL Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk advised the issuer. | PLN200million | Poland | Here |
| 10-Aug | Kwasnicki, Wrobel & Partners | RKKW-Kwasnicki, Wrobel & Partners successfully protected the intellectual property rights of the Historical Museum in Sanok by blocking the sale of almost ten thousand illegal digital reproductions of works by Zdzislaw Beksinski. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 11-Aug | BSJP; Russell Bedford Poland | BSJP advised French group Alliando on the acquisition of Polish joint-stock company Bayleg from shareholders Andrzej Woznica, Aleksandra Kopral-Woznica, Marta Woznica, and Krzysztof Iwan. Russell Bedford Poland advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 11-Aug | Deloitte Legal; Norton Rose Fulbright | Norton Rose Fulbright advised a club of Polish banks including BNP Paribas Bank Polska and Santander Bank Polska on their PLN 242 million financing for R. Power. Deloitte Legal advised the borrower on the deal. | PLN242million | Poland | Here |
| 12-Aug | Act Legal (BSWW); Cherka | Act BSWW advised Strabag Real Estate on the sale of a real estate asset on Canaletta Street in Warsaw to Puro Hotels. Cherka advised Puro Hotels on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 13-Aug | Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide Loyrette Nouel advised Okam Capital on the acquisition of a 62-hectare plot located in Warsaw's Zeran suburb. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Aug | SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised Aion Bank on its entry into the Polish market. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Aug | Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Dentons; Filipiak Babicz; Linklaters; Stibbe | Clifford Chance advised private equity fund Cornerstone Investment Management on the establishment of a food-producing joint venture with Kartesia and Okechamp, through its acquisition of Greenyard Prepared Netherlands from Greenyard. Dentons and Linklaters also advised CIM on financing and antitrust aspects of the deal, respectively. Filipiak Babicz advised Okechamp and Stibbe advised Kartesia. Allen & Overy reportedly advised Greenyard. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Aug | CMS; DLA Piper | CMS advised Medicover on its acquisition of a majority stake in the MML Medical Center from CM MML. DLA Piper advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 17-Aug | DLA Piper; Linklaters | DLA Piper advised EDP Renewables Polska on the sale of a 149-megawatt wind portfolio in Poland to Natixis Investment Managers affiliate company Mirova for approximately EUR 303 million. Linklaters reportedly advised Mirova on the deal. | EUR303million | Poland | Here |
| 17-Aug | DWF; STSW Stoinski Swierczynski Zimnicka | DWF advised Zeitgeist Asset Management on the acquisition of a 157-room student residence in Krakow from NNS. STSW Stoinski Swierczynski Zimnicka reportedly advised the seller on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 19-Aug | Allen & Overy; Baker Mckenzie; Dentons | Allen & Overy and Baker McKenzie have advised Echo Investment on its EUR 152.3 million sale of the Malthouse Offices to Deka Immobilien. Dentons reportedly advised the buyer. | EUR152.3million | Poland | Here |
| 19-Aug | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Accolade on a JV investment in an A-class warehouse facility in Wielenin-Kolonia in Central Poland. | EUR26million | Poland | Here |
| 19-Aug | Act Legal (BSWW) | Act BSWW advised Rank Progress on the sale of the Miejsce Piastowe retail park to MSRetail IV and the preliminary sale agreement for Pasaz Wislany retail park in Grudziadz with MSRetail V. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 20-Aug | Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised Capital Park on the sale of a property to Marvipol Development in Warsaw. | EUR20million | Poland | Here |
| 20-Aug | White & Case | White & Case advised Mid Europa Partners on the increase of the current financing of the Mid Europa portfolio company J.S. Hamilton Group to the amount of PLN 282 million. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 24-Aug | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised Garbe Industrial Real Estate on the acquisition of Hubergroup’s new production and warehouse facility located in Wroclaw, from Savills Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 30-Aug | Kondracki Celej; Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj i Wspolnicy | Kondracki Celej advised SumUp on its sale of Shoplo to Shoper. MJH Moskwa, Jarmul, Haladyj i Partnerzy advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 30-Aug | SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised Modern Commerce on its PLN 80 million issuance of shares. | PLN80million | Poland | Here |
| 1-Sep | NGL Legal | NGL Legal advised the shareholders on the sale of Polish implantology and stomatology clinics Impladent to Medicover. | N/A | Poland | |
| 3-Sep | Kochanski & Partners; Most Partners | Kochanski & Partners advised VC fund Inovo Venture Partners on its investment in Jutro Medical. Most Partners reportedly advised Jutro Medical. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 3-Sep | Kondracki Celej | Kondracki Celej advised Innovation Nest on participating in a USD 3.2 million investment round in Cardiomatics. | USD3.2million | Poland | Here |
| 6-Sep | Kochanski & Partners | Kochanski & Partners advised iTaxi on the acquisition of Miejskie Przedsiebiorstwo Taksowkowe assets from Miejskie Zaklady Autobusowe in Warsaw. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 7-Sep | B2RLaw; Think Legal | B2RLaw advised the Village Network on financing received from Movens Capital. Think Legal advised Movens. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 13-Sep | Gessel | Gessel advised R22 S.A. and H88 S.A. on their investment in Sellintegro. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 14-Sep | Gianni & Origoni; Rymarz Zdort; Spinazzi Azzarita Troi Genito | Rymarz Zdort and Gianni & Origoni have advised Polish mobile game developer Ten Square Games on its acquisition of Italian mobile flight simulator developer Rortos from shareholders. Spinazzi Azzarita Troi Genito advised the sellers. | EUR45million | Poland | Here |
| 14-Sep | CMS | CMS advised a consortium of banks including facility and security agent Bank Pekao and mandated lead arrangers, bookrunners, and underwriters European Investment Bank, mBank, Bank Ochrony Srodowiska, Erste Group Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and Kommunalkredit Austria on a waste-to-energy PPP project in Olsztyn, Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 14-Sep | Baker Mckenzie; BMH Brautigam; Gessel; Meyerlustenberger Lachenal; Shelowitz Law Group; Shoosmiths | Baker McKenzie advised the banks on financing for Dec Group's acquisition of the Extract Technology business from Wabash National. Gessel, working with lead counsel BMH Brautigam, advised the Dec Group on Polish law. Meyerlustenberger Lachenal, Shoosmiths, and the Shelowitz Law Group also advised the borrower on Swiss, English, and US law, respectively. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 14-Sep | Davis Polk & Wardwell; Kochanski & Partners; Sullivan & Cromwell | Kochanski & Partners, alongside lead counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell, advised the State Street Corporation on its acquisition of the Investor Services business from Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Sullivan & Cromwell advised BBH on the matter. | USD3.5billion | Poland | Here |
| 15-Sep | Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk | BCGL advised Mid Europa Partner portfolio company Symfonia on the acquisition of Reset2. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Sep | Barylski, Olszewski, Brzozowski; WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska on financing the construction of a residential building in Wroclaw by Okre Development. Barylski, Olszewski, Brzozowski reportedly advised Okre Development on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 17-Sep | Clifford Chance; Eversheds Sutherland | Clifford Chance advised Coca-Cola HBC Poland & Baltics on the acquisition of Costa Express in Poland from Costa Coffee. Eversheds Sutherland reportedly advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 20-Sep | Dentons; Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised EQT Exeter affiliate EQT Group AB on its acquisition of a Polish logistics portfolio consisting of five class-A warehouse projects. Dentons advised a joint venture formed by the EPISO 4 investment fund and White Star Real Estate as the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 21-Sep | Clifford Chance; DWF; Rymarz Zdort | Clifford Chance, Rymarz Zdort, and DWF advised the joint venture between Kajima Europe and Griffin Real Estate on the acquisition of a 72% stake in Poland's PAD-RES. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 22-Sep | JDP; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak | JDP Drapala & Partners advised Bacteromic on its manufacturing agreement with an unidentified Technicolor subsidiary. Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak advised the Technicolor subsidiary on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 22-Sep | DWF; Greenberg Traurig | DWF advised Michal Solowow's MS Innovation Impulse and Synthos Green Energy on the establishment of a joint venture with utility company ZE PAK to build and operate small modular nuclear reactors. Greenberg Traurig reportedly advised ZE PAK on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 23-Sep | Grant Thornton | Grant Thornton advised the Unifoil Corporation on its acquisition of Achilles Polska | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 23-Sep | Dentons | Dentons successfully represented Koleje Mazowieckie before the Warsaw Regional Court in a dispute with Stadler Polska. | PLN2.2billion | Poland | Here |
| 24-Sep | Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised a consortium of banks consisting of BNP Paribas Bank Polska, Bank Pekao, and mBank on their EUR 140 million financing for Clip Group subsidiary Clip Logistyka. Allen & Overy advised Clip on the deal. | EUR140million | Poland | Here |
| 27-Sep | Act Legal (BSWW); Dentons | Act Legal Poland (BSWW legal & tax) advised investment fund manager Adventum on its EUR 84.42 million acquisition of a 79.55% stake in the Sky Tower office building in Wroclaw from Polish property developer Develia. Dentons advised the seller. | EUR84.42million | Poland | Here |
| 27-Sep | Kondracki Celej | Kondracki Celej advised FFVC Poland on a USD 1 million funding round in Warsaw-based e-sports startup GGPredict. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 27-Sep | Clifford Chance; Linklaters | Linklaters advised Polish logistics developer 7R on the sale of Kowale 7R Park Gdansk II to real estate asset manager Generali Real Estate. Clifford Chance advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 28-Sep | Grant Thornton; Partners You Trust | Grant Thornton advised Polish vintage and antique furniture e-commerce platform Yestersen and its shareholders on the sale of a 20.5% stake in the company to Polish furniture manufacturer Forte. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 29-Sep | Clifford Chance; Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide Loyrette Nouel advised mBank on updating its EMTN program and placing its first EUR 500 million issuance of green bonds in a senior non-preferred format. Clifford Chance advised a consortium of eight pan-European banks as dealers on the transaction, with Commerzbank acting as the arranger. | EUR500million | Poland | Here |
| 29-Sep | Linklaters | Linklaters advised Pruim and Griffin Real Estate on the EUR 87 million sale of six retail properties with a total gross leasable area of 107,000 square meters to a confidential buyer. | EUR87million | Poland | Here |
| 30-Sep | CMS; SWW Pragmatic Solutions | CMS advised Lithuania’s Modus Group company Green Genius on the sale of its Polish 42.3-megawatt solar project portfolio to NextEnergy Capital Group. SSW Pragmatic Solutions reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 30-Sep | BSJP | BSJP advised aerospace and defense company Saab on the SEK 1 billion agreement to provide live training systems and services to the Polish Armed Forces. | SEK1billion | Poland | Here |
| 5-Oct | Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised White Stone Development on its acquisition of a 200,000-square-meter property in Warsaw's Bielany district. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 7-Oct | SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised agro-industrial company CPF Poland on its acquisition of Polish fish processing plant FishFood. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 8-Oct | Bredin Prat; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; White & Case | White & Case advised telecommunications company Liberty Global on its PLN 7 billion sale of cable operator UPC Poland to Polish mobile network Play. Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak and Bredin Prat advised the buyer. | PLN7billion | Poland | Here |
| 11-Oct | Allen & Overy; Squire Patton Boggs | Squire Patton Boggs advised Mogotel on an agreement with FLE to operate the Sofitel Wroclaw Old Town. Allen & Overy advised FLE on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 11-Oct | GWW Legal | GWW Legal announced it won an approximately PLN 2 million tender to provide legal services to the Central Region of the railway operator Polish State Railways. | PLN2million | Poland | Here |
| 12-Oct | Baker Mckenzie; Dentons; Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort and Baker McKenzie advised Globalworth on the EUR 123 million sale of five Warsaw office buildings to Cornerstone Investment Management investment platform 5th Corner. Dentons advised Cornerstone on the deal. | EUR123million | Poland | Here |
| 12-Oct | Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide advised Bank Pekao and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on the amendment of an existing bond issue program, established by Tramwaje Slaskie. | PLN764.4million | Poland | Here |
| 13-Oct | Linklaters; Schoenherr | Linklaters Warsaw advised LeadCrest Capital Partners on the EUR 45 million acquisition of a four-asset Polish industrial portfolio from Panattoni. Schoenherr advised the seller. | EUR45million | Poland | Here |
| 14-Oct | CMS | CMS advised Neuca on the acquisition of a majority stake in Pomerania Investment as the sole shareholder of Polish health insurance company Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen Zdrowie. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 15-Oct | Decisive Worldwide Szmigiel Papros Gregorczyk | Decisive Szmigiel Papros Gregorczyk advised Nexity Polska on the acquisition of a land plot in the Bemowo district in Warsaw. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 15-Oct | Clifford Chance; Greenberg Traurig | Clifford Chance advised SVF II Motion Subco on the PLN 500 million acquisition of unsecured convertible bonds issued by Eobuwie.pl. Greenberg Traurig advised Eobuwie on the deal. | PLN500million | Poland | Here |
| 18-Oct | Greenberg Traurig; Wolf Theiss | Greenberg Traurig advised real estate investment manager Invesco Real Estate on its sale of the A2 Warsaw Park to Savills IM, acting on behalf of Savills IM European Logistics Fund 3. Wolf Theiss reportedly advised Savills on the deal. | EUR112.5million | Poland | Here |
| 18-Oct | Dentons | Dentons advised the Atrium Group on its first two residential acquisitions in Poland. | EUR53million | Poland | Here |
| 18-Oct | Baker Mckenzie; Simmons & Simmons; SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised Bank Pekao on financing Enterprise Investors' acquisition of a majority stake in Snap Outdoor. Baker McKenzie advised the borrower. Simmons & Simmons reportedly also advised the bank. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 18-Oct | Allen & Overy; Lux Nova Partners; Solivan Pontes; White & Case | White & Case advised the Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust on the acquisition of two in-construction onshore wind farms in Poland from the PNE Group. Lux Nova Partners advised PNE on English matters. Allen & Overy advised Bayerische Landesbank and the EBRD on financing the deal. Solivan reportedly advised PNE on Polish law matters. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 20-Oct | Gessel; RJ & Partners | RJ & Partners advised Air Liquide Polska on its acquisition of a majority stake in BetaMed. Gessel advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 21-Oct | Act Legal (BSWW); Studnicki, Pleszka, Cwiakalski, Gorski | Act BSWW advised the Interpump Group on the Polish component of its EUR 278 million acquisition of the White Drive Motors and Steering business unit from the Danfoss Group. SPCG advised the seller on Polish legal aspects of the transaction. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 22-Oct | CMS | CMS advised Cinven-controlled Partner in Pet Food on the acquisition of pet food businesses G-Mart and Zaklad Przetworstwa Rolniczego from Polish entrepreneur Grzegorz Werblinski. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 24-Oct | Jones Day; Schoenherr; William Fry; Willkie Farr & Gallagher | Schoenherr and Jones Day advised Trustwave Holdings on the sale its legacy payment card industry compliance business to Sysnet Global Solutions for USD 80 million. Willkie Farr & Gallagher and William Fry advised the buyer. | USD80million | Poland | |
| 25-Oct | Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk; Dotlaw | Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk, working with Dotlaw, advised Symfonia on its acquisition of Cloud Planet and Skanuj.to. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-Oct | Eversheds Sutherland | Eversheds Sutherland advised Parker Hannifin’s Polish branch on the sale of its premises and transfer of its operations to a newly leased Oxygen Project property. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-Oct | CMS; Linklaters | Linklaters advised European Logistics Investment on its EUR 111 million loan agreement with Berlin Hyp. CMS reportedly advised Berlin Hyp on the deal. | EUR111million | Poland | Here |
| 26-Oct | Linklaters | Linklaters advised CBRE Investment Management on the acquisition of 7R Park Poznan East and 7R Park Sosnowiec from 7R. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-Oct | DLA Piper; Noerr | Noerr advised Polish logistics company X-press Couriers on its sale to e-commerce platform Allegro. DLA Piper advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-Oct | Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk; Norton Rose Fulbright | Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on its PLN 500 million financing for Polish mobile network Play. Norton Rose Fulbright advised Play on the transaction. | PLN500million | Poland | Here |
| 27-Oct | Linklaters | Linklaters advised Polish developer Echo Investment on the EUR 47.3 million sale of the Moje Miejsce I office building in Warsaw to a real estate institutional investor. | EUR47.3million | Poland | Here |
| 27-Oct | B2RLaw | B2RLaw advised media company CANAL+ Polska on the acquisition of its headquarters office building from the Real Management Group. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 28-Oct | MFW Fialek | MFW Fialek advised Develia on a PLN 125 million joint-venture transaction with Grupo Lar's Polish subsidiaries involving several development investments in Warsaw that will include over 600 apartments. | PLN125million | Poland | Here |
| 3-Nov | Deloitte Legal; WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska and Santander Bank Polska on financing for the construction of logistics centers by Panattoni Group companies. Deloitte Legal advised Panattoni on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 3-Nov | Allen & Overy; DLA Piper; PwC Legal | DLA Piper advised OX2 on the sale of a Polish 24-megawatt wind farm project to Equitix. PwC advised Equitix on the deal. Allen & Overy reportedly also advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 3-Nov | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised Polish technology holding company Famur on its planned green bond issuance up to PLN 400 million in value. | PLN400million | Poland | Here |
| 5-Nov | White & Case | White & Case advised the Polish Ministry of Finance on the CNY 3 billion issuance of three-year treasury bonds maturing on October 15, 2024. | CNY3billion | Poland | Here |
| 8-Nov | Allen & Overy; Penteris | Penteris advised Immofinanz on its EUR 50 million sale of the Empark office building to Polish developer Echo Investment. Allen & Overy advised the buyer. | EUR50million | Poland | Here |
| 8-Nov | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised Allegro Pay on its purchase of receivables cooperation agreement with the Aion Bank. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Nov | Act Legal (BSWW); Dentons; Legalio | Act BSWW advised the Adventum Group on the acquisition of the Mercedes-Benz building in Warsaw from IFP Erste Immobilienfonds fur Polen as well as on its facility agreement with Bayerische Landesbank. Legalio advised the seller. Dentons reportedly advised the bank. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 9-Nov | Gide Loyrette Nouel | Gide Loyrette Nouel advised Poland's Tauron on obtaining a PLN 2.8 billion loan from the European Investment Bank. | PLN2.8billion | Poland | Here |
| 10-Nov | Greenberg Traurig; JDP | JDP Drapala & Partners advised Trei Real Estate on establishing a retail park development joint venture with Patron Capital. Greenberg Traurig advised Patron Capital on the matter. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 11-Nov | M.Mazurek i Partnerzy Radcowie Prawni; Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj i Wspolnicy | Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj advised Poland’s OT Logistics on the sale of an 88% stake in C.Hartwig Gdynia to Rhenus Beteiligungen International. M.Mazurek & Partners advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 11-Nov | Clifford Chance; Rymarz Zdort | Clifford Chance advised RTB House on the acquisition of NapoleonCat. Rymarz Zdort advised the founders of NapoleonCat. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 11-Nov | Baker Mckenzie | Baker McKenzie advised Texas-based video game publisher and developer Devolver Digital on its initial public offering of common shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 11-Nov | FKA Furtek Komosa Aleksandrowicz; PwC Legal | Furtek Komosa Aleksandrowicz advised the Finnish Uponor Corporation on its acquisition of Poland's Capricorn. PwC Legal advised Capricorn's shareholders on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 12-Nov | Brzozowska & Barwinska | Brzozowska & Barwinska advised the shareholders of Total Fitness on the sale of its shares to Benefit Systems. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 12-Nov | Baker Mckenzie | Baker McKenzie advised US water treatment company Ecolab on the acquisition of Purolite for an all-cash consideration of approximately USD 3.7 billion. | USD3.7billion | Poland | Here |
| 15-Nov | CMS; NGL Legal | NGL Legal advised the shareholders of CDT Medicus on the sale of their company to Medicover. CMS advised Medicover on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Nov | Andersen; BerryLaw; Lewis Silkin | Andersen in Poland, working with Berrylaw in France and Lewis Silkin in the UK, advised Delpharm on the acquisition of a Poznan-based drug manufacturing plant from GSK. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 17-Nov | DLA Piper; White & Case | DLA Piper advised the shareholders of Edison Energia on its sale to Polenergia. White & Case advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 18-Nov | Dentons; Hogan Lovells | Dentons advised Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder, MCI Capital, and DRCP - the shareholders of RemoteMyApp - on the sale of the company to Intel. Hogan Lovells advised Intel on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 18-Nov | DLA Piper; Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised Hansainvest Real Assets on the acquisition of a Polish logistics portfolio from Panattoni. DLA Piper advised Panattoni on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 18-Nov | Drania and Partners; WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr and Drania and Partners successfully represented the Gdansk Airport before the Supreme Court. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 19-Nov | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Polish leasing company European Leasing Fund on the securitization of a PLN 2.2 billion leasing receivables portfolio. | PLN2.2billion | Poland | Here |
| 19-Nov | Rymarz Zdort; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | Rymarz Zdort advised the Maspex Group on its acquisition of CEDC International from the Roust Corporation. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised Roust on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 19-Nov | White & Case | White & Case advised mBank on the PLN 1 billion bond issuance by Dino Polska, under a bond issuance program. | PLN1billion | Poland | Here |
| 22-Nov | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised European Logistics Investment on the purchase of land and the construction of a logistics center in Blonie, near Warsaw. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 23-Nov | Reed Smith; Sidley Austin; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, working with Sidley Austin, advised the IDEX Corporation on the acquisition of Nexsight and its Envirosight, WinCan, MyTana, and Pipeline Renewal Technologies businesses. Reed Smith advised the seller. | USD120milllion | Poland | |
| 24-Nov | DLA Piper; Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Polski Bank Komorek Macierzystych on a voluntary public offering to exchange shares in PBKM for shares in Vita 34, following their business combination agreement in May 2021. DLA Piper advised Vita 34 on the deal. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-Nov | WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr | Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr advised KGAL company EW Rywald in the contractor selection process for the Rywald wind farm project in Poland. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 25-Nov | Kancelaria Domino; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners advised Danish fruit and vegetable processor Orskov Foods on its multi-stage acquisition of shares in a Polish fruit-processing company. Kancelaria Domino advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | |
| 26-Nov | Gessel | Gessel advised Anwim on its acquisition of a 90% stake in Dutch enterprise The Fuel Company Holding. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 26-Nov | SMM Legal | SMM Legal advised Grupa Lotos on the spin-off of its Gdansk refinery to its subsidiary Lotos Asfalt. | PLN4.8billion | Poland | Here |
| 29-Nov | Crido Legal; Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka; Kondracki Celej; Think Legal | Kondracki Celej advised Market One Capital, Profounders Capital, and Speedinvest, while Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised Infravia Capital Partners and Crido Legal advised PortfoLion, on their respective investments in Packhelp's PLN 190 million series B funding round. Think Legal advised Packhelp. | PLN190million | Poland | Here |
| 29-Nov | Gorzelnik Nentwig Ziebinski; Rymarz Zdort | Gorzelnik Nentwig Ziebinski advised Poland's Investment Promotion Agency on the sale of a Polish 130-megawatt utility-scale photovoltaic portfolio. Rymarz Zdort advised the undisclosed buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 30-Nov | Gessel | Gessel advised the Avallon fund on its sale of a majority stake in MPS International. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 1-Dec | Gide Loyrette Nouel; Greenberg Traurig | Greenberg Traurig advised CA Immo on the sale of the Wspolna 47-49 office building in Warsaw to Yareal Polska. Gide Loyrette Nouel advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 2-Dec | Eversheds Sutherland | Eversheds Sutherland successfully represented the Polish State Treasury before the European Union's Court of Justice in proceedings related to the PLN 1.38 billion in state aid received by Autostrada Wielkopolska. | PLN1.38billion | Poland | Here |
| 6-Dec | Taylor Wessing | Taylor Wessing advised the MLP Group on its EUR 20 million public offering of bonds and their introduction to trading on the Catalyst alternative market in Poland. | EUR20million | Poland | Here |
| 7-Dec | Rymarz Zdort | Rymarz Zdort advised Aion Bank on the acquisition of a part of Allegro Pay's consumer debt portfolio. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 10-Dec | SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions successfully represented Erbud before the Warsaw Court of Appeal in a PLN 100 million compensation dispute against Bank Millennium. | PLN100million | Poland | Here |
| 13-Dec | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised Santander Bank Polska on a EUR 750 million issuance of senior preferred notes under its EUR 5 billion EMTN program arranged by Banco Santander. | EUR750million | Poland | Here |
| 14-Dec | Act Legal (BSWW); Oles & Rodzynkiewicz | Act BSWW advised FM Solutions SPV on the acquisition of shares in FM Solutions from investment fund Giovanni FIZ. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 15-Dec | Act Legal (BSWW) | Act BSWW advised CVI on a debt financing transaction over Affiliate Gdynia’s PLN 38 million bond issuance. | PLN38million | Poland | Here |
| 15-Dec | Linklaters | Linklaters advised Swedish real estate private equity company Niam on the sale of the Axis and Kapelanka 42 A office buildings in Krakow to French real estate investment company Corum. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Dec | Act Legal (BSWW); Allen & Overy | Act BSWW had advised the Uno Capital Fund and Bakalland Supervisory Board Chairman Marian Owerko on the sale of shares in the company by remaining shareholders. Allen & Overy advised exiting Bakalland shareholder Innova Capital. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 16-Dec | Clifford Chance; Rymarz Zdort | Clifford Chance advised Pollen Street on its investment in Blue Media. Rymarz Zdort advised Blue Media. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 17-Dec | Allen & Overy; Norton Rose Fulbright | Norton Rose Fulbright advised P4 on a PLN 5.5 billion (EUR 1.12 billion) partial financing for the acquisition of UPC Polska from Liberty Global. Allen & Overy advised the lenders on the deal. | EUR1.12billion | Poland | Here |
| 17-Dec | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised Invest TDJ Estate on a PLN 115 million issue of bonds with a tenor of two and a half years. | PLN115million | Poland | Here |
| 17-Dec | Dentons | Dentons advised ING Bank Slaski on a PLN 127 million financing granted to the German developer ABO Wind for the construction of a 19,5-megawatt wind power project in Wielkopolska Province. | PLN127million | Poland | Here |
| 17-Dec | Greenberg Traurig; White & Case | White & Case advised STS Holding on its IPO on the regulated market of the Warsaw SE. Goldman Sachs Bank Europe and UBS Europe were global coordinators and joint bookrunners, and mBank, PKO Bank Polski Biuro Maklerskie, and Wood & Company Financial Services were joint bookrunners. mBank and PKO served as the investment firms intermediating the public offer of the securities. Greenberg Traurig advised the investment banks. | PLN1.1billion | Poland | Here |
| 17-Dec | White & Case | White & Case advised PKO Bank Polski, BNP Paribas Bank Polska, and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on an up to PLN 515 million credit facility for Wielton. | PLN39.2million | Poland | Here |
| 20-Dec | B2RLaw; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe | B2RLaw, working with US-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, advised InsurTech company Gabi on its sale to Experian for USD 320 million. | USD320million | Poland | Here |
| 20-Dec | Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr; Linklaters | Linklaters advised Chariot Group on the sale of the M1 Marki shopping center to Redefine Europe. Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr reportedly advised Redefine. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 20-Dec | Eversheds Sutherland; Gorzelnik Nentwig Ziebinski | GNZ Legal advised Modus Asset Management on the refinancing of its Polish photovoltaic portfolio. Eversheds Sutherland advised the lender. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 20-Dec | Greenberg Traurig; Rymarz Zdort | Greenberg Traurig advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on the PLN 2 billion sale of investment certificates in the Rental Housing Fund and the Housing Sector Development Fund to Polski Fundusz Rozwoju. Rymarz Zdort advised the buyer. | PLN2billion | Poland | Here |
| 21-Dec | Clifford Chance; Dentons | Clifford Chance advised international investment group PPF Real Estate Holding on the acquisition and financing of the New City office park in Warsaw from Hines Polska. Dentons advised the seller. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 21-Dec | Greenberg Traurig; Rymarz Zdort; White & Case | Greenberg Traurig advised investment banks Citigroup, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe, Trigon Dom Maklerski, Numis Securities Limited, and mBank in the initial public offering of shares in Grupa Pracuj and their listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Rymarz Zdort advised TCV on the sale of shares in Grupa Pracuj’s public offering. White & Case advised Grupa Pracuj on its IPO on the WSE regulated market. | PLN1.12billion | Poland | Here |
| 22-Dec | Baker Mckenzie; Dentons | Dentons advised Savills Investment Management on its EUR 101 million acquisition of 7R Park Beskid II on behalf of Vestas Investment Management from Polish developers 7R and VRE. Baker McKenzie advised the sellers. | EUR101million | Poland | Here |
| 22-Dec | Gessel; Schoenherr; Sowislo & Topolewski | Schoenherr advised ASSA Abloy Mercor Doors on its acquisition of an approximately 85% stake in publicly listed company Malkowski Martech. Sowislo & Topolewski and Gessel advised the seller. | PLN33million | Poland | |
| 29-Dec | White & Case | White & Case advised sole arranger and dealer mBank on Echo Investment’s bond issuance under a bond issuance program for a total amount up to PLN 1 billion. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 30-Dec | Reed Smith; Sidley Austin; Wardynski & Partners | Wardynski & Partners, working with Sidley Austin, advised Surgalign Holdings on the acquisition of shares in Inteneural Networks, a company developing AI technology for neurology and neurosurgery. Reed Smith advised the seller. | USD79million | Poland | |
| 31-Dec | Dentons; SSW Pragmatic Solutions | SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised Bainbridge Poland on the sale of the Bemowo Shopping Center to Futureal Investment Partners. Dentons advised the buyer. | N/A | Poland | Here |
| 31-Dec | JDP; Radzikowski, Szubielska i Wspolnicy | JDP Drapala & Partners advised Trei Real Estate Poland on a EUR 27.5 million loan from Bank Pekao. Radzikowski Szubielska advised the lender. | EUR27.5million | Poland | Here |
| 16-Apr | Hogan Lovells; White & Case | Hogan Lovells is advising CPI Property Group S.A. and White & Case is advising Aroundtown SA on their joint takeover offer for the entire issued share capital of Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited. | N/A | Poland; Romania | Here |
| 2-Nov | Bulboaca & Asociatii; Kinstellar; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters; Morgan Lewis | Kinstellar, working with Linklaters, advised a consortium of banks on Romanian law aspects of an USD 800 million joint high-yield bond issuance by Canpack Poland and Canpack US. Bulboaca & Asociatii advised Canpack on Romanian law. Morgan Lewis reportedly advised the lenders on English law. Latham & Watkins reportedly acted as international counsel for the issuers. | USD800million | Poland; Romania | Here |
| 21-Jun | Filip & Company; Linklaters; Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen; Sayenko Kharenko | Filip & Company and Linklaters advised Banca Transilvania on its RON 213 million acquisition of the shares held by Getin Holding in the Idea Bank Group in Romania. Sayenko Kharenko and Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen advised the seller on the matter. | RON213million | Poland; Romania; Ukraine | Here |
| 10-Feb | Norton Rose Fulbright | Lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright's Moscow and Warsaw offices participated in the firm's multi-jurisdictional team advising Sandvik AB on its EUR 943 million acquisition of DSI Underground, a multinational underground mining solutions company, from Triton Partners. | N/A | Poland; Russia | Here |
| 22-Apr | Asters; Clifford Chance; Ionescu & Sava; Norton Rose Fulbright | Norton Rose Fulbright, Asters, and Ionescu si Sava advised a syndicate of banks on its provision of a PLN 1.5 billon loan to Polish, Russian, Romanian, Ukrainian, and German members of the Cersanit Group. Clifford Chance advised Cersanit on the deal. | PLN1.5billion | Poland; Russia; Ukraine | Here |
| 8-Oct | Rymarz Zdort; Sayenko Kharenko | Rymarz Zdort and Sayenko Kharenko advised Poland's PGNiG on the acquisition of a controlling stake in Ukrainian Karpatgazvydobuvannya from Energy Resources of Ukraine Management Services. | N/A | Poland; Ukraine | Here |
| 4-Mar | Cobalt; Sorainen; Walless | Sorainen helped 3D model trading platform CGTrader attract USD 9.5 million in a Series B funding round from Mikael Hed, Evli Growth Partners, LVV Group, and Karma Ventures. Walless advised Mikael Hed and Evli Growth Partners and Cobalt advised Karma Ventures on the deal. | USD9.5million | Lithuania | Here |
| 11-Jan | Schoenherr | Schoenherr helped dairy producer Covalact SA annul a competition fine in litigation proceedings. | EUR35million | Romania | Here |
| 13-Jan | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised Credit Agricole on its sale of Credit Agricole Bank Romania to Vista Bank Romania. David & Baias advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 13-Jan | Glodeanu & Associates; Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen | Glodeanu & Partners advised ReneSola Energy on the sale of its two Romanian solar parks to Alternus Energy. NNDKP advised Alternus Energy on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 14-Jan | Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen; EY Legal (Radu si Asociatii) | Radu si Asociatii advised Ovidiu Andries and Daniel Imbre, founders of the Romanian gas station operator Smart Diesel, on the sale of the business to Germany’s DKV. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 14-Jan | Biris Goran | Biris Goran advised Tubinox SA on the sale of a plot of land in Bucharest and related buildings to an unidentified buyer. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 15-Jan | Grigorescu Crestincov & Associates; Stratulat Albulescu | Stratulat Albulescu advised GapMinder Venture Partners on its investment in Druid, a conversational technology company. The financing round was led by GapMinder and included Early Game Ventures. Grigorescu, Crestincov & Associates advised Druid on the deal. | USD2.5million | Romania | Here |
| 15-Jan | Dentons; Mitel & Partners | Dentons advised the shareholders on their sale of a 75% stake in Pharmachem Distributie to Medlife. Mitel & Partners advised the buyer. | N/A | Romania | |
| 18-Jan | Jinga & Associates; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised Engie Romania on the acquisition of a 9.3 MW photovoltaic park from developer Alpin Solar and Ever Solar SA, a subsidiary of German photovoltaic park developer Soventixr. The sellers were advised by Jinga & Asociatii. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 18-Jan | EY Legal (Radu si Asociatii) | Radu si Asociatii advised the Electrica Group on a merger through which Societatea de Distributie a Energiei Electrice Transilvania Nord S.A. absorbed two other group distribution companies. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 19-Jan | Bondoc & Asociatii | Bondoc & Asociatii advised independent electricity and gas supplier Restart Energy on its agreement with consulting and fund management company Interlink Capital Strategies to develop green energy projects in Romania and neighboring countries and to launch the blockchain-based RED platform in the USA. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 21-Jan | Stratulat Albulescu | Stratulat Albulescu, working with lead counsel Nixon Peabody, advised US-based ThoughtWorks on the acquisition of Romanian software developer Gemini Solutions. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 26-Jan | Musat & Asociatii | Musat & Asociatii advised tech giant Google LLC on Romanian aspects of its acquisition of Fitbit. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 27-Jan | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Dr. Leahu Dental Clinics on its acquisition of the Corident Pro Clinic in Sibiu, Romania. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 1-Feb | TPA Romania | TPA Romania successfully represented Austrotherm Romania before the High Court of Cassation and Justice in a dispute with Romania’s fiscal authorities over excise taxes. | EUR1million | Romania | Here |
| 8-Feb | Buzescu Ca | Buzescu Ca advised Danfoss on the sale of a land plot containing a factory and office space in the Bucharest metropolitan area to Transparent Design. The buyer was advised by Notary Maria Terovan. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 11-Feb | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Agricover on the issuance of EUR 40 million in corporate bonds and on their admission to trading on the regulated market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. | EUR40million | Romania | Here |
| 15-Feb | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised Speedwell on a EUR 27 million financing from Erste Group Bank for the development of the Miro office project in northern Bucharest. | EUR27million | Romania | |
| 16-Feb | Dentons; The Law Chamber | Dentons advised the BSTDB on providing a EUR 50 million loan for the development of the One Tower green office building within a mixed-use complex newly developed by One Floreasca City. The Law Chamber advised One United. | EUR50million | Romania | |
| 17-Feb | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii assisted Medist in challenging the tender book of a medical equipment public procurement procedure initiated by the Emergency Hospital of Petrosani. | EUR5million | Romania | |
| 21-Feb | Niculeasa Law Firm; Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Lincoln Electric on its acquisition of 75.000 square meters of land and multiple buildings at the Ductil factory in Buzau, under the insolvency and reorganization procedure of Ductil Steel. The Niculeasa Law Firm advised the seller. | N/A | Romania | |
| 22-Feb | Buzescu Ca; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Polsinelli | Buzescu Ca advised US web search company Algolia on its acquisition of the Romanian subsidiary of AI tech company MorphL AI, which was advised by the US's Polsinelli law firm. _Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe advised Algolia on US law matters. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 23-Feb | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii assisted Medist in challenging the tender book of a medical equipment public procurement procedure initiated by the City Hospital of Harsova. | EUR5million | Romania | |
| 26-Feb | DLA Piper; Kinstellar | DLA Piper advised Romanian mobile gaming studio Green Horse Games on an unspecified investment into the company from mobile game developer Miniclip. Kinstellar advised Miniclip on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 1-Mar | Bondoc & Asociatii; CMS | Bondoc & Asociatii advised Germany's Steag on the sale of its renewable business in Romania consisting of one wind project and two companies to Hidroelectrica. CMS advised the buyer. | N/A | Romania | |
| 3-Mar | Firon Bar-Nir | Firon Bar-Nir helped the Private School Association and a group of parents with a class action law suit against Romania’s Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Research, and several other governmental bodies aimed at having in-person teaching in Romanian schools resumed. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 3-Mar | Bondoc & Asociatii | Bondoc & Asociatii advised Ireland's Tapbury (Management) Limited on the acquisition of a Romanian company that is developing a wind farm project with approximately 60 MW installed capacity on around 150 hectares of land in Dobrogea region. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 4-Mar | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Elevator Ventures, the corporate venture capital entity of Raiffeisen Bank International, on its participation in a seed round investment in Romanian fintech start-up Finqware. | EUR500000 | Romania | Here |
| 4-Mar | Kinstellar | Kinstellar helped Ontario Power Generation, acting through its Canadian Nuclear Partners subsidiary, enter into a EUR 3.156 million contract to refurbish Reactor 1 of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant from Romania’s S.N. Nuclearelectrica S.A. | EUR3.156million | Romania | Here |
| 5-Mar | Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen; Pacuraru, Iliescu, Mazareanu & Associates | NNDKP advised Clinica Victoria on the establishment of a partnership with EquiLiant Capital, an investment fund financed by Paval Holding. PIM & Associates advised EquiLiant on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 5-Mar | Glodeanu & Associates; Nivaro Law Firm | Glodeanu & Partners, working with the Nivaro Law Firm, advised Impero Software on the acquisition of Danish-based Netop, which has a presence in Romania through two of its subsidiaries, from Consolidated Holdings A/S. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 10-Mar | Cozmaciuc, Puiu & Asociatii; Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised VGP on its acquisition of a 250,000-square-meter plot of land from Willbrook. Cozmaciuc, Puiu & Asociatii advised the seller. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 12-Mar | Bondoc & Asociatii | Bondoc & Asociatii advised Solarealize SA, a Portuguese independent renewables company, on a development/partnership agreement with a Romanian company experienced in solar projects to develop a targeted 43.5 MW initial project. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 16-Mar | EY Legal (Radu si Asociatii); Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Radu si Asociatii SPRL advised Visionapartments, a Swiss serviced-apartment renting company, on the acquisition of the Majestic Hotel in Bucharest. Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised the unidentified sellers on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 16-Mar | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised the Enel Group on updating the contractual setup with EuropAssistance related to the Enel Asistenta product. | N/A | Romania | |
| 18-Mar | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Incom-Vranco on a merger-by-absorption with Euro Conf Industrial. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 23-Mar | Pacuraru, Iliescu, Mazareanu & Associates; RTPR | RTPR advised Swedish private equity fund Oresa on its acquisition of the Solo logistics and industrial park in Iasi, Romania, from the Tester Group. Pacuraru, Iliescu, Mazareanu & Associates advised the Tester Group on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 23-Mar | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Deutsche Leasing in the Competition Council investigation into the financial leasing and consumer credit market over potential exchanges of sensitive commercial information between competing companies. | N/A | Romania | |
| 24-Mar | EY Legal (Radu si Asociatii) | Radu si Asociatii advised S.N. Nuclearelectrica S.A. on the acquisition of a uranium oxide processing line from Compania Nationala a Uraniului S.A., Feldioara Branch. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and closing conditions agreed upon by the parties. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 26-Mar | Stratulat Albulescu | Stratulat Albulescu helped Konig Frankstahl S.R.L. obtain authorization to take over the business line related to metallurgical products belonging to Frankstahl Romania S.A. in a simplified merger control procedure before the Romanian Competition Council. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 29-Mar | Biris Goran; PeliPartners | PeliPartners advised Alpha Real Estate Services on the sale of three major hotels in downtown Bucharest — Hotel Venetia, Hotel Central, and Hotel Opera — to Zeus International Group. Biris Goran advised Zeus International Group on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 30-Mar | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Kalpataru Power Transmission on its participation in the sectoral procurement award procedure initiated by the National Electricity Transport Company Transelectrica for upgrading the 400-kilowatt Isaccea substation - Stage II. | N/A | Romania | |
| 31-Mar | Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen; PeliPartners | NNDKP advised Banca Comerciala Romana on its sale of the Bucharest Financial Plaza building to Immofinanz. PeliPartners advised Immofinanz on the deal. | EUR36million | Romania | Here |
| 1-Apr | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised Mol Romania on the expansion of its network of service stations on Romania's A1 and A2 highways. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 6-Apr | PeliPartners; Wolf Theiss | PeliPartners advised the Mitiska REIM Group on its receipt of a EUR 123 million senior debt facility from the Erste Group. Wolf Theiss advised the Erste Group. | EUR123million | Romania | Here |
| 6-Apr | RTPR; Skils; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii, working with lead counsel Skils, advised the CEZ Group on the sale of its Romanian assets to funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. RTPR advised MIRA on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 9-Apr | CEE Attorneys | The Bucharest office of CEE Attorneys advised pharmaceutical company USP on its entrance into the Romanian market. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 13-Apr | Bondoc & Asociatii | Bondoc & Asociatii advised on legal aspects related to the establishment of the Localm.ro platform, which is dedicated to promoting locations in Romania. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 15-Apr | Bondoc & Asociatii; DLA Piper | Bondoc & Asociatii advised BFS Molecular on the sale of its assets, including intellectual property, to CareDx. DLA Piper advised CareDx on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 16-Apr | Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen; RTPR | RTPR assisted Rodbun Grup SRL in relation to a syndicated loan in amount of RON 84.5 million from Banca Comerciala Romana, CEC Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, and Banca Romaneasca, which was guaranteed by Eximbank. NNDKP advised the banks. | RON84.5million | Romania | Here |
| 19-Apr | Radulescu & Musoi; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised Coca-Cola HBC Romania on its acquisition of 50% of the share capital in the Stockday b2b e-commerce platform from Heineken Romania. Radulescu & Musoi advised the seller. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 22-Apr | Clifford Chance; Filip & Company; Linklaters | Filip & Company and Linklaters assisted Romania's Ministry of Public Finance in its two-tranche Eurobond issuance, which attracted EUR 3.5 billion from international markets. Clifford Chance advised BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG, HSBC Continental Europe, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Societe Generale, and UniCredit Bank AG on the issuance. | EUR3.5billion | Romania | Here |
| 23-Apr | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica; Withers | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica, working with Withers, advised Draper Esprit on its participation in FinTechOS's USD 60 million Series B investment round. | USD60million | Romania | Here |
| 28-Apr | Act Legal (Botezatu Estrade); BPV Grigorescu Stefanica; CEE Attorneys; Kinstellar | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica and Kinstellar advised Product Lead on a EUR 600,000 financing round led by Sparking Capital that also included investments from Bulgaria-based Eleven VC and Sweden-based Founders Bridge. CEE Attorneys/Boanta, Gidei si Asociatii advised Sparking Capital and ACT Legal Romania advised Founders Bridge. | EUR600000 | Romania | Here |
| 30-Apr | Biris Goran; Schoenherr | Biris Goran helped River Development sell The Light One office building in Bucharest to UNIQA Real Estate GmbH. Schoenherr advised UNIQA on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 4-May | Act Legal (Botezatu Estrade) | Act Botezatu Estrade Romania advised OncoChain on its EUR 380,000 seed financing round, which was led by Cleverage Venture Capital and also included an equity crowdfunding round on the Seedblink platform, as well as two angel investors from the Growceanu network. | EUR380000 | Romania | Here |
| 4-May | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Hypo Noe Landesbank on a EUR 16.6 million multi-tranche loan facility granted to the owner and operator of a number of retail shopping centers in Romania. | EUR16.6million | Romania | Here |
| 4-May | Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners | Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners successfully represented the interests of Romanian bike producer Atelierele Pegas in a trademark dispute with Germany's ZEG Zweirad-Einkaufs-Genossenschaft eG. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 4-May | Iulia Malis Law Office; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised BCR, Raiffeisen Bank, BRD, and Banca Transilvania on a EUR 40 million financing granted to Medlife, part of an existing EUR 143 million syndicated loan. The Iulia Malis Law Office advised the borrower. | EUR40million | Romania | |
| 5-May | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | PNSA advised Ameropa Grains on the sale of a former industrial platform in Constanta to Hornbach. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 7-May | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Ansaldo Nucleare on its participation in a tender procedure initiated by the Technologies for Nuclear Energy State Owned Company for the design, procurement, installation, and commissioning of the Athena experimental plant, a research facility for the development of lead-cooled reactors. | N/A | Romania | |
| 11-May | Filip & Company; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Filip & Company advised investment fund Mozaik Investments on the acquisition of a minority shareholding in the Romanian company operating the Stradale chain of restaurants, the Mitzu coffee shops, and the Flavours catering service providers. Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised the unnamed sellers on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 13-May | Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised Brazilian food company BRF, acting through Nutrinvestment BV and Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayii AS, on the EUR 20.3 million sale of Banvit Foods to Aaylex System Group S.A. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston & Petersen advised the Aaylex Group on the deal. | EUR20.3million | Romania | Here |
| 13-May | Buzescu Ca | Buzescu Ca advised Danfoss on the sale of a plant in Cluj, Romania, and land around it to NKS Logistic Business. Korcsog & Carunta Notaries advised the buyers. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 14-May | Act Legal (Botezatu Estrade); RTPR | RTPR, acting on behalf of the Electrica Group’s electricity distribution company, and ACT Legal Romania, acting on behalf of the Delgaz Grid, persuaded Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice to rule on behalf of their clients and several other distribution companies in a long-running dispute involving claims of anti-competitive behavior brought by Digi Communications, a member of the RCS-RDS group. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 17-May | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii assisted Medist in challenging the tender book of a public procurement procedure for reagents for the detection and confirmation of blood-borne diseases, initiated by the National Institute of Transfusion Hematology. | EUR12million | Romania | |
| 18-May | Albota Law Firm; PeliPartners | The Albota law firm assisted Belgium-based real estate developer Atenor on its sale of the Hermes Business Campus to Adventum International. PeliPartners reportedly advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 18-May | Bondoc & Asociatii | Bondoc & Asociatii advised Restart Energy on its issuance of 163,612 green bonds convertible into shares and their admission to trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s Multilateral Trading System. Romania-based brokerage company Goldring acted as an intermediary on the transaction. | RON16million | Romania | Here |
| 18-May | Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen | Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen advised Globalworth on its approximately EUR 18 million acquisition of Romania's Industrial Park West Arad and the IPW Oradea Industrial Park West Oradea from an unidentified seller. | EUR18million | Romania | Here |
| 20-May | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Engie Romania on the acquisition of a fully operational Romanian photovoltaic project from two German investors. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 24-May | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Risen Energy Solar Project GmbH on the sale of a photovoltaic project with an installed capacity of 20 MW, located in Giurgiu county, Romania, to Alternus Energy Group plc. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 27-May | Bondoc & Asociatii | Bondoc & Asociatii advised digital transformation and solution provider Intive on the acquisition of technology group Ammeon. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 27-May | Clifford Chance; Linklaters | Clifford Chance Badea advised MAS Real Estate on a EUR 300 million green bond offer. Linklaters advised joint book-runners and lead managers Raiffeisen Bank International and Deutsche Bank. | EUR300million | Romania | Here |
| 27-May | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii assisted Medist in challenging the tender book of a medical equipment public procurement procedure initiated by the C.F. Clinical Hospital of Cluj. | EUR6million | Romania | |
| 28-May | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance Badea advised guarantor and bond trustee Nordic Trustee AS on the Norwegian-law-governed EUR 200 million senior secured green bond issuance by a subsidiary of Ireland's Alternus Energy Group. | EUR200million | Romania | Here |
| 28-May | Maier, Ciucur & Asociatii | Maier, Ciucur & Asociatii successfully represented health and fitness operator Smartfit Timisoara in its challenge to the Romanian Government's mandatory shutdown of gyms and fitness centers in communities with a fourteen-day COVID-19 tally above four in one thousand. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 8-Jun | Stratulat Albulescu | Stratulat Albulescu advised the Element Group on the acquisition of a 2.7-hectare plot of land near Pitesti, Romania, in the immediate vicinity of the country's A1 highway. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 9-Jun | Schoenherr | Schoenherr Romania advised on the successful completion of the IPO for 50% of the existing shares issued by Transport Trade Services, to institutional and retail investors, for a total price of approximately EUR 58.5 million. | EUR58.5million | Romania | |
| 14-Jun | Bondoc & Asociatii; Stratulat Albulescu | Stratulat Albulescu advised QeOPS and its shareholders on a partial exit to Cargus, owned by Mid Europa Partners. Bondoc & Asociatii advised Cargus. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 21-Jun | Suciu Popa | Suciu Popa successfully represented Rompetrol Well Services in a corporate dispute initiated by one of its minority shareholders. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 21-Jun | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised the controlling stakeholder of the Farul Constanta Football Club in the merger process with Fotbal Club Viitorul Constanta. | N/A | Romania | |
| 22-Jun | CMS | CMS advised ING Bank Romania on the extension and modification of a bilateral EUR 100 million loan granted to a company within the NEPI Rockcastle Group, among others, with the addition of certain ESG components. | EUR100million | Romania | Here |
| 1-Jul | RTPR; Wolf Theiss | RTPR advised the founders of Keez on the sale of a majority stake to software company Visma. Wolf Theiss advised Visma on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 7-Jul | Kinstellar | Kinstellar Bucharest advised Romanian fintech startup Capex.com on raising USD 21 million in an investment round led by venture capital firms Growth Box and Moore & Moore Investments. | USD21million | Romania | Here |
| 8-Jul | Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss advised Novalpina Capital LLP on the acquisition of MaxBet. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 8-Jul | Filip & Company | Filip & Company successfully represented natural gas supplier Energy Gas Provider SRL in a proceeding against Romania's National Energy Regulatory Authority concerning the gas suppliers’ obligation to build minimum stocks of gas throughout the cold season. | RON500000 | Romania | Here |
| 13-Jul | Stratulat Albulescu | Stratulat Albulescu advised lead investor Catalyst Romania Fund II on its participation in SeedBlink’s EUR 3 million Series A funding round. | EUR1.2million | Romania | Here |
| 13-Jul | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica; Mitel & Partners | Mitel & Partners advised GED Eastern Fund II on its divestment process from Happy Tour. BPV Grigorescu Stefanica represented sole Hey, Be Well! shareholder, CEO Javier Garcia del Valle, as the buyout manager. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 14-Jul | Eversheds Sutherland; EY Legal (Radu si Asociatii); GTC Law Group; Morgan Lewis | Radu si Asociatii, working with Eversheds Sutherland, advised the shareholders of GloriaFood, including Oliver Auerbach, Mihai Anghel, and Cosmin Ancuta, on the sale of the company to Oracle. Morgan Lewis and GTC Law Group advised Oracle on the deal on M&A and IP aspects, respectively. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 14-Jul | Filip & Company | Filip & Company advised One United Properties on the initial public offering of shares amounting to more than RON 250 million. | RON250million | Romania | Here |
| 20-Jul | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica advised Hornbach on the acquisition and development of a DIY Store in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 20-Jul | Filip & Company; Linklaters | Filip & Company, working with Linklaters, advised the Ministry of Public Finance of Romania on a two-tranche Eurobond issue that drew over EUR 3.5 billion from the international markets. | EUR3.5billion | Romania | Here |
| 22-Jul | Allen & Overy; CMS; Dentons | Dentons advised the NEPI Rockcastle Group on two loans from the IFC and a bank syndicate led by BRD-Groupe Societe Generale and the Garanti Bank. Allen & Overy London reportedly advised the IFC and CMS Bucharest advised the banks. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 26-Jul | Suciu Popa | Suciu Popa successfully represented Romanian railway freight carrier Grup Feroviar Roman SA in a commercial dispute against a debt collection company. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 27-Jul | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Hidroconstructia on the sectoral procurement procedure initiated by the Water Company of Oltenia for the extension of the Isvarna-Craiova pipeline. | EUR23million | Romania | |
| 28-Jul | Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised FirstFarms A/S on the DKK 104 million sale and divestment of its operations in North-Western Romania. | DKK104million | Romania | Here |
| 29-Jul | Kinstellar | Kinstellar, working with Linklaters, advised the United Petfood Group on securing approximately EUR 526 million in syndicated term and revolving facilities. BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan, Rabobank, and ING Bank were the mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, with ING Bank also acting as agent. | EUR526million | Romania | Here |
| 4-Aug | Filip & Company | Filip & Company advised RCS & RDS and several of its subsidiaries on securing two medium-term loans amounting to approximately EUR 232 million. | EUR232million | Romania | Here |
| 5-Aug | Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen | NNDKP successfully represented companies that are part of the Efacec Group before the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania against local administrative authority Braila County. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 6-Aug | Act Legal (Botezatu Estrade); CEE Attorneys; DLA Piper; Shoosmiths | Act Botezatu Estrade Partners advised French VC fund Axeleo Capital on its seed round investment into Bright Spaces. DLA Piper advised Bright Spaces. Shoosmiths reportedly also advised Bright Spaces, while CEE Attorneys reportedly advised Romania's Sparking Capital, another investor in the round. | EUR1.5million | Romania | Here |
| 9-Aug | PeliPartners | PeliPartners advised Polish developer Scallier on the acquisition of a retail project in Timisoara from the Oasis group. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 11-Aug | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised CRH company Romcim on the acquisition of Sut-Icim Brasov from its individual shareholders. | N/A | Romania | |
| 16-Aug | DWF; KPMG Legal; Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss advised the founders of AMC Ro Studio on the sale of their shares to Keywords Studios. KPMG Legal, alongside DWF’s London office, advised Keywords Studios. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 16-Aug | Dentons; Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Dentons advised Payten on its acquisition of a majority stake in Romanian e-commerce software developer ContentSpeed. Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised the seller. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 17-Aug | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland on Romanian law regarding amendments to the EUR 400 million financing granted to Irish agri-services group Origin Enterprises. | N/A | Romania | |
| 18-Aug | PeliPartners; Schoenherr | PeliPartners advised Portland Trust on its sale of the Ratesti 153-megawatt photovoltaic development project to Econergy and Nofar Energy. Schoenherr advised Nofar Energy on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 25-Aug | Dentons; Filip & Company; Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised the owners of Via-Trend on the sale of the company to Swedish private equity fund Oresa. Filip & Company advised the buyer. Dentons assisted Raiffeisen Bank in financing the acquisition. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 26-Aug | Berechet Rusu Hirit; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised Electrica on its acquisition of a 207-megawatt wind and solar project portfolio from Monsson. Berechet Rusu Hirit advised the seller. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 30-Aug | Bejenaru & Partners; LC Legalproof | LC LegalProof advised Zipper Studios on the sale of its business to Romanian software services provider Fortech. Bejenaru & Partners advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 31-Aug | Deloitte Legal (Reff & Associates); Leroy si Asociatii | Leroy si Asociatii advised Vinci Energies on its acquisition of Frigotehnica from Roca Investments. Reff & Associates in cooperation with Deloitte Legal advised the seller. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 1-Sep | Deloitte Legal (Reff & Associates); Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Deloitte Legal's Reff & Associates advised Belgian developer Speedwell in refinancing the loan granted by BRD Groupe Societe Generale for the development of the Record Park Offices project in Cluj-Napoca. Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised the bank. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 2-Sep | Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen; RTPR | RTPR advised Rodbun Grup on a RON 278 million syndicated loan from Banca Comerciala Romana, CEC Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, Banca Transilvania, and Banca Romaneasca. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen advised the bank syndicate. | RON278million | Romania | Here |
| 6-Sep | CEE Attorneys | CEE Attorneys / Boanta, Gidei si Asociatii advised Sparking Capital on a EUR 180.000 investment in Romania-based digital platform Bankata.ro. | EUR180000 | Romania | Here |
| 6-Sep | Ijdelea Mihailescu | Ijdelea Mihailescu advised United Petfood on its acquisition of 150,000 square meters of land close to Bucharest from an undisclosed seller. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 9-Sep | Ijdelea Mihailescu | Ijdelea Mihailescu successfully represented Velikov and Co on a community trademark and community design dispute before the European Union Intellectual Property Office. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 14-Sep | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica; Schoenherr | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica advised Black Sea Fund I on the acquisition of a 70% stake in D-Toys. Schoenherr advised D-Toys founding shareholder Tibor Fustos as the seller. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 15-Sep | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Siveco Group IT company Simavi in connection with a complaint submitted to the Competition Council regarding the potential anticompetitive behaviour of a contracting authority. | N/A | Romania | |
| 16-Sep | Dentons; Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised the joint venture of Romania's Element Industrial and Dedeman on the sale of Eli Park 1 to South African real estate investment trust Fortress. Dentons advised the buyer. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 27-Sep | Biris Goran; The Law Chamber; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised Zacaria Industrial on the sale of its industrial parks portfolio to industrial and logistics parks developer CTP. Biris Goran and the Law Chamber advised the buyer. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 30-Sep | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica advised Re.Flex founders Camil Moldoveanu and Andrei Kluger on their financing round led by German venture capital investor Anyon Holding with the participation of Walter Michael Leuthe. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 11-Oct | CEE Attorneys; The Law Chamber | CEE Attorneys/Boanta, Gidei si Asociatii advised Olympian Parks in the sale of 153,000 square meters of logistics and industrial spaces to CTP. The Law Chamber advised CTP on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 12-Oct | Leroy si Asociatii; RTPR | Leroy si Asociatii advised EMI and its founder Jerome France on the EUR 15 million sale of a 51% stake in the company to Morphosis Capital Fund I. Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu advised Morphosis and its investors on the deal. | EUR15million | Romania | Here |
| 15-Oct | CEE Attorneys; DLA Piper | CEE Attorneys/Boanta Gidei and Associates advised Kinderpedia on a EUR 1.8 million financing round led by Early Game Ventures which also included funds from RocaX, Growceanu, and several business angels. DLA Piper advised Early Game Ventures. | EUR1.8million | Romania | Here |
| 15-Oct | Deloitte Legal (Reff & Associates) | Deloitte Legal's Reff & Associates advised the Romanian chemical industry company Chimcomplex on receiving a EUR 90 million refinancing loan from CEC Bank and Alpha Bank. | EUR90million | Romania | Here |
| 15-Oct | PeliPartners; Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | PeliPartners advised Saint-Gobain in acquiring the Romanian Duraziv Group. Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised the seller. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 20-Oct | Kellerhals Carrard; Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii, working with Swiss law firm Kellerhals Carrard, advised the Autonet Group Holding on its acquisition of a 51% stake in Augsburg International. Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised the shareholders of Augsburg International. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 26-Oct | Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss advised Banca Comerciala Romana on its inaugural RON 500 million issuance of senior preferred green notes under its multi issuer EMTN Program. | RON500million | Romania | Here |
| 29-Oct | Lata & Associates; RTPR | Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu advised Sarmis Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in Corporate Office Solutions in Romania. Lata & Associates advised COS. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 29-Oct | Vertis Legal | Vertis Legal advised Arobs Transilvania Software on a RON 74.2 million private placement on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The firm also advised the BRK Financial Group on mediating the investment. | RON74.2million | Romania | Here |
| 30-Oct | Albota Law Firm; Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Paval Holding on its forward purchase of the Dacia One office building project from the Atenor Group. The Albota Law Firm advised the seller. | EUR50million | Romania | |
| 9-Nov | CEE Attorneys; Filip & Company | CEE Attorneys/Boanta Gidei si Asociatii advised Romanian start-up Flip.ro on a EUR 1.5 million financing from eMAG Ventures. Filip & Company advised eMAG on that investment and on its acquisition of a stake in Flip.ro from minority shareholders. | EUR1.5million | Romania | Here |
| 9-Nov | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii provided pro bono legal assistance to George Enescu International Festival organizer Artexim in a dispute with the Historic Auction House in connection with the auctioning of manuscripts and a violin that had presumably belonged to Romanian composer George Enescu. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 10-Nov | CEE Attorneys; Legal to Business | CEE Attorneys/Boanta, Gidei si Asociatii advised lead investor Sparking Capital on the USD 500,000 financing granted to Romanian corporate digital waste management platform start-up EcoTree. Legal to Business reportedly advised EcoTree on the deal. | USD500000 | Romania | |
| 11-Nov | Act Legal (Botezatu Estrade) | Act Botezatu Estrade Partners advised Sweden-based Founders Bridge on its EUR 300,000 investment in Romanian start-up Mero. | EUR300000 | Romania | Here |
| 15-Nov | Filip & Company | Filip & Company advised A&D Pharma-Dr. Max Group subsidiary Sensiblu on its acquisition of 23 pharmacies from Optifarm. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 16-Nov | Bohalteanu & Asociatii; MPR Partners | MPR Partners advised Aegean Airlines on the acquisition of a majority stake in Romanian operator Animawings from the Memento Group. Bohalteanu & Asociatii advised the seller. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 16-Nov | Dentons; Filip & Company | Dentons advised Erste Group Bank, Raiffeisen Bank Romania, and Banca Comerciala Romana on the RON 750 million facility agreement with Societatea Energetica Electrica. Filip & Company advised Electrica on the deal. | RON750million | Romania | Here |
| 17-Nov | Kinstellar; Roedl & Partner | Kinstellar advised Danish agricultural investment company FirstFarms on its DKK 20 million sale of land in Western Romania. Roedl & Partner reportedly advised the buyer. | DKK20million | Romania | Here |
| 18-Nov | EY Legal (Bancila, Diaconu si Asociatii); Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | EY associated firm Bancila, Diaconu si Asociatii advised BlackPeak Capital on its investment in Verdino Green Foods. Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Verdino on the deal. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 18-Nov | RTPR | Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu advised both sides of the transaction on Morphosis Capital’s investment in Cronos Med Group. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 23-Nov | Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Romanian FMCG distributor Aquila on the successful completion of its initial public offering and sale of 66.6 million new shares, for a total sum of approximately EUR 74 million. | EUR74million | Romania | Here |
| 24-Nov | KPMG Legal | KPMG Legal Toncescu si Asociatii advised the Affinity Shipping Group on its acquisition of Seaway International. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 25-Nov | RTPR; Wolf Theiss | Wolf Theiss advised Arobs Transilvania Software on its acquisition of Berg Software. Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu advised Berg's shareholders on the transaction. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 1-Dec | Vlasceanu, Nyerges & Partners | Vlasceanu, Nyerges and Partners advised Econergy on its acquisition of an 87-megawatt photovoltaic development project located in Parau, Brasov County, Romania. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 5-Dec | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised Artemis Romania on the development, extension, and legal asset management of the Banat Business Park in Timisoara. | N/A | Romania | |
| 7-Dec | Popescu & Asociatii | Popescu & Asociatii successfully represented Sinaia Local Council and the company providing land and cable transport in Sinaia resort, Sinaia Urban Transport, within judicial procedures initiated as a result of the reorganization of the company's management activity during 2017. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 7-Dec | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised David Neacsu on the sale of the Himalaya store to Stral Big. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 7-Dec | Deloitte Legal (Reff & Associates); Dentons; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised principal mandated arranger Banca Transilvania and OTP Bank Romania on their EUR 49.5 million syndicated loan to the African Industries Group financing the acquisition of the Thames Farming Enterprises agribusiness. Dentons and Reff & Associates advised AIG on the acquisition, with Dentons also advising on financing. | EUR49.5million | Romania | |
| 7-Dec | Iulia Malis Law Office; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised BCR, Raiffeisen Bank, BRD, and Banca Transilvania on a EUR 50 million loan for Medlife, part of an existing EUR 185 million syndicated facility. The Iulia Malis Law Office advised the borrower. | EUR50million | Romania | |
| 9-Dec | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii successfully assisted PlantExtrakt in registering and defending its IP rights over the Nasirus trademark. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 9-Dec | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii successfully represented Tereos Romania in a tax dispute before the High Court of Cassation and Justice. | N/A | Romania | |
| 13-Dec | Ashurst; BPV Grigorescu Stefanica; Jones Day | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica, working alongside lead counsel Jones Day, advised US-based insurance and financial services group Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company on its investment in the UK-headquartered Low Carbon Group. Ashurst reportedly advised the Low Carbon Group. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 16-Dec | Kinstellar | Kinstellar, working with Dewi Advisory, advised Eleven Ventures on leading a USD 2 million investment round in Frisbo. | USD2million | Romania | Here |
| 16-Dec | RTPR | RTPR advised Autonom Services on the first tranche of a corporate bond offer program on the Romanian market through which Autonom attracted over EUR 48 million. | EUR48million | Romania | Here |
| 17-Dec | Bondoc & Asociatii; White & Case | Bondoc & Asociatii, working with White & Case, successfully represented Oltchim, acting through insolvency trustees BDO Business Restructuring and Rominsolv, before the General Court of the European Union. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 17-Dec | CMS | CMS advised Libra Internet Bank on a EUR 40 million bond issuance. | EUR40million | Romania | Here |
| 17-Dec | Pop & Partners; Stratulat Albulescu | Stratulat Albulescu advised Global Resolution Experts on the sale of a majority stake to Bittnet Systems. Pop & Partners reportedly advised Bittnet. | N/A | Romania | Here |
| 17-Dec | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised BMC Truck&Bus on EUR 60 million tender procedures regarding the supply of 151 electric buses for public transport in 11 municipalities in Romania. | EUR60million | Romania | Here |
| 17-Dec | EY Legal (Bancila, Diaconu si Asociatii); Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised the Hexagon Group on its acquisition of the Ferrosan plant in Cluj-Napoca from British pharmaceutical group GSK. Bancila, Diaconu si Asociatii advised GSK. | EUR3million | Romania | |
| 20-Dec | Albusel; Stratulat Albulescu | Stratulat Albulescu advised Catalyst Romania Fund II on leading a EUR 1.7 million financing round for Code of Talent. Albusel reportedly advised Code of Talent on the deal. | EUR1.7million | Romania | Here |
| 20-Dec | Berechet Rusu Hirit; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised Romanian company Electrica on its EUR 4.2 million acquisition of Foton Power Energy from Monsson. Berechet Rusu Hirit advised the seller. | EUR4.2million | Romania | Here |
| 20-Dec | Act Legal (Botezatu Estrade); BPV Grigorescu Stefanica; Dentons | BPV Grigorescu Stefanica has advised Austrian-based property group Supernova on the acquisition of six Romanian shopping centers from Cora. Act Legal Botezatu Estrade Partners advised Cora’s parent companies, the Louis Delhaize and Galimmo groups. Dentons advised Erste Group Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International, Raiffeisen Bank Romania, and BCR on financing Supernova's aquisition. | N/A | Romania | |
| 20-Dec | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii | Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii advised GLL Real Estate on leasing and asset legal management activities related to the Charles de Gaulle Plaza and the Victoria Center office building projects in Bucharest. | N/A | Romania | |
| 22-Dec | PeliPartners | PeliPartners advised the Mega Company on a EUR 20.6 million loan from Alpha Bank for the financing of the Mega Distribution Center logistics park in Romania. | EUR20.6million | Romania | Here |
| 23-Dec | RTPR; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu advised Meridiam on its acquisition of a 50% stake in Netcity Telecom from E-Infra. Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii advised the seller. | N/A | Romania | |
| 29-Dec | RTPR | RTPR advised Grup Serban Holding on the private placement of shares and preparation for admission to trading on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. | RON12.7million | Romania | Here |
| 26-Nov | Dentons | Dentons advised Bento on corporate, regulatory, and SOP-related matters on the first combined primary and secondary private placement on AeRo. | N/A | Romania | |
| 30-Sep | Babic & Partners; Baker Mckenzie; Bondoc & Asociatii; Dickson Minto; Lukman Law Firm; Savoric & Partners; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Lead counsel Dickson Minto, working with Bondoc & Asociatii in Romania and Savoric & Partners in Croatia, advised A&M Capital Europe on its acquisition of Pet Network International from the Rohatyn Group. Baker McKenzie, Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii, and Babic & Partners advised the Rohatyn Group. Lukman Law Firm advised the minority shareholder and the director of slovenian company on the sale. | EUR240million | Romania; Croatia | Here |
| 8-Dec | Dentons | Dentons advised Moldova's Purcari Wineries subsidiary Crama Ceptura on its acquisition of Vinoteca Gherasim Constantinescu in Romania. | N/A | Romania; Moldova | |
| 7-Jul | Dentons; Simmons & Simmons; Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners | Dentons advised the Black Sea Trade and Development bank on a seven-year USD 40 million corporate loan to Romanian aluminum producer Alro, part of Vimetco Group, for its capital investment program. Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners and Simmons & Simmons advised Alro. | USD40million | Romania; Russia | Here |
| 15-Jan | Baker McKenzie; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Cravath Swaine & Moore; Morgan Lewis; Paksoy; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii | Paksoy helped lead counsel Hogan Lovells advise pharmaceutical supply chain company AmerisourceBergen on the acquisition of the pharmaceutical wholesale business of Walgreens Boots Alliance in several countries, as well as select parts of its international retail pharmacy business. Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii, Cravath Swaine & Moore, and Morgan Lewis also advised the buyer on Romanian matters. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Baker McKenzie advised the seller. | USD6.5billion | Romania; Turkey | Here |
| 13-Jan | DLA Piper; Kinstellar | DLA Piper advised Wipro Limited on its acquisition of Metro-Nom in Germany and Metro Systems Romania. Kinstellar advised on merger clearance in Ukraine | N/A | Romania; Ukraine | Here |
| 4-Jan | Liniya Prava | Liniya Prava advised the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the placing of three issues of government bonds, series 01, 07, and 11, for a total amount of RUB 40 billion. | RUB40billion | Russia | Here |
| 6-Jan | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Societe Generale on a USD 125 million loan to Polymetal, a gold and silver producer with assets in Russia and Kazakhstan, to finance investments in the transition to a sustainable and low-emissions economy. This is the first green loan in the Russian mining sector. | USD125million | Russia | Here |
| 6-Jan | Andrey Gorodissky & Partners | Andrey Gorodissky & Partners advised Tashir Medica on a Round B investment in Botkin.AI. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 19-Jan | DLA Piper; Linklaters | DLA Piper advised Raspadskaya on its USD 920 million acquisition of Russian coal producer Yuzhkuzbassugol from EVRAZ. Linklaters advised the seller on the deal. | USD920Million | Russia | Here |
| 21-Jan | Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance helped Sovcombank obtain a USD 350 million ESG loan — its first loan based on environmental, social and governance principles. Allen & Overy advised the mandated lead arrangers, book-runners, and ESG coordinator. | USD350million | Russia | Here |
| 29-Jan | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised the EBRD on its provision of two loans to the city of Walbrzych, Poland. | PLN134.7million | Poland | Here |
| 1-Feb | Dechert; White & Case | White & Case advised Russia-based petrochemicals company Sibur Holding on its sale of 40% of its stake in Amur Gas Chemical Complex to China’s Sinopec. Dechert advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 2-Feb | White & Case | White & Case advised Russian telecommunication services provider Rostelecom on the USD 464.3 million sale of a 44.8% stake in SafeData to Russia-based VTB Bank. Baker McKenzie advised the buyer on the deal. | USD464.3million | Russia | Here |
| 5-Feb | Morgan Lewis | Morgan Lewis represented the Far East High Technology Fund on its RUB 200 million investment in Motorica, a Russian manufacturer of high-tech hand prostheses. | RUB200million | Russia | Here |
| 9-Feb | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner; Morgan Lewis | Morgan Lewis advised Russian online services provider Yandex and its subsidiary MLU on the acquisition of Vezet Group’s call centers and cargo business. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advised the seller. | USD178million | Russia | Here |
| 10-Feb | Baker Mckenzie | Baker McKenzie advised the Goal Number Seven association on the launch of the international renewable energy certificates system in Russia. The firm provided its services on a pro bonobasis. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 12-Feb | Kachkin & Partners | Kachkin & Partners successfully represented Anton Vladimirovich Novikov, a former top manager and a JSC Mostostroy No. 6 board of directors member, in a dispute. | RUB7billion | Russia | Here |
| 16-Feb | Noerr | Noerr advised the Aluminium Rheinfelden Group on the sale of its assets to Russian aluminum manufacturer RUSAL. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 18-Feb | Akin Gump; Debevoise | Debevoise & Plimpton advised the Ant Group on its agreements with Mail.ru Group, USM, Russian Direct Investment Fund, and MegaFon to create payments and financial services joint ventures. Akin Gump advised Mail.ru on the deal. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 19-Feb | Andrey Gorodissky & Partners | Andrey Gorodissky & Partners advised Rose Group on its sale of the Tsvetnoy department store in Moscow to Bonum Capital. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 22-Feb | Capital Legal Services; Castren & Snellman; Eversheds Sutherland | Eversheds Sutherland advised the Cherkizovo Group on its acquisition of meat processing company Pit-Product from the Atria Group. Finnish law firm Castren & Snellman and Capital Legal Services from Russia reportedly advised the Atria Group on the deal. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 24-Feb | Intellectual Capital | Russia's Intellectual Capital law firm persuaded the Moscow Arbitrazh Court that a requirement that participants in a Rosatom tender for legal counsel be ranked in Legal500 and Chambers & Partners was illegal and violated Russian competition law. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 26-Feb | Morgan Lewis | Morgan Lewis advised a consortium of investors led by the Russia-China Investment Fund on the establishment and development of the Binnopharm Group pharmaceutical holding. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 26-Feb | Integrites | Integrites successfully represented the interests of China-based Foshan Vinmay Stainless Steel Co. Ltd in an anti-dumping investigation related to the import of welded stainless pipes, manufactured in China, into the Eurasian Economic Union. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 2-Mar | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Elektrozavod Group, a Russian manufacturer of transformer equipment, on the RUB 30.5 billion sale of a 94.01% stake in JSC Elektrozavod and 100% in LLC Elektrokombinat to LLC Megapolis Invest, a joint venture between Sistema and Sberbank Investments. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advised the buyers on the deal. | RUB30.5billion | Russia | Here |
| 3-Mar | Intellectual Capital | Acting on behalf of firm client CD Land Contact LLC, Russia's Intellectual Capital law firm initiated bankruptcy proceedings against Fortes LLC. | RUB5million | Russia | Here |
| 4-Mar | Debevoise | Debevoise & Plimpton advised Russian e-commerce platform Ozon Holdings PLC on the issue of USD 750 million senior unsecured bonds due 2026, convertible into American depositary shares, representing ordinary shares of Ozon. | USD750million | Russia | Here |
| 10-Mar | Dentons; Stepanovski Papakul And Partners | Dentons advised Sberbank on its acquisition of Yo-Engineering, the Russian developer of the Yo-mobile hybrid electric car, from Belarus-based KG Impex. Dentons was supported on Belarusian aspects of the deal by Stepanovski Papakul and Partners. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 11-Mar | Dentons; Mayer Brown | Dentons advised GEM Capital Holdings on its all-cash offer for the entire issued and to-be-issued ordinary share capital of Volga Gas. Mayer Brown advised the issuer. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 11-Mar | Dentons | Dentons advised the Puratos Group on its acquisition of Rushleb Research, a Russian manufacturer of biotechnological products for the baking industry. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 12-Mar | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners helped the Samolet Group register the trademark of the group’s brand with Russia’s Federal Service for Intellectual Property. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 12-Mar | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners advised Russian retailer Lenta on its re-domiciliation from Cyprus to Russia. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 18-Mar | Korelskiy Ischuk Astafiev & Partners | Korelskiy Ischuk Astafiev & Partners become the official legal consultant of the International Chess Federation. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 23-Mar | DLA Piper; Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners | DLA Piper advised Renera, a Russian energy storage business owned by Rosatom’s Tvel Fuel Company, on the acquisition of a 49% stake in Enertech International, a South Korean manufacturer of electrodes, lithium-ion storage cells, and energy storage systems. Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 24-Mar | Alrud; DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised KazanExpress on the acquisition of a 30% stake in the company by AliExpress Russia — a joint venture between China’s Alibaba Group and Russia’s MegaFon, Mail.ru Group, and Russian Direct Investment Fund. Alrud advised AliExpress Russia. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 24-Mar | Dentons; Latham & Watkins | Dentons advised Andrey Komarov, the controlling shareholder of PJSC ChelPipe, on the sale of his 86.54% share in the company to PJSC TMK. Latham & Watkins advised the buyer. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 30-Mar | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners persuaded Russia's antimonopoly agency to approve the partnership between the Gett and CityMobil taxi aggregator services. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 31-Mar | Akin Gump; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | Akin Gump advised Trans-Siberian Gold PLC - the operator of the Asacha gold mine in Kamchatka, Russia - on its GBP 108 million takeover by Horvik Ltd. The buyer was advised by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. | GBP108million | Russia | Here |
| 31-Mar | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | EPAM successfully represented Magnit in an antimonopoly case against Spar and Magnit involving an alleged cartel conspiracy. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 16-Apr | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners is representing a coalition of Avito, IVI, CIAN, Profi.ru, Tutu.ru, Drom.ru, 2GIS, and Zoon in a abuse-of-dominant-position case against Yandex initiated by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 16-Apr | Dentons | Dentons acted as counsel to Domodedovo Airport Group on its Rule 144A/Regulation S issuance of USD 453 million 5.35 percent loan participation notes due 2028; the consent solicitation and tender offer in relation to its loan participation notes maturing in 2021; and the capped tender offer with respect to its loan participation notes maturing in 2023. | USD453million | Russia | Here |
| 21-Apr | Dentons | Dentons assisted Oleg Boyko, the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Finstar Financial Group, on Finstar's acquisition of a 99.56% share of St. Petersburg's SIAB Bank PJSC. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 26-Apr | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Safmar Financial Investments, an investment arm of Russia's Safmar Group, on the sale of 100% of shares in the Safmar non-state pension fund to Leningradskoe Adagio, an investment company owned by Russia’s Region Group. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 30-Apr | DLA Piper; Herbert Smith Freehills | DLA Piper advised Russian oil and gas company TAIF on the merger of its petrochemical business with Russian petrochemical company Sibur. Herbert Smith Freehills advised Sibur. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 6-May | Capital Legal Services | Capital Legal Services advised ABS LLC, a joint venture of Airports of Regions MC and Novaport Holding, on its entrance into a RUB 7 billion concession agreement for the development of the Blagoveschensk airport. | RUB7billion | Russia | Here |
| 21-May | Dentons | Dentons advised Russian animation studio Soyuzmultfilm LLC on its acquisition of an unidentified stake in Mult Efir LLC. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 25-May | Dentons | Dentons advised UniCredit on its provision of a USD 50 million sustainability-linked loan to PJSC Sibur Holding, the largest integrated petrochemicals company in Russia. | USD50million | Russia | Here |
| 27-May | Kachkin & Partners | Kachkin & Partners advised Sirin Development on the sale of the Nordway logistics complex near St. Petersburg to investment development company Central Properties. | RUB4.5billion | Russia | Here |
| 1-Jun | Alrud | Alrud advised VimpelCom on the establishment of a joint venture with three federal operators and competitors, aimed at the joint development and use of 5G radiofrequencies in Russia. | N/A | Russia | |
| 2-Jun | Kachkin & Partners | Kachkin & Partners advised real estate developer Krasnaya Strela on the sale of a business-class residential development project on Moskovsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, including the 2.63-hectare plot, building permits, and RUB 6.3 billion in financing provided by the DOM.RF Bank, to developer E.Development of Moscow. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 4-Jun | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners advised PPG Industries on Russian legal aspects of its tender offer for the shares of Finnish paint manufacturer Tikkurila. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 8-Jun | Dentons | Dentons advised titanium producer VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation on an English law-governed unsecured five-year club loan facility for up to USD 400 million provided by a number of international banks. | USD400million | Russia | Here |
| 11-Jun | Baker Mckenzie | Baker McKenzie advised the Russian Ministry of Finance on a EUR 1 billion issuance of 2.65% bonds due 2036, as well as a EUR 500 million tap offering of 1.125% bonds due 2027. | EUR1.5billion | Russia | Here |
| 11-Jun | Debevoise; Linklaters | Debevoise & Plimpton advised NLMK on its EUR 500 million 5-year Eurobond offering with an annual coupon rate of 1.45%. Linklaters advised joint lead managers and joint bookrunners J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities, and Societe Generale. | EUR500million | Russia | Here |
| 16-Jun | Alliance Legal | Alliance Legal CG successfully represented the Ekaterinburg Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, on a pro bono basis, in a RUB 4 million dispute with the Ekaterinburg City Administration over the diocese’s subsidiary liability for the obligations of its Orthodox Kindergarten. The case was brought before the Arbitration Court of the Sverdlovsk Region. | RUB4million | Russia | Here |
| 17-Jun | DLA Piper; Herbert Smith Freehills | DLA Piper advised the Renaissance Insurance Group on the sale of its 100% stake in Renaissance Pensions to the non-state pension fund of Russia’s Sberbank. Herbert Smith Freehills reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 17-Jun | Liniya Prava | Liniya Prava advised the Moscow Exchange on its acquisition of a 70% stake in electronic commerce platform Inguru, with an option to increase its stake to 100% within the next five years. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 22-Jun | Alrud | Alrud advised German chocolate manufacturer Ludwig Schokolade on countering imports of counterfeit goods resembling its products into the Russian Federation and protecting intellectual property. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 22-Jun | Baker Botts | Baker Botts advised Russian liquified natural gas producer PAO Novatek on the sale of a 10% participation interest in Arctic Transshipment LLC to TotalEnergies SE. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 28-Jun | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Dentons | Dentons advised VTB Capital on its USD 75 million acquisition of a minority stake in car-sharing company Delimobil Holding SA. Cleary Gottlieb advised the seller. | USD75million | Russia | Here |
| 1-Jul | Clifford Chance | The Moscow office of Clifford Chance advised AO Raiffeisenbank, Sberbank, Bank Saint-Petersburg, and Credit Bank of Moscow on their provision of a RUB 15 billion five-year loan to the Ural Mining & Metallurgical Company. | RUB15billion | Russia | Here |
| 2-Jul | CMS | CMS Russia advised the VTB Group on its acquisition of a 25.1% stake of the iCITY business center from a subsidiary belonging to Russian businessman Alexey Bogachev. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 5-Jul | Dentons | Dentons advised Prosveshcheniye, a Russian educational integrator, on an equity transaction with Sber, VEB.RF, and RDIF, as a result of which each shareholder will hold a 25% stake in JSC Prosveshcheniye. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 13-Jul | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner; Morgan Lewis | Morgan Lewis advised Baring Vostok Capital Partners on its acquisition of a 12% stake in 12 Storeez. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advised 12 Storeez and its founders on the deal. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 19-Jul | Debevoise | Debevoise & Plimpton advised Russian Norilsk Nickel on a buyback of up to 3.4% of its issued outstanding shares for a total amount of approximately USD 2 billion. | USD2billion | Russia | Here |
| 20-Jul | Latham & Watkins | Latham & Watkins advised Russian investment company Sistema on VTB Capital’s RUB 7 billion minority investment in Binnopharm. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 21-Jul | Debevoise | Debevoise & Plimpton advised the Ultra Group on the establishment of a joint venture with Sredneuralsk Copper Smelter to form and operate an ammonium sulfate production plant. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 21-Jul | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advised the MTT Group on the sale of MTT to Mobile TeleSystems PJSC for RUB 5 billion. | RUB5billion | Russia | Here |
| 22-Jul | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners advised US-based chemical corporation 3M on Russian legal aspects of personal data processing and website cookies. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 23-Jul | Dentons; Linklaters | Dentons advised the EuroChem Group on project financing for the construction of an ammonia plant in Kingisepp, Russia, from a bank syndicate consisting of VEB.RF, Sberbank, VTB Bank, Gazprombank, and Otkritie FC Bank. Linklaters Moscow advised the banks. | RUB123.5billion | Russia | Here |
| 26-Jul | Liniya Prava; White & Case | White & Case advised the underwriters on the USD 500 million IPO of United Medical Group CY PLC. Liniya Prava advised the company. | USD500million | Russia | Here |
| 26-Jul | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners successfully represented insurance company Rosgosstrakh in a case in which Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service considered an agreement between the company and another undisclosed insurance company as anti-competitive. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 28-Jul | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised BestDoctor on securing a USD 26 million Series B investment from Winter Capital Partners, VNV Global, and UNIQA Ventures. Cleary Gottlieb reportedly advised the investors. | USD26million | Russia | Here |
| 30-Jul | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners advised the US-based tool manufacturer Milltronics Manufacturing Company on its entrance into a distribution agreement with an undisclosed Russian counterparty. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 4-Aug | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner; White & Case | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advised Sberbank Investments and the Russia-China Investment Fund on a RUB 1.6 billion investment structured as a syndicated venture loan in Eruditor Group holding. White & Case advised the Eruditor group on the deal. | RUB1.6billion | Russia | Here |
| 4-Aug | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner; Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners; Kosta Legal; Legate | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, working with Uzbekistan-based co-counsel Kosta Legal, advised Sberbank on its sale of 84.2% of the shares in JSC Akhangarancement. Legate and, reportedly, EPAM advised the unidentified buyer. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 5-Aug | Alrud | Alrud represented French automobile educational association GNFA in a corporate dispute with a former minority shareholder, an unidentified Russian company. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 6-Aug | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner; Rybalkin, Gortsunyan & Partners | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advised Russia’s Sberbank on its sale of debt and equity in the Eurocement Group to the Mikhaylovsky Construction Materials Plant for an aggregate consideration of RUB 161 billion. According to BCLP, Schellenberg Wittmer advised the seller on Swiss law while Patrikios Pavlou & Associates and Chryssafinis & Polyviou advised on Cypriot law. Rybalkin Gortsunyan & Partners advised the buyer on the deal. | RUB161billion | Russia | Here |
| 6-Aug | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner; Herbert Smith Freehills | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advised GetCourse founder and CEO Sergey Mikhaylov on a USD 50 million private equity deal with Goldman Sachs, Winter Capital Partners, and Baring Vostok Capital Partners. Herbert Smith Freehills advised the funds on the deal. | USD50million | Russia | Here |
| 16-Aug | Hogan Lovells | Hogan Lovells advised Russian private equity company Elbrus Capital on its co-investment with iTech Capital into Aviasales. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 26-Aug | Kachkin & Partners | Kachkin & Partners advised the Krasnaya Strela Group on its acquisition of two buildings in St. Petersburg from the Okhta Group. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 27-Aug | Rybalkin, Gortsunyan & Partners | Rybalkin, Gortsunyan and Partners advised Etalon on its acquisition of a 35% stake in QB Technology and its associated intellectual property. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 30-Aug | BGP Litigation | BGP Litigation successfully represented UniCredit Bank as one of the creditors in bankruptcy proceedings against Russian shoe retailer Firma ANTA, operating under the brand of Carlo Pazolini. The case was brought before the Moscow Arbitration Court. | RUB121.8million | Russia | Here |
| 7-Sep | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners successfully represented global pharmaceutical corporation Novartis before the FAS in an unfair competition dispute with a Nativa distributor. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 8-Sep | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner; DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Borzo on its USD 35 million Series C investment round. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advised one of the investors in the round - Emirati investment company Mubadala. | USD35million | Russia | Here |
| 14-Sep | Rybalkin, Gortsunyan & Partners | Rybalkin, Gortsunyan & Partners advised Sistema JSFC subsidiary Segezha Group on the acquisition of a minority stake in Novoyeniseiskiy Wood-Chemical Complex's owner Tegli Holdings. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 15-Sep | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Dentons | Dentons advised UniCredit Bank AO Russia on a sustainability-linked CHF 585 million seven-year facility for Russian Railways. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton reportedly advised Russian Railways. | CHF585million | Russia | Here |
| 16-Sep | Linklaters; White & Case | White & Case advised Elga Coal LLC on a USD 1.66 billion syndicated financing deal with a pool of lenders led by Gazprombank. Linklaters advised the lenders. | USD1.66billion | Russia | Here |
| 16-Sep | Alrud; Cooley; Herbert Smith Freehills; Morgan Lewis | Morgan Lewis advised Yandex on restructuring the ownership of its MLU and self-driving joint ventures with Uber and acquisition of all shares in the Yandex.Eats, Yandex.Lavka, Yandex.Delivery, and Self-Driving businesses for a cash consideration of USD 1.0 billion. Alrud advised Uber on the deal. Cooley and Herbert Smith Freehills reportedly also advised the seller. | USD1.0billion | Russia | Here |
| 23-Sep | Morgan Lewis | Morgan Lewis advised Kazakh investment company Pioneer Capital Invest on the acquisition of JSC Asian-Pacific Bank from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 1-Oct | DLA Piper | DLA Piper successfully represented Kaproben Handles before the Judicial Collegium for Economic Disputes of the Russian Supreme Court. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 1-Oct | Alrud; Morgan Lewis | Alrud advised ClickHouse on the a creation of a joint venture with Yandex. Morgan Lewis advised Yandex. | N/A | Russia | |
| 4-Oct | Hogan Lovells; Scordis, Papapetrou & Co | Hogan Lovells, alongside Cyprus-based Scordis, Papapetrou & Co, successfully represented National Bank Trust in the embezzlement case against Dmitry and Alexei Ananyev and their respective spouses, Lyudmila and Daria Ananyev, before Cypriot courts. | EUR315million | Russia | Here |
| 12-Oct | Alrud | Alrud advised Mastercard on the launch of new products in Russia. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 12-Oct | Dentons | Dentons advised PhosAgro on its USD 500 million issuance of seven-year Rule 144A/Regulation S 2.6% loan participation notes due 2028. | USD500million | Russia | Here |
| 13-Oct | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Safmar Financial Investments on the sale of 100% of its shares in the non-state pension fund Mospromstroy-Fond to investment group Russkiye Fondy's non-state pension fund Vneshekonomfond. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 14-Oct | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised London-based dark supermarket Jiffy on its USD 28 million Series A investment round. | USD28million | Russia | Here |
| 15-Oct | Alrud | Alrud successfully represented Skolstroj Turnov in a EUR 43 million supply contract dispute in the Russian Arbitrazh Court. | EUR43million | Russia | Here |
| 20-Oct | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised e-commerce platform Ecwid on obtaining regulatory clearance from the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia for its acquisition by Lightspeed. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 25-Oct | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner advised Irrico Limited on the sale of a Russian agricultural holding company. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 25-Oct | Latham & Watkins | Latham & Watkins advised PIK Specialized Homebuilder on the secondary public offering of quasi-treasury ordinary PIK shares by its fully owned subsidiary PIK Investproekt. | RUB36.28billion | Russia | Here |
| 27-Oct | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner successfully defended United Aircraft Corporation’s subsidiary Irkut and its employees in a criminal case in connection with customs duty evasion amounting to more than RUB 50 million. | RUB50million | Russia | Here |
| 28-Oct | Debevoise | Debevoise & Plimpton advised Polyus on its USD 700 million seven-year eurobond offering with an annual coupon rate of 3.25% and the related tender offer for outstanding notes due 2022-2024. | USD700million | Russia | Here |
| 28-Oct | Debevoise; Linklaters | Debevoise & Plimpton advised Norilsk Nickel on its USD 500 million eurobond offering due 2026 with a coupon rate of 2.80% per annum. Linklaters advised the banks. | USD500million | Russia | |
| 29-Oct | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner successfully defended FM Logistic and its employees in a criminal case in connection with the collapse of a pedestrian bridge in a warehouse that resulted in the injury of more than 50 people. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 2-Nov | Korelskiy Ischuk Astafiev & Partners | Korelsky, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners successfully represented Chinese manufacturer Shanghai Jilong Economy Development before Russia's Intellectual Property Court in a trademark dispute with a Russian entrepreneur over the ZRAY brand. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 5-Nov | Akin Gump | Akin Gump advised Lukoil on its acquisition of a 25% participating interest in the Shallow Water Absheron Peninsula exploration project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea, from BP. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 8-Nov | Akin Gump | Akin Gump advised Lukoil on its acquisition of a 15.5% interest in the Shah Deniz natural gas project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea, from Malaysia’s Petronas. | USD2.25billion | Russia | Here |
| 9-Nov | Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance advised Rosbank, Sberbank, Bank Saint-Petersburg, Credit Bank of Moscow, and the Eurasian Development Bank on a RUB 15 billion five-year syndicated loan under Russian law for the Ural Mining & Metallurgical Company. | RUB15billion | Russia | Here |
| 11-Nov | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners successfully represented LabQuestTechnology in a joint-venture-related corporate dispute. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 11-Nov | Akin Gump | Akin Gump advised Lukoil on the USD 2.3 billion issuance of Rule 144A/Regulation S notes in two tranches. | USD2.3billion | Russia | Here |
| 19-Nov | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners provided legal support to Germany's HTS Tentiq on contractual and currency control issues in Russia. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 24-Nov | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Russian personal styling company Capsula on its Series A investment round. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 29-Nov | Baker Mckenzie; DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Russian network solutions provider Brain4Net's major shareholder Typhoon Digital Development on the sale of a majority stake in the company to global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky. Baker McKenzie advised Kaspersky. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 13-Dec | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Russian online freelancing marketplace YouDo on a USD 5 million investment round from Russian online recruitment platform HeadHunter. | USD5million | Russia | Here |
| 14-Dec | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Russian financial services company Sber on its acquisition of FuelUp. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 17-Dec | Advant Beiten; Freshfields | Advant Beiten and Advant Nctm advised Comer Industries on the acquisition of German-based Walterscheid Powertrain Group. Freshfields reportedly advised WPG. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 17-Dec | DLA Piper | DLA Piper successfully represented Gett in a dispute with the Moscow Administrative Road Inspection. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 17-Dec | DLA Piper; Morgan Lewis | Morgan Lewis advised Baring Vostok on its USD 13 million investment in Mindbox. DLA Piper advised Mindbox on the deal. | USD13million | Russia | Here |
| 20-Dec | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised NaPopravku on its USD 5 million investment round led by Swedish investment company VNV Global, Russian investment holding Avenir, and Malaysia’s JobStreet founder Mark Chang. | USD5million | Russia | Here |
| 20-Dec | DLA Piper | DLA Piper advised Russian online English school Skyeng on the acquisition of a 25% stake in Qmarketing Academy - a Russian online school of marketing and design - from Qmarketing. | N/A | Russia | Here |
| 29-Dec | Alrud | Alrud advised Russkaya Energia on its RUB 15 billion acquisition of Vorkutaugol from Severstal. | RUB15billion | Russia | Here |
| 30-Jun | Vulic Law | Vulic Law advised dairy product company Mlekara Sabac on the construction of a factory in Russia. | N/A | Russia; Serbia | Here |
| 21-Jan | Stetom | Stetom advised Slovak private equity group Eastfield on the restructuring and subsequent sale of the Raevskoe winery, together with vineyards and agricultural land plots in Anapa, on the Black Sea coast, to the Krasnodarzernoprodukt Group. | N/A | Russia; Slovakia | Here |
| 2-Jul | Dentons | The Moscow and Istanbul offices of Dentons advised the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank on its provision of a seven-year EUR 75 million loan to the Hayat Kimya Group for the construction of a new hygienic tissue and paper towel factory in Kaluga, Russia. | EUR75million | Russia; Turkey | Here |
| 14-Oct | Integrites | Integrites successfully represented seamless stainless-steel pipe manufacturer Centravis in a sunset review of antidumping measures against the import of Ukrainian pipes into the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. | N/A | Russia; Ukraine | Here |
| 6-Jan | Andrejic & Partners; NKO Partners | NKO Partners advised CTP Invest on its EUR 15 million acquisition of a part of Eyemaxx Real Estate’s portfolio in Serbia. Andrejic & Partners advised Eyemaxx on the deal. | EUR15million | Serbia | Here |
| 12-Jan | CMS | CMS advised Banca Intesa Belgrade on financing provided to Delta Real Estate for the development of the Delta Planet Nis shopping mall in Nis, Serbia. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 14-Jan | Karanovic & Partners; Torys | Karanovic & Partners advised Pollard Banknote on its EUR 36 million acquisition of the Next Generation Lotteries in Serbia. Canada's Torys law firm also advised the buyer on the deal. | EUR36million | Serbia | Here |
| 15-Jan | BDK Advokati; Karanovic & Partners | BDK Advokati advised Frontier Pharma and the Baystone investment group on the acquisition of Zdravlje Leskovac, a Serbian pharmaceutical company owned by Actavis, which is itself a subsidiary of Israel's Teva. Karanovic & Partners advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 19-Jan | Karanovic & Partners | Alibaba and Oath Inc., a subsidiary of Verizon operating under the Yahoo! brand, appointed Karanovic & Partners as their data protection representatives in Serbia. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 20-Jan | K&L Gates; Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners, working with global lead counsel K&L Gates, advised analytics company SAS Institute Inc on the acquisition of the Boemska technology company. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 26-Jan | Samardzic, Oreski & Grbovic | Samardzic, Oreski & Grbovic helped Delta Motors and Delta Automoto ensure full compliance with the Serbian Data Protection Act as well as the General Data Protection Regulation of the EU. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 27-Jan | Milosevic Law Firm | The Milosevic Law Firm advised Milos and Ruzica Krdzic on the sale of their shares in several radio stations in Serbia to Global Media Technology. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 4-Feb | Jankovic Popovic Mitic | JPM helped Xella implement GDPR best practices. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 8-Feb | Clifford Chance; CMS; Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners, working with lead counsel Clifford Chance, advised Deutsche Private Equity on the local aspects of its acquisition of a majority stake in M-Sicherheitsbeteiligungen from Armira. CMS advised the seller. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 17-Feb | Andrejic & Partners | Andrejic & Partners advised German listed company Eyemaxx Real Estate AG on providing collaterals and giving security for a EUR 10 million loan from Bank of China’s Frankfurt branch. | EUR10million | Serbia | Here |
| 17-Feb | Andrejic & Partners | Andrejic & Partners advised Eyemaxx International Holding & Consulting, a member of the Eyemaxx Real Estate AG group, on its restructuring in Serbia. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 1-Mar | Karanovic & Partners; NKO Partners | Karanovic & Partners advised precious and base metals explorer Adriatic Metals on the acquisition of the remaining 90% of the shares in Ras Metals from Bulgaria-based Cuprum LTD and an unidentified Serbian individual. NKO Partners advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 4-Mar | Bojanovic & Partners | Bojanovic & Partners successfully represented football player Nemanja Nikolic in CAS arbitration between him and Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 9-Mar | Advokatfirmaet Selmer; Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners, working with Advokatfirmaet Selmer, advised the Fortaco Group on its acquisition of marine industry supplier Rapp Zastava. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 12-Mar | NKO Partners; Zdravkovic & Partners | NKO Partners advised CTP on the acquisition of 27.5 hectares of land close to Belgrade's city center from the Roaming Group and Robne Kuce Beograd. Zdravkovic & Partners advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 17-Mar | Bojanovic & Partners | Bojanovic & Partners successfully challenged the decision by the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a dispute between its client, Serbian football player Milos Jokic, and Greece's PAS Lamia football club. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 18-Mar | Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners advised Continental Teves, a German multinational tire manufacturer and supplier, on various state incentives and on the lease of land, lease agreements, construction contracts, and design and project management agreements. | EUR140million | Serbia | Here |
| 29-Mar | Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners advised MTU Aero Engines, a German aircraft engine manufacturer, on the construction of a new maintenance-repair-and-overhaul-facility in Serbia. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 7-Apr | BDK Advokati; Go2Law; Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners advised Teva Pharmaceuticals on the sale of its Serbian factory, Zdravlje Leskovac, to Frontier Pharma and the Baystone Group. BDK Advokati and Go2Law advised the buyers on the deal. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 7-Apr | Jankovic Popovic Mitic | Jankovic Popovic Mitic successfully represented Bridgestone Europe in an unspecified arbitral procedure conducted under the rules of the Belgrade Arbitration Center. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 21-Apr | Jankovic Popovic Mitic; Schoenherr | JPM Jankovic Popovic Mitic advised Pertula Holdings Ltd. and Aleksandar Popovic on the sale of the remaining shares in Grand Production to Grand Slam Group. Moravcevic Vojnovic and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr advised the buyers. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 22-Apr | Harrisons | Harrisons advised EBRD on its provision of a EUR 20 million loan to UniCredit Leasing Serbia. | EUR20million | Serbia | Here |
| 29-Apr | Bojovic Draskovic Popovic & Partners | Bojovic Draskovic Popovic & Partners advised AerCap House, and its sister company Flotlease Msn 973, on the lease of an Airbus A330-200 aircraft to Air Serbia. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 26-May | Dangubic Law Firm; NSTLaw | NSTLaw advised Amdico International Ltd. on the purchase of hospitality company HTP Srbija d.o.o, the owner and operator of the Srbija Hotel in Vrsac, Serbia, from Spain's _Eix Daurada Invest sl. The Dangubic Law Firm in Vrsac advised the seller. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 28-May | Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners advised the Marriott International hotel chain on its entrance into a cooperation agreement with Millennium Resorts for the construction of a hotel complex in Vranjska Banja, Serbia. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 11-Jun | Milosevic Law Firm | Milosevic Law Firm advised Vocarescar d.o.o. Beograd on the acquisition of Vocar Merosina, a fruit cold storage company based in southern Serbia. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 15-Jun | Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners advised Take-Two Interactive on its acquisition of Serbian mobile game developer Nordeus. | USD378million | Serbia | Here |
| 7-Jul | NKO Partners | NKO Partners advised CTP on the acquisition of land from the City of Novi Sad. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 13-Jul | Go2Law; Milbank; Schoenherr; Zivkovic Samardzic | Zivkovic Samardzic advised on the merger of Eurobank a.d. Beograd with Direktna Banka a.d. Kragujevac, via an absorption of Direktna by Eurobank Serbia. GO2Law advised Direktna on English law matters, with Milbank advising both banks on English law. Schoenherr reportedly advised Eurobank Serbia on the deal as well. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 6-Aug | BDK Advokati; Holman Fenwick Willan; Jankovic Popovic Mitic; Markovic Vukotic Jovkovic; Sidley Austin | BDK Advokati, working with Sidley Austin, advised Archer Daniels Midland on the acquisition of Sojaprotein from MK Group, Apsara Limited, Mr. Milija Babovic, and Sliderule Trading Limited. Holman Fenwick Willan advised the sellers on the deal, with Jankovic Popovic Mitic advising Sliderule and Markovic Vukotic Jovkovic advising MK Group, Apsara Limited, and Milija Babovic. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 12-Aug | Vulic Law | Vulic Law advised the International Finance Corporation on the restructuring procedure of Vino Zupa. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 16-Aug | NKO Partners | NKO Partners advised CTP on its acquisition of a 7-hectare plot on the outskirts of Belgrade from a group of unidentified sellers. Solo practitioner Jadranko Kecman reportedly advised the sellers. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 19-Aug | Cytowski & Partners; Zivkovic Samardzic | Zivkovic Samardzic and Cytowski & Partners have advised Credo Ventures on Serbian and US aspects, respectively, of its investment in Trickest. Solo practitioners Vladimir Boskovic and Dusan Delic advised the founder of Trickest. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 23-Aug | BDK Advokati | BDK Advokati advised MediGroup on its acquisition of biochemical laboratories TalijaLab in Serbia. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 23-Aug | AP Legal; CMS; D'Ornano Partners; MMD | AP Legal, working with CMS’ London office, advised Raiffeisen Bank International and its subsidiary Raiffeisen Bank Belgrade on the acquisition of Credit Agricole Bank Serbia Novi Sad and its subsidiary CA Leasing Serbia from Credit Agricole. D’Ornano Partners and Maric, Malisic & Dostanic acted as legal advisors to Credit Agricole. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 6-Sep | Sunjka Law | SunjkaLaw advised Novi Sad-based Pin Computers on the sale of the company to Switzerland's Also Holding. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 15-Sep | Vulic Law | Vulic Law advised Italian Serie B football club Lecce in a Falco case filed against Red Star Belgrade, which was resolved before FIFA’s Football Tribunal. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 23-Sep | Harrisons | Harrisons advised the EBRD on two loans to Erste Bank a.d. Novi Sad - one for EUR 25 million under the Resilience Framework and one for EUR 5 million under the SME Competitiveness Support Programme. | EUR30million | Serbia | Here |
| 28-Sep | Harrisons | Harrisons advised the EBRD on a RSD 2.9 billion (EUR 24.7 million) credit line to Eurobank Serbia for financing small and mid-size Serbian enterprises and investments in working capital as well as permanent assets. | RSD2.9billion | Serbia | Here |
| 28-Sep | Isailovic & Partners; Zivkovic Samardzic | Zivkovic Samardzic advised technology employer review platform Joberty on a USD 350,000 early-stage investment from Kroog Ventures. Isailovic & Partners advised Kroog Ventures on the deal. | USD350000 | Serbia | Here |
| 30-Sep | Harrisons | Harrisons advised the EBRD on a EUR 10 million senior secured loan for the Umka Cardboard Mill, a recycled cardboard manufacturer in the Western Balkans region. | EUR10million | Serbia | Here |
| 7-Oct | Doklestic Repic & Gajin | Doklestic Repic & Gajin advised the Czech Pronatal Group on establishing a gynecology hospital in Belgrade. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 21-Oct | Jankovic Popovic Mitic | Jankovic Popovic Mitic successfully represented Lithuanian company Alita before the Supreme Court of Cassation of Serbia in a dispute with the Serbian Privatization Agency over a terminated privatization contract. | EUR68million | Serbia | Here |
| 26-Oct | Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners advised the Innovation Fund on launching the Katapult start-up accelerator in Serbia with support from the World Bank. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 3-Nov | Ashurst; BDK Advokati | BDK Advokati, working with Ashurst, advised J.P. Morgan and UK Export Finance on supporting the construction of the Morava Corridor motorway through a EUR 430 million guaranteed loan to the Republic of Serbia. | EUR430million | Serbia | Here |
| 3-Nov | Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners advised ElevenEs on partnering with EIT InnoEnergy to build a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery factory in Subotica, Serbia. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 8-Nov | Jankovic Popovic Mitic | Jankovic Popovic Mitic successfully represented Worldfin before the Court of Appeal in Belgrade in a corruption charges case related to the privatization of Luka Beograd. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 9-Nov | Dentons; Karanovic & Partners; Weksler Bregman | Karanovic & Partners, alongside Dentons and Weksler Bregman, advised Big Shopping Centers on raising approximately EUR 55 million through issuing secured bonds on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by refinancing the Big Fashion Kragujevac, Big Krusevac, and Big Fashion Outlet Indjija shopping centers in Serbia. | EUR55million | Serbia | Here |
| 10-Nov | AP Legal; Kinstellar; Sajic | AP Legal advised Banka Postanska Stedionica Beograd on the acquisition of Komercijalna Banka Banja Luka from Komercijalna Banka Beograd, a member of NLB Group. Kinstellar and Sajic advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 11-Nov | AP Legal; Isailovic & Partners | AP Legal advised UniCredit Bank Srbija on a facilities agreement with Serbian real estate company Marera Properties. Isailovic & Partners reportedly advised Marera Properties on the deal. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 11-Nov | CMS | CMS advised German online bank N26 on the acquisition of an unidentified Serbian fintech company. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 12-Nov | AP Legal | AP Legal advised UniCredit Bank Srbija on the financing for EAT ZGOP’s acquisition of ZGOP Novi Sad from Integra Construction Kazahstan. | N/A | Serbia | |
| 19-Nov | Andrejic & Partners | Andrejic & Partners advised the Embassy of Brazil in Serbia on its lease agreement with Dipos for the embassy's headquarters. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 22-Nov | CMS; Karanovic & Partners | Karanovic & Partners advised Elicio Ali VE on the refinancing of its Alibunar Wind Farm from UniCredit Bank Serbia. CMS advised UniCredit on the EUR 53 million financing deal. | EUR53million | Serbia | Here |
| 30-Nov | Radovanovic Stojanovic & Partners | Radovanovic Stojanovic & Partners advised the Soravia Group on the sale of the New Mill office building located in Belgrade, Serbia. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 1-Dec | Karanovic & Partners; Corrs Chambers Westgarth | Karanovic & Partners, working with Corrs Chambers Westgarth, advised Volt Resources Limited on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Asena Investments Beograd-Stari Grad. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 9-Dec | Bojovic Draskovic Popovic & Partners | Bojovic Draskovic Popovic & Partners advised Titan European Holdings on the sale of Titan Machinery Novi Sad to Agromarket Kragujevac. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 13-Dec | Harrisons | Harrisons advised the EBRD on a RSD 2.3 billion loan to OTP Bank Serbia Novi Sad. | RSD2.3billion | Serbia | Here |
| 15-Dec | Harrisons | Harrisons advised the EBRD on an EUR 8 million loan to the city of Novi Sad for the purchase of up to ten electric buses and the accompanying charging infrastructure. | EUR8million | Serbia | Here |
| 17-Dec | CMS; Samardzic, Oreski & Grbovic | CMS advised UK-based Hystead Limited on its sale of the Delta City shopping mall in Belgrade to MPC Properties for EUR 115 million. Samardzic, Oreski & Grbovic advised MPC. | EUR115million | Serbia | Here |
| 20-Dec | NKO Partners | NKO Partners advised CTP on the acquisition of land from the City of Novi Sad. | N/A | Serbia | Here |
| 29-Dec | Bojovic Draskovic Popovic & Partners; NKO Partners | NKO Partners advised the Dr. Max Group on its acquisition of Sombor-based pharmacy chain Zlatni Lav. Bojovic Draskovic Popovic & Partners advised the seller. | N/A | Serbia | |
| 18-Nov | Allen & Overy; Avance Attorneys; BDK Advokati; Roschier; Savoric & Partners; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | BDK Advokati, working with lead counsel Allen & Overy in London, advised DoorDash on the acquisition of Finnish food-delivery company Wolt Enterprises for EUR 7 billion. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Savoric & Partners, and Avance Attorneys also advised the buyer. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Roschier advised Wolt on the deal. | EUR7billion | Serbia; Czech Republic | Here |
| 4-Mar | Karanovic & Partners (Ketler & Partners) | Ketler & Partners, a member firm of Karanovic & Partners, advised ARX Equity Partners on its acquisition of Instrumentation Technologies and Red Pitaya, a handheld electronics lab, from its founders. The sellers were advised by Acuity Advisors. | N/A | Serbia; Slovenia | Here |
| 7-Jun | CMS | CMS advised the Sportina Group on the implementation of a new online sales channel in cooperation with Shoppster. | N/A | Serbia; Slovenia | Here |
| 24-Aug | AP Legal | AP Legal advised the founder and sole shareholder of YU PD Express Belgrade, Ljiljana Zivkovic Karaklajic, on the sale of the company to Slovenia Broadbank. | N/A | Serbia; Slovenia | Here |
| 2-Nov | Fatur Menard; Zivkovic Samardzic | Zivkovic Samardzic and Fatur Menard advised Trigal on its investment in five urban lighting regeneration public-private partnership projects in Serbia. | N/A | Serbia; Slovenia | Here |
| 27-Jul | Baker Mckenzie (Esin Attorney Partnership); Karanovic & Partners; Prica & Partners | Karanovic & Partners advised Founders Jasmina Knezevic and Milan Knezevic on the sale of a 70% share in Bel Medic to Acibadem Healthcare Group. Prica & Partners and Esin Attorney Partnership advised Acibadem on the deal. | N/A | Serbia; Turkey | Here |
| 21-Jan | Havel & Partners | Havel & Partners advised the Premium Design Group on its acquisition of manufacturing cooperative Javorina. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 1-Feb | Allen & Overy; Dentons; White & Case | Allen & Overy advised a syndicate of banks led by Erste Group Bank on financing the acquisition of the Aupark Bratislava shopping center. Dentons advised the seller Unibail Rodamco Westfield. White & Case advised Wood & Co and Tatra Asset Management as the buyers. | EUR450million | Slovakia | |
| 3-Feb | Dentons | On January 12, 2021, the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic confirmed the verdict delivered by the Specialized Criminal Court in February 2020 on the forging of four promissory notes of private television broadcaster TV Markiza. Businessman Marian Kocner and former minister Pavol Rusko, a onetime owner of TV Markíza, were accused of forging the promissory notes and using them to demand EUR 69 million from the television station. Both Kocner and Rusko were convicted of forging the promissory notes and were each sentenced to 19 years’ imprisonment. Dentons' Litigation team represented TV Markiza in the case. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 23-Feb | Dentons; Blumenfeld Legal; Ferro Legal; Law & Trust; Taylor Wessing; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Dentons, working with Law & Trust, advised Slovak businessman Ivan Chrenko on the sale of his stake in Exponea to the US-based BloomReach e-commerce digital platform. Ferro Legal and Blumenfeld Legal advised Exponea, and Wilson Sonsini and Taylor Wessing reportedly advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 8-Mar | Bartosik Svaby; Cerha Hempel | Cerha Hempel advised CA Immobilien Anlagen AG on the sale of the BBC1 and BBC1Plus office buildings in Bratislava to a fund managed by Wood & Co, which was advised by Bartosik Svaby. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 22-Mar | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised Epic Games on the acquisition of Capturing Reality from its founders. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 2-May | Allen & Overy; Dentons; Fenwick & West; White & Case | Allen & Overy and Fenwick & West advised Cisco Systems on the acquisition of Sli.do from its founders and angel investors. Dentons advised Slido, while White & Case advised several shareholders. | N/A | Slovakia | |
| 4-May | Cernejova & Hrbek; MCL; Skubla & Partneri | MCL advised Marek Vaclavik and Petit Press directors Alexej Fulmek and Peter Macinga on their acquisition of a 5.5% stake in Petit Press from Slovakian finance group Penta. Skubla & Partners advised Penta on the deal, which also included the sale of Penta's remaining 34% stake in Petit Press to the Media Development and Investment Fund. Cernejova & Hrbek advised MDIF on the deal. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 10-May | Dentons | Dentons, working pro bono, successfully obtained a favorable ruling from the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic on behalf of Jozef Andrej, who had been previously convicted of the manslaughter of his severely disabled son. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 11-May | Dentons | Dentons advised a syndicate of Tatra, Slovenska Sporitena, and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia on a EUR 116 million loan to Eurovea 2, s.r.o. | EUR116million | Slovakia | Here |
| 1-Jun | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised Tatra Residence and Raiffeisen Property International on an intragroup sale of land in Bratislava, earmarked for the development of office buildings by RPI. | EUR5million | Slovakia | |
| 16-Jun | DLA Piper | DLA Piper successfully represented U.S. Steel Kosice before the Constitutional Court of Slovakia in a case regarding employment termination notice under the Slovak Commercial Code. The Constitutional Court reversed the earlier verdict delivered by the Supreme Court. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 23-Jun | Clifford Chance; Dentons | Dentons advised SPP - Distribucia, a.s. on its EUR 500 million Regulation S bond issuance due 2031 with a 1% annual yield. Clifford Chance reportedly advised joint lead managers Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Erste Group Bank AG, ING Bank N.V., and Societe Generale. | EUR500million | Slovakia | Here |
| 24-Jun | Allen & Overy; Dentons | Dentons advised the shareholders of Slovak facility management company BK on the sale of their shares to Zapadoslovenska Energetika, Slovakia’s largest electricity distributor. Allen & Overy advised the buyer. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 22-Jul | Z/C/H Legal | Z/C/H Legal advised ZDR Investments on its acquisition from an undisclosed seller of a Tesco hypermarket and a logistics park in the Slovak cities of Presov and Senec, respectively. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 2-Aug | Cechova & Partners; MCL; PRK Partners | MCL advised Bistro.sk founder and minority shareholder Milan Dubec on the sale of the company to Dutch Just Eat Takeaway.com for EUR 50 million. PRK Partners advised Ringier Axel Springer as the other selling shareholder. Cechova & Partners advised the buyer. | EUR50million | Slovakia | Here |
| 11-Aug | Deloitte Legal; Dentons; MCL | MCL advised Pavol Jakubec on the acquisition of the remaining 50% of shares in I.D.C. Holding from Kassay Invest. Dentons advised Slovenska Sporitelna on financing the deal. Deloitte Legal advised both on German law. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 5-Oct | Dentons | Dentons provided pro bono advice to non-profit organization Spolocnost Jaromira Krejcara to protect the cultural heritage site of the former Machnac spa house in Trencianske Teplice, Slovakia. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 13-Oct | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised arrangers J&T IB and Capital Markets on the establishment and recent 2021 update of JTRE's EUR 85 million bond program. | EUR85million | Slovakia | Here |
| 20-Oct | Allen & Overy | Allen & Overy advised a club of banks led by Tatra Banka on a EUR 177 million financing for Swan and Swan Mobile. | EUR177million | Slovakia | Here |
| 25-Oct | HKV; MCL | MCL advised Slovakian Fun Media Group on the acquisition of Corporate Legal, which owns a broadcasting license for Radio Vlna. The HKV Law Firm advised the sellers. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 9-Nov | HKV; Paul Q | HKV advised the owners of Slovak radio stations Europa 2 and Radio Jemne on their sale to the Bauer Media Group. Paul Q advised the buyer. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 30-Nov | Dentons | Dentons provided pro bono representation to blogger Jan Bencik in a defamation dispute regarding an article in the Zem a Vek magazine. | N/A | Slovakia | Here |
| 14-Dec | Cytowski & Partners; Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld | Cytowski & Partners advised Slovak healthcare startup Surglogs on its USD 10.5 million series A with Open Ocean. Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld reportedly advised Open Ocean on the deal. | USD10.5million | Slovakia | Here |
| 21-Jul | Havel & Partners; Ozderin | Havel & Partners advised Compass Europe on forming a joint venture with Fipol Deniz Araclari ve Turizm Plastik Sanayi Ticaret AS. The Ozderin Law Firm reportedly advised Fipol on the deal. | N/A | Slovakia; Turkey | Here |
| 3-Jan | Lukman Law Firm; Ulcar & Partners | The Lukman Law Firm advised investment fund Alfi PE on its acquisition of an 80% stake in Slovenian imaging diagnostics clinic Medilab, with an option for the other 20%. Ulcar & Partners advised the seller. | EUR20.6million | Slovenia | |
| 5-Jan | Prodan Juric; Senica & Partners | Senica & Partners advised Slovenian oil company Petrol Ljubljana on its acquisition of the E3 electricity supplier. Prodan Juric advised the seller. | N/A | Slovenia | |
| 6-Jan | Lukman Law Firm | The Lukman Law Firm advised Merit HP on its acquisition of Venera Kozmetika. Solo practitioner Zarko Tatalovic advised the sellers. | N/A | Slovenia | |
| 23-Feb | CMS | CMS advised BeeIN on its successful participation in a two-phase public tender to obtain access to 5G frequencies organized by the Communications Networks and Services Agency of the Republic of Slovenia. | EUR970000 | Slovenia | Here |
| 1-May | Clifford Chance; Selih & Partners; Sibincic Krizanec Law Firm | Selih & Partners and Clifford Chance advised internet and technology company Tencent Holdings and its subsidiaries on the acquisition of a 25% stake in an undisclosed Slovenian entertainment start-up by way of a share capital increase and related options. Sibincic Krizanec advised the start-up and its founder. | N/A | Slovenia | |
| 4-May | Karanovic & Partners (Ketler & Partners); Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised spa resort operator Terme Catez on its sale of Marina Portoroz to PE fund JonatanMars. Karanovic & Partners advised the buyer. | N/A | Slovenia | |
| 6-May | Senica & Partners | Senica & Partners represented tourism agency Kompas Novo Mesto in an unfair competition dispute with the Kompas Group in Ljubljana. | N/A | Slovenia | |
| 23-Jun | Lukman Law Firm | The Lukman Law Firm advised US-based Neapco on Slovenian law regarding its investment in Elaphe, a developer and producer of electric in-wheel propulsion technology. | EUR12million | Slovenia | |
| 1-Jul | Karanovic & Partners (Ketler & Partners); Zaman & Partners | Ketler & Partners, a member firm of Karanovic & Partners, advised Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor on the sale of Anepremicnine, holding a portfolio of real estate assets and leasing exposures. Zaman & Partners advised the buyer. | N/A | Slovenia | |
| 7-Jul | Allen & Overy; Dentons; Jadek & Pensa; Karmen Rebesco | Karmen Rebesco law firm, working with Allen & Overy, advised mandated lead arranged Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d. on the provision of a EUR 148 million syndicated loan to members of the SIJ Group. Dentons and Jadek & Pensa advised the SIJ Group on the deal. | EUR148million | Slovenia | Here |
| 29-Jul | Senica & Partners | Senica & Partners advised Austrian logistics developer Go Asset Development on building a logistics center in Hoce, Slovenia. | N/A | Slovenia | |
| 14-Oct | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Jones Day; Kirkland & Ellis; Norton Rose Fulbright; Ropes & Gray; Schoenherr; Selih & Partners | Selih & Partners, working with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, acted as local Slovenian counsel to AGIC Capital on its sale of a majority interest in the Fotona Group to Vitruvian Partners. Jones Day advised AGIC on Dutch matters. Kirkland & Ellis, Ropes & Gray, and Schoenherr advised the buyer. Norton Rose Fulbright advised the minority shareholders. | N/A | Slovenia | |
| 21-Oct | Fatur Menard; Lukman Law Firm | The Lukman Law Firm advised Bemit and Aleja Pro on their sale of the Aleja Finance factoring financing company to Nova KBM. Fatur Menard advised the buyer. | EUR8million | Slovenia | |
| 15-Nov | Selih & Partners | Selih & Partners advised ADM on investing in precision fermentation company Acies Bio. Solo practitioner Klemen Ticar advised Acies Bio on the deal. | N/A | Slovenia | Here |
| 1-Dec | Lukman Law Firm; Selih & Partners | Selih & Partners advised the private owners on their sale of the MDT&T medical center to the Alfi fund and the Triglav and Sava Insurance-owned Bled Diagnostic Center. The Lukman Law Firm advised the buyers. | N/A | Slovenia | |
| 1-Jun | Deloitte Legal (Krehic & Partners) | Krehic & Partners in cooperation with Deloitte Legal advised Slovenia's Iskra on its acquisition of Croatia's Elka Cables from Cotra d.o.o and Miljenko Hacek. | N/A | Slovenia; Croatia | Here |
| 4-Jan | Dentons (BASEAK) | The Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki Attorney Partnership advised Arzum on its IPO. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 11-Jan | Akol Law Firm | Akol Law advised Yapi Kredi & Halkbank on the restructuring of Can Komur’s facilities for the Can-2 Thermal Power Plant, which are guaranteed by Can Komur's parent company, Odas Enerji. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 11-Jan | Turunc | The Turunc Law Firm advised Vinci on an unspecified venture capital investment in the Izmir-based ShipsGo logistics company. Pruva Hukuk was counsel to ShipsGo on the deal. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 18-Jan | Guzel Law | Guzel Law advised OSEM A.S. and the Insurance Association of Turkey before the Competition Board of Turkey. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 19-Jan | Akol Law Firm; Clifford Chance | Akol Law advised Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A.S. on its 144A/Reg S placement of USD 350 million sustainable Eurobonds with 5-year maturity. Clifford Chance advised joint bookrunners Bank ABC, BNP Paribas, Citi, Commerzbank, ING, SMBC Nikko, and Standard Chartered Bank. | USD350million | Turkey | Here |
| 20-Jan | Akol Law Firm; Freshfields; Morgan Lewis; Paksoy | Paksoy, working with lead counsel Freshfields, advised Belgium's Solvay S.A. chemical company on the sale of its North American and European amphoteric surfactant manufacturing business, including the tolling business in Turkey, to OpenGate Capital. Morgan Lewis acted as global counsel to Open Gate, and Akol provided Turkish advice. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 21-Jan | Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli; PAE Law Office | Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli advised Mediterra Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in fast-food kebab chain Durumle, with almost 30 branches across Turkey. Pelister Atayilmaz Enkur advised the seller. | USD7million | Turkey | |
| 22-Jan | Clifford Chance; Sullivan & Cromwell | Lawyers from Clifford Chance's Istanbul office were on a multi-office team advising private equity group CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition by CVC Fund VII of the Turkish, Greek, Croatian, Montenegrin, and UAE businesses of D-Marin from Turkey's Dogus Group. Sullivan & Cromwell advised the sellers on the deal. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 26-Jan | BTS & Partners | BTS & Partners advised Two.Zero Ventures on its investment in BluTV, a Turkish TV digital entertainment platform operating in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Europe, and Asia. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 28-Jan | Akol Law Firm; Solo Practitioner Caglayan Kokkilinc | Akol advised Human Care HC AB, a portfolio company of Applied Value Group, on its acquisition of Kenmak Hastane Malzemeleri ve Elektrostatik Boya San Tic from its founder Kenan Kilic, who was advised by solo practitioner Caglayan Kokkilinc. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 29-Jan | Akol Law Firm; Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli | Akol Law advised Global Ports Holding on the sale of 99.9% of its stake in Port Akdeniz to QTerminals. Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli, working with Clyde & Co as the coordinator on the deal, advised QTerminals. | USD115million | Turkey | Here |
| 1-Feb | Caliskan Okkan Toker; Ozbek Attorney Partnership | Ozbek advised Simona AG on its acquisition of a 70% stake in MT Plastik. Caliskan Okkan Toker advised the sellers. | N/A | Turkey | |
| 5-Feb | Dentons (BASEAK); Caliskan Okkan Toker | The Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki Attorney Partnership advised Turkish cyber security company Cyberwise and Cyberwise shareholders Taxim Capital, Faruk Eczacibasi, and Aret Killioglu on their acquisition of Innovera Bilisim Teknolojileri. Caliskan Okkan Toker advised the seller. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 5-Feb | Akol Law Firm | Akol Law advised Turkish plastic injection and original equipment manufacturer production company Isik Plastik on its initial public offering with the Istanbul Stock Exchange. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 5-Feb | Cigdemtekin Cakirca Aranci; Paksoy | Paksoy advised Albioma and Cigdemtekin Cakirca Aranci advised Egesim on their acquisition of 75% and 25%, respectively, of Turkish geothermal power plant Gumuskoy, from BM Holding. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 9-Feb | Clifford Chance; Clifford Chance (Ciftci Attorney Partnership) | Clifford Chance advised Tpay Mobile, a full-service digital payments platform for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, on its receipt of financing for its acquisition of Turkish payment service provider Payguru. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 10-Feb | KP Legal; YUU Legal | YUU Legal advised the shareholders of Birlesik Odeme Hizmetleri ve Elektronik Para A.S., including the founding shareholders and Finberg Arastirma Gelistirme Danismanlik Yatirim Hizmetleri Anonim Sirketi, a subsidiary of Fiba Holding, on the sale of a majority stake in Birlesik Odeme to Oyak Portfoy Yonetimi A.S. Ucuncu GiriSim Sermayesi Yatirim Fonu, which was advised by KP Legal. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 15-Feb | BTS & Partners; Kavlak | BTS & Partners advised Twozero Ventures on its USD 1 million investment in Pubinno. Kavlak advised Pubinno on the deal. | USD1million | Turkey | Here |
| 16-Feb | Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised Hungarian medical device manufacturer Medicor on its investment in the construction of an incubator-production facility in Ankara, Turkey. | EUR2million | Turkey | Here |
| 17-Feb | Baker Mckenzie (Esin Attorney Partnership); Dentons (BASEAK) | The Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership advised Yildiz Holding A.S. and Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi A.S. on the sale of their 100% stake in Kumas Manyezit Sanayi A.S., a producer and seller of customized refractory products, to Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S. The Esin Attorney Partnership advised the buyers on the deal. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 25-Feb | Turunc | Turunc advised Bogazici Ventures on its USD 500,000 investment in Barakatech. | USD500000 | Turkey | Here |
| 4-Mar | Gedik & Eraksoy; Paksoy | Paksoy advised the Ageas insurance company on its acquisition of a 40% stake in Turkey's AvivaSA life insurance company from British insurance group Aviva, for approximately GBP 122 million. Gedik & Eraksoy advised AvivaSA on the deal. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 8-Mar | Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised Turkish technology start-up Dream Games on its generation of a USD 50 million Series A Round investment from lead investor Index Ventures, Balderton Capital, and the Makers Fund. | USD50million | Turkey | Here |
| 10-Mar | Caliskan Okkan Toker; Eversheds Sutherland; Paksoy | Paksoy, working with Eversheds Sutherland as global counsel, advised Siniora Food Industries Company PLC, a Jordan-originating multinational food company, on its acquisition of a 77% stake of Polonez - Trakya Et ve Sut Urunleri San. ve Tic. A.S., a Turkish processed meat products company. Caliskan Okkan Toker advised the selling Akkas Family members. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 12-Mar | Turunc | Turunc advised Wellbees on its angel funding round. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 12-Mar | BTS & Partners | BTS & Partners advised Midas, a Turkish commission-free trading platform, on its receipt of an unspecified investment from Deniz Ventures, backed by Deniz Bank. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 16-Mar | Bumin & Varlik; Paksoy | Paksoy advised the Orion Innovation Group on its acquisition of NetRD from Netas. Bumin & Varlik advised the seller. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 18-Mar | Akol Law Firm; Cakmak; While & Case (GKC Partners) | Cakmak advised Engie on the sale of its shares in energy-sector companies Izgaz, Baymina, and EPG to Palmet Enerji. Garanti BBVA and VakifBank provided acquisition financing to Palmet Enerji. Akol Law advised the buyer and GKC Partners in association with White & Case advised the banks. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 19-Mar | Bezen & Partners; Cakmak | Cakmak advised Koc Holding subsidiary Entek Elektrik on the acquisition of the 60 MW Suloglu wind power plant and its O&M services company from STEAG GmbH. Bezen Partners advised STEAG on the transaction. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 24-Mar | CMS (Yalcin Babalioglu Kemahli); Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli | Yalcin Babalioglu Kemahli advised Discovery Inc. on its unspecified investment in BluTV, a Turkish provider of subscription video-on-demand services. Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli advised BluTV. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 26-Mar | Akol Law Firm; Pekin & Pekin; While & Case (GKC Partners) | GKC Partners advised a consortium of lenders consisting of Ziraat Bankasi, DenizBank, HalkBank, and Yapi Kredi Bankasi on their USD 1.1 billion financing of the restructuring of Turkey's Besiktas, Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, and Trabzonspor football clubs. Akol Law advised Galatasaray and Pekin & Pekin advised Fenerbahce. | USD1.1billion | Turkey | Here |
| 29-Mar | Baspinar & Partners; Dentons (BASEAK); ErsoyBilgehan | Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Avukatlik Ortakligi advised Gulf Capital on the sale of its 70% stake in TurkNet lletisim Hizmetleri A.S., an alternative Internet service provider in Turkey, to the members of the Celebiler family and a fund of Re-Pie Portfoy Yonetimi A.S. ErsoyBilgehan advised the Celebiler family on that deal, and on the immediate sale of 40% shares in Turknet to Re-pie. Baspinar & Partners advised Re-Pie on the deal. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 13-Apr | Akol Law Firm | Akol Law assisted both transportation services company Turex Turizm Tacimacilik Anonim Sirketi and ceramic tile producer Qua Granite Haya Yapi ve Urunleri Sanayi Ticaret A.S. on their initial public offerings at Borsa Istanbul. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 14-Apr | Paksoy | Paksoy advised Matriks Bilgi Dagitim Hizmetleri A.S. and an unidentified underwriter on the initial public offering of Matriks’s shares on the Borsa Istanbul stock exchange. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 22-Apr | Clifford Chance; Clifford Chance (Ciftci Attorney Partnership); White & Case; While & Case (GKC Partners) | GKC Partners in association with White & Case advised sole lead manager Commerzbank AG on Alternatif Bank’s USD 200 million 10.5% Additional Tier 1 Notes issuance. Ciftci Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance advised the issuer. | USD200million | Turkey | Here |
| 30-Apr | Akol Law Firm; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel | Akol Law advised Barclays Investment Bank, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, ING, Nomura, Societe Generale, and Standard Chartered Bank on VakifBank's DPR securitization. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel advised Vakifbank on the deal. | USD1.75billion | Turkey | Here |
| 3-May | Dentons (BASEAK); Egemenoglu | Egemenoglu advised Turkish beverage company Uludag Beverage on a EUR 15 million financing from the EBRD. The Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership advised the EBRD on the financing. | EUR15million | Turkey | Here |
| 10-May | MC Legal | MC Legal advised ZIraat GYO on its TRY 1.9 billion IPO in Turkey. | TRY1.9billion | Turkey | Here |
| 12-May | Squire Patton Boggs | Squire Patton Boggs, acting on behalf of the State of Turkmenistan, persuaded the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes to dismiss in full a claim of nearly USD 500 million brought against the country by Turkish construction company Sehil Insaat Endustri ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti., and its majority shareholder, Muhammet Cap. | USD500million | Turkey | Here |
| 14-May | Dentons (BASEAK); While & Case (GKC Partners) | GKC Partners in association with White & Case advised Garanti BBVA and the Alternatif Bank on their provision of a TRY 800 million dividend recapitalization loan to Test Tasit Muayene Istasyonlari Yapim Ve Isletme A.S. The Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership advised the borrower. | TRY800million | Turkey | Here |
| 17-May | Baker Mckenzie; White & Case; White & Case (GKC Partners) | GKC Partners in association with White & Case advised Pegasus Airlines on its USD 375 million debut Eurobonds issuance, due in 2026. Baker McKenzie advised global coordinators and joint book-runners BofA Securities and Goldman Sachs International. | USD375million | Turkey | Here |
| 18-May | White & Case; White & Case (GKC Partners) | GKC Partners in association with White & Case advised Rollic Games on its acquisition of 100% of the shares of Uncosoft Yazilim. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 22-May | Alkin Law Firm; Schoenherr | Schoenherr advised Phytobiotics Futterzusatzstoffe on its participation in Turkey's NutriMoore Animal Health and Nutrition Solutions company through a capital increase process. The Alkin Law Firm advised NutriMoore on the deal. | N/A | Turkey | |
| 25-May | Baker McKenzie (Esin Attorney Partnership); Chiomenti; Gide Loyrette Nouel (Ozdirekcan Dundar Senocak) | Gide Loyrette Nouel and its associated firm in Turkey, Ozdirekcan Dundar Senocak, both working with lead counsel Chiomenti, advised Carel on its acquisition of a 51% stake in CFM Sogutma ve Otomasyon A.S. The Esin Attorney Partnership advised the seller on the deal. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 27-May | Paksoy | Paksoy advised Cisco Systems on the acquisition of Socio Labs, a US-based event technology platform that was co-founded by its Turkish CEO, Yarkin Sakucoglu. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 28-May | White & Case (GKC Partners); Paksoy | GKC Partners in association with White & Case advised joint bookrunners UBS and Bank of America Securities on LimakPort’s issuance of USD 370 million senior secured bonds, under Rule 144A / Regulation S due 2036, at a coupon rate of 9.50%. Paksoy advised the issuer. | USD370million | Turkey | Here |
| 1-Jun | Ozbek Attorney Partnership; Turunc | The Turunc Law Firm advised Bogazici Ventures on its USD 1.4 million investment into Tarentum, a developer of machine learning and artificial intelligence technology solutions. The Ozbek law firm advised Tarentum on the deal. | USD1.4million | Turkey | Here |
| 11-Jun | Pelister Atayilmaz Enkur | The Pelister Atayilmaz Enkur Law Office advised Montana Tec Components on the acquisition of the remaining 20% stake in Turkish flexible packaging manufacturer Arimpeks. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 16-Jun | Allen & Overy; Allen & Overy (Gedik Eraksoy); Ciftci Attorney Partnership; Clifford Chance | Clifford Chance and Ciftci Attorney Partnership advised Arcelik A.S. on its offering of EUR 350 million in 3.0% Green Bonds due 2026 on the Euronext Dublin Stock Exchange. Gedik & Eraksoy and Allen & Overy advised joint lead managers JP Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, and MUFG Securities EMEA plc. | EUR350million | Turkey | Here |
| 16-Jun | BTS & Partners | BTS & Partners advised Veloxia Technology on a USD 3 million financing round led by Collective Spark. | USD3million | Turkey | Here |
| 16-Jun | White & Case (GKC Partners); Paksoy | GKC Partners and White & Case advised Zorlu Yenilenebilir Enerji A.S. on its USD 300 million issuance of 9.00% senior secured notes due 2026. Paksoy advised global coordinator BofA Securities on the issuance. | USD300million | Turkey | Here |
| 17-Jun | Baker Mckenzie (Esin Attorney Partnership); Paksoy | Paksoy advised Kibar Holding on the sale of Assan Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret to Kraft Heinz Company. Esin Attorney Partnership advised Heinz on the deal. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 17-Jun | BTS & Partners | BTS & Partners advised freight tech startup Yolda on a USD 1.9 million seed round led by Speedinvest, Collective Spark, and prior angel investors including Marcus Mosen, Stefan Kalteis, and Florian Gschwandtner. | USD1.9million | Turkey | Here |
| 24-Jun | Goodwin Procter; Ilhanli Baser; Koenig Oelsner Taylor Schoenfeld & Gaddis; Turunc | Turunc and Goodwin Procter advised virtual and hybrid experiences platform Hopin on its acquisition of onsite event platform Boomset. Ilhanli Baser and Koenig, Oelsner, Taylor, Schoenfeld & Gaddis advised Boomset on the deal. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 24-Jun | Paksoy | Paksoy advised the EBRD on its USD 50 million investment in green bonds issued by Turkey's QNB Finansbank. | USD50million | Turkey | Here |
| 29-Jun | Ozbek Attorney Partnership; Moroglu Arseven Attorney Partnership | Ozbek advised the existing shareholders of Trio Mobil Bilisim Sistemleri on the acquisition of an 11.76% stake in the company by 212 Regional Fund II SCS. The Moroglu Arseven Attorney Partnership advised the investor. | N/A | Turkey | |
| 5-Jul | Egemenoglu; Herguner Bilgen Ozeke | Egemenoglu advised shareholders Yasar Kucukcalik and Yilmaz Kucukcalik on the sale of a minority stake of Kucukcalik Tekstil to American textile company Standard Textile. Herguner Bilgen Ozeke reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 5-Jul | Bener Law Office; Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli | Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli advised Vinmar subsidiaries Global Chemplast and Veser Kimyevi Maddeler on their acquisition of specialty chemical distributors Alfa Chemicals and Bursa Alfa Chemicals. Bener advised the seller. | N/A | Turkey | |
| 8-Jul | Paksoy; White & Case; While & Case (GKC Partners) | Paksoy advised BNP Paribas, HSBC, and TEB Yatirim on Sasa Polyester Sanayi’s EUR 200 million convertible bond issuance. GKC Partners and White & Case advised Sasa on the deal. | EUR200million | Turkey | Here |
| 8-Jul | Turunc | Turunc advised Lycian Capital Partners on the formation of its regulated private equity fund. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 8-Jul | Baker Mckenzie; Baker Mckenzie (Esin Attorney Partnership); Kinstellar; Kinstellar (Gen & Temizer Ozer); Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe | Baker McKenzie and Esin Attorney Partnership advised Index Ventures on a USD 155 million Series B investment round in mobile gaming company Dream Games. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Kinstellar and Gen & Temizer Ozer advised Dream Games on the deal. | USD155million | Turkey | Here |
| 8-Jul | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Paksoy; White & Case (GKC Partners) | GKC Partners advised Hepsiburada.com on its USD 780 million IPO on Nasdaq. Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Securities, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, and UBS Securities acted as the bookrunners. Paksoy advised the banks on Turkish law and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton reportedly advised on US law. | USD780million | Turkey | Here |
| 19-Jul | Egemenoglu; Herguner Bilgen Ozeke | Egemenoglu advised the sole shareholder of Esitas Elektrik San. Ve Tic. A.S. on the sale of the entire share capital of Esitas Elektrik to Arteche Instrument Transformers S.L. Herguner Bilgen Ozeke reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 26-Jul | Cetinkaya Taktak Semiz Baltali Yorukoglu; Paksoy; SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz | Paksoy and SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschutz have advised Germany's DZ Bank AG on providing EUR 20 million in financing to Galata Wind Enerji for the development of the Taspinar Wind Energy Power Plant. Cetinkaya Taktak Semiz Baltali Yorukoglu advised the borrower. | EUR20million | Turkey | Here |
| 30-Jul | Egemenoglu | Egemenoglu advised Escar Turizm Tasimacilik Ticaret A.S. on the TRY 165 million initial public offering of its shares on Borsa Istanbul. | TRY165million | Turkey | Here |
| 10-Aug | Dentons; Fieldfisher; Ozbek Attorney Partnership | Ozbek advised English Language Holdings Limited's shareholders on Turkish law for the sale of their company to Open Education Holdings. Fieldfisher advised the shareholders on English law. Dentons advised the buyer. | N/A | Turkey | |
| 11-Aug | White & Case (GKC Partners) | GKC Partners advised joint bookrunners Citi, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan on Aydem Renewables’ USD 750 million inaugural issuance of senior secured green bonds. | USD750million | Turkey | Here |
| 11-Aug | BTS & Partners | BTS & Partners advised 500 Startups and Qnbeyond Ventures on investment in Ango AI. Solo practitioner Furkan Karacam advised the founders of Ango AI on the deal. | USD720000 | Turkey | Here |
| 16-Aug | Guner Law Office; Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli | Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli advised Turkven SPV company Alpha Flexibles and minority shareholders on their exit from flexible packaging manufacturer Elif Plastic. The Guner Law Office advised the buyer. | USD485million | Turkey | |
| 23-Aug | Bener Law Office; White & Case (GKC Partners) | GKC Partners advised Yemeksepeti on its acquisition of Turkish online shopping platform Marketyo Bilisim Teknoloji. Bener Law Office advised the shareholders of Marketyo. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 24-Aug | Akol Law Firm; Herguner Bilgen Ozeke; Kinstellar; Kinstellar (Gen & Temizer Ozer); Lexist Law Firm; Paksoy; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Verdi Law Firm; White & Case; White & Case (GKC Partners) | Paksoy advised General Atlantic on co-leading a USD 1.5 billion funding round for Trendyol, alongside SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Princeville Capital, and sovereign wealth funds ADQ and the Qatar Investment Authority, with Alibaba and Omega Oryx Limited also investing. White & Case and GKC Partners advised Softbank Vision Fund 2, Kinstellar and Gen & Temizer Ozer advised Princeville Capital, Herguner Bilgen Ozeke advised Alibaba, and Lexist advised Omega Oryx, while Akol Law Firm advised the Qatar Investment Authority. Reportedly, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Verdi advised Trendyol. | USD1.5billion | Turkey | Here |
| 6-Sep | Herguner Bilgen Ozeke; Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli | Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli advised Roxcel on the sale of its stake in its Turkish transportation services subsidiary Mira Tasima. Herguner Bilgen Ozeke advised the buyer. | N/A | Turkey | |
| 7-Sep | BTS & Partners; Erdem & Erdem; Verdi Law Firm | Erdem & Erdem advised Akinon on securing a USD 20 million Series B investment from the Actera Group, Revo Capital, and Endeavor Catalyst. BTS & Partners advised Revo Capital and Endeavor Catalyst. Verdi reportedly advised the Actera Group. | USD20million | Turkey | Here |
| 8-Sep | BTS & Partners | BTS & Partners advised luxury food order and delivery platform Fuudy.co on its recent USD 1.1 million seed funding round. | USD1.1million | Turkey | Here |
| 14-Sep | Acar & Ergonen; Moral & Partners | Moral & Partners advised Turkish private equity fund Taxim Capital on its investment in Moltek A.S. through Luxembourg subsidiary LuxTheranostics. Acar & Ergonen advised Moltek’s shareholders. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 15-Sep | Tevetoglu; Turunc | Turunc advised Bogazici Ventures on its TRY 4 million investment in the online therapy platform Hiwell. Tevetoglu advised Hiwell. | TRY4million | Turkey | Here |
| 17-Sep | Erturan Sit Kosgeroglu; Turunc | Turunc advised Bogazici Ventures on leading a TRY 7.8 million investment round into Acrome coding platform Riders. Ak Portfoy participated in the round. Erturan Sit Kosgeroglu reportedly advised Acrome and Riders on the deal. | TRY7.8million | Turkey | Here |
| 22-Sep | Akin Gump; Clifford Chance; Clifford Chance (Ciftci Attorney Partnership) | Akin Gump advised Kuveyt Turk Katilim Bankasi on its USD 350 million issuance of fixed-rate resettable sustainability Tier 2 certificates due 2031. Clifford Chance and the Ciftci Attorney Partnership advised the joint lead managers. | USD350million | Turkey | Here |
| 30-Sep | BTS & Partners; Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli | BTS & Partners advised Turkish private equity firm Turkven on merging IT companies Clonera and Pukta. KDK advised the founding shareholders of Clonera Bilisim. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 1-Oct | BTS & Partners | BTS & Partners advised 500 Startups on its investment in Agave Games. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 1-Oct | BTS & Partners | BTS & Partners advised QNB Finansbank's venture capital operation Qnbeyond Ventures on its investment in digital marketing management platform Magnetiq. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 1-Oct | Akol Law Firm; Paksoy | Paksoy advised the EBRD on the acquisition of 5.92% of the shares in Biotrend Cevre ve Enerji Yatirimlari from Doganlar Yatirim Holding for USD 20 million. Akol advised Doganlar on the deal. | USD20million | Turkey | Here |
| 5-Oct | Herguner Bilgen Ozeke; PAE Law Office | Pelister Atayilmaz Enkur advised the individual shareholders of Epsilon Composite Technologies and Defense Industry Inc. on the sale of a 51% stake in the company to Akkok Holding, ARD Holding, and NDC Holding. Herguner Bilgen Ozeke reportedly advised the buyers on the deal. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 7-Oct | Bircan Law; BTS & Partners | BTS & Partners advised Eczacibasi Group’s corporate venture capital arm Eczacibasi Momentum on its investment in Virasoft Software Inc. Bircan Law reportedly advised Virasoft on its Series A financing round. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 12-Oct | Baker Mckenzie (Esin Attorney Partnership); Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli; KPMG (KP Law) | KP Law advised Arena Bilgisayar on the due diligence for its acquisition of Brightstar Turkey. Esin Attorney Partnership advised Arena Bilgisayar on the acquisition of Brightstar, advised by Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 12-Oct | Tevetoglu; Turunc | Turunc advised Bogazici Ventures on its USD 430.000 investment into Fiber Games. Tevetoglu reportedly advised Fiber Games. | USD430.000 | Turkey | Here |
| 14-Oct | Cukur & Yilmaz; Paksoy | Paksoy advised the Landis+Gyr Group on the acquisition of Luna Elektrik Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret. Cukur & Yilmaz reportedly advised the seller, Mustafa Karabagli. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 22-Oct | Herguner Bilgen Ozeke; Paksoy | Paksoy advised DW Reusables on the acquisition of Turkish reusable transport packaging companies Etap Enjeksiyon from Ozgorkey Holding and Etap Dogan from Ozgorkey Holding and Daghan Unludogan. Herguner Bilgen Ozeke advised the sellers. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 29-Oct | Turunc | Turunc advised Turkish venture capital fund HiVC on its secondary capital raise. | TRY1288million | Turkey | Here |
| 2-Nov | Paksoy | Paksoy advised on the initial public offering of Gelecek Varlik Yonetimi, an asset management company operating under the Fiba Group. | TRY3604million | Turkey | Here |
| 3-Nov | Paksoy | Paksoy advised Turkish biotechnology company Anatolia Geneworks on its TRY 516,9 million initial public offering. | TRY5169million | Turkey | Here |
| 4-Nov | Debevoise; Paksoy; Linklaters | Paksoy, working with global counsel Linklaters, advised PwC on the agreement to sell its Global Mobility Tax and Immigration Services business to US private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Debevoise & Plimpton was global counsel to the buyer. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 11-Nov | Erdem & Erdem | Erdem & Erdem advised Yildirim Group’s subsidiary Qazaq Soda in the tender and construction proceedings for the establishment of a sodium carbonate factory in Kazakhstan. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 17-Nov | Akol Law Firm; Dentons (BASEAK) | Akol advised the founding shareholders of Ekol Ofset on the sale of a 75.01% controlling stake in the company to Romvan. Dentons' Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki advised Romvan. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 24-Nov | Ilker & Colak; Juris Law Firm; Tevetoglu; White & Case (GKC Partners) | GKC Partners advised Zynga subsidiary Rollic Games on its acquisition of Turkish mobile game studios Creasaur Entertainment, Zerosum Games, and Forgerhero. Ilker & Colak advised Forgerhero on the deal. Tevetoglu and the Juris Law Firm reportedly advised Zerosum and Creasaur, respectively. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 24-Nov | Dentons (BASEAK); Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli | Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli advised Tcar on the sale of its majority stake in car lease company Hedef Arac Kiralama. BASEAK advised the buyer. | N/A | Turkey | |
| 25-Nov | Ozbek Attorney Partnership; Herguner Bilgen Ozeke | Ozbek advised Maxis Venture Capital Portfolio Management's Clean Energy Venture Capital Investment Fund on its acquisition of a 50% stake in Adnan Polat Enerji Yatirimi. Herguner Bilgen Ozeke advised Polat Holding. | N/A | Turkey | |
| 1-Dec | BTS & Partners | BTS & Partners advised venture fund Revo Capital on its investment in e-commerce platform Ikas. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 2-Dec | Paksoy | Paksoy advised Turkish industrial textile company Isbir Sentetik Dokuma Sanayi on its TRY 368 million initial public offering and listing on Borsa Istanbul. | TRY368million | Turkey | Here |
| 6-Dec | BTS & Partners | BTS & Partners advised 500 Global Istanbul on its USD 1 million pre-seed investment in Datapad. | USD1million | Turkey | Here |
| 7-Dec | Paksoy | Paksoy advised Agence Francaise de Developpement on a EUR 125 million credit facility agreement with Izmir Metropolitan Municipality for the financing of the Izmir Buca Metro project. | EUR125million | Turkey | Here |
| 13-Dec | Bagzibagli Erdem & Sahin | Bagzibagli Erdem & Sahin advised Up Capital Management and UAE-based investor group Hawk Invest on an equity investment into CET Composite & Epoxy Technologies. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 14-Dec | Kinstellar (Gen & Temizer Ozer); Caliskan Okkan Toker; Verdi Law Firm | Kinstellar and Gen & Temizer Ozer advised mobile game company Libra Softworks and its founder Enes Disli on a USD 30 million investment by the Actera Group and Esas Holding. The Verdi Law Firm advised Actera and Caliskan Okkan Toker advised Esas. | USD30million | Turkey | |
| 14-Dec | Kinstellar (Gen & Temizer Ozer); YukselKarkin Attorney Partnership | Kinstellar and Gen & Temizer Ozer advised Investcorp and Ozer Hincal on the sale of an 88.89% stake in Arvento Mobile Systems to Sabanci Holding's and Bridgestone's joint venture Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci. The YukselKarkin Attorney Partnership advised Investcorp. | N/A | Turkey | |
| 16-Dec | Cigdemtekin Cakirca Aranci; Moral & Partners | Moral & Partners advised Evam's shareholders on the sale of a majority stake in the company to Ceecat Capital. Cigdemtekin Cakirca Aranci reportedly advised the buyer. | N/A | Turkey | Here |
| 17-Dec | Paksoy | Paksoy advised the EBRD on a USD 110 million loan agreement with Enerjisa. | USD110million | Turkey | Here |
| 22-Dec | Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli; Moral & Partners | Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli advised Team-Blue on its acquisition of shares in internet service provider Aerotek Bilisim. Moral & Partners advised the seller. | N/A | Turkey | |
| 30-Dec | Akol Law Firm; Ozbek Attorney Partnership | Ozbek advised the Turkish shareholders of DTP Bilgi Islem Iletisim on the sale of the company to Sovos Compliance. The Akol Law Firm advised the buyer on the deal. | N/A | Turkey | |
| 1-Jan | Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi on antitrust matters related to its discount campaigns and compliance with the general requirements for avoiding unfair competition and false advertising in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | |
| 4-Jan | Avellum | Avellum advised Ukreximbank, the state export-import bank of Ukraine, and Goldman Sachs International as dealer manager, on a USD 316 million cash tender offer. | USD316million | Ukraine | Here |
| 13-Jan | Moris | Moris successfully represented Green Team LLC, a vegetable storage facility, in a dispute that reached the Supreme Court of Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 14-Jan | Asters | Asters advised Withine Investments LTD, a subsidiary of Ukrainian industrial and investment group Smart Holding, on the sale of JSC Unex Bank to Dragon Capital Investments Limited and Ivan Svitek. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 18-Jan | Ilyashev & Partners | Acting on behalf of PrJSC Dickergoff Cement Ukraine, PrJSC HeidelbergCement Ukraine, PJSC Podilskyi Cement, and PrJSC Ivano-Frankivsk Cement, Ilyashev & Partners persuaded Ukraine's District Administrative Court of Kyiv to dismiss the demand of the Belarusian Cement Company Holding and the Ukrainian importers of its products that the anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of cement to Ukraine be lifted. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 19-Jan | DLA Piper; Redcliffe Partners | Redcliffe Partners advised US investors Aspect Energy and SigmaBleyzer — acting jointly through a special-purpose vehicle, Ukrainian Energy, L.L.C. — on an oil & gas production sharing agreement with the Republic of Ukraine. DLA Piper advised the Republic of Ukraine on the transaction. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 19-Jan | Aequo; Sayenko Kharenko | Aequo advised Dragon Capital New Ukraine Fund LP on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Treeum. Sayenko Kharenko advised the seller on the deal. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 21-Jan | Vasil Kisil & Partners | Vasil Kisil & Partners advised Ukrainian pharmaceutical company Lekhim on the structuring of the distribution of the Covid-19 Sinovac vaccine in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 22-Jan | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko advised joint lead managers BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs International on Ukraine's USD 600 million Eurobond tap issue. | EUR600million | Ukraine | Here |
| 25-Jan | LCF Law Group | LCF successfully persuaded Ukrainian courts to enforce an arbitration award obtained by Banke Electromotive. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 27-Jan | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko advised the Green for Growth Fund on its provision of a Ukrainian hryvnia loan worth EUR 5 million to Bank Lviv. | EUR5million | Ukraine | Here |
| 27-Jan | Arzinger | Arzinger successfully represented Nufarm Ukraine in pre-trial and judicial appeals against tax notification decisions. | UAH263million | Ukraine | Here |
| 28-Jan | Antika | The Antika Law Firm successfully represented the interests of Cherkasyteplokommunenergo — the utility company for heating networks of the Cherkasy City Council — in a dispute before the Economic Court of the Cherkasy region in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 28-Jan | Asters; Integrites | Asters advised the International Finance Corporation on its provision of a EUR 30 million loan to Ukrgasbank for financing of sustainable energy and energy-efficient projects, including those developed by small and medium enterprises. Integrites advised the bank on the deal. | EUR30million | Ukraine | Here |
| 2-Feb | Baker Mckenzie | Baker McKenzie helped IKEA launch its first brick-and-mortar store in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 4-Feb | LCF Law Group | LCF Law Group advised Scatec Solar on the development of a 32 MW photovoltaic power plant in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 5-Feb | Ilyashev & Partners | Ilyashev & Partners successfully represented Volodymyr Mykolaiovych Isaienko in a dispute with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine over his dismissal from the position of Rector of the National Aviation University. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 9-Feb | Asters | Asters successfully defended Anders Aslund, a Swedish-American economist, diplomat, and expert on the Ukrainian economy, in a defamation dispute with Igor Kolomoisky, former co-owner of PrivatBank, before the Kyiv Court of Appeal. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 10-Feb | Vasil Kisil & Partners | Vasil Kisil & Partners advised the KDD Group and Kovalska on a project to build the NUVO Business Park. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 10-Feb | Avellum | Avellum helped Samoran Investments Limited, a company affiliated with Yakov Gribov, a beneficiary of the Nemiroff Group, obtain approval from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the acquisition of shares in Rostok Agroinvest Limited. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 12-Feb | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko successfully represented Zhejiang Baokang Wheel Manufacture Co., Ltd. in an anti-dumping investigation related to imports into Ukraine of aluminum wheel disks originating in China and Russia. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 17-Feb | Asters | Asters helped Intreprinderea Mixta Zernoff S.R.L., an Eastern European manufacturer of spirits and strong alcoholic beverages, obtain approval from Ukraine's competition authority for its acquisition of Ukrspyrt's assets. | UAH120milllion | Ukraine | Here |
| 17-Feb | CMS | CMS advised a syndicate of banks led by mandated lead arranger ING Bank N.V. in relation to the extension of a pre-export facility for Ukraine’s Kernel Group. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 23-Feb | Aequo | Aequo helped Ukrainian agro-industrial group Rostok-Holding obtain merger clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the acquisition of Novgorod-Seversky Elevator, Novgorod-Seversky Agrarian Investments, and Demor. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 26-Feb | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko advised the European Fund for Southeast Europe on its provision of a loan to Bank Lviv. | EUR5million | Ukraine | Here |
| 1-Mar | Asters; Avellum; Clifford Chance; White & Case | Avellum and White & Case advised the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in connection with two loan agreements totaling EUR 116 million representing France's official financial support aimed at strengthening the maritime safety and security of Ukraine. Clifford Chance and Asters advised original lender, arranger, and agent Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank. | EUR116million | Ukraine | |
| 1-Mar | Avellum | Avellum advised Elaphiros Holdings on merger clearance for its acquisition of Ahrolatinvest and Orilkainvest. | N/A | Ukraine | |
| 1-Mar | Kinstellar; Slaughter and May | Kinstellar, working alongside Slaughter and May, represented British American Tobacco's Ukrainian affiliates in court proceedings on their challenge of the Ukrainian antitrust authority decision alleging that the company was involved in anticompetitive concerted action with other tobacco companies in Ukraine as well as a local tobacco products distributor. | GBP18million | Ukraine | |
| 3-Mar | Avellum | Avellum successfully defended the interests of PJSC A/T B.A.T.-Prilucky Tobacco Company — the Ukrainian subsidiary of British American Tobacco — in a dispute with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine heard by the Northern Commercial Court of Appeal in Kyiv. | UAH448million | Ukraine | Here |
| 3-Mar | Avellum | Avellum helped Ukrainian supermarket chain Furshet obtain merger control clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the acquisition by the Fozzy Group of control over Furshet’s retail assets. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 4-Mar | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko successfully represented claimant Ukrainian agricultural holding PJSC MHP at the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as in Ukrainian courts, in connection with the unsuccessful attempt of the unidentified respondent in the case to set aside the ICAC's award. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 9-Mar | KPD Consulting | KPD Consulting successfully defended PJSC Complex Lybidsky against an attempt to unlawfully seize its Loftpark auto center in Kyiv by Mokra Sprava. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 9-Mar | Latham & Watkins; Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko, working with lead counsel Latham & Watkins, successfully represented the State of Ukraine in a USD 6.1 billion investment treaty arbitration at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce against Littop Enterprises Limited, Bridgemont Ventures Limited, and Bordo Management Limited, the minority shareholders of Ukraine’s oil and gas producer PJSC Ukrnafta. | USD6.1billion | Ukraine | Here |
| 18-Mar | Kinstellar | Kinstellar is advising Ukrainian road construction company Automagistral-Pivden on the preparation of an unsolicited proposal for the construction of the 300-kilometer Krakovets-Lviv-Brody-Rivne motorway, to be undertaken on a public-private partnership or concession basis in accordance with Ukraine’s new PPP and concession law. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 18-Mar | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko advised DTEK Renewables on its entrance into a contract with wind turbine manufacturer Vestas for the joint implementation of the first phase of DTEK’s Tiligulska wind power project in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 23-Mar | Ilyashev & Partners | Acting on behalf of Swisspan Limited Company, Ilyashev & Partners initiated an anti-dumping investigation into the import of wood chipboard originating both from the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation into Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 23-Mar | LCF Law Group | LCF Law Group successfully represented the interests of First Ukrainian International Bank in a dispute with PJSC Ukrainian Railways regarding its obligation to repay the debt of SE Donetsk Railway. | USD22million | Ukraine | Here |
| 24-Mar | Dentons | Dentons advised the European Federation of Energy Traders on the enforceability of the EFET General Agreement concerning the delivery and acceptance of natural gas and collateral arrangements. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 30-Mar | Marchenko Partners | Marchenko Partners advised the Western NIS Enterprise Fund on the financing of Printing House in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 1-Apr | Avellum; Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko had advised Horizon Capital on the sale by its Emerging Europe Growth Fund III, LP of a minority stake in Dobrobut to the company's existing shareholders: Dobrobut Managing Shareholder and CEO Oleg Kalashnikov and Concorde Capital. Avellum advised the shareholders on the deal. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 2-Apr | Esquires | Ukraine's Esquires Law Firm helped the Translogist Sistem transport and logistics company recover funds that had, according to the firm, been "criminally seized by a sham legal entity in Ukraine." | EUR40000 | Ukraine | Here |
| 2-Apr | Kinstellar | Kinstellar is assisting the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development with its review of Ukrainian corporate governance regulations and the related practices of state-owned enterprises, and benchmarking them against the OECD Guidelines on the Corporate Governance of SOEs. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 5-Apr | VB Partners | VB Partners successfully defended the interests of online English school SkyEng in a WIPO arbitration over domain name re-registration. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 6-Apr | Esquires | The Esquires law firm persuaded Ukraine's Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal to revoke an order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dismissing former Deputy Head of the State Customs Service of Ukraine Denys Shendryk from that position. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 6-Apr | Ilyashev & Partners | Ilyashev & Partners successfully represented the Druzhkovka Hardware Plant in its demand that the Donetsk Customs Office of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine reimburse it for duties wrongfully collected. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 6-Apr | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko worked with law firms in the United States and elsewhere in advising Creatio Inc. in connection with a USD 68 million minority investment into the company led by growth equity firm Volition, with participation from Horizon Capital. | USD68million | Ukraine | Here |
| 9-Apr | Aequo; Avellum | Avellum acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to the EBRD in connection with an up-to EUR 50 million loan to Communal Enterprise “Kyivskiy Metropolitan” that was guaranteed by the Kyiv City Council. Aequo advised the borrowers on the deal. | EUR50million | Ukraine | Here |
| 9-Apr | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko successfully represented Bacardi in a dispute with beverage manufacturer Niva over Niva's use of packaging similar to Bacardi’s Martini Bianco for its own products. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 13-Apr | CMS | CMS advised Acciona on a five-year virtual power purchase agreement with automotive manufacturer Brembo in Poland. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 14-Apr | Baker McKenzie | Baker McKenzie advised the A.G.R. Group on its acquisition of the Alpha Farm and Eurasia-Agro enterprises in Ukraine from AG Management Group LLC. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 14-Apr | Everlegal; Redcliffe Partners | Everlegal advised UDP Renewables on its investment agreement with Nebras Power, a global power development and investment company headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Redcliffe Partners advised Nebras Power on the deal. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 16-Apr | KPD Consulting | KPD Consulting successfully represented the community of the Vozdvyzhenka neighborhood in Kyiv in a dispute with the developer of the Podol Grad Vintage residential complex. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 21-Apr | Ilyashev & Partners | Ilyashev & Partners represented State Enterprise Antonov in negotiations with the Kyiv Watch Factory for a license to use the "Antonov" trademark in the production of Kleynod watches. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 27-Apr | Ilyashev & Partners; PWC Legal | PWC Legal and Ilyashev & Partners advised Latvia's Lu Invest on its sale of 49.99% in Ukrainian agri-holding Golden Sunrise Agro to Cyprus's Unagro Finance Limited, which already owned the remaining 50.01% of the company. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 1-May | Avellum | Avellum advised A-Development on the construction of a 55,000 square-meter real estate complex in central Kyiv, as a joint investment with a business partner. | N/A | Ukraine | |
| 1-May | Avellum | Avellum advised Quarter Partners' Navis on obtaining merger clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for its acquisition Alakriti, the owner of the Radmir Expohall business center in Kharkiv. | N/A | Ukraine | |
| 1-May | Avellum; Latham & Watkins | Avellum, working with Latham & Watkins, advised on local matters related to the global acquisition of cloud-based healthcare analytics platform MedeAnalytics by private equity firm JLL Partners. | N/A | Ukraine | |
| 3-May | Asters | Asters acted as Ukrainian law counsel to the International Finance Corporation in connection with a USD 20 million loan to Nyva Pereyaslavshchyny, Ukraine's second largest pork producer. | USD20million | Ukraine | Here |
| 4-May | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko successfully represented Ascania-Flora in a safeguard investigation initiated by the company related to imports of fresh cut roses notwithstanding country of origin and export. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 4-May | Integrites | Integrites helped Khlibni Investytsii subsidiary Chanta Mount secure a USD 3 million loan from Raiffeisen Bank International for the construction of a new production line. | EUR3million | Ukraine | Here |
| 6-May | Marchenko Partners | Marchenko Partners advised Western NIS Enterprise Fund on its provision of loans to Smachni Spravy and Pizza Veterano Kyiv. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 6-May | Avellum; Latham & Watkins; Sayenko Kharenko; White & Case | Latham & Watkins and Sayenko Kharenko advised joint lead managers and bookrunners BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan on Ukraine’s USD 1.25 billion notes issuance. Avellum and White & Case advised Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. | USD1.25billion | Ukraine | Here |
| 7-May | Ilyashev & Partners | Ilyashev & Partners, representing the interests of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, persuaded the Economic Court of Kyiv to invalidate the trademark of a Ukrainian pharmacy network featuring the image of a red cross. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 7-May | Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised Radisson Hotels Danmark on obtaining merger clearance for opening a new Radisson hotel in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | |
| 17-May | Asters | Asters advised Elementum Energy Ltd. on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Dnistrovska wind park, in the Odessa region of Ukraine, and advised Elementum and Ukraine Power Resources on the construction of the first phase of the wind park. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 20-May | DLA Piper; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe | DLA Piper advised the Stillfront Group on its acquisition of 100% of the shares in Game Labs Inc. from founders and management. Orrick advised the sellers. | USD32.5million | Ukraine | Here |
| 20-May | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko helped Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. obtain the approval of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for its merger with Peugeot S.A. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 21-May | CMS; Redcliffe Partners | Redcliffe Partners and CMS advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in connection with a EUR 13.8 million loan to the Kokhavynska Paper Factory. | EUR13.8million | Ukraine | Here |
| 25-May | Asters; Avellum; Hogan Lovells; Latham & Watkins | Latham & Watkins advised DTEK Energy on the restructuring of over USD 2 billion of its bank and bond indebtedness pursuant to two inter-conditional schemes of arrangement. Hogan Lovells and Asters advised an unidentified group of ad hoc lenders on the matter. Avellum advised DTEK on Ukrainian legal matters. | USD2billion | Ukraine | Here |
| 27-May | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko advised the EBRD on the extension of an up-to-EUR 25 million loan to Credit Agricole Bank Ukraine. | EUR25million | Ukraine | Here |
| 31-May | Avellum; OMP | Avellum acted as Ukrainian counsel to Diligent Capital Partners on the joint acquisition with the FMO bank of a minority stake in Ukrainian feed producer Edinstvo Group. The OMP law firm reportedly advised the seller. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 1-Jun | Vasil Kisil & Partners | Vasil Kisil and Partners successfully represented commercial audio content provider PressCom and its clients Testi Food (which operates the KFC restaurants chain) and Bastet Fem (which operates the Pesto Cafe chain) in a lawsuit brought against them by the Ukrainian League of Copyright and Related Rights for lost profits allegedly arising from their use of PressCom sourced music in their restaurants. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 4-Jun | Aequo | Aequo advised BlaBlaCar on the acquisition of Ukrainian company Octobus, which developed an inventory management system for the automation of bus passenger transportation. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 7-Jun | Aequo; Baker Mckenzie | Aequo advised Dragon Capital on the acquisition of the Amtel office-and-logistic complex in Ukraine. Baker McKenzie advised Amtel properties on the deal. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 7-Jun | Avellum | Avellum advised Concorde Capital on its sale of a 72% stake in Zeleny Park LLC to an unidentified buyer. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 9-Jun | Baker Mckenzie | Baker McKenzie advised Raiffeisen Bank Aval on its launch of the Fairo digital banking services platform, a mobile application aimed at freelancers and entrepreneurs. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 9-Jun | Integrites | Integrites advised EuroCape Ukraine I on the commencement of commercial generation of electricity in Phase I of the 500 MW Zaporizhzhia Wind Park. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 11-Jun | CMS; Kinstellar; Sayenko Kharenko | CMS advised Horizon Capital and Datagroup on the acquisition of the Volia group of companies. Sayenko Kharenko advised Volia on the deal. Kinstellar advised EBRD on financing the deal. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 18-Jun | Marchenko Partners | Marchenko Partners advised the Western NIS Enterprise Fund on its provision of unspecified loans to Veterano Pizza Mariupol and the AnVita medical center. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 22-Jun | Avellum; Sayenko Kharenko | Avellum advised Interpipe Holdings on a USD 300 million issue of 8.375% guaranteed notes due 2026. Sayenko Kharenko advised the joint lead managers and bookrunners on the deal. | USD300million | Ukraine | Here |
| 1-Jul | Avellum; Latham & Watkins; Sayenko Kharenko; White & Case | Avellum and White & Case advised the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in connection with a USD 500 million tap issuance of Ukraine’s 6.876% notes due 2029. Latham & Watkins and Sayenko Kharenko advised joint bookrunners BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs International. | USD500million | Ukraine | |
| 1-Jul | Avellum | Avellum advised CNVCIF Greenville on the merger control filings for its sale of a 104-megawatt portfolio of operational solar power plants through the sale of shares in several SPVs. | N/A | Ukraine | |
| 1-Jul | Avellum | Avellum advised Ukrainian real estate developer Nest on the merger control filings for the sale of a 40-megawatt operational solar power plant portfolio through the sale of shares in several SPVs. | N/A | Ukraine | |
| 1-Jul | Avellum | Avellum represented the Nadezhda Group in a dispute with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine challenging its decision that Nadezhda engaged in conspiracy with other market players, in breach of competition regulations, as well as the related fine. | USD456447 | Ukraine | |
| 2-Jul | Vasil Kisil & Partners | Vasil Kisil & Partners advised Arcona Property Fund on the acquisition of Secure Property Development & Investments’ two development sites in Kyiv, with a total value of EUR 1.8 million. | EUR1.8million | Ukraine | Here |
| 7-Jul | Asters | Asters advised the International Finance Corporation on an up to EUR 35 million financing to the City of Zaporizhzhia. | EUR35million | Ukraine | Here |
| 8-Jul | Ilyashev & Partners | Ilyashev & Partners successfully represented VAAG in a dispute regarding anti-dumping duties for the import of gas-concrete blocks from Belarus, before the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 8-Jul | VB Partners | VB Partners successfully defended the interests of Scania Ukraine in a dispute with a dealer, worth UAH 123 million. | UAH123million | Ukraine | Here |
| 13-Jul | CMS; Kinstellar | Kinstellar and CMS advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on a EUR 10 million revolving credit facility for ERU Trading LLC. | EUR10million | Ukraine | Here |
| 13-Jul | CMS; Kinstellar | Kinstellar advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on a USD 65 million loan to Datagroup for the acquisition of Volia. CMS advised Datagroup on the deal. | USD65million | Ukraine | Here |
| 14-Jul | Asters | Asters advised the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank on up to USD 20 million in financing to the group of companies that owns two shopping malls under the Araks brand in Kyiv. | USD20million | Ukraine | Here |
| 14-Jul | Avellum; Linklaters; Sayenko Kharenko | Avellum advised State Road Agency of Ukraine Ukravtodor on a debut USD 700 million issuance of 6.25% guaranteed notes due 2028 with a sovereign guarantee, as well as the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on the actual sovereign guarantee. Sayenko Kharenko and Linklaters advised managers J.P. Morgan, Dragon Capital, and Ukreximbank. | USD700million | Ukraine | Here |
| 16-Jul | EY Law; Vasil Kisil & Partners | Vasil Kisil & Partners advised the Avrora Group on the sale of a minority stake to Horizon Capital private equity fund. EY Law advised Horizon Capital on the deal. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 20-Jul | LCF Law Group | LCF Law Group advised Scatec Solar on the launch of a 148-megawatt solar power plant located in the Mykolaiv region. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 22-Jul | CMS | CMS Kyiv helped Stakelogic obtain a B2B supplier license from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 4-Aug | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to the EBRD on its provision of a Hryvnia currency loan equivalent to EUR 25 million to Ukrgasbank. | EUR25million | Ukraine | Here |
| 10-Aug | Golaw | Golaw successfully defended the interests of Canadian investor TIU Canada over a solar power plant disconnection. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 24-Aug | ILF | The ILF law firm represented Pavlo Schwartz - a candidate for the position of Bishop of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine - in a dispute over being registered as head of the church. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 24-Aug | Golaw | Golaw successfully represented international cosmetics manufacturer Evyap Trading Ukraine in a tax dispute worth UAH 4 million. | UAH4million | Ukraine | Here |
| 30-Aug | Kinstellar | Kinstellar’s Kyiv office advised Vienna-based Raiffeisen Bank International on matters of enforceability under Ukrainian law of netting derivative transactions with Vodafone Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 2-Sep | Avellum; Ilyashev & Partners | Ilyashev & Partners advised Ukraine's Zavalivskiy Graphite Group on its sale of a 70% stake to Australia's Volt Resources Limited. Avellum advised the buyer. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 10-Sep | Asters; Dechert; Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko advised joint lead managers J.P. Morgan and Dragon Capital on a USD 300 million eurobond issuance by Ukrainian Railways. Asters, working with Dechert, advised the state-owned company. | USD300million | Ukraine | Here |
| 22-Sep | CMS | CMS advised mobile operator Vodafone Ukraine and parent company Neqsol Holding on the acquisition of Vega Telecom from the SCM Group. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 27-Sep | Avellum | Avellum advised PJSC MHP on the acquisition of MHP Food UK Limited, formerly known as Braintree Meats Limited. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 28-Sep | CMS | CMS advised CWP Europe on the acquisition of a 73-megawatt wind project under development in the Kherson region. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 12-Oct | Integrites | Integrites advised Sturgeon Capital on the due diligence leg of its acquisition of PeopleForce. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 12-Oct | Vasil Kisil & Partners | Vasil Kisil & Partners successfully defended Valery Tomilenko in a public fund embezzlement case before the High Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 12-Oct | DLA Piper; Kinstellar | Kinstellar, working with DLA Piper in the US, advised Australian-based software developer Nuix Limited on its acquisition of Topos Labs for up to USD 25 million. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 13-Oct | Integrites | Integrites will advise the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine on improving Ukrainian energy commodity markets, including the organized trading of commodity products. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 15-Oct | Integrites | Integrites represented the SE Starokostiantynivskyy milk plant in a dispute against the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine. | UAH84million | Ukraine | Here |
| 18-Oct | Avellum; Freshfields; Linklaters; Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko, working with Linklaters’ Paris office, advised the Bel Group on the completion of the disposal of its entire shareholding in PrJSC Bel Shostka Ukraine to Lactalis. Freshfields and Avellum advised Lactalis on the deal. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 18-Oct | Avellum; DLA Piper; Kinstellar; Linklaters; Slaughter and May | Kinstellar, working with DLA Piper's London office, advised VF Ukraine on a consent solicitation related to the outstanding USD 500 million 6.20% loan participation notes due 2025 issued by VFU Funding plc. Slaughter and May advised VFU Funding plc, while Linklaters and Avellum advised J.P. Morgan as the solicitation agent. | USD500million | Ukraine | Here |
| 19-Oct | CMS | CMS advised DAI Global and the National Securities and Stock Markets Commission of Ukraine on the rules for clearing transactions with securities and licensing terms for clearing institutions. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 20-Oct | Avellum; Kinstellar | Avellum advised Kazakhstan’s financial technology firm Kaspi.kz subsidiary Kaspi Pay on its acquisition of Ukrainian online payment platform Portmone from Ukraine-based 4i Capital Partners. Kinstellar advised the seller. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 26-Oct | Esquires Attorneys At Law | Esquires successfully represented Solum before the Darnytskyi District Court of Kyiv in lifting the arrest imposed upon a 3,500-square-meter property purchased at public auction. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 29-Oct | Equity | Equity successfully represented former Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan before the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 1-Nov | Avellum; Debevoise & Plimpton | Avellum and Debevoise & Plimpton successfully challenged the jurisdiction of English courts, on behalf of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, to hear a USD 140 million claim brought against him by businessman Igor Surkis and five Surkis family companies, over the 2016 nationalization of Ukraine’s PrivatBank, in a dispute before the High Court of England and Wales. | USD140million | Ukraine | |
| 2-Nov | Asters | Asters successfully defended PrivatBank before the Solomianskiy District Court against a claim of unlawful personal data usage by Igor Kolomoiskyi, seeking the invalidation of agreements between PrivatBank and the National Bank of Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 4-Nov | Avellum | Avellum advised MHP on its investment in Ukrainian food technology start-up Foodz. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 5-Nov | KPD Consulting | KPD Consulting successfully represented Greentech in a dispute over the unlawful termination of its electricity supply by operator Zhytomyroblenergo. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 8-Nov | Baker Mckenzie; DLA Piper; Kinstellar | Baker McKenzie advised the shareholders of Depositphotos on the USD 85 million sale of the company to VistaPrint. Kinstellar, working with DLA Piper in the US, advised Vista on Ukrainian law. | USD85million | Ukraine | Here |
| 9-Nov | CMS | CMS advised a syndicate of banks led by ING Bank on the extension of a pre-export facility for Ukraine’s Kernel Group as well as an increase in the credit facility to USD 420 million, with an in-built possibility for a further increase to up to USD 450 million. | USD420million | Ukraine | Here |
| 11-Nov | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko successfully represented Olfa before the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. | EUR3million | Ukraine | Here |
| 15-Nov | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko successfully represented Auchan before the Supreme Court of Ukraine in a case against the Asset Recovery and Management Agency of Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 15-Nov | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko assisted the Allard Pierson Museum in the 'Scythian Gold' case by preparing an expert report on Ukrainian law. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 18-Nov | Baker Mckenzie | Baker McKenzie advised EP Ukraine on the structuring, negotiating, and entry into two production sharing agreements with the Ukrainian government in relation to the Okhtyrska and Hrunivska blocks. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 18-Nov | Baker Mckenzie; Sayenko Kharenko | Baker McKenzie advised First Ukrainian International Bank on the conditional purchase agreement for Idea Bank in Ukraine from its sole owner, the Polish financial group Getin Holding. Sayenko Kharenko advised Getin Holding on the deal. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 19-Nov | CMS | CMS Kyiv successfully represented Fresenius Medical Care Ukraine in a commercial dispute against a public healthcare provider before the Ukrainian Supreme Court. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 24-Nov | Avellum; CMS; Linklaters; Sayenko Kharenko; White & Case | Avellum, working with White & Case, advised Ukrenergo on its debut USD 825 million issuance of sustainability-linked eurobonds. Sayenko Kharenko, working with Linklaters, advised the managers BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs International, and Ukreximbank. CMS advised the EBRD on its USD 75 million investment in Ukrenergo bonds. | USD825million | Ukraine | Here |
| 24-Nov | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko advised the EBRD on providing a EUR 25 million equivalent loan to ProCredit Bank in Ukraine. | EUR25million | Ukraine | Here |
| 26-Nov | Ilyashev & Partners | Ilyashev & Partners advised Ukraine's Antonov state enterprise on its five-year contract with NATO and the EU, within the framework of the Strategic Airlift International Solution program. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 29-Nov | Arzinger | Arzinger successfully represented Ceetrus Ukraine in a UAH 53 million VAT refund dispute before three court instances. | UAH53million | Ukraine | Here |
| 1-Dec | CMS | CMS acted as legal partner on the Next-UA capital markets consulting project, launched jointly by the Ukrainian government, USAID, the EBRD, and the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 10-Dec | Asters | Asters represented DMV Group company Obriy before the Ukrainian Antimonopoly Committee on merger clearance for the privatization of state-owned company Radyvyliv Grain Processing Plant. | USD5.5million | Ukraine | Here |
| 10-Dec | Baker Mckenzie | Baker McKenzie advised the State Property Fund of Ukraine on the successful privatization of the integral property complex of State Enterprise Electronmash, sold at auction for UAH 970 million. | UAH970million | Ukraine | Here |
| 17-Dec | Arzinger | Arzinger successfully represented the interests of international media conglomerate Viacom in an unfair competition case. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 17-Dec | Asters | Asters advised the International Finance Corporation on a EUR 13.7 million financing to the city of Kryvyi Rih. | EUR13.7million | Ukraine | Here |
| 17-Dec | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko successfully represented the Akser Group and Association Greenhouses of Ukraine in an anti-dumping investigation related to imports into Ukraine of heat insulation materials originating in Belarus and Russia. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 20-Dec | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko provided legal advice to gaming company Yolo Group on entering the Ukrainian market. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 20-Dec | Sayenko Kharenko | Sayenko Kharenko advised the EBRD on Ukrainian law aspects of a project launched to assist online court development in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
| 21-Dec | Dentons | Dentons has advised Dionis Biogas Energy on the implementation of the first biomethane project in Ukraine. | N/A | Ukraine | |
| 22-Dec | Vasil Kisil & Partners | Vasil Kisil & Partners successfully represented Wikimedia Ukraine in court in a dispute related to the recognition and refutation of a blog post as false. | N/A | Ukraine | Here |
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