DLA Piper and Rizoiu & Poenaru have advised Affidea Romania on its acquisition of the local network of three Explora clinics in Suceava.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised PUK Empol on its project to construct a Gorlice facility to process the combustible fractions obtained from waste treatment for the production of energy.

CMS has advised the OTP Group on the binding agreement to sell its stake in OTP Bank Romania and all subsidiaries to Banca Transilvania for a combined purchase price is EUR 347.5 million. Filip & Company advised Banca Transilvania on the acquisition.

Cobalt has advised Latvian national carrier AirBaltic on its agreement with UPB Nams for the construction of the Baltic Cargo Hub at the Riga Airport, as well as on the related agreements with Riga Airport and design and construction agreements.

BBH has successfully represented Czech lottery and gambling company Sazka before the Czech Republic's Supreme Administrative Court in a dispute against the country's Ministry of Finance and challenging a previous Municipal Court in Prague ruling over Sazka's obligations under the Gaming Act.

TGS Baltic, working with Baker McKenzie and Accura, has advised Mitsubishi on its acquisition of a 20% stake in Denmark-based European Energy through a EUR 700 million investment.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised Novartis on the separation of its Sandoz generic and biosimilars division in Greece.

TGS Baltic has advised the European Investment Bank on its agreement with Siauliu Bankas to set up and manage a second, EUR 200 million, apartment building renovation fund in Lithuania.

Gessel has advised Anwim on the necessary competition clearance for its acquisition of three petrol stations – in Chorzow, Radzionkow, and Tarnowskie Gory – from Elbah II.

DLA Piper advised diagnostic imaging and oncological treatment network Affidea on its acquisition of the Medisport Medical Center in Lublin. Gessel advised MediSport majority shareholder Adam Lewczyk on the sale.

Integrites won the public tender and signed the procurement contract to become the legal advisor of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine on matters related to the activities of the company's supervisory board and its committees throughout 2024, and will work with the UK's Simmons & Simmons as co-executor under the contract.

Schoenherr has advised Enery on its ten-year virtual cross-border power purchase agreement with Asahi Europe & International's Dreher Breweries in Hungary.

Gen Temizer Ozer has advised Bor Seker on its IPO and listing on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.

Dentons and, reportedly, TGS Baltic have advised the Republic of Lithuania on updating its Euro Medium Term Note Program and successfully issuing EUR 1.5 billion in 3.5% notes due 2034. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Sorainen reportedly advised the underwriters.

Allen & Overy and Turkish affiliate Gedik & Eraksoy have advised the joint bookrunners on Turkiye Wealth Fund’s inaugural international bond offering, raising USD 500 million at 8.25% interest.

Havel & Partners has advised the Slovak Investment Holding on its EUR 12 million investment in battery R&D and production specialist Inobat.

Avellum, working with Linklaters, has advised Stellantis on the acquisition of the artificial intelligence framework, machine learning models, and intellectual property rights and patents of CloudMade.

DWF has advised the Avallon MBO fund on the full sale of Marketplanet to the Byggfakta Group. Schoenherr advised Byggfakta on the acquisition.