Kinstellar has advised Black Diamond and its parent company Clarus on the sale of Black Diamond Austria and its operating subsidiary PIEPS to an international private investment firm. Schindler Attorneys reportedly advised the buyers.

Kinstellar, working with Argo, has advised Altenova on its merger with Pyronova Group. KPMG Legal reportedly advised Pyronova.

Kinstellar has advised Accolade on its acquisition of the Garbe Park industrial site from Garbe Industrial Real Estate, marking the company’s entry into the South Bohemian region. CMS advised Garbe.

Kinstellar has advised PPF Group and its shareholders on their agreement with ForteBank for the sale of 100% of Home Credit Bank Kazakhstan and its associated businesses.

Kinstellar has advised Banca Intesa on the issuance of collateral-free mini-bonds in Serbia in a transaction valued at RSD 470 million, arranged for Diopta.

Kinstellar, working alongside Noerr, has advised Strabag on the Romanian, Croatian, Czech, and Montenegrin aspects of its EUR 100 million acquisition of WTE Wassertechnik from EVN. Freshfields advised EVN.

Kinstellar, working with Advokatfirmaet Thommessen, has advised Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace on the establishment of its permanent office in Kyiv, Ukraine.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around, we dug deeper into a discussion point that came up during our last event: During our annual General Counsel Summit held in Prague recently, we’ve learned that even with the inflation in CEE having hovered around 14-20% in recent years, legal fees have remained static or have even decreased in some jurisdictions. Given that, how has your firm managed to consistently deliver high-quality service under these constraints?

Schoenherr and Gessel have advised BHM Group on the sale of its portfolio of ten A-Centrum retail parks in Poland to the Reticulum Group. Kinstellar reportedly advised Reticulum Group.

Ukrainian taxpayers operating within multinational enterprise groups (MNEs) with consolidated annual revenues exceeding EUR 750 million may, for the first time in 2025, be required to independently file Country-by-Country (CbC) reports. This applies in particular to companies that are part of MNEs with a U.S.-based ultimate parent entity.

Act Legal Romania, working with Lexelians Avocats, has advised Groupe Genoyer on the sale of its Romanian subsidiary Vilmar to Special Flanges. Kinstellar, working with Skadden, advised Special Flanges.

The below reforms are designed to support Ukraine’s commitments under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and aim to improve legal clarity, transparency, and accountability for the use of state aid.

Kinstellar and its Turkish affiliate KST Law, working with Latham & Watkins’ Duesseldorf office, have advised Allison Transmission Holdings on the acquisition of the Off-Highway business of Dana Incorporated for approximately USD 2.7 billion. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison advised Dana Incorporated.

Kinstellar has advised Accolade Holding on its acquisition of a 21,600-square-meter logistics facility in Kosice, eastern Slovakia. Hillbridges reportedly advised the sellers.

Kinstellar has appointed Karla Rundtova as the Co-Head of the firm-wide Automotive & Industrials Sector.

Kinstellar has advised First Big Orange Garden on its acquisition of the FairPlay Business Hub from Fairplay International. Jordanov, Ignatov & Ivanov reportedly advised Fairplay International.

Kinstellar has advised Mitiska REIM investment fund Mitiska European Real Estate Partners 3 on the entry of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development into a joint venture with property developer OPC Group for the development and operation of five retail parks in Slovakia.

I still vividly remember the sunny September day when, as a young lawyer, I arrived in Prague. I was joining a US law firm that had just opened offices in the old city. Its immense beauty, at that time still unknown but immediately close to me, was captivating.