Shortlists

The full list of nominations for the 2022 CEE Deals of the Year:

Country

Deal Title

Signing

Closing

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Albania

Yildirim Holding's Acquisition of Albchrome Holding

15/10/2022

20/01/2022

Yildirim Holding (buyer) (CMS)

Albchrome Holding sh.p.k. (seller) (Frost & Fire Consulting)

N/A

Albania

4iG's Acquisition of One Telecommunications

30/10/2021

31/03/2022

4iG (buyer) (CMS)

 

Albania Telecom Invest (seller) (Boyanov & Co.; Dentons; Kalo & Associates)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19614-boyanov-co-kalo-associates-and-dentons-advise-on-sale-of-one-telecommunications-to-4ig

Albania

OTP's Acquisition of Alpha Bank

6/12/2021

19/7/2022

OTP Bank Group (buyer) (Bird & Bird; Boga & Associates) 

Alpha Bank Group (seller) (Kalo & Associates; White & Case)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20609-bird-bird-and-white-case-advise-on-otp-s-acquisition-of-alpha-bank-in-albania

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/albania/21758-kalo-associates-advises-otp-bank-albania-on-alpha-bank-merger

Albania

AFD’s EUR 50 Million Loan to Albanian Government

12/11/2021

30/04/2022

Agence Francaise de Developpement (lender) (Kalo & Associates)

 

Albanian Government (borrower) (Ministry of Finance and Economy and Ministry of Justice)

N/A

Austria

Erste Group EUR 1.5 Billion Mortgage Bond Issuance

12/01/2022

12/01/2022

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Danske Bank A/S, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, Erste Group Bank AG, ING Bank N.V., Landes-bank Baden-Württemberg, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale and UniCredit (Schoenherr)

 

Erste Group Bank AG (Wolf Theiss)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/18937-schoenherr-and-wolf-theiss-advise-on-eur-1-5-billion-mortgage-bond-by-erste-group

Austria

BVK-Europa's Acquisition of Viennese Residential Towers Donaumarina Studios and Donaumarina Apartments from Signa

20/04/2018

31/01/2022

SIGNA Development Selection AG (Arnold Rechtsanwalte)

 

BVK-Europa I-Immobilienfonds S.C.S, SICAV RAIF Teilfonds ROAT (BVK-Europa) (Schoenherr)

N/A

Austria

Vinci Energies Acquisition of IT Portfolio from Kontron

10/8/2022

29/12/2022

Vinci Energies S.A. (buyer) (Baker McKenzie)

 

Kronton Group (Loloci & Associates; Pinsent Masons; Schoenherr; Wenger Vieli)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20788-schoenherr-advises-kontron-on-sale-of-divisions-within-it-services-business-for-eur-400-million

Austria

Accenture's Acquisition of ARZ

31/8/2022

1/12/2022

Accenture (buyer) (Baker McKenzie; Barnert Egermann Illigasch) 

 

ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum GmbH (seller) (Schoenherr) 

 

ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum GmbH, Addiko Bank AG, Austrian Anadi Bank AG, BAWAG P.S.K., Bank Winter & Co AG, Bank99 AG, Bankhaus Carl Spängler & Co Aktiengesellschaft, Dolomitenbank Osttirol Westkärnten eG, Generali Bank AG, HP IT Solutions GmbH, HYPO Niederösterreich, HYPO TIROL BANK AG, Hypo Bank Burgenland Aktiengesellschaft, Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG, Marchfelder Bank eG, Schoellerbank AG, Volksbank Wien AG (ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum former clients) (Dorda)

 

Hypothekenbanken, Privatbanken (ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum former clients) (E+H)

 

Volksbank Wien AG (ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum former client) (Kunz Wallentin)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/20223-schoenherr-and-baker-mckenzie-advise-on-arz-s-sale-to-accenture

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BNBM's Joint Venture with Coal Mine and Thermal Power Plant Ugljevik

25/02/2022

15/06/2022

Beijing New Building Materials Plc. (Doklestic Repic & Gajin; Shihui Law Firm)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20003-doklestic-repic-gajin-advises-bnbm-on-eur-50-million-joint-venture-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

MTEL Financing from UniCredit S.p.A. and Club of Banks

4/8/2022

1/9/2022

MTEL a.d. Banjaluka (borrower) (Loren Richards; Cvijanovic Advokati) 

 

UniCredit S.p.A. and other lenders, including Erste, NLB, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and their local subsidiaries (lenders) (Dentons; Dimitrijevic & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21170-dentons-and-dimitrijevic-partners-advise-on-financing-for-mtel-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Park Residence Financing by NLB

14/12/2022

24/12/2022

NLB d.d. (lender) (Wolf Theiss)

 

Crni Vrh (borrower) (DMB Legal; Selih & Partners)

N/A

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sportradar Acquisition of Majority Stake in Nsoft

1/1/2022

01/05/2022

Sportradar (buyer) (CMS)

 

Igor Krezic (seller) (Karanovic & Partners)

N/A

Bulgaria

BlackPeak Capital Investments Acquisition of Stake in Telelink Bulgaria

01/07/2022

10/10/2022

BlackPeak Capital Investments S.a.r.l. (buyer) (Addleshaw Goddard; Gugushev & Partners Law Office; Karanovic & Partners; Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz)

 

Telelink Bulgaria AD (seller) (relied on its in-house team)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21445-gugushev-partners-advises-blackpeak-capital-on-acquisition-of-stake-in-telelink-bulgaria

https://ceelegalmatters.com/a-closer-look/21842-a-closer-look-gugushev-partners-victor-gugushev-on-blackpeak-capital-acquisition-of-stake-in-telelink-bulgaria

Bulgaria

Helios Energy Invest’s Acquisition of Helios Projects

11/11/2021

06/06/2022

Helios Energy Invest AD (buyer) (Gugushev & Partners Law Office; Holman Fenwick Willan Switzerland)

 

H1 Venture Swiss Holding (seller) (Fieldfisher Law Office; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov)

 

China Development Bank (project finance lender) (Spasov & Bratanov)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/20859-gugushev-partners-dgkv-and-spasov-bratanov-advise-on-helios-energy-invest-s-acquisition-of-helios-projects

Bulgaria

ResultsCX’s Acquisition of 60K

29/09/2022

29/09/2022

ResultsCX UK Limited (buyer) (CMS) 

 

The shareholders of Tillbase Holdings Ltd (seller) (Gugushev & Partners Law Office)

 

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/21432-gugushev-partners-advises-on-sale-of-60k-to-resultscx

Bulgaria

KKCG and Aricoma Group International Acquisition of Musala Soft

25/07/2022

01/11/2022

KKCG Group and Aricoma Group International AB (buyers) (Schoenerr)

 

Aricoma Group International AB (merger control) (Nedelka Kubac Advokati; PPG Lawyers)

 

Aricoma Group International AB (borrower) (Clifford Chance)

 

Musala Soft (sellers) (CMS)

 

Ceska Sporitelna, Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka and Komercni Banka (financing) (Boyanov & Co.; Dentons; Polenak Law Firm; TM & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20820-schoenherr-advises-kkcg-and-aricoma-group-international-on-acquisition-of-musala-soft

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/21912-closing-kkcg-and-aricoma-group-international-acquisition-of-musala-soft-now-closed

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20963-dentons-polenak-boyanov-co-and-clifford-chance-advise-on-financing-for-kkcg-group-s-acquisition-of-musala-soft

Bulgaria

CTP’s Acquisition of Transcapital and Transcapital Ring Road

03/05/2022

17/8/2022

CTP (buyer) (CMS) 

 

Transcapital (seller) (KPMG Legal)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/21289-cms-and-kpmg-legal-advise-on-ctp-acquisition-of-logistics-projects-from-andreew-investment-group

Bulgaria

Mondelez International's Acquisition of Chipita S.A. and Reorganization of Chipita EAD

4/1/2022

1/7/2022

Mondelēz International (buyer) (Boyanov & Co.; Clifford Chance; Zepos & Yannopoulos)

 

Chipita Global S.A. (seller) (Karatzas & Partners; Shearman & Sterling)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/17071-boyanov-co-advises-mondelez-international-on-acquisition-of-chipita

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/20854-closing-mondelez-international-s-acquisition-of-chipita-now-closed

Bulgaria

BioIVT’s Acquisition of Fidelis Research

22/06/2022

20/09/2022

BioIVT (buyer) (BDK Advokati; Boyanov & Co.; Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka; Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli; Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen)

 

Integrity Capital Investments (seller) (Hristov & Partners)

 

N/A - other shareholders (sellers) (Penkov Markov & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21207-boyanov-co-among-plethora-of-firms-advising-on-bioivt-s-acquisition-of-fidelis-research

Bulgaria

Nik Group's Acquisition of Parts of Yara International ASA’s Bulgarian and Romanian Businesses

24/05/2022

1/8/2022

Nik Group (buyer) (Wolf Theiss)

 

Yara International ASA (seller) (Boyanov & Co.; Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20873-boyanov-co-and-wolf-theiss-advise-on-sale-of-yara-bulgaria-and-yara-digital-romania-to-nik-group

Bulgaria

Viva Corporate Bulgaria's Acquisition of Bulsatcom

30/8/2022

22/9/2022

Viva Corporate Bulgaria EOOD (buyer) (Kambourov & Partners; Squire Patton Boggs)

 

EBRD, the Bulgarian Development Bank, and funds managed by Blantyre Capital, BlackRock, and Integral Venture Capital (senior lenders) and Alvarez & Marsal Europe (administrators) (sellers) (Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov)

 

United Group Bulgaria EOOD (lender to the buyer) (Kambourov & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/21698-dgkv-and-kambourov-partners-advise-on-sale-of-bulsatcom-to-viva-corporate-bulgaria

Bulgaria

Kin + Carta’s Acquisition of Melon Group

22/02/2022

10/5/2022

Kin + Carta (buyer) (DWF; Kinstellar) 

 

Melon Group – Melon AD and Frakton (seller) (Kalo & Associates; PPG Lawyers; ODI Law)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/19392-kinstellar-and-ppg-lawyers-advise-on-kin-and-carta-s-acquisition-of-melon-group

Bulgaria

Payhawk’s USD 100 Million Series B Investment Round

14/02/2022

14/02/2022

Lightspeed Venture Partners (investor) (Goodwin Procter)

 

Earlybird Digital East (investor) (Gen Temizer Ozer; Kinstellar)

 

Payhawk (target) (Mishcon de Reya)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/19493-kinstellar-advises-earlybird-digital-east-on-payhawk-s-usd-100-million-series-b-extension

Bulgaria

RGreen Invest's EUR 140 Million Partnership with Renalfa

3/8/2022

3/8/2022

RGreen (investor) (Schoenherr)

 

Renalfa Solarpro Group (target) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

Bulgaria

Kongsberg Digital’s Acquisition of InterConsult Bulgaria

03/05/2022

30/06/2022

Kongsberg Digital AS (buyer) (Deloitte Legal)

 

ICB founders Stoyan Dobrev and Atanas Dobrev (sellers) (Maconis; Yordanov and Dobrev)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/20251-deloitte-legal-advises-on-kongsberg-digital-s-acquisition-of-interconsult-bulgaria

Croatia

Zagrebacki Holding’s EUR 240 Million Loan From Syndicate of Banks

26/09/2022

26/09/2022

Erste&Steiermarkische Bank d.d., Nova hrvatska banka d.d, OTP banka d.d, Privredna banka Zagreb d.d., Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d. and Zagrebacka banka d.d. (as lenders) (Miskovic & Miskovic)

 

Zagrebacki holding d.o.o. (as borrower) (Madirazza & Partners)

 

Croatia

SoftBank and Goldman Sachs Investment in Rimac

27/05/2022

06/06/2022

Goldman Sachs (investor) (Linklaters)

 

SoftBank (investor) (White & Case)

 

SoftBank and Goldman Sachs (investors) (Savoric & Partners)

 

Porche (joint venture partner of Rimac) (CMS)

 

Rimac (target) (Kunstek Halle & Simac; Latham & Watkins)

 

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/20178-cms-advises-porsche-on-new-eur-500-million-investment-round-for-rimac

Croatia

Studenac’s Acquisition of Lonia Trgovina

18/05/2022

03/06/2022

Studenac (buyer) (Savoric & Partners)

 

Lonia (seller) (Law Firm Planinic, Soljic and Partners)

 

Bank Pekao and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (financing) (Clifford Chance)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/20164-savoric-partners-and-planinic-soljic-and-partners-advise-on-studenac-s-acquisition-of-lonia-trgovina

Croatia

B2Holding’s Global Restructuring

09/02/2022

09/08/2022

PIMCO (senior lender) (Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Filip & Company; Jankovic Popovic Mitic; Linklaters; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners)

 

B2Holding ASA (borrower) (Clifford Chance; CMS)

N/A

Croatia

Enlight Renewable Energy’s Acquisition of SPVs Developing Four Solar Power Projects and One Wind Farm Project

1/7/2022

5/7/2022

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. (buyer) (Ilej & Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners)

 

N/A (seller) (Marohnic Tomek & Gjoic)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/20657-ilej-partners-advises-enlight-on-acquisition-of-525-megawatt-renewables-portfolio-in-croatia

Croatia

Novasol Acquisitions of Three Travel Agencies

3/3/2022

3/3/2022

Novasol A/S (buyer) (Ilej & Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners)

 

Istria Home d.o.o. (seller) (Korotaj Law Office)

 

Adria Luxury Rent d.o.o. (seller) (Bradvica Maric Wahl Cesarec Law Firm)

 

MEUS d.o.o. (seller) (Gjurgjan & Sribar Radic Law Firm)

N/A

Croatia

Pearl Infrastructure Capital’s Acquisition of A&A Bioenergy Viro

3/12/2021

01/04/2022

PEARL Infrastructure Capital (buyer) (Ilej & Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners)

 

A&A Bioenergy Viro’s owners (sellers) (Batarelo, Dvojkovic, Vuchetich Law Firm)

N/A

Croatia

Jagex's Acquisition of Gamepires

05/12/2022

09/12/2022

Jagex (buyer) (Wolf Theiss)

 

Gamepires (seller) (Herbert Smith Freehills; Ostermann & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21880-ostermann-partners-and-wolf-theiss-advise-on-sale-of-gamepires-to-jagex

Croatia

EUR 126 Million Financing for Zadar Wind Farm

5/9/2022

28/11/2022

UniCredit’s Zagrebacka Banka, the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (lenders) (CMS)

 

Taaleri Energia and Encro (borrowers) (Clifford Chance; Dominkovic and Osrecak Law Firm)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21066-clifford-chance-and-dominkovic-osrecak-advise-on-eur-126-million-financing-for-zadar-wind-farm

Croatia

Entain's Acquisition of SuperSport Group from Emma Capital

11/8/2022

23/11/2022

Entain Plc (buyer) (Clifford Chance; Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka; WH Partners)

 

Emma Capital (seller) (Dentons; GVZH Advocates; Lovric Novokmet & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/20817-dtb-and-lovric-novokmet-partneri-advise-on-entain-s-acquisition-of-supersport-group

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/21658-closing-entain-s-acquisition-of-supersport-group-from-emma-capital-now-closed

Croatia

CME’s Acquisition of RTL Croatia from RTL Germany

21/2/2022

02/06/2022

Central European Media Enterprises (buyer) ( Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Krehic & Partners)

 

RTL Germany (seller) (Wolf Theiss)

 

RTL Croatia (target) (Wolf Theiss)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/20170-krehic-partners-and-wolf-theiss-advise-on-cme-s-acquisition-of-rtl-croatia

Croatia

TaskUS Acquisition of Croatian Heloo

01/02/2022

20/04/2022

TaskUS (buyer) (Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Wolf Theiss)

 

Tomislav Plesa and Domagoj Makar (sellers) (Krehic & Partners, Mayer Brown)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20067-krehic-partners-and-wolf-theiss-advise-on-sale-of-heloo-to-taskus

Croatia

Andritz’ Acquisition of Djuro Djakovic TEP

28/10/2022

28/11/2022

Andritz AG (buyer) (Schoenherr)

 

Djuro Djakovic Termoenergetska Postrojenja d.o.o. (target) (Mamic Peric Reberski Rimac)

 

NordEnergoGrupp (seller) (N/A)

N/A

Croatia

Taavura Holdings' Acquisition of Renault Nissan Distribution Network in Croatia and Slovenia

27/06/2022

30/09/2022

Taavura Holdings Ltd. (buyer) Orehovec, Vinter, Kis, Simunovic

 

Renault Group (seller) DLA Piper

N/A

Czech Republic

Viamilk’s Merger with the Mleko.cz Cooperative

09/12/2019

17/05/2022

VIAMILK CZ (Weinhold Legal)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/20274-weinhold-legal-advises-on-viamilk-and-moravian-morava-merger

Czech Republic

Ampersand Capital Partners’ Acquisition of GeneProof a.s.

4/4/2022

8/4/2022

Ampersand Capital Partners (buyer) (Goodwin Procter; Schoenherr)

 

GeneProof founders Radek Horvath and Milos Dendis (seller) (Dentons)

 

Valley Bank (financing) (Glatzova & Co; Sidley Austin)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/20245-dentons-and-glatzova-co-advise-on-geneproof-s-merger-with-alpc

Czech Republic

BHM Group’s Polish Retail Parks Portfolio Acquisition

20/10/2022

20/10/2022

BHM Group (buyer) (Schoenherr)

 

N/A (seller) (Linkers)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/21620-schoenherr-advises-bhm-group-on-acquisition-of-polish-retail-parks-portfolio

Czech Republic

EP Logistics International’s Joint Venture with Slovenian Railways

10/01/2022

14/01/2022

EP Logistics International, a.s. / Energetický a průmyslový hoding, a.s. (Schoenherr)

 

Slovenian Railways (Jadek & Pensa)

N/A

Czech Republic

Syndicated Acquisition Financing for Sportisimo

28/10/2022

28/10/2022

Sportisimo, s.r.o. (borrower) (Dunovska & Partners)

 

Citibank Europe plc., Komercní banka, a.s., ceska sporitelna a.s., ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a.s. a Raiffeisenbank a.s. (lenders) (Baker McKenzie)

N/A

Czech Republic

Vista Equity Partners’ Acquisition of Citrix Systems

01/12/2021

01/02/2022

Vista Equity Partners (buyer) (Kinstellar; Kirkland & Ellis)

 

Evergreen Coast Capital (other investor) (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Debevoise & Plimpton)

 

Citrix Systems (seller) (Goodwin Procter)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/19271-kinstellar-advises-on-vista-and-evergreen-usd-16-5-billion-acquisition-of-citrix

Czech Republic

Plastic Omnium’s Acquisition of Varroc’s Automotive Lighting Systems

29/04/2022

07/10/2022

Plastic Omnium (buyer) (Bennani & Associes; Creel Garcia-Cuellar Aiza y Enriquez, Lefosse; Khaitan & Co.; Kinstellar; Linklaters; Paksoy) 

 

Varroc Engineering Limited (seller) (KP Law; PwC Legal; Willkie Farr & Gallagher)

 

Komercni Banka, Raiffeisenbank a.s., Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, and Ceska Sporitelna (lenders) (White & Case)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21312-kinstellar-pwc-legal-and-paksoy-advise-on-plastic-omnium-s-eur-520-million-acquisition-of-varroc-lighting-systems

Czech Republic

Mews' USD 185 Million Series C Round

1/11/2022

1/12/2022

Kinnevik (Goodwin Procter; Kinstellar)

 

Salesforce Ventures (existing investor) (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe)

 

Mews (Eldison)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/21937-Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe-advises-salesforce-ventures-on-mews-s-series-c-funding-round

Czech Republic

Placement of Bonds Issued by EPH Financing

22/6/2022

26/09/2022

EPH Financing (relied on in-house counsel)

 

Ceska sporitelna, Komercni banka, and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia (leading co-managers) (PRK Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21122-prk-partners-advises-banks-on-eph-financing-bond-issuance

Czech Republic

Allegro's Acquisition of Mall Group and WeDo from PPF, EC Investments, and Rockaway Capital

04/11/2021

01/04/2022

Allegro (buyer) (Clifford Chance; Savoric & Partners; Selih & Partners)

 

PPF, EC Investments, and Rockaway Capital (sellers) (White & Case)

 

Mall Group a.s. and WE|DO CZ s.r.o. (targets) (Srubar & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/18353-selih-partners-clifford-chance-savoric-partners-and-white-case-advise-on-allegro-s-acquisition-of-mall-group-and-wedo

Czech Republic

Relocation of SCS Software's Headquarters

30/06/2022

30/6/2022

SCS Software s.r.o. (leasee) (PRK Partners)

 

Passerinvest Group (lessor) (relied on in-house team)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/20734-prk-partners-advises-scs-software-on-relocating-prague-headquarters

Czech Republic

CVC Capital Partners Fund´s Takeover of Stock Spirits Group

29/11/2021

23/3/2022

CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII ( Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; PRK Partners)

 

Stock Spirits (seller) (Slaughter and May)

 

HSBC (financing agent and arranger) (CMS)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19617-prk-partners-advises-cvc-fund-on-takeover-of-stock-spirits-group

Czech Republic

J&T Arch Investments’ Acquisition of Shares in Moneta Money Bank from Petrus Advisers

28/6/2022

23/12/2022

J&T Arch Investments (buyer) (Kocian Solc Balastik)

 

Petrus Advisers (seller) (Dechert)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/21986-ksb-advises-j-t-arch-investments-on-acquisition-of-minority-stake-in-moneta-money-bank

Czech Republic

Adventum’s Acquisition of Tesco Retail Portfolio in Hungary and Czech Republic

8/4/2022

15/06/2022

Adventum (buyer) (Deloitte Legal; Humpfner Law Firm)

 

Tesco (seller) (Baker McKenzie; Wilsons)

 

Erste Bank Hungary, Erste Group Bank, OTP Bank Hungary (financing) (CMS)

N/A

Czech Republic

Vltava Philharmonic Project

10/10/2022

10/10/2022

Bjarke Ingels Group (Kocian Solc Balastik)

 

City of Prague (Havel & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/21414-ksb-and-havel-partners-advise-on-vltava-philharmonic-project

Czech Republic

Yeong Chin Machinery’s Acquisition of Stake in Trimill

22/10/2021

13/07/2022

Yeong Chin Machinery (buyer) (Jones Day; Kocian Solc Balastik)

 

Trimill shareholders (sellers) (Havel & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/20710-ksb-advises-ycm-on-acquisition-of-stake-in-trimill

Czech Republic

Nej.cz Acquisition of Smart Comp

03/12/2021

07/01/2022

Nej.cz (buyer) (BBH)

 

Marek Bukal and Pavel Vavra (sellers) (Havel & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19017-havel-partners-and-bbh-advise-on-sale-of-smart-comp

Czech Republic

GIC’s Acquisition of 30% Stake in Cetin from PPF

1/10/2021

02/05/2022

GIC (Herbert Smith Freehills; Kinstellar)

 

PPF Group (BDK Advokati; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Lakatos, Koves & Partners; NautaDutilh; White & Case)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/18264-kinstellar-bdk-advokati-and-lakatos-koves-partners-advise-on-gic-s-acquisition-of-stake-in-cetin

Czech Republic

Muchalogy’s Planned Exhibition of Alphonse Mucha’s Work in Japan

1/11/2021

1/6/2022

Muchalogy s.r.o., BigMedia, spol. s r.o., and Richard Fuxa (Havel & Partners)

 

Sony Music Solutions (business partner of Muchalogy) (TMI Associates)

 

N/A (counterparty in Japan) (Haybusa Asuka Law Offices)

 

N/A

Czech Republic

Bain Capital Tech’s Acquisition of Shares in Ataccama

14/6/2022

14/06/2022

Bain Capital Tech (buyer) (Ropes & Gray; Wolf Theiss)

 

ATACCAMA Group SE (seller) (Deloitte Legal)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/20415-wolf-theiss-advises-bain-capital-tech-opportunities-on-usd-150-million-investment-in-ataccama

Estonia

Mirova’s Investment in Sunly

1/10/2022

14/10/2022

Mirova (investor) (Ellex; Linklaters)

 

Sunly (target) (Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Sorainen)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21362-sorainen-ellex-and-linklaters-advise-on-sunly-raising-eur-200-million

Estonia

BaltCap’s Acquisition of Rahva Raamat Bookstore Chain

19/10/2022

31/10/2022

BaltCap Private Equity Fund III (buyer) (Cobalt)

 

Rahva Raamat (seller) (Ellex)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/estonia/21367-cobalt-and-ellex-advise-on-baltcap-s-acquisition-of-rahva-raamat

Estonia

Sunly’s Acquisition of Polish Solar Power Developer Alseva

14/1/2022

4/4/2022

Sunly (buyer) (Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; TGS Baltic)

 

Anna Zagrajek (seller) (Ellex; Rymarz Zdort)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/19145-rymarz-zdort-and-sk-s-advise-on-sale-of-alseva-group-to-sunly

Estonia

Luminor Bank’s Acquisition of Maksekeskus

31/1/2022

1/7/2022

Luminor Bank (buyer) (Sorainen)

 

Inbank, Omniva, Olsson & Nielsen Nordic, Maksekeskus CEO Art Lukas (sellers) (Cobalt)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19229-sorainen-and-cobalt-advise-on-luminor-s-acquisition-of-maksekeskus

Estonia

Gren’s Acquisition of VKG

13/10/2022

18/11/2022

Gren group (buyer) (Ellex)

 

VKG Soojus (seller) (Cobalt)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/estonia/21730-cobalt-advises-on-sale-of-vkg-soojus-to-gren

Estonia

Livonia Partners’ Acquisition of Stake in Bestair and Zave Groups

10/12/2021

18/01/2022

Livonia Partners (buyer) (Cobalt)

 

Bestair and Zave Group shareholders (sellers) (Rask Attorneys-at-Law)

N/A

Estonia

E-Piim Tootmine Financing For New Dairy Plant

11/05/2022

23/05/2022

ING, EIB, and LHV Bank (borrowers) (Cobalt; Dentons)

 

AS E-Piim Tootmine (borrower) (Eversheds Sutherland)

N/A

Greece

Standard General's Acquisition of 32.9% Stake in Intralot S.A.

01/04/2022

31/08/2022

Standard General (buyer) (Fried Frank; Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm)

 

Intralot (seller) (Clifford Chance; Papapolitis Law Firm)

N/A

Greece

Mondelez International's Acquisition of Chipita S.A. and Reorganization of Chipita EAD

04/01/2022

01/07/2022

Mondelēz International (buyer) (Boyanov & Co.; Clifford Chance; Zepos & Yannopoulos)

 

Chipita Global S.A. (seller) (Karatzas & Partners; Shearman & Sterling)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/17071-boyanov-co-advises-mondelez-international-on-acquisition-of-chipita

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/20854-closing-mondelez-international-s-acquisition-of-chipita-now-closed

Greece

MORE's Acquisition of Anemos RES and Financing

29/07/2022

14/12/2022

MORE (buyer) (PotamitisVekris)

 

Ellaktor, Aktor Concessions and Anemos RES (sellers) (Karatzas & Partners)

 

MORE (borrower) (Zepos & Yannopoulos)

 

Eurobank S.A. (AKL; Lambadarios Law Firm; Watson Farley & Williams)

N/A

Greece

NN Group’s Acquisition of MetLife Operations in Poland and Greece

5/7/2021

22/04/2022

(De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak)

 

MetLife EU Holding Company Limited (seller) (CMS; Rokas)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/19864-soltysinski-kawecki-szlezak-advises-nn-group-on-acquisition-of-metlife-businesses

Hungary

Vienna Insurance Group's Acquisition of Aegon Insurance and Asset Management Business in Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Turkey

29/11/2020

25/03/2022

Vienna Insurance Group (buyer) (NautaDutilh; Paksoy; Wolf Theiss)

 

Aegon (seller) (Allen & Overy; RTPR)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/15315-rtpr-allen-overy-wolf-theiss-and-paksoy-advise-on-sale-of-aegon-s-business-in-romania-hungary-poland-and-turkey

Hungary

Establishment of Raiffeisen's Medium Term Note Program

04/01/2022

20/7/2022

Raiffeisen Bank (Clifford Chance; Wolf Theiss)

N/A

Hungary

OTP Bank’s Refinancing of Shareholder Loan for Veolia Environment

7/6/2021

28/10/2022

Veolia Environment (borrower) (relied on in-house team) 

 

OTP Bank (lender) (Wolf Theiss)

N/A

Hungary

Immofinanz Sale of Six Office Buildings in Budapest to S IMMO

28/12/2022

28/12/2022

Immofinanz (seller) (Oppenheim)

 

S IMMO (buyer) (Kinstellar)

 

UniCredit (financing) (DLA Piper)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/21998-kinstellar-and-oppenheim-advise-on-s-immo-acquisition-of-budapest-office-portfolio-from-immofinanz

Hungary

Doktor 24 Group’s Acquisition of DaVinci

17/12/2021

4/2/2022

Doktor24 Medicina Zrt. (buyer) (Jalsovszky)

 

DaVinci Kft. (seller) (FDP Law Firm)

N/A

Hungary

Adventum’s Acquisition of Tesco Retail Portfolio in Hungary and Czech Republic

8/4/2022

15/6/2022

Adventum (buyer) (Deloitte Legal; Humpfner Law Firm)

 

Tesco (seller) (Baker McKenzie; Wilsons)

 

Erste Bank Hungary, Erste Group Bank, OTP Bank Hungary (financing) (CMS)

N/A

Hungary

Egeria’s Acquisition of Isoplus from HFB Holding

18/5/2022

18/5/2022

Egeria (buyer) (Clifford Chance; Jalsovszky; Peollath)

 

Seller - HFB Holding (seller) (Clifford Chance)

N/A

Hungary

Wirtualna Polska’s Acquisition of the Szallas Group

09/09/2022

30/11/2022

Wirtualna Polska (buyer) (DLA Piper)

 

Szallas Group (target) (BLS-CEE; Jalsovszky)

 

PortfoLion Capital Partners and private individuals (sellers) (Baker McKenzie; Jalsovszky)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21053-dla-piper-and-baker-mckenzie-advise-on-wirtualna-polska-s-acquisition-of-szallas-group

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/21735-closing-wirtualna-polska-s-acquisition-of-szallas-group-now-closed

Hungary

Shanghai Electric Power’s Acquisition of PV Project in Hungary from ChintSolar Hungary Projects

03/11/2022

23/12/2022

Shanghai Electric Power Co. Ltd (buyer) (Schoenherr)

 

ChintSolar Hungary Projects B.V. (seller) (Kinstellar)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/22096-schoenherr-and-kinstellar-advise-on-shanghai-electric-power-acquisition-of-200-megawatt-pv-project-in-hungary

Hungary

MOL’s Acquisition of Lotos Paliwa

12/1/2022

1/12/2022

MOL (buyer) (CMS)

 

Grupa Lotos (seller) (Rymarz Zdort)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19124-cms-and-rymarz-zdort-advise-on-mol-s-acquisition-of-petrol-stations-from-lotos

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19108-cms-and-rymarz-zdort-advise-on-rossi-biofuel-s-acquisition-of-lotos-biopaliwa

Hungary

Stellantis’s Acquisition of aiMotive

16/11/2021

21/12/2022

Stellantis (buyer) (Bird & Bird; Dentons; Noerr; VGG Associes)

 

aiMotive (seller) (Dentons)

 

Szechenyi Funds and Lead Ventures (sellers) (Baker McKenzie)

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/21675-baker-mckenzie-advises-szechenyi-funds-and-lead-ventures-on-exit-from-aimotive

Hungary

Groupama Gan REIM's Acquisition of Freedom Palace from LSGI

30/6/2022

30/6/2022

Groupama Gan REIM (buyer) (Dentons)

 

Societe Generale Immobiliere (seller) (Baker McKenzie)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/21324-Dentons-advises-groupama-gan-reim-on-acquisition-of-freedom-palace-in-budapest

Hungary

Orlen Unipetrol's Acquisition of Normbenz Magyarorszag from MOL

12/01/2022

01/12/2022

ORLEN Unipetrol (buyer) (Baker McKenzie)

 

MOL Group (seller) (CMS)

N/A

Hungary

United Petfood’s Acquisition of Cargill Production Facilities in Poland and Hungary

21/6/2022

30/11/2022

United Petfood (buyer) (Clifford Chance; Lakatos, Koves & Partners)

 

Cargill Group (seller) (relied on in-house counsel)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21768-clifford-chance-advises-united-petfood-on-acquisition-of-two-cargill-facilities-in-poland-and-hungary

Hungary

Snap’s Acquisition of SignAll Technologies

9/12/2021

4/3/2022

Snap International II Limited (buyer) (Lakatos, Koves & Partners; Latham & Watkins)

 

SignAll Technologies Informatikai Zrt. (Seller) (White Summers)

N/A

Hungary

Volta Energy Solutions Hungary's Syndicated Green Loan Facility from Raiffeisen Bank

10/6/2022

01/10/2022

Raiffeisen Bank Zrt (lender) (Dentons)

 

Volta Energy Solutions Hungary (borrower) (Kinstellar)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/20501-dentons-and-kinstellar-advise-on-usd-200-million-green-financing-for-volta

Hungary

Corvinus’ Acquisition of 45% of Aegon Magyarorszag Altalanos Biztosito, Aegon Asset Management, and Union VIG Biztosito

30/1/2022

25/03/2022

Corvinus Zrt. (buyer) (CMS)

 

Vienna Insurance Group (seller) (Dentons)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19627-dentons-and-cms-advise-on-vig-s-sale-of-stake-in-aegon-group-and-union-insurance-to-corvinus

Kosovo

NLB´s Acquisition of N Banka d.d. (previously Sberbank Banka d.d.)

25/02/2022

01/03/2022

Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d. (buyer) (Baros, Bicakcic & Partners; BOPA Bojanovic & Partners; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Knezovic & Associates; Prelevic Law Firm; Tasko Pustina)

 

Single Resolution Board (seller) (Allen & Overy; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners)

N/A

Kosovo

BEK's Acquisition of KS Siguria

21/7/2022

25/9/2022

Banka Ekonomike J.S.C (buyer) (RPHS Law)

 

KS Siguria (seller) (relied on in-house team)

N/A

Kosovo

Kin + Carta’s Acquisition of Melon Group

22/02/2022

10/5/2022

Kin + Carta (buyer) (DWF; Kinstellar) 

 

Melon Group – Melon AD and Frakton (seller) (Kalo & Associates; PPG Lawyers; ODI Law)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/19392-kinstellar-and-ppg-lawyers-advise-on-kin-and-carta-s-acquisition-of-melon-group

Kosovo

Yildirim Holding's Acquisition of Newco Ferronikeli Complex

31/5/2022

20/9/2022

Yildirim Holding (buyer) (CMS)

 

NKL Limited (seller) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

Latvia

SIA Tet Acquires 100% of Shares in SIA Telia Latvija

04/01/2022

31/05/2022

SIA Tet (buyer) (Deloitte Legal; TGS Baltic)

 

Telia (seller) (Ellex)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/18835-tgs-baltic-and-ellex-advise-on-tet-s-acquisition-of-telia-latvia-shares

Latvia

Pax8's Acquisition of TVG To Expand into Baltic Region

06/01/2022

01/04/2022

Pax8 / Resello B.V. (buyer) (TGS Baltic)

 

TVG's shareholders (sellers) (Cobalt)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/18950-tgs-baltic-and-cobalt-advise-on-pax8-s-acquisition-of-tvg

Latvia

Ignitis Group Enters Latvian RES Production Market with Acquisition of Three Projects

03/09/2022

13/11/2022

Ignitis Group (buyer) (Sorainen)

 

N/A (seller) (TGS Baltic)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/17695-sorainen-and-tgs-baltic-advise-on-ignitis-group-s-acquisition-of-three-wind-farm-projects-in-latvia

Latvia

GoCardless’s Acquisition of Nordigen

1/7/2022

18/7/2022

GoCardless (buyer) (Ellex)

 

Nordigen (target and seller) (Sorainen)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/20509-ellex-and-sorainen-advise-on-gocardless-acquisition-of-nordigen

Latvia

Samsung C&T’s Investment in Forta Pro

21/12/2022

21/12/2022

Samsung C&T (investor) (Cobalt)

 

Forta Pro (target) (relied on in-house counsel)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/22027-cobalt-advises-samsung-c-t-on-investment-in-forta-pro

Latvia

Renta Group’s Acquisition of Uprent Group from BaltCap

6/6/2022

21/6/2022

Renta Group Oy (buyer) (Sorainen)

 

BaltCap Private Equity Fund II (seller) (Cobalt)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20459-sorainen-advises-ik-partners-and-renta-on-uprent-acquisition

Latvia

Indexo IPO

11/7/2022

15/7/2022

IPAS Indexo (issuer) (Eversheds Sutherland)

N/A

Lithuania

Kongsberg’s Acquisition of NanoAvionics

22/07/2022

22/09/2022

Kongsberg (buyer) (Arnold & Porter; Cobalt)

NanoAvionics and NanoAvionics Founders Vytenis Buzas and Linas Sargautis (target and minority shareholder sellers) (TGS Baltic)

 

AST & Science (majority shareholder sellers) (Ellex)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/20551-cobalt-tgs-baltic-and-ellex-advise-on-kongsberg-s-acquisition-of-nanoavionics

Lithuania

MEKO’s Acquisition of Koivunen

01/07/2022

04/07/2022

MEKO (buyer) (Cobalt; Hannes Snellman)

 

Koivunen Oy (seller) (KPMG Legal)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20476-cobalt-advises-meko-on-koivunen-acquisition

Lithuania

Bertona Holdings Limited’s Acquisition of Vilniaus Prekyba

12/01/2022

12/01/2022

Bertona Holdings Limited (buyer) (Motieka & Audzevicius)

 

Mindaugas Marcinkevicius and related entities (Sorainen)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/16617-motieka-audzevicius-obtains-eur-81-25-million-in-damages-for-vilniaus-prekyba

Lithuania

Vercom’s Acquisition of Mailerlite

26/4/2022

14/6/2022

Vercom S.A. (buyer) (Ellex; Gessel) 

 

Mlr grupe, UAB (seller) (Motieka & Audzevicius)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19861-motieka-audzevicius-gessel-and-ellex-advise-on-vercom-s-acquisition-of-mailerlite

Lithuania

Zabolis Partners’ Acquisition of Sviesa

25/11/2021

28/10/2022

Tavo mokykla, UAB (buyer) (Motieka & Audzevicius)

 

Sviesa (seller) (Glimstedt)

N/A

Lithuania

Novator Partners’ Investment in NordVPN

04/02/2021

06/04/2022

Novator Partners LLP (investor) (Ellex; White & Case)

 

Nord Security (target) (Cooley; NautaDutilh; TGS Baltic)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/the-buzz/21627-a-2020-familiar-vibe-in-lithuania-a-buzz-interview-with-ruta-armone-of-ellex

Lithuania

Snoras Bank Insolvency Administrator's Settlement Agreement with Julius Baer

30/6/2022

30/06/2022

BAB Bankas Snoras (Lalive Law Firm; TGS Baltic)

 

Julius Baer & Co Ltd (Borel & Barbey)

N/A

Moldova

Software Mind’s Acquisition of Code Factory

24/02/2022

24/02/2022

Software Mind sp.z.o.o. (buyer) (KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki and Partners Law Firm; Schoenherr)

 

Code Factory Group (seller) (relied on in-house team)

N/A

Moldova

Hudl’s Acquisition of InStat

9/8/2022

18/08/2022

Hudl (buyer) (Gladei & Partners; Morgan Lewis)

 

InStat (seller) (Dentons)

N/A

Moldova

EBRD Loan to CET Nord

24/12/2021

14/6/2022

EBRD (lender) (relied on in-house counsel)

 

CET Nord (borrower) (Gladei & Partners)

N/A

Moldova

EFSE Loan to OTP Bank Moldova

21/10/2022

24/11/2022

EFSE (lender) (Gladei & Partners)

 

OTP Bank Moldova (borrower) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

Montenegro

NLB´s Acquisition of N Banka d.d. (previously Sberbank Banka d.d.)

25/02/2022

01/03/2022

Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d. (buyer) (Baros, Bicakcic & Partners; BOPA Bojanovic & Partners; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Knezovic & Associates; Prelevic Law Firm; Tasko Pustina)

 

Single Resolution Board (seller) (Allen & Overy; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners)

N/A

Montenegro

BIG Shopping Centers’ Acquisition of Delta City Mall Podgorica from Hystead Limited

18/2/2022

19/5/2022

BIG Shopping Centers (buyer) (Karanovic & Partners)

 

Delta M CG doo Podgorica (seller) (CMS)

N/A (financing) (Dentons; NKO Partners; Zavisin Semiz & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/montenegro/19424-karanovic-partners-and-cms-advise-on-big-shopping-centers-acquisition-of-delta-city-mall-podgorica-from-hystead-limited

North Macedonia

KKCG and Aricoma Group International Acquisition of Musala Soft

25/07/2022

01/11/2022

KKCG Group and Aricoma Group International AB (buyers) (Schoenerr)

 

Aricoma Group International AB (merger control) (Nedelka Kubac Advokati; PPG Lawyers)

 

Aricoma Group International AB (borrower) (Clifford Chance)

 

Musala Soft (sellers) (CMS)

 

Ceska Sporitelna, Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka and Komercni Banka (financing) (Boyanov & Co.; Dentons; Polenak Law Firm; TM & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20820-schoenherr-advises-kkcg-and-aricoma-group-international-on-acquisition-of-musala-soft

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/21912-closing-kkcg-and-aricoma-group-international-acquisition-of-musala-soft-now-closed

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20963-dentons-polenak-boyanov-co-and-clifford-chance-advise-on-financing-for-kkcg-group-s-acquisition-of-musala-soft

North Macedonia

Kin + Carta’s Acquisition of Melon Group

22/2/2022

10/5/2022

Kin + Carta (buyer) (DWF; Kinstellar) 

 

Melon Group – Melon AD and Frakton (seller) (Kalo & Associates; PPG Lawyers; ODI Law)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/19392-kinstellar-and-ppg-lawyers-advise-on-kin-and-carta-s-acquisition-of-melon-group

North Macedonia

JW Player’s Acquisition of Business from InPlayer

3/11/2022

03/11/2022

Longtail Ad Solutions, Inc. (buyer) (Cooley; Karanovic & Partners)

 

InPlayer (seller) (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Tosic and Jevtic Law Firm)

N/A

North Macedonia

Fortis Energetika’s Financing for Construction of PV Power Plant

27/12/2022

29/12/2022

Halk Banka AD (lender) (Karanovic & Partners)

 

Fortis Energetika (borrower) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

Poland

Van der Vorm Vastgoed’s Acquisition of 291 Residential Units in Krakow Center

01/08/2022

28/10/2022

Van der Vorm Vastgoed Groep (buyer) (KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki i Partnerzy)

 

Catella European Residential Investment Management (seller) (Clifford Chance)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/21567-clifford-chance-and-kwkr-advise-on-crim-sale-of-warsaw-and-krakow-housing-assets

Poland

mBank's First STS Synthetic Securitisation in Poland

24/03/2022

24/03/2022

mBank (Clifford Chance)

 

UniCredit Bank (Linklaters)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/19657-clifford-chance-advises-mbank-on-sts-synthetic-securitization

Poland

Allegro's Acquisition of Mall Group and WeDo from PPF, EC Investments, and Rockaway Capital

04/11/2021

01/04/2022

Allegro (buyer) (Clifford Chance; Savoric & Partners; Selih & Partners)

 

PPF, EC Investments, and Rockaway Capital (sellers) (White & Case)

 

Mall Group a.s. and WE|DO CZ s.r.o. (targets) (Srubar & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/18353-selih-partners-clifford-chance-savoric-partners-and-white-case-advise-on-allegro-s-acquisition-of-mall-group-and-wedo

Poland

Expansion and Financing of Construction for Third DCT Terminal and Refinancing

22/9/2022

18/10/2022

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A., Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polish S.A., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Credit Agricole Bank Polska S.A., PZU Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamkniety Aktywow Niepublicznych BIS 2, BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A., Santander Bank Polska S.A., and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (lenders) (Allen & Overy)

 

Baltic Hub sp. z o.o. and DCT Gdansk sp. z o.o. (borrowers) (Clifford Chacne

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/21671-clifford-chance-advises-on-expansion-and-financing-of-construction-for-third-baltic-hub-terminal

Poland

CTP’s Acquisition of Logistics Portfolio from 7R

05/05/2022

05/05/2022

CTP (buyer) (White & Case)

 

7R (seller) (Crido Legal; Kancelaria Kurek Wojcik; Linklaters)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/20018-white-case-and-linklaters-advise-on-ctp-s-acquisition-of-real-estate-portfolio-from-7r

Poland

Aramco’s Acquisition of Refining, Wholesale, and Jet Fuel Marketing Segments from PKN Orlen

12/1/2022

30/11/2022

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (buyer) (Allen & Overy)

 

PKN Orlen (seller) (SMM Legal)

 

Grupa Lotos (PKN Orlen merger partner) (Rymarz Zdort)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/18973-allen-overy-smm-legal-and-rymarz-zdort-advise-on-aramco-s-expansion-in-cee

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/21791-closing-pkn-orlen-and-grupa-lotos-merger-aramco-transactions-now-closed

Poland

2Riders PSA PLN 1 Million Issuance

1/1/2022

30/4/2022

2Riders PSA (issuer) (Act Legal BSWW)

N/A

Poland

Develia’s Bond Public Offering

1/4/2022

1/12/2022

Develia S.A. (issuer) (Act Legal BSWW)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/21928-act-bsww-advises-on-develia-bond-issuance

Poland

NEPI Rockcastle’s Acquisition of Forum Gdansk Shopping Center

19/12/2022

19/12/2022

NEPI Rockcastle (buyer) (Linklater)

 

Multi Veste 339 B.V. (seller) (Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Greenberg Traurig)

 

Pekao and Unicredit (existing lenders) (Allen & Overy)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/21888-greenberg-traurig-and-linklaters-advise-on-blackstone-s-sale-of-forum-gdansk-to-nepi-rockcastle

Poland

MOL’s Acquisition of Lotos Paliwa

12/1/2022

1/12/2022

MOL (buyer) (CMS)

 

Grupa Lotos (seller) (Rymarz Zdort)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19124-cms-and-rymarz-zdort-advise-on-mol-s-acquisition-of-petrol-stations-from-lotos

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19108-cms-and-rymarz-zdort-advise-on-rossi-biofuel-s-acquisition-of-lotos-biopaliwa

Poland

NN Group’s Acquisition of MetLife Operations in Poland and Greece

5/7/2021

22/4/2022

(De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak)

 

MetLife EU Holding Company Limited (seller) (CMS; Rokas)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/19864-soltysinski-kawecki-szlezak-advises-nn-group-on-acquisition-of-metlife-businesses

Poland

AFI Europe’s Acquisition of 70% Stake in Towarowa 22 from EPP

07/02/2022

28/06/2022

AFI Europe (buyer) (CMS)

 

EPP (seller) (Dentons)

 

Echo Investment (JV) (Rymarz Zdort)

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/19589-cms-and-dentons-advise-on-afi-europe-s-acquisition-of-towarowa-22-from-epp

Poland

Qiagen’s Acquisition of 96% Stake in Blirt

31/5/2022

31/5/2022

Qiagen (buyer) (Wardynski & Partners) 

 

Blirt S.A. (seller) (WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/20001-wkb-advises-blirt-on-sale-of-shares-to-qiagen

Poland

INGKA’s Acquisition of Solar Farm and Wind Farm from OX2

1/6/2022

01/06/2022

INGKA Investments (buyer) (WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr)

 

OX2 (seller) (Allen & Overy)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/20191-wkb-and-allen-overy-advise-on-ingka-investments-acquisition-of-wind-and-solar-farms-from-ox2

Poland

Savills' Acquisition of Knight Frank Property Management Business

09/06/2022

29/09/2022

Savills Sp. z o.o. (buyer) (Kochanski & Partners)

 

Knight Frank (seller) (KPMG Legal)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/21262-kochanski-partners-advises-savills-on-knight-frank-s-commercial-property-management-business-acquisition

Poland

Carrol Investments’ Acquisition of Havi Warehouses / Logistic Center

13/4/2022

13/4/2022

Carrol Investments (buyer) (Linklaters)

 

Havi Logistics (seller) (Kochanski & Partners)

N/A

Poland

Universal Fibers’ USD 250 Million Financing

01/04/2022

13/04/2022

TCW Asset Management Company (administrative agent and security agent) (Rymarz Zdort; Weil, Gotshal & Manges) 

 

Universal Fibers, Inc. (borrower) (Ropes & Gray; Kochanski & Partners)

N/A

Poland

XXXLutz Group's Acquisition of 50% Stake in Black Red White Group

23/12/2021

5/7/2022

XXX Lutz Group (buyer) (Cerha Hempel; Wardynski & Partners)

 

Black Red White Group (seller) (Olesinski & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20151-cerha-hempel-advises-xxxlutz-on-partnership-with-black-red-white

Poland

Bio-Rad Laboratories’ Acquisition of Curiosity Diagnostics

2/8/2022

3/8/2022

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (buyer) (Wardynski & Partners)

 

Scope Fluidics SA (seller) (Deloitte Legal)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/20760-wardynski-partners-and-deloitte-legal-advise-on-bio-rad-laboratories-acquisition-of-curiosity-diagnostics

Poland

PKN Orlen’s Acquisition of Grupa Lotos

21/7/2023

1/8/2023

PKN Orlen S.A. (buyer) (Comapss Lexecon; Geradin Partners; Gide Loyrette Nouel; SMM Legal)

 

Grupa Lotos S.A. (seller) (Rymarz Zdort)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/20738-closing-pkn-orlen-and-grupa-lotos-merger-now-closed

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/8605-smm-legal-and-weil-advise-on-pkn-orlen-and-lotos-group-merger

Romania

Publicis Groupe's Acquisition of Tremend Software Consulting

22/12/2021

08/03/2022

Publicis Groupe (buyer) (DLA Piper)

 

Tremend Software Consulting SRL (target) (Jinga & Asociatii; Schinner & Shain; Sedlo Law Firm)

 

Ioan Cocan, Marius Hanganu and Bogdan Nitulescu (sellers) (Jinga & Asociatii)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/19680-dla-piper-advises-on-publicis-groupe-s-tremend-software-takeover

Romania

Emona Capital’s Acquisition of a Minority Stake in Amber Studio

30/9/2022

30/9/2022

Emona Capital LLP (buyer) (Goodwin Procter; Wolf Theiss)

 

Amber Studio SA (seller) (Filip & Company)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/21271-wolf-theiss-and-filip-company-advise-on-emona-capital-s-investment-in-amber-studio

Romania

AFI's EUR 450 Million Refinancing of AFI Cotroceni, AFI Ploiesti, and AFI Brasov

16/12/2022

28/12/2022

AFI Group (borrower) (Wolf Theiss)

 

Erste Group Bank, Banca Comerciala Romana, Raiffeisen Bank International, Raiffeisen Bank Romania, and Alpha Bank Romania (lenders) (Dentons)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21896-wolf-theiss-advises-afi-on-eur-450-million-credit-facility

Romania

Iulius Group’s EUR 410 Million Syndicated Financing

22/08/2022

09/09/2022

Iulius Group (borrower) (relied on in-house counsel)

 

A syndicate of banks, consisting of Erste Group Bank AG, Banca Comercială Română S.A., OTP Bank Nyrt, OTP Bank Romania S.A. and Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG (lenders) (Wolf Theiss)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/21037-wolf-theiss-advises-banks-on-eur-410-million-credit-facility-for-iulius-group

Romania

African Industries Group’s Acquisition of World Class

15/04/2022

15/07/2022

African Industries Group (buyer) (RTPR)

 

Resource Partners (seller) (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Stratulat Albulescu; Tsvetkova Bebov Komarevski (now Eversheds Sutherland))

 

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/19802-stratulat-albulescu-and-rtpr-advise-on-sale-of-world-class-romania-to-aig

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/20565-closing-resource-partners-and-world-class-romania-s-sale-of-world-class-to-the-african-industries-group-now-closed

Romania

Indotek Group’s Acquisition of All Shares in One Dorobanti Properties

10/03/2022

27/05/2022

Indotek Group (buyer) (Stratulat Albulescu)

 

Theodore McCann (seller) (The Law Chamber)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/20420-stratulat-albulescu-and-the-law-chamber-advise-on-indotek-s-acquisition-of-one-victoriei-center

Romania

Druid AI’s USD 15 Million Series A Financing

8/4/2022

05/05/2022

DRUID AI (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Stratulat Albulescu)

 

Karma Ventures (investor) (Cobalt)

 

Hoxton Ventures (investor) (Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo)

 

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/20420-stratulat-albulescu-and-the-law-chamber-advise-on-indotek-s-acquisition-of-one-victoriei-center

Romania

Nik Group's Acquisition of Parts of Yara International ASA’s Bulgarian and Romanian Businesses

24/5/2022

01/08/2022

Nik Group (buyer) (Wolf Theiss)

 

Yara International ASA (seller) (Boyanov & Co.; Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20873-boyanov-co-and-wolf-theiss-advise-on-sale-of-yara-bulgaria-and-yara-digital-romania-to-nik-group

Romania

Knauf Insulation's Acquisition of Gecsat Factory

24/11/2021

29/3/2022

Knauf Insulation Holding GmBh (buyer) (Reff & Associates)

 

Gecsat SA (seller) (relied on in-house counsel)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/19907-reff-associates-advises-knauf-insulation-on-acquisition-of-gecsat-factory

Romania

Pearson’s Acquisition of Mondly from ATi Studios

29/4/2022

29/04/2022

Pearson (buyer) (DLA Piper)

 

ATi Studios (seller) (Kinstellar)

N/A

Romania

S Immo’s Acquisition of EXPO Business Park from Portland Trust

1/4/2022

2/5/2022

S Immo AG (buyer) (Kinstellar)

 

Portland Trust (seller) (PeliPartners0

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/19769-kinstellar-advises-s-immo-on-acquisition-of-expo-business-park-from-portland-trust

Romania

Ameropa’s Acquisition of Stake in Agroind Cauaceu and Promat Comimpex

3/1/2022

03/01/2022

Ameropa Holding AG (buyer) (Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii)

 

Agroind Cauaceu and Promat Comimpex (sellers) (Kinstellar)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/19057-pnsa-and-kinstellar-advise-on-ameropa-s-acquisition-of-stakes-in-two-agribusiness-distributors

Romania

Paval Holding's Acquisition of CA Immo's Romanian Portfolio

22/11/2022

22/11/2022

Paval Holding (buyer) (KPMG Legal)

 

CA Immo (seller) (Schoenherr)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/21681-schoenherr-and-kpmg-legal-advise-on-ca-immo-s-sale-of-romanian-portfolio-to-paval-holding

Romania

V-Ridium’s Acquisition of Solar Park from Samsung

11/4/2022

2/5/2022

V-Ridium Solar 45 and V-Ridium Renewables (buyers) (MPR Partners)

 

Samsung C&T Corporation (seller) (Herbert Smith Freehills; Schoenherr)

 

N/A (financing consortium) (CMS)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/20276-mpr-partners-and-schoenherr-advise-on-v-ridium-s-acquisition-of-solar-park-from-samsung-c-t

Romania

Studium Green’s Acquisition of Cluj Commercial Center from Louis Delhaize

25/09/2020

24/05/2022

Studium Green (buyer) (Reff & Associates)

 

Louis Delhaize (seller) (Act Legal Botezatu Estrade Partners)

N/A

Romania

MAS Real Estate’s Acquisition of Six Shopping Centers from Prime Kapital

03/05/2022

30/06/2022

MAS Real Estate (buyer) (Reff & Associates)

 

PK Development One S.R.L., PK Denim S.R.L., PK Grizzly S.R.L., PK Bronze S.R.L., PK Vanilla S.R.L., PK Green S.R.L. (sellers) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

Romania

Romgaz’ Acquisition of ExxonMobil’s 50% Stake in Neptun Deep

03/05/2022

1/8/2022

Romgaz (buyer) (Dentons; Suciu Popa)

 

ExxonMobil (seller) (Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/19953-suciu-popa-dentons-and-nndkp-advise-on-romgaz-acquisition-of-exxonmobil-subsidiary

Romania

PepsiCo’s Acquisition of 20% of Aqua Carpatica

29/7/2022

29/7/2022

PepsiCo (buyer) (DWF; Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen)

 

Jean Valvis (seller) (RTPR)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/20752-rtpr-advises-on-aqua-carpatica-and-pepsico-strategic-partnership

Romania

IMG's Acquisition of Mutua Madrid Open and Acciona Open de Espana from Tiriac Group

6/12/2021

4/4/2022

IMG UK and Endeavor (buyers) (Latham & Watkins)

 

Tiriac Group (seller) (Filip & Company; Linklaters; Michael Kyprianou & Co; Prolaw Abogados)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/19633-filip-company-advises-tiriac-group-on-sale-of-mutua-madrid-open-and-acciona-open-de-espana

Romania

Arval Romania’s Acquisition of Part of Operational Leasing Activity of BCR Fleet Management

31/5/2022

31/10/2022

Arval Service Lease Romania S.R.L. (buyer) (RTPR)

 

BCR Fleet Management S.R.L. (seller) (Filip & Company)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/20237-filip-company-and-rtpr-advise-on-sale-of-part-of-bcr-fleet-management-to-arval-romania

Romania

Green Group’s EUR 127 Million Financing

02/05/2022

02/05/2022

UniCredit Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, Banca Comerciala Romana, ING Bank, and OTP Bank Romania SA (lenders) (Filip & Company; Linklaters) 

 

Green Group (borrower) (Clifford Chance)

https://www.ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19895-clifford-chance-and-filip-company-advise-on-eur-127-million-financing-for-green-group

Serbia

NLB´s Acquisition of N Banka d.d. (previously Sberbank Banka d.d.)

25/02/2022

01/03/2022

Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d. (buyer) (Baros, Bicakcic & Partners; BOPA Bojanovic & Partners; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Knezovic & Associates; Prelevic Law Firm; Tasko Pustina)

 

Single Resolution Board (seller) (Allen & Overy; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners)

N/A

Serbia

Lafarge's Acquisition of Serbian Aggregate/Concrete Producers

10/12/2021

04/07/2022

Lafarge (buyer) (SOG Law Firm)

 

Promax (seller) (Milosevic Law)

 

Stonewall (seller) (Branislav Grujic Law Office)

 

Teko Mining (seller) (Parivodic Lawyers)

 

N/A

Serbia

B2Holding’s Global Restructuring

09/02/2022

09/08/2022

PIMCO (senior lender) (Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Filip & Company; Jankovic Popovic Mitic; Linklaters; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners)

 

B2Holding ASA (borrower) (Clifford Chance; CMS)

N/A

Serbia

TS Ventures, DSI, and Startup Wise Guys Investment in OTA Sync

13/05/2022

24/06/2022

TS Ventures, DSI, and Startup Wise Guys (investors) (WM Equity Partners)

 

OTA Sync (target) (Zivkovic Samardzic Law Office)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/serbia/20388-zivkovic-samardzic-advises-ota-sync-on-investment-from-ts-ventures-dsi-and-startup-wise-guys

Serbia

Catalyst Romania and 3TS Capital Partners Investment in Hunch

10/02/2022

31/05/2022

Catalyst Romania and 3TS Capital Partners (investors) (Zivkovic Samardzic Law Office)

 

Hunch (relied on in-house counsel)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/serbia/20167-zivkovic-samardzic-advises-catalyst-and-3ts-on-investment-in-serbia-s-hunch

Serbia

Titan Cementara and Stari Silo Merger

22/06/2022

31/08/2022

Titan Cementara (Zivkovic Samardzic Law Office)

 

Stari Silo (Zivkovic Samardzic Law Office)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/serbia/21105-zivkovic-samardzic-advises-on-titan-cementara-and-stari-silo-merger

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/a-closer-look/21218-a-closer-look-zivkovic-samardzic-s-igor-zivkovski-on-titan-cementara-and-stari-silo-merger

Serbia

RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria’s Acquisition of Patent Co.

29/10/2021

31/1/2022

RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG (buyer) (Wolf Theiss

 

Radivoje Perovic and Miodrag Perovic (sellers) (Jankovic Popovic Mitic)

 

Abris Capital Partners (seller) (Karanovic & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19238-karanovic-partners-jpm-and-wolf-theiss-advise-on-sale-of-patent-co-to-rwa

Serbia

GlobalGlass’s Acquisition of Srpska Fabrika Stakla

21/10/2022

10/11/2022

GlobalGlass AG (buyer) (Karanovic & Partners)

 

Srpska Fabrika Stakla AD (seller) (Manic-Gojic)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/serbia/21868-karanovic-partners-and-manic-gojic-advise-on-globalglass-acquisition-of-srpska-fabrika-stakla

Serbia

Viterra’s Acquisition of Gavilon from Marubeni

24/1/2022

3/10/2022

Viterra (buyer) (Gecic Law; Sidley Austin)

 

Marubeni (seller) (Jones Day)

N/A

Serbia

Kinross Gold Corporation Option Agreement with Mundoro in Serbia’s Mining Sector

29/8/2022

29/08/2022

Kinross Gold Corporation (buyer) (Gecic Law)

 

Mundoro (seller) (NKO Partners)

N/A

Serbia

Arena Channels’ Acquisition of Regional Rights to Broadcast Premier League Football

5/7/2021

3/1/2022

Arena Channels Group (buyer) (Gecic Law)

 

Premier League (seller) (DLA Piper)

N/A

Serbia

LynxCap Investment’s Acquisition of Portfolio of Receivables and Real Estate from Nova Ljubljanska Banka

30/12/2022

30/12/2022

LynxCap Investment AG (buyer) (Vukovic & Partners)

 

Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d. (seller) (BOPA Bojanovic & Partners)

N/A

Serbia

Recticel’s Acquisition of Trimo from Innova Capital

22/03/2022

29/04/2022

Recticel NV/SA (buyer) (BOPA Bojanovic & Partners; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners)

 

Innova Capital (seller) (Jadek & Pensa; Prica & Partners; Rymarz Zdort)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19644-rymarz-zdort-jadek-pensa-and-prica-partners-advise-on-innova-capital-s-sale-of-trimo-to-recticel

Serbia

MVM’s Acquisition of Stake in Energotehnika Juzna Backa and Elektromontaza Kraljevo from Maneks

1/3/2022

02/05/2022

MVM Group (buyer) (Kinsteller)

 

Maneks Group (seller) (Zdravkovic & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19626-kinstellar-and-zdravkovic-partners-advise-on-mvm-acquisition-of-stakes-in-serbian-utility-construction-companies

Serbia

Ivicom Energy’s EUR 155 Million Financing for Krivaca Power Plant

14/10/2022

12/12/2022

Erste Group Bank AG, as lead arranger, and lenders Erste Group Bank AG, Erste Bank AD Novi Sad, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Raiffeisen Banka AD Beograd, Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd Ljubljana, NLB Komercijalna Banka AD Beograd and Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB) (lenders) (Dentons; MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep; Selih & Partners; Stelios Americanos & Co; Zavisin Semiz & Partners)

 

Ivicom Energy (borrower) (Ulcar & Partnerji)

 

Mk Group and Alfi Green Energy Fund (sponsors) ((Ulcar & Partnerji)

 

Axpo Solutions (electricity off-taker) (Karanovic & Partners; Wenger Vieli)

 

Nordex Energy (turbine supplier/installer) (Doklestic Repic & Gajin)

N/A

Slovakia

Microsoft’s Acquisition of Minit

25/03/2022

25/03/2022

Microsoft (buyer) (Reed Smith)

 

Minit (target) (Majernik & Mihalikova)

 

Minit Shareholders (seller) (Dentons; Majernik & Mihalikova)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/19691-dentons-advises-on-sale-of-minit-to-microsoft

Slovakia

NN Group’s Acquisition of Majority Stake in Finportal from Arca Investment and Rudolf Adam

18/02/2022

01/04/2022

NN Group (buyer) (Kinstellar) 

 

Finportal (target) (Majernik & Mihalikova)

 

Rudolf Adam (seller) (Majernik & Mihalikova)

 

Arca Investment (seller) (AG Legal; Dentons)

https://www.ceelegalmatters.com/slovakia/19782-kinstellar-majernik-mihalikova-dentons-and-ag-legal-advise-on-nn-group-s-acquisition-of-majority-share-in-finportal

Slovakia

Pro Partners Holding's Acquisition of Stake in AquaCity Poprad Waterpark Resort from Letheby & Sons

10/11/2021

02/01/2022

Pro Partners Holding (Bluevision, s. r. o., Pro Partners Holding, a.s., SIBAREAL, s.r.o., Bluepack, s.r.o) (buyers) (Kinstellar)

 

Letheby & Sons Limited (seller) (MCL)

N/A

Slovakia

ZFP Investments’ Acquisition of Blumental Office Buildings from Corwin

16/8/2022

16/8/2022

ZFP Investments (buyer) (Havel & Partners)

 

Corwin (seller) (Dentons)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20876-havel-partners-and-dentons-advise-on-zfp-investments-acquisition-of-blumental-offices-project-from-corwin

Slovakia

Hedin Group’s Acquisition of Motor-Car Group from Wiesenthal Autohandels AG

19/5/2022

5/10/2022

Hedin Group (buyer) ( Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; PRK Partners)

 

Wiesenthal Autohandels AG (seller) (Schoenherr)

N/A

Slovakia

Sport Vision’s Acquisition of Majority Stake in A3 Sport Group

1/1/2022

30/12/2022

Sport Vision Group (buyer)

 

A3 Sport shareholders (sellers) (Kinstellar)

N/A

Slovakia

Banking Cash Management Joint Venture Between Five Slovak Banks

11/1/2022

26/4/2022

VUB, Slovenska sporitelna, Tatra banka, 365.bank, CSOB (HKV Law Firm; Nedelka Kubac Advokati)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovakia/20858-nka-advises-on-five-slovak-banks-jv-ec-approval

Slovakia

ViridiusLAB Acquisition of Chiranalab and SES Inspekt

30/11/2022

30/11/2022

ViridiusLAB AG (buyer) (HKV Law Firm)

 

Chirana Group (seller) (relied on in-house counsel)

 

SES (seller) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

Slovakia

Contera Group’s Acquisition of Land

08/11/2021

1/8/2022

Contera Group (buyer) (HKV Law Firm)

 

N/A (seller) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

Slovakia

Financing for Penta Hospitals International

16/11/2022

9/12/2022

Komercni banka Slovakia (mandated lead arranger) (Dentons)

 

Tatra banka (lead arranger) (Dentons)

 

Slovenska sporitelna, Ceska sporitelna, CSOB, CSOB Financna skupina, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s., ING (lenders) (Dentons)

N/A

Slovakia

Cube Infrastructure Fund III Acquisition of MVV Energie CZ

8/12/2022

9/12/2022

Cube Infrastructure Managers (buyer) (DLA Piper)

 

MVV Energie AG (seller) (Eversheds Sutherland)

 

Komercni banka, a.s. and Kommunalkredit Austria AG (financing) (Allen & Overy)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/czech-republic/21820-dla-piper-advises-cube-infrastructure-managers-on-acquisition-of-mvv-energie-cz

Slovakia

VUB’s Acquisition of Stake in VUB Generali DSS

5/4/2022

02/11/2022

Vseobecna uverova banka, a.s (VUB) (buyer) (Allen & Overy)

 

Generali (seller) (Barger Prekop)

N/A

Slovakia

Vivalto Sante’s Acquisition of Europe-Based Hospital Businesses Including Pro Diagnostic Group from Centene

22/7/2022

17/11/2022

Vivalto Sante Investissement SAS (buyer) (Latham & Watkins)

 

Centene Corporation (seller) (Garrigues; Havel & Partners)

N/A

Slovakia

Cronos Optima and SIRS Acquisition of Shopping Mall Optima from Atrium

1/2/2021

15/06/2022

Cronos Optima (buyer) (Taylor Wessing) 

 

SIRS (buyer) (Krnac Koncok & Partners)

 

Atrium European Real Estate (seller) (Clifford Chance)

 

N/A (lenders) (Dentons)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovakia/20330-clifford-chance-advises-atrium-on-sale-of-optima-kosice

Slovenia

NLB´s Acquisition of N Banka d.d. (previously Sberbank Banka d.d.)

25/02/2022

01/03/2022

Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d. (buyer) (Baros, Bicakcic & Partners; BOPA Bojanovic & Partners; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Knezovic & Associates; Prelevic Law Firm; Tasko Pustina)

 

Single Resolution Board (seller) (Allen & Overy; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners)

N/A

Slovenia

B2Holding’s Global Restructuring

09/02/2022

09/08/2022

PIMCO (senior lender) (Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Filip & Company; Jankovic Popovic Mitic; Linklaters; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners)

 

B2Holding ASA (borrower) (Clifford Chance; CMS)

N/A

Slovenia

Phoenix Group’s Acquisition of McKesson Europe, Including Kemofarmacija

7/7/2021

31/10/2022

Phoenix Group (buyer) (A&L Goodbody; Chiomnenti; Cuatrecasas; Gardetto; Gide Loyrette Nouel; Gleiss Lutz; Loyens & Loeff; Schoenherr; Walless)

 

McKesson Europe (seller) (Linklaters; Selih & Partners)

N/A

Slovenia

Telefonica Tech’s Acquisition of BE-Terna

09/05/2022

9/6/2022

Telefonica Tech (buyer) (Clifford Chance; Deloitte Legal)

 

Deutsche Private Equity (sellers) (Gutt Olk Feldhaus; Poellath

 

Slovenia

Oaktree Capital Management’s Acquisition of InterBlock

31/10/2020

6/6/2022

Oaktree Capital Management LP (buyer) (Kirkland & Ellis; CMS)

 

InterBlock (seller) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

Slovenia

Park Residence Financing by NLB

14/12/2022

24/12/2022

NLB d.d. (lender) (Wolf Theiss)

 

Crni Vrh (borrower) (DMB Legal; Selih & Partners)

N/A

Slovenia

Porton Pharma Solutions Entry Into Slovenia

29/7/2022

29/7/2022

Porton Pharma Solutions Ltd. (buyer) (Deloitte Legal)

 

Novartis Group (seller) (Usenicnik Zagar Law Firm)

N/A

Slovenia

Pintaluba’s Acquisition of Lek Veterina

21/9/2022

22/9/2022

Pintaluba Group (buyer) (Deloitte Legal)

 

Lek Veterina shareholders (sellers) (ODI Law)

N/A

Slovenia

Alfi PE’s Acquisition of Majority Stake in Merkur Trgovina from HPS Investment Partners, Integral Venture Partners, ECM Partners, and LCN Partners

22/12/2021

13/04/2022

Alfi PE (buyer) (Simon Gabrijelcic Law Firm)

 

Merkur Trgovina d.o.o. (target) (Jadek & Pensa)

 

HPS Investment Partners (UK) LLP, Integral Venture Partners, ECM Partners (sellers) (Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic; Slaughter and May)

 

LCN Partners (seller) (Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners)

N/A

Slovenia

Textron’s Acquisition of Pipistrel Group

01/12/2021

17/3/2022

Textron Inc. (Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic; Latham & Watkins)

 

Pipistrel Group (seller) (Fabiani Petrovic Jeraj Rejc; Matija Premrl Law Office)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovenia/19613-fabiani-petrovic-jeraj-rejc-and-ketler-partners-advise-on-sale-of-pipistrel-to-textron

Slovenia

Slovenske Zeleznice’s Acquisition of 50% of Nomago

07/04/2022

20/10/2022

Slovenske Zeleznice d.o.o. (buyer) (Ferrari, Pedeferri, Boni Law Firm; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Madirazza & Partners)

 

Adventura Investments d.d. (seller) (Brezovec Law Firm)

N/A

Slovenia

Recticel’s Acquisition of Trimo from Innova Capital

22/03/2022

29/4/2022

Recticel NV/SA (buyer) (BOPA Bojanovic & Partners; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners)

 

Innova Capital (seller) (Jadek & Pensa; Prica & Partners; Rymarz Zdort)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19644-rymarz-zdort-jadek-pensa-and-prica-partners-advise-on-innova-capital-s-sale-of-trimo-to-recticel

Slovenia

Taavura Holdings' Acquisition of Renault Nissan Distribution Network in Croatia and Slovenia

27/06/2022

30/9/2022

Taavura Holdings Ltd. (buyer) Orehovec, Vinter, Kis, Simunovic

 

Renault Group (seller) DLA Piper

N/A

Slovenia

Ivicom Energy’s EUR 155 Million Financing for Krivaca Power Plant

14/10/2022

12/12/2022

Erste Group Bank AG, as lead arranger, and lenders Erste Group Bank AG, Erste Bank AD Novi Sad, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Raiffeisen Banka AD Beograd, Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd Ljubljana, NLB Komercijalna Banka AD Beograd and Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB) (lenders) (Dentons; MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep; Selih & Partners; Stelios Americanos & Co; Zavisin Semiz & Partners)

 

Ivicom Energy (borrower) (Ulcar & Partnerji)

 

Mk Group and Alfi Green Energy Fund (sponsors) ((Ulcar & Partnerji)

 

Axpo Solutions (electricity off-taker) (Karanovic & Partners; Wenger Vieli)

 

Nordex Energy (turbine supplier/installer) (Doklestic Repic & Gajin)

N/A

Slovenia

Multijurisdictional Securitization of Collaterals in Cineworld Group

25/11/2022

25/11/2022

N/A (Cineworld creditors) Arnold & Porter; Andersen; Rutland & Partners; Kambourov & Partners; Senica & Partners; Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii

 

Cineworld Group plc (borrower) Kirkland & Ellis; Slaughter and May

N/A

Turkey

SDT Uzay IPO

29/12/2022

29/12/2022

SDT Uzay & Savunma Teknolojileri A.S. (Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki Attorney Partnership)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/22045-baseak-advises-sdt-uzay-savunma-teknolojileri-on-ipo

Turkey

Flutter’s Acquisition of Sisal S.p.A from CVC Capital Partners

23/12/2022

4/8/2022

Flutter Entertainment PLC (buyer) (Arthur Cox; Pekin & Pekin) 

 

Sisal S.p.A (seller) (Egemen Law Firm; Latham Watkins)

N/A

Turkey

Brisa’s Acquisition of Arvento M2M Elektronik Sistemler

1/3/2022

1/3/2022

Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (buyer) (Balcioglu Selcuk Akman Keki Attorney Partnership; Nazim & Co Lawyers and Consultants)

 

Arvento M2M Elektronik Sistemler Sanayi Ticaret (seller) (Gen Temizer Ozer)

N/A

Turkey

Schottel's Acquisition of Majority Stake in ELKON from Veradeniz

10/5/2022

10/5/2022

Schottel Industries GmbH (buyer) (KP Law)

 

Veradeniz Yonetim Danismanlik ve Yatirim Hizmetleri (seller) (Pelister Atayilmaz Enkur)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/19708-kp-law-and-pelister-atayilmaz-enkur-advise-on-schottel-s-acquisition-of-elkon

Turkey

Figopara’s USD 11 Million Investment Round

12/10/2022

12/10/2022

L2G Ventures (investor) (Nazali)

 

Sabanici Ventures and TKYB Sermaye Fonu (investors) (Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership)

 

Logo Yazilim (investor) (Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli)

 

Eczacibasi (investor) (BTS & Partners)

 

Figopara (target) (Gokce Attorney Partnership)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/21377-baseak-nazali-kolcuoglu-demirkan-kocakli-and-gokce-advise-on-figopara-s-usd-11-million-investment-round

Turkey

Refinancing of DFDS Group Companies' Facilities by Five Nordic Banks

30/11/2022

15/12/2022

DFDS Denizcilik ve Tasimacilik A.S. (resigning guarantor under Addendum No. 6 and as original borrower under the New Facilities Agreement) (Pekin & Pekin)

 

Trieste New Holdco Denizcilik ve Tasimacilik A.S., Trieste Holdco Denizcilik ve Tasimacilik A.S., and Trieste Midco Denizcilik ve Tasimacilik A.S. (resigning guarantors under the Addendum No. 6) (Pekin & Pekin)

 

Danske Bank A/S, Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Norge, Nykredit Bank A/S, Skandinaviska Enskilde Banken AB, and Jyske Bank A/S (original lenders under both Addendum No. 6 and the New Facilities Agreement) (Kromann Reumert; Pekin & Pekin)

N/A

Turkey

Financial Lease of Aircraft by MNG Havayollari from SAF Baiyun

17/2/2021

9/9/2022

SAF Baiyun (lessor) (Pekin & Pekin)

 

MNG Havayollari ve Tasimacilik A.S. (lessee) (Herguner Bilgen Ozeke)

N/A

Turkey

Ferrovial’s Acquisition of Dalaman Airport

16/2/2022

19/07/2022

Ferrovial Aeropuertos Espana, S.A (buyer) (Esin Attorney Partnership, member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)

 

YDA Havalimani Yatirim ve Isletme A.S. (Gudunz Law Office)

N/A

Turkey

Eczacibasi’s Acquisition of Gensenta from Amgen

1/6/2022

2/11/2022

Eczacibasi Group (buyer) (Akol Law Firm)

 

Eczacibasi Group (financing) (Moral, Kinikoglu, Pamukkale, Kokenek)

 

Amgen Inc. (seller) (Esin Attorney Partnership, member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/21555-akol-law-and-esin-attorney-partnership-advise-on-eczacibasi-acquisition-of-gensenta-from-amgen

Turkey

Torunlar Group’s Acquisition of 50% Stake in the AKCEZ JV

29/7/2022

08/08/2022

Torunlar Group (buyer) (Gen Temizer Ozer; Kinstellar)

 

CEZ Group (seller) (Pekin Bayar Mizrahi; Skils)

 

Akkok Group (JV partner) (Cakmak)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20764-kinstellar-gen-temizer-ozer-and-skils-advise-on-torunlar-group-s-acquisition-of-50-stake-in-akcez

Turkey

Dream Games’ USD 255 Million Series C Investment Round

20/12/2021

18/01/2022

Black Rock (investor) (Ashurst)

 

Index Ventures (investor) (Goodwin Procter)

 

Dream Games (target) (Gen Temizer Ozer; Kinstellar; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/19128-kinstellar-and-gen-temizer-ozer-advise-dream-games-on-series-c-investment-round

Turkey

Payhawk’s USD 100 Million Series B Investment Round

14/2/2022

14/2/2022

Lightspeed Venture Partners (investor) (Goodwin Procter)

 

Earlybird Digital East (investor) (Gen Temizer Ozer; Kinstellar)

 

Payhawk (target) (Mishcon de Reya)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/19493-kinstellar-advises-earlybird-digital-east-on-payhawk-s-usd-100-million-series-b-extension

Turkey

Victoria PLC's Acquisition of B3 Ceramics (Graniser Seramik) from Bancroft 3LP and EBRD

9/11/2021

09/02/2022

Victoria PLC and Victoria Midco Holdings Limited (buyer) (Brown Rudnick; Pelister Atayilmaz Enkur)

 

Bancroft 3LP and EBRD (seller) (Karatas Yildiz Borovali; MinterEllison)

 

N/A (target’s lenders) (GKC Partners)

N/A

Turkey

Aluflexpack’s Acquisition of 80% Stake in Teko Aluminyum Sanayi

4/4/2022

12/05/2022

Aluflexpack AG and Arimpeks Aluminyum Sanayi Ic ve Dis Ticaret A.S. (buyer) (Pelister Atayilmaz Enkur)

 

Arimpeks Aluminyum Sanayi Ic ve Dis Ticaret A.S. (seller) (Egemenoglu Law Firm)

N/A

Turkey

QNB Finansbank's Acquisition of 51% Stake in Cigna Saglik Hayat ve Emeklilik

21/10/2022

21/12/2022

QNB Finansbank (buyer) (Verdi Law Firm)

 

Cigna Nederland Gamma B.V. (seller) (Pelister Atayilmaz Enkur)

N/A

Turkey

QIA’s Acquisition of 20% Stake in D.ream International from Dogus Group

19/5/2022

19/05/2022

Qatar Investment Authority (buyer) (Linklaters; Paksoy)

 

Dogus Group (seller) (Mishcon de Reya)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20475-linklaters-and-paksoy-advise-qia-on-acquisition-of-stake-in-d-ream-international

Turkey

IHC’s Acquisition of Kalyon Enerji

10/8/2022

15/9/2022

W Solar Investment LLC (buyer) (Norton Rose Fulbright; Pekin Bayar Mizrahi)

 

International Energy Holding (seller) (GKC Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/20803-norton-rose-fulbright-pekin-bayar-mizrahi-and-gkc-partners-advise-on-ihc-s-acquisition-of-kalyon-enerji

Turkey

Accelerated Book Building for Pegasus Shares by Esas Holding

17/11/2022

22/11/2022

Esas Holding A.S. (GKC Partners)

N/A

Ukraine

Oschadbank Financing for Naftogaz

30/04/2022

30/04/2022

JSC Naftogaz (borrower) (Aequo; Integrites;  Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)

 

Oschadbank (lender) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

Ukraine

Ukraine’s Consensual Deferral of External Debt Worth Over USD 25 Billion

28/07/2022

31/08/2022

The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Private Joint Stock Company “National Power Company “Ukrenergo”, and the State Road Agency of Ukraine (issuers) (Avellum; White & Case)

 

J.P. Morgan Securities plc. (Latham & Watkins; Sayenko Kharenko)

 

BNY Mellon (the trustee under certain instruments within the perimeter) (Hogan Lovells)

 

Amia Capital (one of the holders of Ukraine’s Eurobonds within the perimeter) (Weil, Gotshal & Manges)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/20931-avellum-advises-on-ukraine-s-consensual-deferral-of-external-debts

Ukraine

Establishment of American University Kyiv

27/04/2022

27/04/2022

Managing partners of American University Kyiv (Avellum; Jenner & Block)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/20991-avellum-advises-on-launch-of-american-university-kyiv

Ukraine

Kyivstar’s Acquisition of Controlling Stake in Helsi

09/08/2022

09/08/2022

PJSC Kyivstar (DLA Piper; Kinstellar)

 

Helsi's shareholders and management (sellers) (Sayenko Kharenko)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/20825-kinstellar-advises-kyivstar-on-helsi-acquisition

Ukraine

Financings For Reconstruction of Shopping Malls in Ukraine

3/6/2022

25/7/2022

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and KUKE S.A. (lenders) (CMS)

 

LLC TRC Nikolsky and LLC Martin (borrowers) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

Ukraine

Germany’s Acquisition of 99% of Uniper Group

21/09/2022

19/12/2022

German Government (buyer) (CMS;  Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)

 

Uniper (issuer/seller) (CMS)

N/A

Ukraine

Ukrainian Railways’ Consent Solicitations for USD 895 Million Loan Participation Notes

28/12/2022

28/12/2022

JSC Ukrainian Railways (solicitant) (Asters; Dechert)

 

JP Morgan and Dragon Capital (Solicitation Agents) (Sayenko Kharenko)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/22068-asters-advises-ukrainian-railways-on-usd-895-million-eurobond-restructuring 

Ukraine

Canada's CAD 1.95 Billion Loan to Ukraine

19/08/2022

19/8/2022

Government of Canada, Export Development Canada (lender) (Ladner Gervais; Sayenko Kharenko)

 

Ministry of Finance of Ukraine (borrower) (Avellum; White & Case)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/20881-avellum-advises-ministry-of-finance-of-ukraine-on-loans-extended-by-italy-and-canada

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/avellum/19977-avellum-advises-the-ministry-of-finance-of-ukraine-on-sovereign-loan-from-canada

The shortlists for the 2020 CEE Deals of the Year:

Albania:

  • Albania Eurobond Issuance || Submitting Firm(s): Dechert || Other Firms: Allen & Overy; Wolf Theiss

Austria:

Belarus:

  • HBOR Financing for Be Cloud || Submitting Firm(s): Borovtsov & Salei || Other Firms: BDV Legal

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

  • ASA Finance's Takover of Central Osiguranje d.d. || Submitting Firm(s): Miljkovic & Partners || Other Firms: N/A
  • EBRD's Acquisition of Stake in Eastern Mining d.o.o || Submitting Firm(s): CMS || Other Firms: Emir Sudzuka Law Office
  • Nova Ljubljanska Banka's Acquisition of Komercijalna Banka || Submitting Firm(s): Sajic || Other Firms: AP Legal; Kalo & Associates; Kinstellar; ODI Law; Prica & Partners; Radonjic & Associates; Selih & Partnerji
  • Restarting of Aluminij Aluminum Production Factory || Submitting Firm(s): Maric & Co || Other Firms: N/A

Bulgaria

Croatia:

  • Devolver Digital's Acquisition of Croteam || Submitting Firm(s): Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka || Other Firms: Baker McKenzie; Deloitte Legal
  • Infinum-Porsche Digital Joint Venture || Submitting Firm(s): CMS; Miskovic & Miskovic || Other Firms: Dentons
  • Stillfront Group's Acquisition of Nanobit || Submitting Firm(s): Savoric & Partners || Other Firms: DLA Piper; Glinska & Miskovic; Latham & Watkins

Czech Republic:

Estonia:

Greece:

  • Cubico Sustainable Investment Limited's Acquisition of Greek Wind Farms || Submitting Firm(s): Watson, Farley & Williams || Other Firms: Lambadarios; Potamitis Vekris
  • EBRD Financing to Public Power Corporation S.A.Farms || Submitting Firm(s): Watson, Farley & Williams || Other Firms: Milbank
  • METKA-EGN, Acquisition and Subsequent Sale of Two Photovoltaic Projects to Motor Oil Hellas S.A || Submitting Firm(s): Watson, Farley & Williams || Other Firms: Lambadarios; Potamitis Vekris

Hungary:

Latvia:

Lithuania:

Moldova:

North Macedonia:

  • Aricoma Group’s Acquisition of Seavus Group || Submitting Firm(s): Karanovic & Partners || Other Firms: Bird & Bird; Clifford Chance; Mannheimer Swartling
  • Management Buyout of Diners Club International Mak || Submitting Firm(s): ODI Law || Other Firms: Buterin & Posavec; Law Office Trajkovski
  • Syndicated Financing for Limak’s Diamond the Pride of Skopje Project || Submitting Firm(s): Karanovic & Partners || Other Firms: Cakmak Avukatlik Ortakligi; GKC Partners; NautaDutilh; Polenak; Wiersma Mensonides

Poland:

Romania:

Russia:

  • A-Property's Acquisition of 51% of Elga Coalfield Project from Mechel || Submitting Firm(s): Alrud || Other Firms: Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners
  • JV of SIBUR with Sinopec at Amur GCC || Submitting Firm(s): White & Case || Other Firms: Dechert
  • Sber Group of Companies' Creation of Ecosystem for Development of AI in Health Care with Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology || Submitting Firm(s): Allen & Overy || Other Firms: Pepeliaev Group
  • Sovcomflot IPO || Submitting Firm(s): Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton || Other Firms: Trewatch Group; Watson, Farley & Williams

Serbia:

  • Endava's Acquisition of Comtrade Digital Services || Submitting Firm(s): Schoenherr || Other Firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Watson Farley & Williams
  • Nova Ljubljanska Banka's Acquisition of Komercijalna Banka || Submitting Firm(s): AP Legal; Kinstellar; Prica & Partners || Other Firms: Kalo & Associates; ODI Law; Radonjic & Associates; Sajic; Selih & Partnerji
  • Republic of Serbia Eurobond issuance || Submitting Firm(s): Schoenherr || Other Firms: Ashurst; Linklaters; White & Case

Slovakia:

  • Cisco Systems' Acquisition of Sli.do || Submitting Firm(s): Allen & Overy; Dentons || Other Firms: Fenwick & West; White & Case
  • KBC Group's Acquisition of OTP Banka Slovensko from OTP Bank || Submitting Firm(s): Kinstellar; Schoenherr || Other Firms: N/A
  • Prima Banka Slovensko's International Covered Bond Programme || Submitting Firm(s): Allen & Overy || Other Firms: White & Case

Slovenia:

  • Endava's Acquisition of Comtrade Digital Services || Submitting Firm(s): Schoenherr || Other Firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Watson Farley & Williams
  • EPH Joint Venture with Slovenian Railways || Submitting Firm(s): Schoenherr || Other Firms: Jadek & Pensa
  • Sartorius Stedim Biotech's Acquisition of BIA Separations || Submitting Firm(s): Schoenherr || Other Firms: E+H; Milbank; RPPP

Turkey:

  • Turkey Wealth Fund’s Acquisition of Controlling Shares of Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. || Submitting Firm(s): Aksu Caliskan Beygo Attorney Partnership; Durukan + Partners || Other Firms: Clifford Chance; Herguner Bilgen Ozeke; Kabine Law Office; Kinstellar; Milbank; Nazim & Co; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sorainen; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case
  • Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O.'s Eurobond Issuance || Submitting Firm(s): Akol Law || Other Firms: Allen & Overy; Mayer Brown
  • Zynga Inc.'s Acquisition of Peak || Submitting Firm(s): ABCOO; Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership; Baker McKenzie; White & Case || Other Firms: BTS & Partners; Verdi Law Firm

Ukraine:

The shortlists for the 2021 CEE Deals of the Year:

Albania:

  • 4iG’s Acquisition of ALBtelecom from the Calik Group || Firms Involved: Tashko Pustina; Wolf Theiss
  • Republic of Albania Eurobond Issuance || Firms Involved: Allen & Overy; Dechert; Wolf Theiss
  • Vlora Airport Concession Project || Firms Involved: Tashko Pustina; Wolf Theiss

Austria:

  • B&C Group’s Acquisition of Majority Stake in Atlas Flexibles || Firms Involved: Addleshaw Goddard; Allen & Overy; Cerha Hempel; Dittmar & Indrenius; Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gide Loyrette Nouel; Gleiss Lutz; Grohs Hofer Rechtsanwalte; Hillbridges; Kromann Reumert; Vinge; Zepos & Yannopulos
  • GoStudent Series D Funding Round || Firms Involved: Baker & McKenzie; Cooley; Goodwin Procter; Herbst Kinsky; Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss
  • Starwood Capital's Public Takeover Offer for CA Immo || Firms Involved: DSC Doralt Seist Csoklich; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Schoenherr; Wolf Theiss

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Bulgaria

Croatia:

  • INA Bond Issuance || Firms Involved: Mamic Peric Reberski Rimac; Miskovic & Miskovic
  • Nomad Foods’ Acquisition of Fortenova’s Frozen Food Business || Firms Involved: Akin Gump; BDK Advokati; Boga & Associates; Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners; Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka; Forgo, Damjanovic & Partners; Harrisons; Isailovic & Partners; Kalo & Associates; Lakatos, Koves and Partners; Maric & Co; Norton Rose Fulbright; Polenak Law Firm; Popovski & Partners; Selih & Partnerji; Zdolsek Attorneys at Law
  • Bugatti and Rimac Automobili JV || Firms Involved: Bardek, Lisac, Musec, Skoko and Partners in Cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz; Kunstek, Halle & Simac; Squire Patton Boggs

Czech Republic:

Estonia:

Greece:

Hungary:

Latvia:

Lithuania:

North Macedonia:

  • Interenergo’s and Trigal’s Acquisition of Wind Farm from Unidentified Sellers || Firms Involved: Fatur Menard; Karanovic & Partners in Cooperation with Local Lawyers; Nikola Lazarov Law Office
  • Financing for City Plaza’s Acquisition of Majority Stake of Ramstore Mall in Skopje [actual transaction here] || Firms Involved: Karanovic & Partners in Cooperation with Local Lawyers
  • Volution Group’s Acquisition of ERI Corporation Companies from Unidentified Sellers || Firms Involved: BDO Legal; Karanovic & Partners in Cooperation with Local Lawyers; Riera Wirtschaftsprufer Rechtsanwalte

Poland:

Romania:

Serbia:

  • Nomad Foods’ Acquisition of Fortenova’s Frozen Food Business || Firms Involved: Akin Gump; BDK Advokati; Boga & Associates; Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners; Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka; Forgo, Damjanovic & Partners; Harrisons; Isailovic & Partners; Kalo & Associates; Lakatos, Koves and Partners; Maric & Co; Norton Rose Fulbright; Polenak Law Firm; Popovski & Partners; Selih & Partnerji; Zdolsek Attorneys at Law
  • Privatization of HIP Petrohemija || Firms Involved: Law Office Miroslav Stojanovic in Cooperation with Wolf Theiss; Marjanovic Law
  • Take Two’s Acquisition of Nordeus from Nordeus Holding Limited || Firms Involved: Harbottle & Lewis; Karanovic & Partners

Slovakia:

  • Pavol Jakubec’s Acquisition of Remaining Stake in IDC Holding || Firms Involved: Dentons; MCL Law Firm
  • Tatra-Leasing’s Acquisition of Impuls-Leasing Slovakia from Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberosterreich || Firms Involved: Allen & Overy; Taylor Wessing
  • Wood & Co’s and Tatra Asset Management’s Acquisition of Aupark Shopping Center from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield || Firms Involved: Allen & Overy; Dentons; Taylor Wessing; White & Case

Slovenia:

  • OTP’s Acquisition of Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor from Apollo Global Management and EBRD || Firms Involved: Allen & Overy; Bird & Bird; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Selih & Partnerji; Wolf Theiss
  • Petrol’s Acquisition of Crodux Derivati DVA from Ivan Cermak || Firms Involved: Baros, Bicakcic & Partners; Bogdanovic, Dolicki & Partners; BOPA Bojanovic & Partners; Cerha Hempel; Jadek & Pensa; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Knezovic & Associates; Law Firm Karmen Rebesco; Madirazza & Partners; Prelevic Law Firm; Ulcar & Partners
  • Phoenix Group’s Acquisition of McKesson Europe from McKesson Corp. || Firms Involved: A&L Goodbody; Chiomnenti; Cuatrecasas; Gardetto; Gide Loyrette Nouel; Gleiss Lutz; Linklaters; Loyens & Loeff; Schoenherr; Selih & Partnerji; Walless
  • Vitruvian Partners’ Acquisition of Fotona from AGIC Capital || Firms Involved: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Jones Day; Kirkland & Ellis; Norton Rose Fulbright; Ropes & Gray; Schoenherr; Selih & Partnerji

Turkey:

  • BBVA’s Bid for Garanti Bank || Firms Involved: GKC Partners; White & Case
  • Hepsiburada IPO || Firms Involved: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; GKC Partners; Paksoy; Van Campen Liem; White & Case
  • Trendyol Financing || Firms Involved: Akol Law; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gen Temizer Ozer; GKC Partners; Herguner Bilgen Ozeke; Kinstellar; Lexist; Paksoy; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Verdi Law Firm; White & Case

Ukraine:

The shortlists for the 2022 CEE Deals of the Year are listed below in no particular order. There are more than three shortlisted deals in cases where there was a perfect tie in the votes scores of several deals.

Albania:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

4iG's Acquisition of One Telecommunications

4iG (buyer) (CMS)

 

Albania Telecom Invest (seller) (Boyanov & Co.; Dentons; Kalo & Associates)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19614-boyanov-co-kalo-associates-and-dentons-advise-on-sale-of-one-telecommunications-to-4ig

OTP's Acquisition of Alpha Bank

OTP Bank Group (buyer) (Bird & Bird; Boga & Associates) 

Alpha Bank Group (seller) (Kalo & Associates; White & Case)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20609-bird-bird-and-white-case-advise-on-otp-s-acquisition-of-alpha-bank-in-albania

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/albania/21758-kalo-associates-advises-otp-bank-albania-on-alpha-bank-merger

Yildirim Holding's Acquisition of Albchrome Holding

Yildirim Holding (buyer) (CMS)

Albchrome Holding sh.p.k. (seller) (Frost & Fire Consulting)

N/A

 

Austria:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Accenture's Acquisition of ARZ

Accenture (buyer) (Baker McKenzie; Barnert Egermann Illigasch) 

 

ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum GmbH (seller) (Schoenherr) 

 

ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum GmbH, Addiko Bank AG, Austrian Anadi Bank AG, BAWAG P.S.K., Bank Winter & Co AG, Bank99 AG, Bankhaus Carl Spängler & Co Aktiengesellschaft, Dolomitenbank Osttirol Westkärnten eG, Generali Bank AG, HP IT Solutions GmbH, HYPO Niederösterreich, HYPO TIROL BANK AG, Hypo Bank Burgenland Aktiengesellschaft, Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG, Marchfelder Bank eG, Schoellerbank AG, Volksbank Wien AG (ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum former clients) (Dorda)

 

Hypothekenbanken, Privatbanken (ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum former clients) (E+H)

 

Volksbank Wien AG (ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum former client) (Kunz Wallentin)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/20223-schoenherr-and-baker-mckenzie-advise-on-arz-s-sale-to-accenture

Erste Group EUR 1.5 Billion Mortgage Bond Issuance

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Danske Bank A/S, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, Erste Group Bank AG, ING Bank N.V., Landes-bank Baden-Württemberg, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale and UniCredit (Schoenherr)

 

Erste Group Bank AG (Wolf Theiss)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/austria/18937-schoenherr-and-wolf-theiss-advise-on-eur-1-5-billion-mortgage-bond-by-erste-group

Vinci Energies Acquisition of IT Portfolio from Kontron

Vinci Energies S.A. (buyer) (Baker McKenzie)

 

Kronton Group (Loloci & Associates; Pinsent Masons; Schoenherr; Wenger Vieli)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20788-schoenherr-advises-kontron-on-sale-of-divisions-within-it-services-business-for-eur-400-million

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Sportradar Acquisition of Majority Stake in Nsoft

Sportradar (buyer) (CMS)

 

Igor Krezic (seller) (Karanovic & Partners)

N/A

BNBM's Joint Venture with Coal Mine and Thermal Power Plant Ugljevik

Beijing New Building Materials Plc. (Doklestic Repic & Gajin; Shihui Law Firm)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20003-doklestic-repic-gajin-advises-bnbm-on-eur-50-million-joint-venture-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina

MTEL Financing from UniCredit S.p.A. and Club of Banks

MTEL a.d. Banjaluka (borrower) (Loren Richards; Cvijanovic Advokati) 

 

UniCredit S.p.A. and other lenders, including Erste, NLB, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and their local subsidiaries (lenders) (Dentons; Dimitrijevic & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21170-dentons-and-dimitrijevic-partners-advise-on-financing-for-mtel-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina

 

Bulgaria

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

KKCG and Aricoma Group International Acquisition of Musala Soft

KKCG Group and Aricoma Group International AB (buyers) (Schoenerr)

 

Aricoma Group International AB (merger control) (Nedelka Kubac Advokati; PPG Lawyers)

 

Aricoma Group International AB (borrower) (Clifford Chance; Karanovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers)

 

Musala Soft (sellers) (CMS)

 

Ceska Sporitelna, Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka and Komercni Banka (financing) (Boyanov & Co.; Dentons; Polenak Law Firm; TM & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20820-schoenherr-advises-kkcg-and-aricoma-group-international-on-acquisition-of-musala-soft

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/21912-closing-kkcg-and-aricoma-group-international-acquisition-of-musala-soft-now-closed

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20963-dentons-polenak-boyanov-co-and-clifford-chance-advise-on-financing-for-kkcg-group-s-acquisition-of-musala-soft

BioIVT’s Acquisition of Fidelis Research

BioIVT (buyer) (BDK Advokati; Boyanov & Co.; Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka; Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli; Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen)

 

Integrity Capital Investments (seller) (Hristov & Partners)

 

N/A - other shareholders (sellers) (Penkov Markov & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21207-boyanov-co-among-plethora-of-firms-advising-on-bioivt-s-acquisition-of-fidelis-research

Mondelez International's Acquisition of Chipita S.A. and Reorganization of Chipita EAD

Mondelēz International (buyer) (Boyanov & Co.; Clifford Chance; Zepos & Yannopoulos)

 

Chipita Global S.A. (seller) (Karatzas & Partners; Shearman & Sterling)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/17071-boyanov-co-advises-mondelez-international-on-acquisition-of-chipita

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/20854-closing-mondelez-international-s-acquisition-of-chipita-now-closed

 

Croatia:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Entain's Acquisition of SuperSport Group from Emma Capital

Entain Plc (buyer) (Clifford Chance; Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka; WH Partners)

 

Emma Capital (seller) (Dentons; GVZH Advocates; Lovric Novokmet & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/20817-dtb-and-lovric-novokmet-partneri-advise-on-entain-s-acquisition-of-supersport-group

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/21658-closing-entain-s-acquisition-of-supersport-group-from-emma-capital-now-closed

SoftBank and Goldman Sachs Investment in Rimac

Goldman Sachs (investor) (Linklaters)

 

SoftBank (investor) (White & Case)

 

SoftBank and Goldman Sachs (investors) (Savoric & Partners)

 

Porche (joint venture partner of Rimac) (CMS)

 

Rimac (target) (Kunstek Halle & Simac; Latham & Watkins)

 

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/20178-cms-advises-porsche-on-new-eur-500-million-investment-round-for-rimac

CME’s Acquisition of RTL Croatia from RTL Germany

Central European Media Enterprises (buyer) (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Krehic & Partners)

 

RTL Germany (seller) (Wolf Theiss)

 

RTL Croatia (target) (Wolf Theiss)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/croatia/20170-krehic-partners-and-wolf-theiss-advise-on-cme-s-acquisition-of-rtl-croatia

 

Czech Republic:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

GIC’s Acquisition of 30% Stake in Cetin from PPF

GIC (Herbert Smith Freehills; Kinstellar)

 

PPF Group (BDK Advokati; Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov; Lakatos, Koves & Partners; NautaDutilh; White & Case)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/18264-kinstellar-bdk-advokati-and-lakatos-koves-partners-advise-on-gic-s-acquisition-of-stake-in-cetin

EP Logistics International’s Joint Venture with Slovenian Railways

EP Logistics International, a.s. / Energetický a průmyslový hoding, a.s. (Schoenherr)

 

Slovenian Railways (Jadek & Pensa)

N/A

Adventum’s Acquisition of Tesco Retail Portfolio in Hungary and Czech Republic

Adventum (buyer) (Deloitte Legal; Humpfner Law Firm)

 

Tesco (seller) (Baker McKenzie; Wilsons)

 

Erste Bank Hungary, Erste Group Bank, OTP Bank Hungary (financing) (CMS)

N/A

CVC Capital Partners Fund´s Takeover of Stock Spirits Group

CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; PRK Partners)

 

Stock Spirits (seller) (Slaughter and May)

 

HSBC (financing agent and arranger) (CMS)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19617-prk-partners-advises-cvc-fund-on-takeover-of-stock-spirits-group

 

Estonia:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Gren’s Acquisition of VKG

Gren group (buyer) (Ellex)

 

VKG Soojus (seller) (Cobalt)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/estonia/21730-cobalt-advises-on-sale-of-vkg-soojus-to-gren

Mirova’s Investment in Sunly

Mirova (investor) (Ellex; Linklaters)

 

Sunly (target) (Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak; Sorainen)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/21362-sorainen-ellex-and-linklaters-advise-on-sunly-raising-eur-200-million

BaltCap’s Acquisition of Rahva Raamat Bookstore Chain

BaltCap Private Equity Fund III (buyer) (Cobalt)

 

Rahva Raamat (seller) (Ellex)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/estonia/21367-cobalt-and-ellex-advise-on-baltcap-s-acquisition-of-rahva-raamat

Luminor Bank’s Acquisition of Maksekeskus

Luminor Bank (buyer) (Sorainen)

 

Inbank, Omniva, Olsson & Nielsen Nordic, Maksekeskus CEO Art Lukas (sellers) (Cobalt)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19229-sorainen-and-cobalt-advise-on-luminor-s-acquisition-of-maksekeskus

 

Greece:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

NN Group’s Acquisition of MetLife Operations in Poland and Greece

(De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak)

 

MetLife EU Holding Company Limited (seller) (CMS; Rokas)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/19864-soltysinski-kawecki-szlezak-advises-nn-group-on-acquisition-of-metlife-businesses

Standard General's Acquisition of 32.9% Stake in Intralot S.A.

Standard General (buyer) (Fried Frank; Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm)

 

Intralot (seller) (Clifford Chance; Papapolitis Law Firm)

N/A

MORE's Acquisition of Anemos RES and Financing

MORE (buyer) (PotamitisVekris)

 

Ellaktor, Aktor Concessions and Anemos RES (sellers) (Karatzas & Partners)

 

MORE (borrower) (Zepos & Yannopoulos)

 

Eurobank S.A. (AKL; Lambadarios Law Firm; Watson Farley & Williams)

N/A

 

Hungary:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Adventum’s Acquisition of Tesco Retail Portfolio in Hungary and Czech Republic

Adventum (buyer) (Deloitte Legal; Humpfner Law Firm)

 

Tesco (seller) (Baker McKenzie; Wilsons)

 

Erste Bank Hungary, Erste Group Bank, OTP Bank Hungary (financing) (CMS)

N/A

Vienna Insurance Group's Acquisition of Aegon Insurance and Asset Management Business in Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Turkey

Vienna Insurance Group (buyer) (NautaDutilh; Paksoy; Wolf Theiss)

 

Aegon (seller) (Allen & Overy; RTPR)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/15315-rtpr-allen-overy-wolf-theiss-and-paksoy-advise-on-sale-of-aegon-s-business-in-romania-hungary-poland-and-turkey

MOL’s Acquisition of Lotos Paliwa

MOL (buyer) (CMS)

 

Grupa Lotos (seller) (Rymarz Zdort)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19124-cms-and-rymarz-zdort-advise-on-mol-s-acquisition-of-petrol-stations-from-lotos

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19108-cms-and-rymarz-zdort-advise-on-rossi-biofuel-s-acquisition-of-lotos-biopaliwa

Stellantis’s Acquisition of aiMotive

Stellantis (buyer) (Bird & Bird; Dentons; Noerr; VGG Associes)

 

aiMotive (seller) (Dentons)

 

Szechenyi Funds and Lead Ventures (sellers) (Baker McKenzie)

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/21675-baker-mckenzie-advises-szechenyi-funds-and-lead-ventures-on-exit-from-aimotive

Orlen Unipetrol's Acquisition of Normbenz Magyarorszag from MOL

ORLEN Unipetrol (buyer) (Baker McKenzie)

 

MOL Group (seller) (CMS)

N/A

 

Kosovo:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

BEK's Acquisition of KS Siguria

Banka Ekonomike J.S.C (buyer) (RPHS Law)

 

KS Siguria (seller) (relied on in-house team)

N/A

Yildirim Holding's Acquisition of Newco Ferronikeli Complex

Yildirim Holding (buyer) (CMS)

 

NKL Limited (seller) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

Kin + Carta’s Acquisition of Melon Group

Kin + Carta (buyer) (DWF; Kinstellar) 

 

Melon Group – Melon AD and Frakton (seller) (Kalo & Associates; PPG Lawyers; ODI Law)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/bulgaria/19392-kinstellar-and-ppg-lawyers-advise-on-kin-and-carta-s-acquisition-of-melon-group

 

Latvia:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

GoCardless’s Acquisition of Nordigen

GoCardless (buyer) (Ellex)

 

Nordigen (target and seller) (Sorainen)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/20509-ellex-and-sorainen-advise-on-gocardless-acquisition-of-nordigen

Indexo IPO

IPAS Indexo (issuer) (Eversheds Sutherland)

N/A

Renta Group’s Acquisition of Uprent Group from BaltCap

Renta Group Oy (buyer) (Sorainen)

 

BaltCap Private Equity Fund II (seller) (Cobalt)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20459-sorainen-advises-ik-partners-and-renta-on-uprent-acquisition

Ignitis Group Enters Latvian RES Production Market with Acquisition of Three Projects

Ignitis Group (buyer) (Sorainen)

 

N/A (seller) (TGS Baltic)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/latvia/17695-sorainen-and-tgs-baltic-advise-on-ignitis-group-s-acquisition-of-three-wind-farm-projects-in-latvia

 

Lithuania:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Kongsberg’s Acquisition of NanoAvionics

Kongsberg (buyer) (Arnold & Porter; Cobalt)

NanoAvionics and NanoAvionics Founders Vytenis Buzas and Linas Sargautis (target and minority shareholder sellers) (TGS Baltic)

 

AST & Science (majority shareholder sellers) (Ellex)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/20551-cobalt-tgs-baltic-and-ellex-advise-on-kongsberg-s-acquisition-of-nanoavionics

Novator Partners’ Investment in NordVPN

Novator Partners LLP (investor) (Ellex; White & Case)

 

Nord Security (target) (Cooley; NautaDutilh; TGS Baltic)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/the-buzz/21627-a-2020-familiar-vibe-in-lithuania-a-buzz-interview-with-ruta-armone-of-ellex

Bertona Holdings Limited’s Acquisition of Vilniaus Prekyba

Bertona Holdings Limited (buyer) (Motieka & Audzevicius)

 

Mindaugas Marcinkevicius and related entities (Sorainen)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/lithuania/16617-motieka-audzevicius-obtains-eur-81-25-million-in-damages-for-vilniaus-prekyba

Zabolis Partners’ Acquisition of Sviesa

Tavo mokykla, UAB (buyer) (Motieka & Audzevicius)

 

Sviesa (seller) (Glimstedt)

N/A

 

Moldova:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Software Mind’s Acquisition of Code Factory

Software Mind sp.z.o.o. (buyer) (KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki and Partners Law Firm; Schoenherr)

 

Code Factory Group (seller) (relied on in-house team)

N/A

EBRD Loan to CET Nord

EBRD (lender) (relied on in-house counsel)

 

CET Nord (borrower) (Gladei & Partners)

N/A

EFSE Loan to OTP Bank Moldova

EFSE (lender) (Gladei & Partners)

 

OTP Bank Moldova (borrower) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

 

Montenegro:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

NLB´s Acquisition of N Banka d.d. (previously Sberbank Banka d.d.)

Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d. (buyer) (Baros, Bicakcic & Partners; BOPA Bojanovic & Partners; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Knezovic & Associates; Prelevic Law Firm; Tasko Pustina)

 

Single Resolution Board (seller) (Allen & Overy; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners)

N/A

BIG Shopping Centers’ Acquisition of Delta City Mall Podgorica from Hystead Limited

BIG Shopping Centers (buyer) (Karanovic & Partners)

 

Delta M CG doo Podgorica (seller) (CMS)

N/A (financing) (Dentons; NKO Partners; Zavisin Semiz & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/montenegro/19424-karanovic-partners-and-cms-advise-on-big-shopping-centers-acquisition-of-delta-city-mall-podgorica-from-hystead-limited

 

North Macedonia:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

JW Player’s Acquisition of Business from InPlayer

Longtail Ad Solutions, Inc. (buyer) (Cooley; Karanovic & Partners)

 

InPlayer (seller) (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Tosic and Jevtic Law Firm)

N/A

Fortis Energetika’s Financing for Construction of PV Power Plant

Halk Banka AD (lender) (Karanovic & Partners)

 

Fortis Energetika (borrower) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

KKCG and Aricoma Group International Acquisition of Musala Soft

KKCG Group and Aricoma Group International AB (buyers) (Schoenerr)

 

Aricoma Group International AB (merger control) (Nedelka Kubac Advokati; PPG Lawyers)

 

Aricoma Group International AB (borrower) (Clifford Chance; Karanovic & Partners in cooperation with local lawyers)

 

Musala Soft (sellers) (CMS)

 

Ceska Sporitelna, Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka and Komercni Banka (financing) (Boyanov & Co.; Dentons; Polenak Law Firm; TM & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20820-schoenherr-advises-kkcg-and-aricoma-group-international-on-acquisition-of-musala-soft

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/news/21912-closing-kkcg-and-aricoma-group-international-acquisition-of-musala-soft-now-closed

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/20963-dentons-polenak-boyanov-co-and-clifford-chance-advise-on-financing-for-kkcg-group-s-acquisition-of-musala-soft

 

Poland:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Allegro's Acquisition of Mall Group and WeDo from PPF, EC Investments, and Rockaway Capital

Allegro (buyer) (Clifford Chance; Savoric & Partners; Selih & Partners)

 

PPF, EC Investments, and Rockaway Capital (sellers) (White & Case)

 

Mall Group a.s. and WE|DO CZ s.r.o. (targets) (Srubar & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/18353-selih-partners-clifford-chance-savoric-partners-and-white-case-advise-on-allegro-s-acquisition-of-mall-group-and-wedo

Aramco’s Acquisition of Refining, Wholesale, and Jet Fuel Marketing Segments from PKN Orlen

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (buyer) (Allen & Overy)

 

PKN Orlen (seller) (SMM Legal)

 

Grupa Lotos (PKN Orlen merger partner) (Rymarz Zdort)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/18973-allen-overy-smm-legal-and-rymarz-zdort-advise-on-aramco-s-expansion-in-cee

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/21791-closing-pkn-orlen-and-grupa-lotos-merger-aramco-transactions-now-closed

Expansion and Financing of Construction for Third DCT Terminal and Refinancing

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A., Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polish S.A., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Credit Agricole Bank Polska S.A., PZU Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamkniety Aktywow Niepublicznych BIS 2, BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A., Santander Bank Polska S.A., and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (lenders) (Allen & Overy)

 

Baltic Hub sp. z o.o. and DCT Gdansk sp. z o.o. (borrowers) (Clifford Chance)

 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/21671-clifford-chance-advises-on-expansion-and-financing-of-construction-for-third-baltic-hub-terminal

CTP’s Acquisition of Logistics Portfolio from 7R

CTP (buyer) (White & Case)

 

7R (seller) (Crido Legal; Kancelaria Kurek Wojcik; Linklaters)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/20018-white-case-and-linklaters-advise-on-ctp-s-acquisition-of-real-estate-portfolio-from-7r

NN Group’s Acquisition of MetLife Operations in Poland and Greece

NN Group (buyer) (De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek; Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak)

 

MetLife EU Holding Company Limited (seller) (CMS; Rokas)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/19864-soltysinski-kawecki-szlezak-advises-nn-group-on-acquisition-of-metlife-businesses

Savills' Acquisition of Knight Frank Property Management Business

Savills Sp. z o.o. (buyer) (Kochanski & Partners)

 

Knight Frank (seller) (KPMG Legal)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/poland/21262-kochanski-partners-advises-savills-on-knight-frank-s-commercial-property-management-business-acquisition

 

Romania:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Romgaz’ Acquisition of ExxonMobil’s 50% Stake in Neptun Deep

Romgaz (buyer) (Dentons; Suciu Popa)

 

ExxonMobil (seller) (Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/19953-suciu-popa-dentons-and-nndkp-advise-on-romgaz-acquisition-of-exxonmobil-subsidiary

Iulius Group’s EUR 410 Million Syndicated Financing

Iulius Group (borrower) (relied on in-house counsel)

 

A syndicate of banks, consisting of Erste Group Bank AG, Banca Comercială Română S.A., OTP Bank Nyrt, OTP Bank Romania S.A. and Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG (lenders) (Wolf Theiss)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/21037-wolf-theiss-advises-banks-on-eur-410-million-credit-facility-for-iulius-group

Paval Holding's Acquisition of CA Immo's Romanian Portfolio

Paval Holding (buyer) (KPMG Legal)

 

CA Immo (seller) (Schoenherr)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/romania/21681-schoenherr-and-kpmg-legal-advise-on-ca-immo-s-sale-of-romanian-portfolio-to-paval-holding

 

Serbia:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Ivicom Energy’s EUR 155 Million Financing for Krivaca Power Plant

Erste Group Bank AG, as lead arranger, and lenders Erste Group Bank AG, Erste Bank AD Novi Sad, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Raiffeisen Banka AD Beograd, Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd Ljubljana, NLB Komercijalna Banka AD Beograd and Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB) (lenders) (Dentons; MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep; Selih & Partners; Stelios Americanos & Co; Zavisin Semiz & Partners)

 

Ivicom Energy (borrower) (Ulcar & Partnerji)

 

Mk Group and Alfi Green Energy Fund (sponsors) (Ulcar & Partnerji)

 

Axpo Solutions (electricity off-taker) (Karanovic & Partners; Wenger Vieli)

 

Nordex Energy (turbine supplier/installer) (Doklestic Repic & Gajin)

N/A

MVM’s Acquisition of Stake in Energotehnika Juzna Backa and Elektromontaza Kraljevo from Maneks

MVM Group (buyer) (Kinsteller)

 

Maneks Group (seller) (Zdravkovic & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19626-kinstellar-and-zdravkovic-partners-advise-on-mvm-acquisition-of-stakes-in-serbian-utility-construction-companies

RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria’s Acquisition of Patent Co.

RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG (buyer) (Wolf Theiss)

 

Radivoje Perovic and Miodrag Perovic (sellers) (Jankovic Popovic Mitic)

 

Abris Capital Partners (seller) (Karanovic & Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/deals-and-cases/19238-karanovic-partners-jpm-and-wolf-theiss-advise-on-sale-of-patent-co-to-rwa

Lafarge's Acquisition of Serbian Aggregate/Concrete Producers

Lafarge (buyer) (SOG Law Firm)

 

Promax (seller) (Milosevic Law)

 

Stonewall (seller) (Branislav Grujic Law Office)

 

Teko Mining (seller) (Parivodic Lawyers)

 

N/A

 

Slovakia:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Microsoft’s Acquisition of Minit

Microsoft (buyer) (Reed Smith)

 

Minit (target) (Majernik & Mihalikova)

 

Minit Shareholders (seller) (Dentons; Majernik & Mihalikova)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/hungary/19691-dentons-advises-on-sale-of-minit-to-microsoft

VUB’s Acquisition of Stake in VUB Generali DSS

Vseobecna uverova banka, a.s (VUB) (buyer) (Allen & Overy)

 

Generali (seller) (Barger Prekop)

N/A

Banking Cash Management Joint Venture Between Five Slovak Banks

VUB, Slovenska sporitelna, Tatra banka, 365.bank, CSOB (HKV Law Firm; Nedelka Kubac Advokati)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovakia/20858-nka-advises-on-five-slovak-banks-jv-ec-approval

 

Slovenia:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Textron’s Acquisition of Pipistrel Group

Textron Inc. (Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic; Latham & Watkins)

 

Pipistrel Group (seller) (Fabiani Petrovic Jeraj Rejc; Matija Premrl Law Office)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/slovenia/19613-fabiani-petrovic-jeraj-rejc-and-ketler-partners-advise-on-sale-of-pipistrel-to-textron

NLB´s Acquisition of N Banka d.d. (previously Sberbank Banka d.d.)

Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d. (buyer) (Baros, Bicakcic & Partners; BOPA Bojanovic & Partners; Kavcic, Bracun & Partners; Knezovic & Associates; Prelevic Law Firm; Tasko Pustina)

 

Single Resolution Board (seller) (Allen & Overy; Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners)

N/A

Oaktree Capital Management’s Acquisition of InterBlock

Oaktree Capital Management LP (buyer) (Kirkland & Ellis; CMS)

 

InterBlock (seller) (relied on in-house counsel)

N/A

 

Turkey:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Eczacibasi’s Acquisition of Gensenta from Amgen

Eczacibasi Group (buyer) (Akol Law Firm)

 

Eczacibasi Group (financing) (Moral, Kinikoglu, Pamukkale, Kokenek)

 

Amgen Inc. (seller) (Esin Attorney Partnership, member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/21555-akol-law-and-esin-attorney-partnership-advise-on-eczacibasi-acquisition-of-gensenta-from-amgen

Ferrovial’s Acquisition of Dalaman Airport

Ferrovial Aeropuertos Espana, S.A (buyer) (Esin Attorney Partnership, member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)

 

YDA Havalimani Yatirim ve Isletme A.S. (Gudunz Law Office)

N/A

QNB Finansbank's Acquisition of 51% Stake in Cigna Saglik Hayat ve Emeklilik

QNB Finansbank (buyer) (Verdi Law Firm)

 

Cigna Nederland Gamma B.V. (seller) (Pelister Atayilmaz Enkur)

N/A

IHC’s Acquisition of Kalyon Enerji

W Solar Investment LLC (buyer) (Norton Rose Fulbright; Pekin Bayar Mizrahi)

 

International Energy Holding (seller) (GKC Partners)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/turkey/20803-norton-rose-fulbright-pekin-bayar-mizrahi-and-gkc-partners-advise-on-ihc-s-acquisition-of-kalyon-enerji

 

Ukraine:

Deal Title

Client(s) Name (role) (their legal advisors)

CEELM Coverage (if available)

Ukraine’s Consensual Deferral of External Debt Worth Over USD 25 Billion

The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Private Joint Stock Company “National Power Company “Ukrenergo”, and the State Road Agency of Ukraine (issuers) (Avellum; White & Case)

 

J.P. Morgan Securities plc. (Latham & Watkins; Sayenko Kharenko)

 

BNY Mellon (the trustee under certain instruments within the perimeter) (Hogan Lovells)

 

Amia Capital (one of the holders of Ukraine’s Eurobonds within the perimeter) (Weil, Gotshal & Manges)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/20931-avellum-advises-on-ukraine-s-consensual-deferral-of-external-debts

Establishment of American University Kyiv

Managing partners of American University Kyiv (Avellum; Jenner & Block)

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/20991-avellum-advises-on-launch-of-american-university-kyiv

Ukrainian Railways’ Consent Solicitations for USD 895 Million Loan Participation Notes

JSC Ukrainian Railways (solicitant) (Asters; Dechert)

 

JP Morgan and Dragon Capital (Solicitation Agents) (Sayenko Kharenko) 

https://ceelegalmatters.com/ukraine/22068-asters-advises-ukrainian-railways-on-usd-895-million-eurobond-restructuring

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