Kinstellar has advised Dutch aircraft maintenance provider SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance on the acquisition of Austrian Airlines Technik – Bratislava. CMS, working with Netherlands-based BarentsKrans, advised Austrian Airlines on the sell side.

Kinstellar has advised Dig Ventures on its strategic investment into Czech mobile application security start-up Talsec.

Kinstellar has advised Wizz Air on the lease agreement for its new office headquarters in Budapest's Millennium Tower.

Kinstellar has advised the Hungarian Power Exchange and the Hungarian transmission system operator on the Project Bluesky transaction which saw HUPX join the regional Adex power exchange. Lukman Odvetniska Druzba reportedly advised Adex's Slovenian shareholder, ELES. Isailovic & Partners reportedly advised EMS, the Serbian shareholder of Adex.

Kinstellar has advised the United Energy Group on its acquisition of Green Profit – the company developing the 250-megawatt Simeonovgrad-Polyanovo photovoltaic project. Wolf Theiss advised Delcho Nikolaev Pehlivanov on the sale.

Kinstellar has advised Globe Trade Center subsidiary Dorado 1 on a EUR 55 million financing from OTP Bank and DSK Bank.

Kinstellar has advised Nestle on its sale of the Boci Hungarian chocolate brand to Hungary's Cerbona. Oppenheim reportedly advised Cerbona.

Oppenheim has advised Carussel on the sale of a majority stake in the company to Genesis Capital, on the related agreement regulating their future business cooperation, and on the partial bank financing for the transaction. Kinstellar advised the Genesis Growth Fund I on the purchase.

Noerr has announced it is taking "a new direction in its business in the markets of Central and Eastern Europe," with its Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, and Slovak offices to be transferred to Kinstellar.

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Kinstellar has advised S Immo on the sale of the Zagrebtower office building to the OTP Group. Vukina & Partners advised the OTP Group.

On July 4, 2023, CEE Legal Matters reported that Kinstellar and SOG were teaming up in Serbia through a strategic partnership. Recently appointed Kinstellar Belgrade Managing Partner – and co-head of the firm-wide Financial Institutions sector – Milos Velimirovic shares an insider’s perspective on the move.

On 8 March 2024, the Law of Ukraine “Introducing Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on the Enhancement of Corporate Governance” (the “Law” or the “SOE Law”) entered into force. This Law is a significant step towards the alignment of the Ukrainian legal framework for state-owned enterprises (“SOEs”) with international best practices, particularly the OECD Guidelines for Corporate Governance of SOEs (“OECD Guidelines”).

Kinstellar has advised the Genesis Private Equity Fund IV on the acquisition of a majority stake in Czech specialized metal product manufacturer GAF. Moore Legal advised Ludek Fofonka on the sale.

Kinstellar has advised Immofinanz on its sale of the Grand Center Zagreb office building to an undisclosed Croatian real estate firm.

Kinstellar has advised the Genesis Private Equity Fund IV on its acquisition of the Schulte Group from Radovan Soldat and Jan Bula. Kutejova Marsal Briasky advised the sellers.

Kinstellar has advised The Associated Press on the production of 20 Days in Mariupol, a feature-length documentary about the brutal Russian invasion and devastation of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in 2022.

Marked by the turbulence of war, Ukraine’s legal sector has adjusted to the new circumstances but potential future talent challenges loom on the horizon.