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

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

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

A reorganisation of the authorities regulating the pharma sector and new legislative pieces have brought notable changes to the life sciences sector in Hungary.

NKO Partners has advised the Dr. Max pharmacy chain on its acquisition of the Pet-Sar Farm pharmacy chain in Serbia from Natasa Stanojkovic.

SK&S Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak has advised Velocity Clinical Research on its acquisition of ClinMedica Research. Loewen Kaczmarek Zawadowski advised Deo Family Fundacja Rodzinna on the sale.