Paksoy, working with the UK offices of Bird & Bird, has advised the EBRD on a EUR 125 million loan for the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality to finance the Ankara Natoyolu-Dikimevi metro line.

Ellex has advised telecommunications infrastructure company Baltic Rezo on a EUR 30 million loan from SEB Bank.

Schoenherr has advised DDM Holding on the acquisition of a non-performing loan portfolio with a face value of over EUR 1 billion from Intrum. DLA Piper advised Intrum on the sale and its exit from the Romanian market.

Kochanski & Partners has supported insurance sector company Ergo Hestia in obtaining its ISO 27001 and ISO 27017 information security certifications.

The BBR Bank has appointed Cvjeticanin & Partners Partner Nenad Cvjeticanin as its data representative for Serbia.

The business situation in Slovenia remains solid, although several challenges worsening prospects for the future are present – from the worker shortage to increasing prices and indications of a potential slowdown – while the country works on its green transition and considers reforming its tax, pension, and health systems and employment legislation, according to Kirm Perpar Partner Jan Gorjup.