The Aksan Law Firm has advised Simya VC on successfully concluding an investment round in Turkish start-up Juphy.

Wolf Theiss has advised Latvian private equity fund INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund and its portfolio company Eco Baltia on the acquisition of a 70% stake in Polish PVC recycler Metal-Plast. Ozog Tomczykowski advised the target's shareholders on the sale. Sorainen reportedly advised INVL and Eco Baltia as well.

Firon Bar-Nir has advised Brown Hotels on the EUR 14.5 million sale of a 25% stake in five hotels located in Greece to Tel Aviv-headquartered airline Israir.

Schoenherr has advised Aldiana Management on its purchase of the Aldiana Club Ampflwang resort in Upper Austria. Baker McKenzie reportedly advised the sellers.

Allen & Overy has advised MS Galleon on its EUR 440 million investment loan facility from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and the related Barlinek company on a EUR 100 million general loan facility provided by BGK, Bank Pekao, and PKO Bank Polski. Norton Rose Fulbright reportedly advised the banks.

Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov has successfully represented the Bulgarian Employers Association for Innovative Technologies before the country's Supreme Administrative Court in a dispute for its recognition as a nationally representative employers’ organization against the Bulgarian government.

CMS has advised Integral Venture Partners on the agreement to acquire a majority stake in Romania's O’Fresh Vending Solutions.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised Lightsource BP on its agreement with Helleniq Renewables for the sale of a 180-megawatt PV portfolio in the region of Kozani. Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Helleniq Renewables.

Allen & Overy has represented the Stock Spirits Group in merger control proceedings before the Polish Competition Authority for the acquisition of Polmos Bielsko-Niala.

Oppenheim has advised Colliers on the lease agreement for its new Budapest headquarters in the Bem Center building located in the city's first district.

Herbst Kinsky has advised the Montreal-based Valsoft Corporation on its acquisition of the assets of Vienna-based Seekda.

Sayenko Kharenko has successfully represented the interests of Oschadbank in a dispute over the unlawful usage of its trademark by the former Sberbank, in a case where Oschadbank was awarded EUR 10 million in damages.

CEE Attorneys Boanta Gidei si Asociatii has advised Fagura on the setup and launch of the Fagura.ro loan-based participatory finance provider platform.

BBH has advised the Kaprain Group on its acquisition of Mafra Publishing and Synthesia from Agrofert Holding in a package deal.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised the EBRD on its USD 30 million secured financing to Ukrainian agro-industrial holding Astarta.

Vlasceanu & Partners has advised marine renewable energy engineering consultants Innosea on identifying the most suitable location for its planned floating photovoltaic project in Romania.

Turunc has advised the Future Impact Fund on its investment in app and game developer and publisher Mega Fortuna, in a USD 2.3 million seed funding round that included APY Ventures. Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki reportedly advised APY Ventures.

Sayenko Kharenko has successfully represented Philip Morris in a criminal case regarding the illegal use of its trademark by a group organizing the wholesale production and sale of counterfeit Bond Street cigarettes.