Dentons has advised the Steag Group on its sale of SFW Energia to the Remondis Group. SSW Pragmatic Solutions reportedly advised Remondis.
Amendments to a Contract With a Contracting Authority May Constitute State Aid
The regulations allow, and even mandate, a consequential amending of a public contract in certain cases. However, they do not prejudge whether such an amendment is state aid.
Taylor Wessing and Dentons Advise on Trei Real Estate Sale of Czech and Slovak Portfolio
Taylor Wessing has advised Trei Real Estate – a real estate venture of the German Tengelmann Group – on the EUR 250 million sale of its Czech and Slovak real estate portfolio to Plan B Investments. Dentons and, reportedly, Havel & Partners advised Plan B Investments.
EU Council Removes Barriers to Mutual Recognition of Court Decisions in Ukraine and the EU
On April 24, 2023, the EU Council consented to applying the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the “Convention”) in relations with Ukraine.
Dentons' Agnieszka Kulinska To Head Energy in Warsaw, While Christian Schnell Co-Heads European Energy
Partner Agnieszka Kulinska has been appointed the new Head of the Energy and Natural Resources practice in Dentons’ Warsaw office, taking over from Managing Partner Arkadiusz Krasnodebski. Warsaw and Munich-based Partner Christian Schnell will Co-Head the firm's Europe Energy practice group alongside Berlin-based Partner Tim Heitling.
Dentons Advises Raiffeisen Bank International on Financing for Photon Energy Group Romanian PV Portfolio
Dentons has advised arranger, original lender, agent, and security agent Raiffeisen Bank International on a EUR 21.9 million term loan facility for the development of a 31.5-megawatt portfolio of eight photovoltaic power plants in Romania to companies owned and operated by Photon Energy NV.
BASEAK Advises on Buyutech Investment
Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership has advised APY Ventures' Bilisim Vadisi Venture Capital Fund and Ostim Venture Capital Fund on their investment in Buyutech.
Dentons Advises Raiffeisen Bank, BCR, and BRD on Bucharest's New RON 555 Million Bond Issuance
Dentons has advised a consortium of banks including Raiffeisen Bank Romania, BCR, and BRD on a new RON 555 million bond issuance by the City of Bucharest.
Poland: Draft Wind Energy Law Sparks Controversy
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine and the consequent energy crisis in Europe have brought the issue of energy independence to the forefront of the public agenda in Poland – raising it to an issue not only of economic stability but of national security.
Guest Editorial: Looking Forward to It!
I’ve been incredibly fortunate to be a part of the CEE legal community for the better part of 30 years. I arrived in Prague as a young associate in July 1991 and, after a small hiatus in New York in the mid-90s, have been based in Budapest for the last 26 years, initially with White & Case and for the last eight years with Dentons. While I’ve had the privilege of working with other, more qualified lawyers than I in a variety of commercial situations, my heart and soul has been in the mergers and acquisitions world.
Reals and Dentons Advise on J&T Real Estate CZ Sale of Red Court Office Building
Reals has advised J&T Real Estate CZ on the sale of the Red Court office building in Prague to a BlackBird Real Estate group company. Dentons advised the buyers.
Closing: Wola Retro Office Building Sale Now Closed
On April 27, 2023, Act Legal BSWW announced that Develia's sale of the Wola Retro office building in Warsaw to Adventum (reported by CEE Legal Matters on February 3, 2023) had closed.
Ukraine Enacts Law Implementing International Standards for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information
A new law implementing a wide range of international agreements and standards is aimed at improving global transparency in Ukrainian tax reporting and will have implications for a variety of taxpayers.
Dentons Advises CPI Property Group on EUR 335 Million Tender Offer for Outstanding Bonds
Dentons has advised the CPI Property Group on its successful tender offer of outstanding bonds due in 2026, 2027, and 2028.
Did You Know: Ten-Year Infrastructure/PPP/Public Procurement Leaderboard
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, only ten lawyers have worked on five or more reported Infrastructure/PPP/Public Procurement deals in CEE over the past ten years?
Dentons Advises AXA IM Alts on Sale of Data4 to Brookfield Infrastructure
Dentons, working with Kirkland & Ellis, has advised AXA IM Alts on its sale of data center platforms Data4 to Brookfield Infrastructure.
CEELM Deal of the Year Awards Banquet: And the Winner Is...
On the evening of April 25, 2023, the Deal of the Year Awards Banquet brought together, under the same roof, top-tier lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe's leading law firms and ILFs active in the region in Istanbul.
Dentons Announces Anna Pukszto and Bartlomiej Kordeczka as New Managing Partners in Poland
Dentons Partners Anna Pukszto and Bartlomiej Kordeczka have been elected the new Poland Co-Managing Partners following a vote of the Partners in Warsaw. They take over from Arkadiusz Krasnodebski, who stepped down after serving as Managing Partner in Poland since 2014.