CEE Legal Matters
In-depth coverage of the news and newsmakers that shape Europe's emerging markets
Baker McKenzie has advised the Szechenyi Funds and Lead Ventures on the sale of their shares in aiMotive to Stellantis in a transaction that saw Stellantis acquire aiMotive. Dentons reportedly advised Stellantis.
Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership has advised Ace Games on a USD 25 million investment from Playtika. Baker McKenzie Turkish affiliate Esin Attorney Partnership reportedly advised Playtika.
Karanovic & Partners, working alongside Baker McKenzie, has advised Colt Technology Services on its acquisition of Lumen Technologies’ Europe, Middle East, and Africa business for USD 1.8 billion. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner reportedly advised Lumen Technologies.
Greenberg Traurig has advised Value4Capital’s Poland Plus Fund on its sale of Kom-Eko to a CEE Equity Partners fund. Baker McKenzie advised the buyer.
Akol Law has advised EIS Eczacibasi Ilac on its USD 135 million acquisition of Gensenta from the Amgen Group. Baker McKenzie Turkish affiliate Esin Attorney Partnership advised the seller.
Baker McKenzie has advised the IFC on channeling EU funds up to EUR 25 million in grants across Ukrainian cities to help renovate municipal buildings for internally displaced people, create jobs, and drive economic recovery.
In the past few years, Turkey has experienced a veritable tech miracle. A swath of start-ups, primarily in the gaming and e-commerce sectors, has attracted multi-billion-dollar investments and achieved record valuations. Two companies have even reached decacorn status – a valuation of over USD 10 billion.
Baker McKenzie has advised Equilis and Acteeum joint venture Ace 6 on its EUR 40 million sale of the Galeria Andrychow shopping center to Big Shopping Centers. CMS advised the buyer.
Dentons has advised Groupama Gan REIM on its acquisition of the Freedom Palace in Budapest.
Partner Pawel Hincz and Counsel Juliusz Krzyzanowski have been appointed as Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences M&A and Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences Regulatory, respectively, within Baker McKenzie’s Warsaw Office.
Clifford Chance has advised Giza Polish Ventures on its sale of a majority stake in Audioteka to Grupa Wirtualna Polska. Baker McKenzie advised the buyer.
Baker McKenzie has advised Pelion Group subsidiary Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna on the establishment of its bond issuance program and a PLN 130 million issuance of secured bonds. CMS advised organizer, underwriter, and offering agent Haitong Bank on the issuance.
Baker McKenzie has advised Energeticky a Prumyslovy Holding on its acquisition of all shares in the Dutch PZEM Energy Company and PZEM Pipe and 50% of shares in Sloe Centrale Holding from PZEM. NautaDutilh advised PZEM.
DLA Piper has advised Wirtualna Polska on its acquisition of the Szallas Group from Portfolion Capital Partners and private individuals. Baker McKenzie advised Portfolion.
Partner Akos Fehervary has been elected as the new Managing Partner of the Baker McKenzie Budapest office, as of July 1. Fehervary takes over the position from Partner Zoltan Hegymegi-Barakonyi, who led the operation for the past nine years.
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, Paksoy Partner Elvan Aziz and Turunc Partner Kerem Turunc have both worked on 36 reported deals in Turkey since 2013, putting them in a two-way tie atop the leaderboard in the country in that time?
Schoenherr, working with Pinsent Masons and Wenger Vieli, has advised Kontron on selling parts of Kontron Group’s IT services business to Vinci Energies during a competitive auction process, for approximately EUR 400 million. Reportedly, Baker McKenzie’s German office advised Vinci Energies. Loloci & Associates advised Kontron on Albanian matters.
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