In The Debrief, our Practice Leaders across CEE share updates on recent and upcoming legislation, consider the impact of recent court decisions, showcase landmark projects, and keep our readers apprised of the latest developments impacting their respective practice areas.
Wolf Theiss and DLA Piper Advise on UBM Development's Exchange Offer and Issuance of EUR 93 Million Green Bond
Wolf Theiss has advised joint lead managers and bookrunners Raiffeisen Bank International and M.M.Warburg & Co on the exchange offer of bonds issued by UBM Development in 2019 and 2021 and on the subsequent cash subscription offer of the EUR 93 million 7% green bond 2024-2029. DLA Piper advised UBM Development.
Triniti Advises Mainor Ulemiste on Acquisition of Technopolis Ulemiste
Triniti has advised Mainor Ulemiste on its acquisition of the Technopolis Ulemiste campus in Tallinn, Estonia.
Schoenherr Announces 12 New Partners in Latest Promotion Round
Schoenherr has promoted Vienna-based Stefanie Aichhorn-Woess, Alfred Amann, Johannes Frank, Ayla Ilicali, Christoph Jirak, Sara Khalil, Sebastian Lukic, Johannes Stalzer, and Stefanie Stegbauer, Zagreb-based Kresimira Kruslin, Warsaw-based Daniel Radwanski, and Bucharest-based Nora Olah to Partner (already announced in August this year).
Just in: New provision on Unauthorized Constructions & Property Transactions
Unauthorized constructions have been a prominent issue in Greek reality for decades, leading to repeated legislative attempts to address it. Currently applicable legislation (law 4495/2017) provides for legalization of such unauthorized constructions, as well as arbitrary changes of use, subject to conditions and further to submission of statements, payment of fines, etc.
Papapolitis & Papapolitis Advises Intrakat on EUR 600 Million Acquisition of Real Estate Portfolio from Prodea Investments
Papapolitis & Papapolitis has advised Intrakat on the acquisition of a EUR 600 million real estate portfolio from Prodea Investments.
Several New Government Decrees in the Subject of Architecture from 1 October 2024
Several provisions of the new Act on Hungarian Architecture ("Architecture Act") entered into force on 1 October 2024, as a result of which the previous Building Act was repealed. The Architecture Act has taken over and supplemented many of the provisions of the previous Building Act, however, also contains a number of new rules.