CEE Legal Matters
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With a new cryptocurrency regulation in the legislative pipeline, Ukraine's anti-aggression measures are also ramping up, presenting even more uncertainties and challenges for all business sectors in the country and keeping lawyers on their toes, according to Sytnyk & Partners Counsel Artem Sokurov.
The Government of the Slovak Republic has introduced a draft law on the conversions of companies and cooperatives (the Draft Law) that implements EU Directive 2019/2121, amending Directive 2017/1132 with regard to cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions (the Directive).
Motieka & Audzevicius has advised BaltCap Growth Fund and IAM PetCare Growth Fund joint venture Vet Ventures Europe on its strategic investment into UAB Jakovo Veterinarijos Centras. Leximum reportedly advised the sellers.
Bulgaria is experiencing a wide plethora of legislative changes, from employment law and artificial intelligence all the way to the commercial sector, IT, and ESG, according to Deloitte Legal Country Legal Leader and Senior Managing Associate Zvezdelina Filova.
PRK Partners has advised the Electrostar Group on setting up its operations in the Czech Republic – including the acquisition of an industrial site in the Pilsen Region.
Cobalt has advised Indutrade on its acquisition of Labema.
Dentons has advised Farmak on a series of acquisitions from a portfolio company of private equity house Novator.
