Todeila Sandu has advised Bucharest-based VR Business Capital on its acquisition of the Rembrandt Art Center network in Romania.

Koutalidis has advised Florida-based alternative investment firm Waterwheel Capital Management on the bidding process and the binding agreement with Alpha Bank, Eurobank, the National Bank of Greece, and Piraeus Bank to purchase 95% of the Class B and Class C notes issued in the securitization of the Solar portfolio.

Ellex Raidla has advised venture capital firm Tera Ventures on leading the EUR 755,000 pre-seed funding round into user experience library Flowstep. Specialist VC and several business angels joined the round.

Former SLV Legal Partners Alexandru Stanescu, Irina Vasile, and Tudor Velea have recently announced the rebranding of their outfit to Lexters – a Bucharest-based boutique law firm focusing on CEE tech companies and start-ups – and unveiled a new partnership with the Rubik Hub.

White & Case has advised EP Equity Investment III on a lock-up agreement relating to Casino Group's financial restructuring, alongside Fimalac and Attestor, with the Casino Group and some of its main creditors.

Clifford Chance Badea has advised private investment fund JC Flowers & Co on its sale of Romania's First Bank to Intesa Sanpaolo. RTPR advised the Intesa Sanpaolo Bank.