Schoenherr has advised the Erste Bank on the legal implementation of the Financial Health Prototype text-based chatbot.
Schoenherr and Wolf Theiss Advise on Wienerberger EUR 350 Million Issuance of Sustainability-Linked Bonds
Schoenherr has advised Wienerberger on its EUR 350 million issuance of 4.875% sustainability-linked 2023-2028 bonds. Wolf Theiss advised joint lead managers and bookrunners Commerzbank, Danske Bank, Erste Group Bank, and UniCredit Bank.
Dorda Advises Citigroup GME and Erste Group Bank on Telekom Austria Tower Business Demerger and Listing
Dorda, working with Clifford Chance's Frankfurt office, has advised financial advisor Citigroup Global Markets Europe and co-financial advisor Erste Group Bank on the demerger of the telecommunications tower business of listed Telekom Austria Aktiengesellschaft and the subsequent admission of 166 million shares of the newly formed EuroTeleSites to trading on the Official Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. CMS reportedly advised Telekom Austria.
Wardynski & Partners and Gessel Advise on ACP Credit Financing for Punkta
Wardynski & Partners has advised Punkta Group owner CEE Insurance Holdings on a financing from ACP Credit for Punkta to further develop and expand its operations. Gessel advised ACP Credit on the deal.
Beyond Banks: Non-Banking Financial Landscape in CEE
Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii Partner Gabriela Anton, Gecic Law Counsel Miodrag Jevtic, ACI Partners Head of Banking/Finance Marina Zanoga, Avellum Managing Partner Mykola Stetsenko, NazaIi Tax & Legal Partner Nilay Goker Duran, PRK Partners Senior Attorney-at-Law Norbert Hink, and Schoenherr Bulgaria Local Partner Tsvetan Krumov look at how the financial services landscape in the CEE region has been shifting, as local non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) are gradually gaining ground in an area historically dominated by the banking sector.
ESG Takes Center Stage in Shaping the Czech Real Estate Market
With ESG having been a buzzword in the Czech real estate market for a few years now, Clifford Chance Partner Emil Holub, Kocian Solc Balastik Partner Jiri Hornik, VIDD Partner Ondrej Hampl, Taylor Wessing Counsel Radka Nenickova, and Act Legal Czech Republic Partner Tomas Slaby look at how ESG principles are being applied in practice and in what areas there is still room for improvement.
What Changes Will the Czech Republic's New Preventive Restructuring Act Bring to Debtors and Creditors?
After a delay of more than a year, an act on preventive restructuring (the "Act") implementing the EU directive on preventive restructuring frameworks finally became effective in the Czech Republic on 23 September 2023. The long-awaited Act introduces a brand-new legal tool preventing the insolvency of viable enterprises in temporary financial distress.