A cool issue for hot summer days! Whether sipping a chilled beverage under the shade on a beach or simply trying to survive under your (hopefully not office’s!) AC, the cool CEE Legal Matters DOTY Special Issue – celebrating the 2023 CEE Deal of the Year Award winners from each country – is out for your reading pleasure!
As a special issue, the July magazine is available to subscribers and non-subscribers alike, right off the bat (here in electronic format and here in pdf format). With extensive coverage of each individual deal and selected interviews with the lawyers that made those deals happen, our DOTY Special Issue includes:
- Across the Wire: Deals and Cases
- New Homes and Friends: On the Move
- The Buzz
- Moldova Commits to Fintech: A Buzz Interview with Nicolina Turcan of ACI Partners
- Three Trends Building in Slovenia: A Buzz Interview with Aleksandra Jemc Merc of Jadek & Pensa
- Judiciary Reforms Stalemate in Kosovo: A Buzz Interview with Taulant Hodaj of Hodaj & Partners
- An Upbeat Tune in Croatia: A Buzz Interview with Mate Lovric of Lovric Novokmet & Partners
- Harmonization is the Name of the Game in Albania: A Buzz Interview with Renata Leka of Boga & Associates
- Shaking Things Up in North Macedonia's Government: A Buzz Interview with Angela Andonova of Lalicic & Boskoski
- Similar Volume But More Complexity For Estonian Courts: A Buzz Interview with Annika Peetsalu of Cobalt
- Trying to Speed Up Courts in Greece: A Buzz Interview with Dimitris Emvalomenos of Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners
- Hungary Looks at AI, ESG, Employment, and East: A Buzz Interview with Daniel Gera of Schoenherr
- A Renewed Vigor in Serbia: A Buzz Interview with Milos Velimirovic of SOG in cooperation with Kinstellar
- 2023 Deals of the Year
- Albania: Republic of Albania’s EUR 600 Million Issuance
- Austria: Brookfield and Digital Bridge’s Acquisition of GD Towers from Deutsche Telekom
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Fortenova’s Refinancing
- Bulgaria: Eurobank Bulgaria’s Acquisition of BNP Paribas Personal Finance Bulgaria
- Croatia: TAWAL’s EUR 1.2 Billion Acquisition of United Group’s CEE Tower Assets
- Czech Republic: Ceska Sporitelna’s Acquisition of Sberbank CZ’s Assets
- Estonia: AS Maag Grupp’s Acquisition of HKScan’S Baltic Business
- Greece: Grimaldi Euromed, Minoan Lines, and EKEV Consortium’s Acquisition of Majority Stake in Port of Igoumenitsa Authority
- Deal Expanded: Interview with Your Legal Partners on the 2023 DOTY for Greece
- Hungary: 4iG and Corvinus’s Acquisition of Vodafone Hungary
- Deal Expanded: Interview with Slaughter and May on 2023 DOTY for Hungary
- Kosovo: Inspera’s Acquisition of Crossplag from Shkolla Finlandeze
- Latvia: Eesti Gaas’s Acquisition of Gaso from Latvijas Gaze
- Lithuania: Ignitis Renewables’ Acquisition of Wind Farm from E Energija
- Moldova: Moldovatransgaz’s and Vestmoldtransgaz’s Lease Agreement
- Montenegro: Alcazar Energy’s Acquisition of the Bijela Wind Farm Project from Simes Inzenjering and Sistem MNE
- North Macedonia: Linamar’s Acquisition of Dura-Shiloh from Dura Automotive
- Poland: Baltic Power’s USD 5.2 Billion Financing for Offshore Wind Farm
- Romania and CEE Deal of the Year: Hidroelectrica’s RON 9.3 Billion IPO
- Serbia: Diofa Fund Management’s Acquisition of Gordius Private Equity from Indotek Investments
- Slovakia: Plan B Investments’ Acquisition of Trei Real Estate Czech and Slovak Portfolio
- Slovenia: MOL’s Acquisition of OMV Slovenia
- Turkiye: Marti Technologies Inc.’s and Galata Acquisition Corp.’s Merger
- Ukraine: DFC, IFC, and EBRD’s USD 480 Million Financing for MHP
With the July 2024 issue of the magazine now out, let’s remember what spring looked like this year: our May 2024 issue has now been moved from behind the paywall and been made available to subscribers and non-subscribers alike (here in e-reader format and here in pdf). April featured Market Spotlights on the Czech Republic and Bosnia and Herzegovina and an Experts Review section on Capital Markets – as well as extra content online:
- Guest Editorial: Consolidation in the CEE Legal Market: A Necessary Trend or Mere Fashion?
- Across the Wire: Deals and Cases
- New Homes and Friends: On the Move
- The Buzz
- Montenegro Keeps Lawyers on Their Toes: A Buzz Interview with Lana Vukmirovic Misic of JPM & Partners
- Economic Resilience in Greece: A Buzz Interview with Ioannis Charalampopoulos of Machas & Partners
- Poland’s Property Market Is Picking Up Speed: A Buzz Interview with Bartosz Miszkurka of Solivan
- The Digital Lands of Serbia: A Buzz Interview with Nenad Vukcevic of Vukcevic Law
- Romania’s High-Risk High-Reward 2024: A Buzz Interview with Adrian Chirvase of Popescu & Asociatii
- The Season of Change in Croatia: A Buzz Interview with Martin Hren of NLaw
- Albania’s Renewables, Start-Ups, and Gaming Revival: A Buzz Interview with Anisa Rrumbullaku of CR Partners
- North Macedonia is Ready and Raring To Go: A Buzz Interview with Petar Serdjuk of Law Office Serdjuk
- Czech Republic Between Shortage and Shortfall: A Buzz Interview with Milena Hoffmanova of Baker McKenzie
- Austria’s Historic Insolvency: A Buzz Interview with Bettina Knoetzl of Knoetzl
- The Debrief: May, 2024
- Building with Blockchain in CEE: A CEE Legal Matters Round Table
- Dissecting CEE Disputes
- The Corner Office: Essential Checklist for Partner Departures
- The Inside Track: Team Critical Skill
- Charging Ahead: Electricity Storage Regulation in CEE
- Market Spotlight: Czech Republic
- Prague-matic International Law Firms
- Inside Insight: Richard Bacek of Siemens
- Market Snapshot: Czech Republic
- Know Your Lawyer: Tomas Sequens of Kocian Solc Balastik
- Market Spotlight: Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Experts Review: Capital Markets
- Croatia: Sustainability Linked Bonds on the Capital Market
- Bulgaria: OTC Derivatives, Repurchases, and Securities Lending Transactions – Expected EBRD-Driven Reforms
- Slovenia: Navigating Property Bonds
- Kosovo: Initial Phase in Capital Market Development – Balancing Challenges
- Albania: Passporting of EU Investment Funds Now Possible… But Not Really There Yet
- Turkiye: Recent Developments in Sustainability Reporting under Turkish Law
- Czech Republic: Changes in Alternative Fund Regulation
- Lithuania: Capital Market of the Baltic States and the Trends – A Q1 Outlook
- Serbia: Navigating Capital Markets – Overcoming Challenges while Striving Toward Rebirth
Interested? There’s a new issue out every month. Stay abreast of the latest developments and legal news, across CEE. Don’t miss any of the upcoming issues: register for a subscription to the CEE Legal Matters magazine now!
