CMS has advised MEAG, a German renewable industry investor, on its acquisition of a 21 MW wind farm project located in Zary, in Western Poland, from Sweden's OX2 Wind International AB. The sellers were advised by Solivan and Studnicki, Pleszka, Cwiakalski, Gorski.

CMS has advised the Partners Group on its acquisition of a majority share of the VSB Group. Closing remains contingent on regulatory approval.

The world is getting older by the minute, and this is a fact.

With a total stock of over 800,000 square meters of office space and several large-scale office projects underway, Belgrade aims to further strengthen its position as a top choice for headquarters of investors operating in Serbia and SEE.

CMS Partner Ana Radnev on developments in Restructuring/Insolvency across CEE

CMS Belgrade has advised BMTS Technology on the opening of a manufacturing plant in Serbia.

Marcin Bejm, already the head of CMS's Infrastructure and Project Finance practice, has become the head of the Energy and Projects department as well, taking over from Tomasz Minkiewicz.

CMS Hungary has advised India-based manufacturing company SRF Limited on an EUR 70 million credit facility. 

CMS has advised Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems on the sale of its Bulgarian subsidiary Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Bulgaria AD to the IBG Group. EY Law reportedly advised the buyers.

CMS has advised Turkey’s DenizBank and Ziraat Bank on a loan of approximately EUR 220 million to the Ministry of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia for the design, construction, and/or reconstruction of the Novi Pazar-Tutin, Sremska Raca-Kuzmin, and Pozega-Kotroman sections of the motorway and a bridge over the River Sava. 

MCL has advised MiddleCap Real Estate Ltd. on its acquisition, reconstruction, and development of the Gorkeho 4 office project and subsequently on the sale of the project to Kooperativa Insurance company, a member of the Vienna Insurance Group. Kooperativa Insurance was reportedly advised by CMS.

CMS has advised Encavis Infrastructure Fund III on its acquisition of the Furstkogel wind farm in Austria, consisting of five wind turbines with a total rated output of 17.25 MW. The sellers, wind energy specialist Ecowind Handels- & Wartungs-GmbH, were advised by Schoenherr.

KPMG Law has advised the shareholders of Barracuda Holding GmbH on the sale of 71% of the shares in the company to the CTS Eventim Group. The buyers were advised by CMS and Schoenherr.

Stefan Paulmayer has been promoted to Partner at CMS Vienna.

Kinstellar has advised Star Capital Investments on the acquisition of Lighthouse Towers in Prague´s Holesovice district from German real estate fund DEKA Immobilien. The sellers were advised by CMS Prague.

Why would anyone knowingly become a law firm marketing specialist – a role that is demanding, complicated, challenging, and stressful? To explore this mystery, we went to the source. Accordingly, this time around we asked the law firm marketing specialists of CEE to complete the following question: “I went into Law Firm Marketing/BD as a career because ____________.“

CMS has advised Britain’s Poseidon Group and Belgium’s Mitiska REIM on the divestment of Capitol Park Rakovica, the largest retail park in Belgrade, to Israel’s BIG CEE Group. Cvetkovic, Skoko & Jovicic advised BIG CEE on the transaction, which closed in December 2019.

CMS has advised UniCredit Bulbank on the sale of a mixed non-performing loan portfolio, secured mostly by real estate assets, to a consortium of APS Holding and Balbec.