Schoenherr, working with Legance and Cuatrecasas, has advised Hartree Partners on its acquisition of a 50% stake in the Botres Group. CMS reportedly advised the sellers.
Schoenherr Advises Hartree Partners on Energy Joint Venture with Botres Group
CMS Advises Linamar Corporation on Acquisition of Dura-Shiloh Battery Enclosure Factory
CMS has advised the Linamar Corporation on its acquisition of Dura-Shiloh’s battery enclosures factory in North Macedonia. The acquisition also included factories in the Czech Republic and the US, with a total transaction value of USD 325 million.
Did You Know: CEE's Very Early 2024 Leaderboards
Did you know that the early 2024 deal leaderboards are already available via the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website?
Ryszard Manteuffel and Robert Semczuk Join CMS
Former Deloitte Legal Partners Ryszard Manteuffel and Robert Semczuk have joined the CMS Corporate/M&A practice in Poland as a Partner and a Counsel, respectively.
Bulgaria Joins the Club: A Buzz Interview with Elitsa Ivanova of CMS
Bulgaria is nearing the home stretch of its Eurozone integration and OECD accession plans, according to CMS Partner Elitsa Ivanova, with renewables, ESG, fintech, and digitalization the hot topics for lawyers and bankers alike.
CMS Advises Enka on Licensing 40-Megawatt PV Project in Bulgaria
CMS has advised Istanbul-based engineering and construction company Enka on the licensing of its 40-megawatt Town Up 8 photovoltaic project before the Bulgarian Energy and Water Regulatory Commission.
CMS Advises SINO-CEEF on Acquisition of 88.4-Megawatt Operational PV Portfolio from from Alternus
CMS has advised a SINO-CEEF group company on the acquisition of 25 operational photovoltaic power plants in Poland from the Alternus Energy Group. Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak reportedly advised the seller.
CMS and Filip & Company Advise on Banca Transilvania Purchase of OTP Bank Romania
CMS has advised the OTP Group on the binding agreement to sell its stake in OTP Bank Romania and all subsidiaries to Banca Transilvania for a combined purchase price is EUR 347.5 million. Filip & Company advised Banca Transilvania on the acquisition.
CMS Successful for Free Energy Project Oreshets Against Bulgaria's Ministry of Finance
CMS has successfully represented the interests of Free Energy Project Oreshets – formerly owned by CEZ and currently a part of the Eurohold Group – in a dispute against the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance.
Linklaters Advises EBRD on EUR 75 Million Investment in R.Power Alongside 3SIIF
Linklaters has advised the EBRD on its EUR 75 million investment in Poland's R.Power alongside the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund. Slaughter and May and CMS's Luxembourg office reportedly advised 3SIIF.
Did You Know: 2023 Leaderboards in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Slovenia
Did you know that, using the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, you can look up the 2023 deal leaderboards in each CEE market, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Slovenia?
Norton Rose Fulbright and CMS Advise on mBank Financing for 98-Megawatt Sunly PV Portfolio
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised mBank on financing the construction of a 98-megawatt photovoltaic portfolio sponsored by Sunly. CMS advised Sunly.
Austria's Mariella Kapoun and Georg Gutfleisch and Slovenia's Amela Zrt and Ivan Kranjec Make Partner at CMS
Mariella Kapoun and Georg Gutfleisch have become Partners at CMS in Austria, while Amela Zrt and Ivan Kranjec have become Partners at CMS in Slovenia, as part of the firm's latest promotion round.
Did You Know: The 2023 Lawyer and Firm Leaderboard in Romania
Did you know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, a total of twenty law firms and seventeen individual lawyers worked on five or more reported Romanian client matters in 2023?
CMS Advises Komercni Banka on Financing Mercedes Benz Praha Car Dealerships Acquisition
CMS has advised Komercni Banka on its financing for the acquisition of the Mercedes Benz Praha car dealerships. Badokh reportedly advised the borrower – the RCM Group.
CMS Advises UniCredit Bank on EUR 39 Million Financing for Enery's Comcris Energy
CMS has advised UniCredit Bank on its EUR 39.3 million financing for Enery group subsidiary Comcris Energy for the construction of a 51.4-megawatt solar ground-mounted photovoltaic project located in Sarmasag, Romania. Clifford Chance Badea reportedly advised the borrower.
Schoenherr, CMS, and Noerr Advise on Ullo Logistic Center Agreements Between OTP REIF, Rossmann, and Panattoni
Schoenherr has advised the OTP Real Estate Investment Fund on its purchase of a land plot in Ullo, Hungary, from Rossmann, the development agreement for a BTS logistic center on the site with development manager Panattoni, and a long-term lease agreement for the facility with Rossmann as tenant. CMS and Noerr advised Panattoni. PwC Legal reportedly advised Rossmann.
PwC Legal Advise Blue Sea Capital on Acquisition of Telekom Srbija Tower Portfolio
PwC Legal, working with Van Campen Liem, has advised Blue Sea Capital on co-investing to acquire the Telekom Srbija telecommunications tower portfolio alongside Actis and in co-operation with Andrej Jovanovic’s family office.
CMS at a Glance
CMS Sofia is a full-service law firm, the largest international law firm in Bulgaria and one of the largest providers of legal services in the local market as a whole. The breadth and depth of our practice means that our lawyers are specialised, with a level of specialisation that few of our competitors can match.
CMS Sofia is the Bulgarian branch of CMS, a top ten global legal and tax services provider with over 5000 lawyers in 43 countries and 78 offices across the world.
CMS entered the Bulgarian market as one of the first internationally active law firms in 2005 and is now among the most respected legal advisors in the country. We have 7 partners, 4 counsel and over 30 lawyers in our office in Sofia.
Our legal experts, who are rooted in Bulgaria’s local culture, can also draw on years of experience in foreign countries and are at home in several legal systems at once. We know the particularities of the local market just as well as the needs of our clients and combine both to achieve optimum solutions. Our lawyers are Bulgarian qualified and we also have English qualified experts – all of them regularly working on cross-border mandates.
In our work, we focus on M&A, Energy, Projects and Construction, Banking and Finance, Real Estate, Media, IP and IT law, Tax, Employment law, Competition, Procurement and any kind of Dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. What’s more, we also take care of the entire legal management of our clients’ projects.