CMS has advised Vier Gas Transport on its successful participation in a tender for selecting a consultant for monitoring and control of the implementation of a commercial dispatcher center for the Interconnection Greece-Bulgaria project held by ICGB AD.
Clifford Chance and Dominkovic & Osrecak Advise on EUR 126 Million Financing for Zadar Wind Farm
Clifford Chance and Dominkovic & Osrecak have advised Taaleri Energia and Encro on the EUR 126 million senior debt financing package for the construction of the Zadar wind farm in Croatia. CMS reportedly advised the lending consortium.
Did You Know: Prolific Thought Leaders in Croatia
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, CMS’s Marija Musec has contributed six Thought Leadership articles to CEE Legal Matters over the ten years of its existence – more than any other Croatian lawyer?
Restructuring Laws and Regulations in Slovakia
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Bulgaria: Energy and Infrastructure Attract Investor Attention
A combination of policy support for and decreasing investment costs in renewables, the nuclear energy revival, and major nearby discoveries of natural gas in the Black Sea leads to the unprecedented interest of investors in Bulgaria.
Slovenia: Renewable Energy Trend Drives E-Mobility
The requirement for an increase in the use of green energy will have a significant impact on the growth of e-mobility.
The Latest News on Hydrogen in Austria and the EU
As early as November 2018, the Austrian government announced that it planned to develop a hydrogen strategy. But the Austrian energy sector had been left waiting ever since the formal kick-off in March 2019. In the meantime, the EU and several member states presented their hydrogen strategies. Finally, on June 2, 2022, the Austrian government revealed its own plan of action.
Clifford Chance and CMS Advise on Financing for Hillwood Polska Logistics Park in Zgierz
Clifford Chance has advised Hillwood Polska on the EUR 26.3 million financing for the construction of a logistics park in Zgierz provided by Bank Millennium. CMS advised the bank.
Financing, Equity Investments, and ESG Go Big in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Buzz Interview with Andrea Zubovic-Devedzic of CMS
A lull in the markets and legislative activity, due to political and global concerns, is offset by high foreign finance confidence and high foreign investor interest in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with client-driven ESG projects a particularly bright spot, according to Attorney-at-Law Andrea Zubovic-Devedzic, a Partner of CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz.
Schoenherr Advises KKCG and Aricoma Group International on Acquisition of Musala Soft
Schoenherr has advised the KKCG Group and its portfolio company Aricoma Group International on the acquisition of Bulgarian software company Musala Soft and its subsidiaries. CMS reportedly advised the sellers.
Did You Know: Kinstellar's Jan Juroska Setting the Pace on Czech Deal Leaderboard
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, Kinstellar Partner Jan Juroska has worked on 37 reported deals since 2013 – far and away the most of any lawyer in the Czech Republic?
CMS Successful for Shell Energy Europe in Obtaining Gas Trader License for Bulgaria
CMS has successfully advised Shell Energy Europe on obtaining a license for trading natural gas in Bulgaria.
A Look at the Engine for ESG: Finance
Between sustainability-linked loans and, more recently, green bonds, the finance world has been one of the early adopters and promoters of the ESG movement. We spoke with CMS Partners Ana Radnev, Cristina Reichmann, Ihor Olekhov, and Rafal Zakrzewski to check in on the status of ESG in this crucial sector.
Hungary: ESG in the Supply Chain – Why Does It Matter?
The importance of ESG in business has become clearer as the moral and ecological reasons are now obvious to everyone. In theory, all companies support the idea of doing business in a more sustainable and climate-friendly way. However, in practice, companies usually only do something when they have to. In Hungary, there isn’t any binding ESG supply chain act in place yet, which could wrongly lead to the conclusion that the topic is unimportant. Yet considerations about ESG in the supply chain are no longer nice-to-have but have become a must-have globally, and Hungary is no exception. There are various locally relevant reasons for which companies must start prioritizing the management of ESG risks in their supply chain.
Slovakia: ESG Transforming the Market
The Slovak market is undergoing an ESG transformation. As in most CEE countries, ESG is not yet regulated by a specific law in the Slovak Republic. Nevertheless, the trend toward considering ESG issues has appreciably increased in the last two years.
Dorda Among Plethora of Firms Advising on DigitalBridge's Acquisition of GD Towers
Dorda has advised the DigitalBridge Group on its joint acquisition with Brookfield Infrastructure and its institutional partners of a 51% stake in GD Towers from Deutsche Telekom. E+H and Latham and Watkins advised the bidding consortium of GIP, KKR, and Stonepeak. Reportedly, Allen & Overy and Morgan Lewis also advised DigitalBridge, Freshfields and Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised Brookfield Infrastructure, while, on the sell side, Gleiss Lutz, Noerr, CMS, Schoenherr, Cuatrecasas, and Freshfields advised Deutsche Telekom on the deal.
CMS Advises Alpla on Acquisition of Apon
CMS has advised Austria's Alpla on its acquisition of Polish pharmaceutical packaging producer Apon.
Greenberg Traurig and Baker McKenzie Advise Echo Investment on Sale of Office Building in Wroclaw
Greenberg Traurig and Baker McKenzie have advised Echo Investment on the sale of the MidPoint 71 office building in Wroclaw to the Trigea Real Estate Fund.