Clifford Chance and its Turkish affiliate Ciftci Attorney Partnership have advised JP Morgan Chase, BNP Paribas, and ING European Financial Services on their EUR 781 million UKEF-covered financing for the Republic of Turkiye's Mersin-Adana-Osmaniye-Gaziantep high-speed rail project.

Jones Day and Musat & Asociatii have advised the Geely Holding Group and Geely Automobile Holdings on their binding 50/50 joint venture agreement with the Renault Group to launch a new powertrain technology company. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised Renault on the JV and the carve-out of its internal combustion and hybrid engines business.

Pontes Budapest has advised BayWa AG on the sale of its Aufwind Schmack Elso Biogaz Szolgaltato subsidiary operating the Szarvas biogas power plant to Hungary's MOL Group.

Sayenko Kharenko, working with the London office of Herbert Smith Freehills, has advised the IFC on two EUR 20 million risk-sharing facilities for OTP Bank and OTP Leasing in Ukraine.

Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii has advised arranger and financier Banca Transilvania and financier OTP Bank Romania on credit facilities worth RON 30.5 million and EUR 26.7 million for the Holde Agri Invest group. Filip & Company advised Holde Agri Invest.

Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki has advised Ekmob Sales Force Automation on its pre-series A bridge funding round that included TechOne VC, Finberg, Yildiz Tekno GSYO, and Koray Gultekin Bahar. The HS Attorney Partnership advised TechOne.

Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov has advised ALC Clover Ireland Limited on the lease of a new aircraft to Fly Lease and its subsequent sublease to Bulgaria Air.

Zamfirescu Racoti Vasile & Partners has advised Transport Trade Services on the EUR 21.8 million acquisition of a 99.9% stake in Constanta port operator Decirom.

Zivkovic Samardzic has advised Slovenia's Samsic Holding on its acquisition of the remaining 45% stake in Belgrade-based facility management, construction, and installation services provider Samsic STM from the two founding shareholders. Sole practitioner Jelena Rasovic advised the minority shareholders.

Kocian Solc Balastik has advised the Prazska Plynarenska group on its intra-group restructuring and the creation of a new holding structure.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Eko-Okna on a PLN 1.6 billion financing made available by a consortium of Polish banks for the expansion of its activities and the development of its manufacturing plants. Clifford Chance reportedly advised the lenders.

Karanovic & Partners has advised the OTP Group on its acquisition of the Ilirika Fund Management Company in Serbia.

Eversheds Sutherland Bulgarian member firm Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners has advised the TBI Bank on the public placement of its EUR 10 million first tranche of senior non-preferred MREL bonds due 2026.

Greenberg Traurig has advised the InPost Group on its acquisition of a 30% equity stake in Menzies Distribution Group Limited for GBP 49.3 million. Walker Morris reportedly advised Menzies Distribution.

Gugushev & Partners has advised Next Basket on an investment from the Innovation Capital Fund. Sole practitioner Sylvia Marushkina reportedly advised Innovation Capital.

Majernik & Mihalikova has advised DealMachine on its seed round investment from Vision Ventures. Sparring advised Vision Ventures.

Asters has advised the Agrosem Group on a EUR 9.6 million financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to develop a grain transshipment complex.

Allen & Overy has advised manager Wood & Company Financial Services on the establishment of a ten-year secured bond program for City Home Finance III with a value of up to CZK 1 billion and on the first bond issuance with a total expected nominal value of up to CZK 400 million.