Schoenherr has helped Viennese crypto-currencies retail broker Bitpanda obtain a EUR 143 million Series B investment from Valar Ventures and DST Global. Taylor Wessing advised Valar Ventures on the deal.

The Moscow office of Dentons has advised the controlling shareholder of PJSC ChelPipe, Andrey Komarov, on the sale of his 86.54% share in the company to PJSC TMK. Latham & Watkins advised the buyer.

Yalcin Babalioglu Kemahli in cooperation with CMS has advised Discovery Inc. on its unspecified investment in BluTV, a Turkish provider of subscription video-on-demand services. Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli advised BluTV.

DLA Piper has advised KazanExpress on an acquisition of a 30% stake in the company from AliExpress Russia — a joint venture between China’s Alibaba Group and Russia’s MegaFon, Mail.ru Group, and Russian Direct Investment Fund. Alrud advised AliExpress Russia on the deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Radu si Asociatii has advised S.N. Nuclearelectrica S.A. on the acquisition of a uranium oxide processing line from Compania Nationala a Uraniului S.A., Feldioara Branch. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and closing conditions agreed upon by the parties.

Dentons has advised the European Federation of Energy Traders on the enforceability of the EFET General Agreement concerning the delivery and acceptance of natural gas and collateral arrangements. 

Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov has advised the founders of tech start-up MYX AD on EUR 350,000 invested into the company by a group led by New Vision 3 Fund KD.

Schoenherr has advised the Liechtenstein Group on an unspecified investment in PV-Invest, a renewable energy company active in Austria and Southern and Southeastern Europe.

Sorainen Latvia has advised US-based video game developer and publisher TinyBuild on the admission of its shares to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

Acting on behalf of Swisspan Limited Company, Ilyashev & Partners has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into the import of wood chipboard originating both from the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation into Ukraine.

LCF Law Group has successfully represented the interests of First Ukrainian International Bank in a dispute with PJSC Ukrainian Railways, regarding its obligation to repay the debt of SE Donetsk Railway.

DLA Piper has advised Renera, a Russian energy storage business owned by Rosatom’s Tvel Fuel Company, on the acquisition of a 49% stake in Enertech International, a South Korean manufacturer of electrodes, lithium-ion storage cells, and energy storage systems. Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners advised Enertech on the deal.

Cobalt has advised private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on the acquisition of the Creditinfo Group in partnership with Creditinfo's founder and management team.

Kocian Solc Balastik has helped Katarina and Ondrej Vlcek establish the Vlcek Family Foundation, designed to support palliative care for children. 

RTPR has advised Swedish private equity fund Oresa on the acquisition of the Solo logistics and industrial park in Iasi, Romania, from the Tester Group, which is owned by Romanian businessman Bogdan Pitigoi. Pacuraru, Iliescu, Mazareanu & Associates reportedly advised the Tester Group on the deal.

The Prague office of Eversheds Sutherland has advised Dutch investment company H2 Equity Partners on its acquisition of Optegra from Eight Roads. Kinstellar was Czech counsel to Eight Roads, and McDermott Will & Emery was lead counsel.

TGS Baltic has advised Maxima Grupe, which controls the largest food retail group in the Baltics, on structuring a commercial paper program, and issuing EUR 40 million of notes under it. Luminor bank acted as the sole arranger and book-runner of the offering.

Vilgerts has successfully represented the interests of Balcia in defending its trademark to the European Union Intellectual Property Office against a claim that it was similar to that of another company.