Dentons has advised Electrica on the successful bid of its subsidiary Crucea Power Park SRL in the first round of the Contracts for Difference auction as part of Romania’s state aid scheme for renewables.

CCAO has advised Yapi Kredi, Akbank, Aktif Bank, and Alternatif Bank on a USD 95 million syndicated loan for Tekfen Holding. Tunc Firat Dereli advised Tekfen Holding.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Generali Investments CEE on its acquisition of a logistics park in Zabrze, Poland, from Panattoni. Deloitte Legal advised Panattoni.

Hillmont Partners and Astraea have advised on a settlement between the Stati Parties and the Republic of Kazakhstan in a dispute concerning a 2013 USD 500 million SCC Award, bringing all related litigation to an end.

Koutalidis has advised Sfakianakis Group on the restructuring of its debt with a total value of approximately EUR 300 million.

Kinstellar has advised a syndicate of banks led by BRD Groupe Societe Generale and Banca Transilvania, with Raiffeisen Bank Romania as a sustainability agent, on a EUR 73 million syndicated facility to Grup Serban Holding. RTPR advised Grup Serban Holding.

Everlegal has advised VisionFund on establishing its Ukrainian entity and obtaining a financial company license, enabling it to provide non-banking financial services such as granting loans and banking metals.

Reals has advised Redside on the sale of its Nova Real Estate Fund portfolio, comprising 16 retail and office properties in the Czech Republic, to Ceskomoravska Nemovitostni and Nemo Fund. Clifford Chance advised the buyers.

On January 3, 2025, RTPR announced that MidEuropa's EUR 1.3 billion sale of Profi to Ahold Delhaize (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on November 1, 2024) has now closed.

White & Case has advised TPG Real Estate on the EUR 470 million sale of CT Real Estate to funds managed by Blackstone. Schoenherr, working with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, advised Blackstone. Talers reportedly advised TPG Real Estate as well.

Lambadarios has advised BriQ REIC on its merger with Intercontinental International REIC. Machas & Partners advised Intercontinental International REIC.

Koutalidis, working with Clifford Chance, has advised Attica Bank on a EUR 220 million synthetic securitization of its SME and Large Corporate portfolio.

Filip & Company has advised Mozaik Investments on its sale of a minority stake in 5 To Go to Invenio Partners and Accession Capital Partners. Schoenherr advised ACP. Dentons reportedly advised Invenio Partners.

Havel & Partners, working with Milbank, has advised Capiton on the sale of Gritec to the Viessmann Generations Group. Rowan Legal advised the Viessmann Generations Group. Frankfurt-based Schalast and the Nuernberg office of Roedl & Partner reportedly advised the Viessmann Generations Group as well.

CMS has advised ABB on its investment in Engineering Software Steyr.

TGS Baltic has advised HeavyFinance on forming a partnership with Multitude Bank – backed by the European Investment Fund’s Sustainability Guarantee – to bring more than EUR 17.5 million in funding for farmers in Lithuania and Poland.

Ellex has advised Delfi Lithuania on its acquisition of the EBIT and HR Week conferences in Lithuania and Latvia.

Cobalt has advised Hanza on the acquisition of the Leden Group.