Another milestone towards the approximation of the legislation with the EU Acquis has been completed by Kosovo. The new Law No. 08/L-056 “On the Protection of Competition”, entered into force on 22 June 2022. The Kosovan legislators in the drafting of the new law benefited from the technical assistance of EU funded project “EU support for the Kosovo Competition Authority and State Aid Commission.

Act Botezatu Estrade Partners has advised Belgian group Louis Delhaize on the sale and lease-back transaction for a Cora-anchored commercial center in Cluj to Studium Green. Reff & Associates, Deloitte Legal’s affiliate in Romania, reportedly advised Studium Green.

Wolf Theiss, working with Ropes & Gray, has advised Bain Capital Tech Opportunities on its USD 150 million investment in Ataccama, a unified data management platform provider. Deloitte Legal reportedly advised Ataccama.

Tomasz Ciecwierz has joined Deloitte Legal’s Poland office as a Partner and will co-lead the firm’s M&A and Capital Markets practice alongside Partner Ryszard Manteuffel.

Deloitte Legal has advised Kongsberg Digital and the shareholders of InterConsult Bulgaria on the acquisition of the company from ICB founders Stoyan Dobrev and Atanas Dobrev. Yordanov and Dobrev reportedly advised the sellers.

Corporate restructuring and transformations, such as status changes, are part of the business cycle of companies and represent their natural way of growing, adapting to changes in the market and exploring new business opportunities.

In the past few years, Hungary has witnessed accelerated merger trends in the fields of TMT, healthcare, and energy, among others. We reached out to several competition lawyers and spoke about Hungarian merger control regulations and the role of the Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA).

Deloitte Legal's Krehic & Partners has advised CME on its EUR 50 million acquisition of RTL Croatia. Wolf Theiss advised RTL Croatia.

The latest trend in M&A advisory, in Croatia and the region, is to offer to both sellers and buyers of CEE targets a special type of M&A insurance policy – a Warranty Insurance Policy (WIP).

Deloitte Legal’s Krehic & Partners has advised the Kovacic family on their sale of Aquapark Istralandia to the Looping Group. Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka reportedly advised the buyer.

Zlatan Balta has joined Legal Partners, in cooperation with Deloitte Legal, as the leader of its legal practice in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Deloitte Romania’s Reff & Associates has advised Roca Industry on its EUR 14 million acquisition of Dial. Domokos Partners advised the seller.

Former Schoenherr Attorney-at-Law Ozren Kobsa has joined Krehic & Partners in cooperation with Deloitte Legal as Partner and Head of the Banking & Finance team.

Deloitte Legal’s Reff & Associates has advised Studium Green on the acquisition of a portfolio of 100 buildings and properties from Immobiliare Italo Romena, a subsidiary of the former Italian bank Veneto Banca. Antico & Partners reportedly advised Immobiliare Italo Romena on the deal.

Senior Managing Associate Linda Al Sallami has become the new Head of Banking, Finance & Capital Markets at Deloitte Legal’s Budapest office.

Deloitte Legal's Romanian affiliate Reff & Associates has advised Knauf Insulation on its acquisition of the Gecsat glass mineral wool factory located in Tarnaveni from Gecsat SA shareholders.

Former Havel & Partners Partner Ludvik Juricka has rejoined Deloitte Legal as a Partner and leader of the firm's commercial team as well as its offices in Brno and Ostrava.

Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk has advised Rokoko Partners on its acquisition of Szklo Company and transaction financing, refinancing the existing debt, and providing working capital to the target from Bank Pekao. LC Legal advised the sellers. Deloitte Legal advised the financing bank.