DLA Piper, working with Slaughter and May, has advised Corsair Capital on the acquisition of MJM Holdings and the related financing. Marszalek & Partnerzy, working with sole practitioner Szymon Skiendzielewski, advised the MJM Holdings shareholders.

Crido has advised Duna Aszfalt on its acquisition of Mota Engil Central Europe. DLA Piper advised the sellers. Cerha Hempel reportedly advised Duna Aszfalt as well.

DLA Piper has advised OX2 on the construction of the Juniewicze, Grajewo, and Sulmierzyce wind farms with a total capacity of over 100 megawatts. 

DLA Piper has advised Generali CEE Holding on its full acquisition of 4Life Direct Poland from 4Life Direct International. CMS reportedly advised 4Life Direct International.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. With 2023 marching to an end, we looked ahead and asked about strategies for next year: As the budgeting period is around the corner, compared to 2023, what are the main budgeting lines you expect to increase for 2024 and why?

Wolf Theiss has advised the shareholders of Romania's DRIM Daniel FMCG on the sale of their majority stake in the company to Polish retail company Zabka, part of CVC Capital Partners. DLA Piper advised buyer Zabka Polska.

DLA Piper has advised the TMF Group on its acquisition of Contexpert, an accounting, inventory, taxation, and payroll services specialist in Romania.

Former Wolf Theiss Partner Marcell Nemeth has joined DLA Piper’s Finance, Projects & Restructuring practice as a Partner in the firm's Vienna office.

DLA Piper has advised International Personal Finance on the successful PLN 72 million issuance and settlement of senior unsecured floating-rate notes under the IPF’s EUR 1 billion medium-term note program.

MFW Fialek has advised Solita on its investment in and integration of Future Mind. DLA Piper advised Future Mind.

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Poland has found itself at the forefront of NATO’s eastern flank, sharing a border with a country embroiled in a full-scale war. DLA Piper Partner Marta Frackowiak and Dentons Partner Jaroslaw Witek talk about how this geopolitical reality has prompted a significant shift in Poland’s defense strategy.

DLA Piper has advised Seattle-based Washington Dental Service on its acquisition of a 50% stake in 8 West Consulting.

Dentons has advised Globalworth on the EUR 145 million financing from Germany's Aareal Bank AG to refinance its obligations regarding the Skylight and Lumen office complex and the Hala Koszyki multifunctional facility in Warsaw. DLA Piper advised Aareal Bank.

DLA Piper has advised Montana Aerospace on a EUR 450 million corporate financing from a syndicate including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, HSBC Continental Europe, and UniCredit Bank Austria.

The Czech Republic appears to be in the middle of rapid advancements in digital transformation and cybersecurity, according to DLA Piper Partner Tomas Scerba, who sheds light on the significant legislative changes propelling the country to the fore of digital innovation.

Baker McKenzie has advised Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions on its headquarters relocation to the Hungarian Telekom building in Budapest. DLA Piper advised developer WING on the lease.

In July 2023 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave its judgment in case no. C-106-22 (Xella Judgment). The case was referred by the Fővárosi Törvényszék (Budapest High Court, Hungary) for preliminary ruling on the interpretation of Article 65(1)(b) TFEU in conjunction with recitals 4 and 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/452 (EU FDI Regulation) and Article 4(2) TEU.

Greenberg Traurig has advised sole global coordinator and bookrunner Santander Bank Polska on Polenergia’s PLN 750 million share issuance.