Kinstellar has advised the MOL Group on its  EUR 1.3 billion new polyol complex in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary.

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen has advised CTP on its acquisition of a Romanian logistics portfolio fully owned by Globalworth. Kinstellar advised the seller.

In Serbia, most of the exclusivity arrangements between pharma companies need to be, prior to their implementation, individually exempt by the Serbian Competition Authority (“SCA”). Most recently, the SCA issued two decisions in the individual exemption process. In one it denied, while, in the other it only conditionally approved individual exemptions for exclusive distribution agreements between pharmaceutical companies. These developments show a noticeable shift in the SCA’s stand towards exclusivity arrangements with the SCA taking a stringent approach, limiting the parties' ability to contract exclusivity arrangements in the sector.

Kinstellar has advised the United Bulgarian Bank on its merger with UBB Factoring.

Kinstellar has advised S Immo AG on its acquisition of a EUR 463 million property portfolio in the Czech Republic from the CPI Property Group.

Kinstellar and Rymarz Zdort Maruta have advised the Smyk Group and its Romanian Smyk All 4 Kids subsidiary on the amendment and extension of their group financing.

Kinstellar has advised BIG Mega Renewable Energy on a EUR 92 million financing agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and OTP Bank to build and operate the 102-megawatt Urleasca wind farm in Braila county, Romania. Clifford Chance reportedly advised the banks.

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Kinstellar has advised Dutch aircraft maintenance provider SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance on the acquisition of Austrian Airlines Technik – Bratislava. CMS, working with Netherlands-based BarentsKrans, advised Austrian Airlines on the sell side.

Kinstellar has advised Dig Ventures on its strategic investment into Czech mobile application security start-up Talsec.

Kinstellar has advised Wizz Air on the lease agreement for its new office headquarters in Budapest's Millennium Tower.

Kinstellar has advised the Hungarian Power Exchange and the Hungarian transmission system operator on the Project Bluesky transaction which saw HUPX join the regional Adex power exchange. Lukman Odvetniska Druzba reportedly advised Adex's Slovenian shareholder, ELES. Isailovic & Partners reportedly advised EMS, the Serbian shareholder of Adex.

Kinstellar has advised the United Energy Group on its acquisition of Green Profit – the company developing the 250-megawatt Simeonovgrad-Polyanovo photovoltaic project. Wolf Theiss advised Delcho Nikolaev Pehlivanov on the sale.

Kinstellar has advised Globe Trade Center subsidiary Dorado 1 on a EUR 55 million financing from OTP Bank and DSK Bank.

Kinstellar has advised Nestle on its sale of the Boci Hungarian chocolate brand to Hungary's Cerbona. Oppenheim reportedly advised Cerbona.

Oppenheim has advised Carussel on the sale of a majority stake in the company to Genesis Capital, on the related agreement regulating their future business cooperation, and on the partial bank financing for the transaction. Kinstellar advised the Genesis Growth Fund I on the purchase.

Noerr has announced it is taking "a new direction in its business in the markets of Central and Eastern Europe," with its Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, and Slovak offices to be transferred to Kinstellar.

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