Greenberg Traurig has advised the Trigea Real Estate Fund on its acquisition of a logistics park near Poland's Tricity. DLA Piper reportedly advised the seller.

Clifford Chance has advised Prologis on its EUR 1.585 billion acquisition of Crossbay's urban logistics portfolio from Crossbay and Mark. Dentons advised the sellers.

Clifford Chance and Dominkovic & Osrecak have advised Taaleri Energia and Encro on the EUR 126 million senior debt financing package for the construction of the Zadar wind farm in Croatia. CMS reportedly advised the lending consortium.

Dentons has advised the International Chemical Investors Group on its acquisition of the compounds business of the Benvic Group. Gide Loyrette Nouel advised the PVC Europe Group on the sale. 

Uncertainty and fluctuations in the energy market are raising concerns about whether it will be possible to keep warm in the autumn and coming winter.

DLA Piper has advised Wirtualna Polska on its acquisition of the Szallas Group from Portfolion Capital Partners and private individuals. Baker McKenzie advised Portfolion.

Gessel has advised Caspar Asset Management on the preparation for its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange regulated market and the transfer of stock quotes from the NewConnect alternative trading system to the regulated market.

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Taylor Wessing has advised PKO Bank Polski on the financing of a warehouse project being developed in Pabianice by Panattoni. Wolf Theiss advised Panattoni.

Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr has advised Ringfeder Power Transmission on the acquisition of the industrial brake business of Tueschen & Zimmermann, including its Polish subsidiary.

MFW Fialek has advised Tutore Poland on its merger with ProfiLingua. Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk advised Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne on the demerger of ProfiLingua, with Modzelewska & Pasnik reportedly advising WSiP on competition proceedings.

Former Eversheds Sutherland Partner and Head of Banking and Finance Michal Markowski has joined Osborne Clarke in Poland as a Partner and Head of Banking and Finance.

MFW Fialek has advised Tar Heel Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in SmakMak. Sobczynscy i Partnerzy advised SmakMak on the deal.

Following the recent addition of Roxana Dudau in Romania (reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 6, 2022), Wolf Theis has announced it hired Tomasz Siembida in Poland as a Partner, and the further promotion of Austria-based Nikolaus Loudon and Venus Valentina Wong, Poland-based Konrad Kosicki, and Slovenia-based Teja Balazic Jerovsek to Partners.

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Disruptions to supply chains due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, staff shortages, increasing inflation, rising fuel prices, wage pressure from workers, the war in Ukraine – these are just some of the challenges faced by economic operators. All of them significantly affect the profitability of existing public contracts.

Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk has advised Bank Pekao on a PLN 60 million financing granted for the acquisition of Altus Palace Hotel in Warsaw.

Gide Loyrette Nouel has advised Frey on its acquisition of Park Handlowy Matarnia in Gdansk from Ingka Centres for EUR 105 million. Wardynski & Partners advised Ingka Centres on the deal.