Norton Rose Fulbright has advised PKO Bank Polski on the financing of a 54-megawatt-peak portfolio of photovoltaic projects being developed by PVE Group.

Wardynski & Partners has advised Animex Holding on its acquisition of Pupil Foods from Fundacja Rodzinna Rodziny Suleckich. GKR Legal advised the seller.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has appointed Katarzyna Lukaszewicz as the new Co-Managing Partner of its Financial Regulatory Practice, alongside Partner Lukasz Gasinski.

Greenberg Traurig has advised GoldenPeaks Capital Holding on the senior and junior financing for the construction of its solar photovoltaic portfolio in Poland. CMS reportedly advised the lenders. Clyde & Co reportedly advised GoldenPeaks as well. Fieldfisher and Wardynski & Partners reportedly advised junior lender Berenberg.

Schoenherr has advised Bell Food Group on the sale of its Eisberg business units in Poland, Romania, and Hungary to Green Factory.

SRC Law Firm has advised Danish solar energy company Nordic Solar A/S on the refinancing of a portfolio of photovoltaic farms in Poland with a combined capacity of 16.85 megawatts.

Greenberg Traurig has advised VeloBank, its holding company, and its shareholders, including funds affiliated with Cerberus Capital Management, on the acquisition of Bank Handlowy w Warszawie's consumer business in Poland from Citibank Europe and BHW. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised BHW. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advised Cerberus Capital Management. Clifford Chance reportedly advised Citibank.

Former Vodeno General Counsel Przemyslaw Karolak has joined Aion Bank as its new Deputy Head of Legal.

White & Case has advised XX ZW Investment Group on the sale of over 9.4 million shares in XTB via an accelerated book-building process.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Aeref V PL Inwestycje, part of the Ares Management Corporation group and the main shareholder of Murapol, on an accelerated book-building transaction for the sale of Murapol shares listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Invesco Real Estate on four corporate power purchase agreements with Polenergia Sprzedaz.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised GIA Investments on the sale of five entities, including Polska Grupa Brokerska, International Brokers Group, BD Advisory and Assistance, GSU Centrum Uslug Wspolnych, and GSU Polisa, to MJM Holdings. DLA Piper and Slaughter and May advised MHM Holdings.

Wardynski & Partners has advised ICEYE on the contract to supply a MicroSAR Satellite Earth Observation System to the Polish Armed Forces.

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling and CMS have advised Equinor and Polenergia on securing over EUR 6 billion in project financing for the development of the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. The financing was provided by a syndicate of approximately 30 financial institutions, including the Nordic Investment Bank, the European Investment Bank, Euler Hermes, KUKE, and BGK. Clifford Chance advised the financing institutions.

Greenberg Traurig has advised insurance companies from the Uniqa Group on long-term cooperation agreements with mBank, covering the exclusive distribution of insurance products. DWF advised mBank.

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Schoenherr has advised the shareholder of MyBestPharm on the sale to Laboratoires Urgo Healthcare. DLA Piper reportedly advised the buyers.