Noerr has advised Bauer Media on its sale of the Semergy Group to the WeNet Group. Baker McKenzie advised WeNet.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised the founders of the Akademeia Educational Group on its sale to the International Schools Partnership.

On January 4, 2024, Boyanov & Co announced that the EUR 1.4 billion sale of Cargo-Partner subsidiaries to Nippon Express (reported by CEE Legal Matters on May 17, 2023) had closed.

Former Attorney at Law Jacek Blachut and former Counsels Jacek Budzik and Bartlomiej Jarco have been promoted to Partner positions with SPCG in Krakow.

Taylor Wessing, working with Gowling WLG, has advised Germany's MWB Fairtrade Wertpapierhandelsbank investment bank on the launch of LM Pay on the Duesseldorf Stock Exchange.

KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki and Partners has advised Ailleron on an agreement to implement its LiveBank system in a cloud model with Santander Leasing and cloud services provider OChK.

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

MFW Fialek has advised on a financing transaction for Tutore Poland's LangMedia language school operator.

White & Case has advised Pelion on a EUR 25 million equity investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development through a capital increase. Dentons advised the EBRD.

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.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki on providing financing for the construction of Vaskol's photovoltaics portfolio in Poland. Dentons advised Vaskol on the financing.

Marszalek & Partnerzy has advised Goodspeed and its shareholders – Sylwester Rypina, Pawel Rypina, and Enterprise Investors – on the full acquisition of StockEasy.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Bogdan and Elzbieta Kaczmarek and the Innova Capital private equity fund on their full acquisition of Pfleiderer Polska and related financing, in a corporate carve-out transaction from the Strategic Value Partners-owned Pfleiderer Group. Rymarz Zdort Maruta and Kirkland & Ellis reportedly advised the seller. Allen & Overy reportedly advised the lenders.

In The Debrief, our Practice Leaders across CEE share updates on recent and upcoming legislation, consider the impact of recent court decisions, showcase landmark projects, and keep our readers apprised of the latest developments impacting their respective practice areas.

In The Inside Track, General Counsels across CEE share the nuances of their roles, challenges, and strategies for success. Given the importance of relationships between in-house legal departments and law firms, this time we asked GCs: What is the most common reason for which you cease working with a specific law firm and what would you suggest firms definitely do to ensure they do not make the same mistake?

The summer of 2024 will mark the starting point of a revolution for VAT payers in Poland. Following global and EU trends, Poland will introduce mandatory structured invoicing for B2B transactions.

Crido has advised Borgestad ASA on refinancing the credit for the Agora Bytom shopping center with Bank Pekao. CMS reportedly advised the bank.

The sale of popular drinks containing taurine and caffeine, commonly referred to as "energy drinks", has been limited from 1 January 2024 in accordance with provisions introduced in the Act of 17 August 2023 amending the Public Health Act and certain other acts (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1718).