KWKR and Cobalt have advised Luxembourg-based investment fund Radix Ventures on its investment in Naco Technologies.

CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska has advised Untitled Kingdom on the sale of its assets to Monterail. Lesniewski, Borkiewicz, Kostka & Partners advised Monterail.

Wolf Theiss, working with Arqis, has advised Constellation Capital on its acquisition of Exportverpackung Sehnde Group, including the Polish entity Export Pack Polska.

TGS Baltic has advised Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings on the sale of its Europe-North out-of-home advertising segment to Bauer Radio Limited. Squire Patton Boggs, AG Law Limited, Cirio Law Firm, Kromann Reumert, Wikborg Rein, Castren & Snellman, Perez-Llorca, Reichlin Hess, Reed Smith, Deloitte and Herbert Smith Freehills, CMS, Norton Rose Fulbright, and Paczewski Tropaczynski reportedly advised the sellers as well.

Kondracki Celej, working with Sparring, has advised bValue Fund on a USD 10 million investment in Fudo Security. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman reportedly advised Fudo Security.

SSK&W has advised Xplorer Fund on its exit from Photon Entertainment to Fidiasz ASI.

Linklaters has advised Qualitas Energy on its acquisition of a 117-megawatt-peak solar farm portfolio from Ib Vogt in Poland. DLA Piper advised Ib Vogt.

Kondracki Celej, working with SZA Schilling, Zutt, Anschutz, Ingen-Housz, and Sparring Legal, has advised Impact Ventures and Verge HealthTech Fund on participating in the EUR 4.4 million pre-series A round for Prosoma. JSP Skrzypek and Partners, and reportedly Van Campen Liem, advised Prosoma.

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 Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around we turn our attention to setting up new practices and ask: When launching a new practice, what is your go-to strategy – do you look at internal team members to spearhead it, or are you more likely to turn to lateral hires? Why?

The Polish competition authority – Urzad Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentow (UOKiK) – is actively investigating potential collusion in the labor market.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Cornerstone Investment Management on the redevelopment of the V-Tower in Warsaw, with Atlas Ward as the contractor.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a consortium of Polish banks including BNP Paribas Bank Polska and mBank on a PLN 321 million (approximately EUR 69 million) financing facility provided to R.Power. Baker McKenzie reportedly advised R.Power.

DWF has advised TFG Group on the development and financing of Canopy by Hilton Warsaw with PORR being selected as the general contractor and Pekao Bank providing project financing.

DWF has advised Eiffage Immobilier Polska on the forward sale of a build-to-rent residential project in Warsaw’s Praga-Polnoc district to Heimstaden Bostad. Dentons advised Heimstaden Bostad.

JDP has advised Trei Real Estate on EUR 38 million financing from Munich-based Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG. BNT Attorneys advised Deutsche Pfandbriefbank.

Poland is becoming more and more interesting for foreigners looking to invest. This is due to Poland’s central location in Central and Eastern Europe and the country’s continuous economic development, making it a place with potential for becoming a focal point for Central European business on the Old Continent.

Jeremiasz Kusmierz has been promoted to Partner at Penteris.