Norton Rose Fulbright, working with Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law, has advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki on financing the construction of a 67.7-megawatt portfolio of 36 PV installations sponsored by Lithuania's Lords LB Asset Management. SSW Pragmatic Solutions reportedly advised Lords LB.

DWF has advised KGAL Investment Management on two long-term power purchase agreements with Lafarge Cement Polska for the Krasin and Rywald onshore wind farms owned by the KGAL ESPF 4 Renewable Energy Fund. Elzanowski & Partnerzy advised Lafarge Cement.

A new promotion round saw 62 lawyers become Partners at CMS – spanning 25 cities across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America – including Arno Zimmermann, Hans Lederer, and Klaus Pateter in Vienna, Alicja Zalewska-Orabona in Warsaw, and Mihai Jiganie-Serban in Bucharest.

Wolf Theiss has advised Mitiska REIM on its acquisition of the Europa Centralna retail center located in Gliwice, Poland.

Norton Rose Fulbright and Havel & Partners have advised senior lender Santander Bank Polska on a refinancing facility for Exact Systems. Barrocas reportedly advised Santander Bank Polska on Portuguese legal matters. Rymarz Zdort Maruta reportedly advised Exact Systems. MHJ Legal reportedly advised mezzanine lender Accession Capital Partners.

New legislation amending the Labor Code and other relevant acts was signed by the President and published in the Journal of Laws. This legislation implements two European Union Directives: Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and Directive (EU) 2019/1152 of 20 June 2019 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union. New provisions will come into force on 26 April 2023.

Crido Legal has advised Polish Apple reseller iSpot on its acquisition of the competing Cortland chain.

As Lexpo – The Legal Innovation Event returns in 2023 after a three-year hiatus, showcasing the latest trends in legal innovation in Continental Europe, CEELM spoke with Dentons Europe Director of Innovation and Member of Lexpo's Advisory Board Andrea Miskolczi to gain an insight into the current state of technology and innovation in CEE, and what the event's attendees have to look forward to.

Crido Legal has advised the Green World Fizan Fund on its full acquisition of IBC Service Recycling.

On April 7, 2023, White & Case announced that InfraVia’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Play Group subsidiary FiberForce (reported by CEE Legal Matters on July 8, 2022) had closed.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Projekt-Solartechnik and its subsidiaries on their private debt financing agreement with the Eiffel Investment Group for Polish solar power plants. Dentons reportedly advised the lender.

Allen & Overy has advised Krafton on its investment into the Warsaw Stock Exchange-listed Polish video game developer PCF Group. Greenberg Traurig advised PCF.

Former Orlik & Partners Partner Szymon Suchcicki has left his previous firm to set up the Kaass business law firm in Warsaw.

NGL Legal has announced the opening of the firm's Korean Desk, to be headed by Managing Partner Krzysztof Wiater with the support of Associate Ho Sun Nam, who joined the firm back in February.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Echo Investment on its EUR 45 million sale of the My Place II office complex in Warsaw to the Trigea Real Estate Fund. CMS advised the buyer.

B2RLaw has advised Bentley Systems and its Cohesive Group digital integrator business on the acquisition of Vetasi.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna on a PLN 2.3 billion ESG financing from a banking consortium. DLA Piper advised the banks.

Greenberg Traurig has announced the establishment of its new Data Center practice in the firm's Warsaw office, to be headed by Counsel Adam Narloch.