Clifford Chance, working with Jalsovszky, has advised a club of banks led by Ceska Sporitelna on the financing for CVC Capital Partners and Emma Capital's acquisition of Packeta (reported by CEE Legal Matters on January 9, 2024). Wolf Theiss advised Packeta.

Dentons has advised mBank on its PLN 199 million facility agreement with Enwind to refinance the existing Gluchow I wind farm and finance construction of the new Gluchow II wind farm, with a combined capacity of 40 megawatts. Clifford Chance reportedly advised Enwind.

Clifford Chance Badea has advised the PIB Group on its acquisition of the Stein Bestasig Insurance Broker in Romania.

Dentons has advised Santander Bank Polska, Erste Group Bank, and Rand Merchant Bank on their EUR 145.2 million loan extended to EPP and Echo Investment for the refinancing of the Galeria Mlociny shopping center in Warsaw. Clifford Chance advised EPP and Echo Investment.

Clifford Chance has advised Hillwood on the financing of the construction of the Hillwood & LCube Wroclaw East warehouse park in Dobrzykowice, near Wroclaw, provided by mBank and amounting to over EUR 28.4 million. CMS reportedly advised mBank.

On April 4, 2024, Clifford Chance announced that the formation of Arcelik's new standalone home appliance business JV with Whirlpool (reported by CEE Legal Matters on January 24, 2023) had been completed, resulting in the formation of Beko Europe.

Dentons' Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki has advised Ikas on its USD 20 million Series A funding round led by the IFC and the Re-Pie Asset Management Company. Clifford Chance Turkish affiliate Ciftci Attorney Partnership advised the IFC. Unsal advised Re-Pie.

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Clifford Chance has advised Ceska Sporitelna on financing the Oriens Group's full acquisition of S&K Tools through its Oriens Fund III subsidiary, Czech Machining Holding.

Wolf Theiss, working with Clifford Chance, has advised Allianz Bank Bulgaria on the review, negotiations, and regulatory compliance of a synthetic securitization agreement with the European Investment Bank Group.

Clifford Chance has advised Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka and Ceska Sporitelna on the financing for Kofola Group's joint acquisition of the Pivovary CZ Group together with the RSJ investment group and the Usovsko agricultural group. Nedelka Kubac Advokati advised Kofola on the acquisition.

Clifford Chance has advised Nofar Energy on the engineering, procurement, and construction agreement and the operation and maintenance agreement with CJR Renewables for two photovoltaic projects in Romania with a capacity of 315 megawatts.

Rizoiu & Poenaru, working with Clifford Chance, has advised the Affidea Group on its acquisition of cancer care provider MedEuropa Romania. Biris Goran, working with Linklaters, advised the sellers.

White & Case has advised window and door manufacturer Eko-Okna on a financing transaction with PKO Bank Polski, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Bank Pekao, ING Bank Slaski, BNP Paribas Bank Polska, Santander Bank Polska, and the EBRD for an undisclosed amount. Clifford Chance advised the banks.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised PKO Bank Polski, EBRD, ING Bank, Credit Agricole, Santander, Bank Pekao, mBank, and PZU on their PLN 2.8 billion syndicated refinancing of Fiberhost, INEA, and their associated companies. Clifford Chance advised the borrowers.

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Clifford Chance has advised Northrop Grumman on executing an offset agreement – covering eight different projects and valued at over PLN 300 million – with the Polish State Treasury as part of the implementation of Phase II of the Wisla air/missile defense program.

Clifford Chance has advised the arranging banks – Citi, Erste, HSBC, JP Morgan, and Societe Generale – on Romania's first issuance of green bonds, to the tune of EUR 2 billion, and simultaneous EUR 2 billion issuance of conventional bonds. Filip & Company, working with Linklaters, advised Romania's Ministry of Finance.