Clifford Chance has advised organizer and exclusive dealer Ipopema Securities on Echo Investment's issuance of five-year unsecured bonds with a total value of PLN 140 million.

Clifford Chance has successfully represented Mostostal Zabrze in an arbitration dispute before the Court of Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris against Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions concerning the construction of the AEGIS Ashore system base in Redzikowo, Poland.

Clifford Chance has advised documentation and facility agent ABN AMRO Bank and lenders Banco Sabadell, Credit Industriel et Commercial, BNP Paribas, Citi, Commerzbank, and SEB on BDR Thermea Group's EUR 650 million revolving credit facility.

Linklaters has advised NREP on a PLN 229 million loan from the EBRD, under the EBRD’s Resilience and Livelihoods Framework, to finance two residential rental projects in Warsaw. Clifford Chance reportedly advised the EBRD.

Despite a potential recession and high-interest rates, the overall outlook for the Polish market remains optimistic, with robust M&A activity in sectors such as IT, infrastructure, renewable energy, and gaming, according to Clifford Chance Office Managing Partner Agnieszka Janicka.

Clifford Chance has advised lenders Santander Bank Polska, Alior Bank, Bank Millennium, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki, and the EBRD on their financing for Gemini Polska. E+H advised Santander Bank Polska. CMS reportedly advised Gemini Polska. 

Clifford Chance has advised G City Europe – formerly Atrium European Real Estate – on its disposal of the Atrium Palac Pardubice shopping center.

Clifford Chance, working with Hannes Snellman, has advised ING on a Finnvera-covered export credit facility agreement and an EKN-covered export credit facility agreement with Digi Communications.

Clifford Chance has advised LCN Capital Partners on the sale-and-leaseback acquisition of a portfolio of 11 car showrooms located in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and the related financing from UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Kinstellar has advised Cura Vermoegensverwaltung on its exit from the Arkady Pankrac-ownership joint venture with G City Europe. Clifford Chance reportedly advised G City Europe.

Clifford Chance has advised lottery operator Allwyn on its EUR 1.3 billion issuance of senior secured notes. Allen & Overy advised the initial purchasers.

Clifford Chance has advised Norsk Hydro on a renewed tender offer for the purchase of 100% of the shares in Alumetal. Penteris advised Alumetal.

As part of a firm-wide promotion round that saw 32 lawyers become a Partner at Clifford Chance, Irena Floras-Goode was appointed a Partner in the firm’s Warsaw office.

Clifford Chance Badea has advised the arrangers on implementing the EUR 500 million bond issuance of Banca Transilvania. Filip & Company advised issuer Banca Transilvania.

On April 27, 2023, Wardynski & Partners announced that OT Logistics’ debt restructuring (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on June 26, 2019) had closed.

Clifford Chance Badea has advised a bank syndicate coordinated by Banca Comerciala Romana on the USD 531.8 million syndicated loan facility – which can be increased to USD 600 million – for three KMG International Group companies in Romania: Rompetrol Rafinare, Rompetrol Downstream, and KMG Rompetrol.

On the evening of April 25, 2023, the Deal of the Year Awards Banquet brought together, under the same roof, top-tier lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe's leading law firms and ILFs active in the region in Istanbul.

Clifford Chance has advised a club of banks led by Ceska Sporitelna – including UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia and the Czech branch of Citibank Europe – on a CZK 1 billion club financing for Packeta and its subsidiaries. Wolf Theiss advised Packeta.