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.

Did you know that the early 2024 deal leaderboards are already available via the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website?

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.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki on the financing for the construction of 28 photovoltaic farms located in Poland provided to subsidiaries of Projekt Solartechnik. Clifford Chance advised Project Solartechnik.

Taylor Wessing has advised Sunday Natural and founder Joerg Schweikart on the sale of a stake in Sunday Natural to private equity investor CVC Capital Partners VIII. Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak, working with Germany's Lubberger Lehment, ZENK, and Clifford Chance, reportedly advised CVC.

Gecic Law, working with the Brussels office of Clifford Chance, has successfully represented the interests of the Arena Channels group regarding a broadcasting dispute in Kosovo. Deloitte Legal reportedly advised Arena Channels as well.

Dentons has advised PKO Bank Polski and the EBRD on providing debt financing for the construction of the 31.5-megawatt Grabkowo wind farm in Potegowo and operational support for the 37.5-megawatt Orla wind farm, both of which are operated by Eurowatt. Clifford Chance advised Eurowatt.

Did you know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, a total of twenty law firms and seventeen individual lawyers worked on five or more reported Romanian client matters in 2023? 

Clifford Chance has advised G City Europe Limited on the sale of the Arkady Pankrac shopping center to Trigea, a part of the Partners group. White & Case reportedly advised Trigea.

CMS has advised UniCredit Bank on its EUR 39.3 million financing for Enery group subsidiary Comcris Energy for the construction of a 51.4-megawatt solar ground-mounted photovoltaic project located in Sarmasag, Romania. Clifford Chance Badea reportedly advised the borrower.

Clifford Chance has advised Bank Millennium on the synthetic securitization transaction for a portfolio of unsecured non-mortgage loans with a total value of PLN 7.2 billion. Allen & Overy reportedly advised organizer and issue agent UniCredit Bank AG.

Continuing our review of 2023, did you know that a total of twelve lawyers worked on seven or more reported client matters in Poland in 2023 – a step up from the ten lawyers who worked on that many in 2022? The 2023 partner leaderboard was led by Tomasz Rogalski of Norton Rose Fulbright, who worked on a market-leading 15. Clifford Chance’s Andrzej Stosio, whose 11 reported deals in 2022 led the market, repeated that number in 2023, tying him for second place with White & Case’s Marcin Studniarek.

Dentons has advised Santander Bank Polska and BNP Paribas Bank Polska on granting a PLN 408 million financing to Nowel. Clifford Chance reportedly advised Nowel.

Did you know that while only five lawyers worked on ten or more CEE client matters reported by CEE Legal Matters in 2022, a total of fourteen lawyers reached that level in 2023? The 2023 leaderboard was led by Milos Felgr of Clifford Chance in Prague, who worked on a remarkable 20 CEELM-reported client matters last year, with Alper Onar of Istanbul’s Aksan Law Firm, who worked on 19, close behind. Fellow Turk Kerem Turunc, the Managing Partner of Turunc, worked on 17 reported deals, while Djordje Nikolic of NKO Partners in Belgrade worked on 16, and Tomasz Rogalski of Norton Rose Fulbright in Warsaw worked on 15.