Clifford Chance has advised Europa Capital on the acquisition of the D2 Logistics Park project together with partner White Star Real Estate. Dentons advised the undisclosed seller.

Clifford Chance has advised a consortium of lenders including DNB Bank, PZU, and Santander Bank Polska on a facilities agreement with DIF Capital Partners-owned SPVs for the construction and operation of a 108-megawatt wind portfolio consisting of four wind farms. Allen & Overy reportedly advised the borrowers.

Clifford Chance has advised Atrium European Real Estate on its divestment of the Optima shopping center in Kosice to the joint venture of two Slovak shopping center investors for EUR 118 million. Taylor Wessing and Krnac Koncok & Partners reportedly advised the buyers.

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Clifford Chance has advised Hillwood Polska on the financing for the construction of a logistics park in Sycow provided by BNP Paribas Bank Polska.

Savoric & Partners has advised Croatian retail chain company Studenac on its acquisition of Lonia Trgovina. Planinic Soljic and Partners advised the sellers.

Clifford Chance has advised UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia on the refinancing of the existing financial indebtedness of the Mattoni 1873 group. 

Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, Dentons has worked on the most deals reported on the CEE Legal Matters website this year: a remarkable 44 as of May 24, 2022. CMS is in second place with 33 deals reported on the website, with Clifford Chance (31), Sorainen (29), and Allen & Overy (25) rounding out the top five.

Clifford Chance has advised Highlander Partners on the PLN 65 million sale of its portfolio company Rotometal to its current CEO Grzegorz Dolbniak. Sobczynscy i Partnerzy advised Rotometal minority shareholders Joachim Setnik and Barbara Setnik. SMM Legal advised Dolbniak on the management buyout.

Clifford Chance has advised mBank on the PLN 75 million issuance of two series of green bonds by R.Power. White & Case reportedly advised R.Power.

Clifford Chance has advised a club of lenders including Komercni Banka, Ceska Sporitelna, and Raiffeisenbank on a EUR 137.5 million loan to the Accolade group for the construction of an Amazon automated distribution center. Allen & Overy advised Accolade.

The Lambadarios law firm has advised the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund on the first stage of the new concession tender for the Attiki Odos motorway.

Polish Clifford Chance lawyers have advised on antitrust filings for the restructuring of China XD Group Xidian and related subsidiaries of the State Grid Corporation. 

Cerha Hempel, working with Clifford Chance Germany, has advised RHI Magnesita on its recycling and disposal joint venture with the Horn & Co Group. Oppenhoff reportedly advised Horn & Co.

Clifford Chance has advised Norsk Hydro on its tender offer for the purchase of Alumetal. Lakatos, Koves, and Partners reportedly advised Norsk Hydro on Hungarian law-related matters. Penteris reportedly advised Alumetal.

Clifford Chance has advised the Green Group on a EUR 127 million financing from a syndicate of banks. Filip & Company advised the lenders. Linklaters reportedly advised the lenders as well.

Clifford Chance has advised ING Bank Slaski S.A. and its subsidiaries on the negotiations of a new lease agreement for office space in the Plac Unii building, where ING Bank Slaski increased the space it had been leasing since 2013. Greenberg Traurig advised the lessor, Invesco.

Adelina Prokop and Pawel Puacz have been promoted to Partner in Clifford Chance’s Warsaw office.