Clifford Chance has advised Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka on the partial refinancing of the purchase price for Emma Alpha Holding's acquisition of a controlling ownership interest in FAVI Online.

Linklaters has advised Cornerstone Investment Management on its and Kartesia's acquisition of Ecowipes. Clifford Chance advised Ecowipes. Reportedly, Dentons advised on financing aspects of the deal.

White & Case has advised Orlen on the issuance of seven-year series-B registered Eurobonds with a total nominal value of EUR 500 million. Clifford Chance advised the banks involved.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a consortium of lenders on a PLN 1.5 billion (EUR 338 million) sustainability-linked financing for Cargounit. Clifford Chance advised Cargounit.

Clifford Chance, working with the Paris office of Herbert Smith Freehills, has advised Cellnex Telecom on its acquisition of the remaining 30% stake in Polish telecommunications infrastructure company OnTower from Iliad. Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak, working with Bredin Prat, reportedly advised the seller.

Egemenoglu has advised the shareholders of Tunay Gida on its sale to International Beer Breweries. The Ciftci Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance reportedly advised IBB.

Did You Know that 12 firms in Central and Eastern Europe worked on more than 16 client matters reported by CEE Legal Matters in the first half of the year? According to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, two firms worked on more than 40 client matters reported by CEE Legal Matters in the first six months of 2023: Schoenherr, which worked on 42, and Clifford Chance, which worked on 41.

Clifford Chance has advised the underwriters of Hidroelectrica's RON 9.3 billion initial public offering. Filip & Company advised Fondul Proprietatea on the sale of its entire shareholding during the IPO. Dentons advised Hidroelectrica on the issuance and listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.

Did You Know that a total of 20 Partners worked on five or more reported CEE client matters in the first half of 2023? According to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, that group of 14 is led by Alper Onar of the Aksan Law Firm in Istanbul, who worked on 12 client matters, and Milos Felgr of Clifford Chance in Prague and Bratislava, who worked on nine reported client matters in the first half of this year.

Clifford Chance Badea and Stoica & Associates have successfully represented Orange Romania before the High Court of Cassation and Justice in a dispute with Romania's Competition Council concerning a EUR 13.5 million fine it had issued the company in the investigation of an alleged abuse of dominant position.

White & Case has advised the STS Holding and its majority shareholders – MJ Foundation and Fundacja Zbigniew Juroszek – on the sale of the company to Entain Holdings. Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer reportedly advised Entain.

Allen & Overy has advised Polenergia on a PLN 300 million financing provided by Santander Bank Polska and Bank Pekao. Clifford Chance advised the banks.

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.