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Wolf Theiss has advised Dacia Plant shareholders Calin Ioan Ianta and Radu Ionescu-Heroiu on the sale of a majority stake in the company to Ceres Pharma. PwC's Romanian affiliate D&B David and Baias advised Ceres Pharma on the deal.
Schoenherr has advised the managers on the EUR 750 million issuance of 2.5% mortgage pfandbriefe due 2030 by the Erste Group Bank. Wolf Theiss reportedly advised Erste.
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, CMS has worked on 15 reported Banking & Finance deals in Bulgaria in the past five years – more than any other law firm?
Taylor Wessing has advised PKO Bank Polski on the financing of a warehouse project being developed in Pabianice by Panattoni. Wolf Theiss advised Panattoni.
Wolf Theiss has advised a syndicate of Erste Group Bank, Banca Comerciala Romana, OTP Bank Nyrt, OTP Bank Romania, and Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederoesterreich-Wien on a EUR 410 million credit facility granted to the Iulius Group.
Wolf Theiss has advised the Aramis Group on its acquisition of Onlinecars.
Following the recent addition of Roxana Dudau in Romania (reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 6, 2022), Wolf Theis has announced it hired Tomasz Siembida in Poland as a Partner, and the further promotion of Austria-based Nikolaus Loudon and Venus Valentina Wong, Poland-based Konrad Kosicki, and Slovenia-based Teja Balazic Jerovsek to Partners.
Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, Filip & Co. and RTPR have both worked on 16 reported deals so far this year in Romania, putting them in a two-way tie atop the leaderboard in that country?
Wolf Theiss, working with Aird & Berliss, has advised Jade Power Trust on the sale of its portfolio of six renewable energy projects to Enery Power Holding. Schoenherr advised the buyer.
Roxana Dudau has joined Wolf Theiss' Bucharest office as Partner and head of Real Estate & Construction practice in Romania and other jurisdictions of the firm.
Boyanov & Co has advised Yara International on the sale of Bulgarian and Romanian businesses Yara Bulgaria and Yara Digital Romania to the Nik Group. Wolf Theiss advised the buyer.
Wolf Theiss, working with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has advised Raiffeisen Bank S.A. on its issue of RON 500,850,000 Senior Non-Preferred Eligible Sustainability Notes. Clifford Chance advised the joint lead managers.
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen and Dentons announced that Romgaz' acquisition of ExxonMobil subsidiary ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Limited (reported by CEE Legal Matters on May 12, 2022) has now closed.
Wolf Theiss has advised the Sunman Group on its acquisition of Noriel Impex, Intertoy Zone, and Toys & Games Industry from Jonagold CEE Holding. Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu advised the sellers on the deal.
Preparedness and adaptability are the Serbian keys to doing business in a changing and challenging environment, according to Partner Andjelka Todorovic of Law Office Miroslav Stojanovic, in cooperation with Wolf Theiss.
On July 11, 2022, Kinstellar announced that KBC Bank’s acquisition of Raiffeisenbank in Bulgaria (reported by CEE Legal Matters on November 25, 2021) had closed.
Queritius and Wolf Theiss, working with Dechert, have successfully represented the interests of the Mol Group in a USD 230 million ICSID arbitration case against the Republic of Croatia. Reportedly, Weil Gotshal & Manges, Peters & Peters, and Brick Court Chambers also represented Mol.
Wolf Theiss, working with Ropes & Gray, has advised Bain Capital Tech Opportunities on its USD 150 million investment in Ataccama, a unified data management platform provider. Deloitte Legal reportedly advised Ataccama.
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