Dentons has advised Fio Realitni Fond SICAV on its acquisition the Czech company owning Stara Celnice, from BVK Europa‑Immobilien‑Spezialfonds. Wilsons reportedly advised BVK Europa Immobilien Spezialfonds.

Gessel has advised DP Polska Spolka Akcyjna on the sale of Mastergrupa to Domino’s Pizza Poland.

TGS Baltic has advised 2C Ventures on leading a EUR 400,000 investment round in Esgrid that also saw the participation of Lemonade Stand, Startup Wise Guys, and Greenco Ventures.

PRK Partners has advised GoOut on its acquisition of Ticketstream.

Wolf Theiss, working with Morrison Foerster, has advised SoftBank Group Corp on its planned all‑cash acquisition of Ampere Computing from lead investors Carlyle and Oracle Corp.

Sorainen has advised Eiffel Investment Group on a EUR 20 million debt financing provided by the Eiffel Energy Transition III fund to Envolve Capital.

Ellex has advised Nordic Solar on securing EUR 24.15 million in financing from Swedbank for the completion of its 80-megawatt photovoltaic park in the Svencionys district in Lithuania. 

Schoenherr has advised Austrian health‑tech startup Hi.health and its shareholders on the sale of the business to Pliant. Studio Legal and Dorda advised Pilant.

CMS has advised Nikan Agro on the licensing process before the Bulgarian Energy and Water Regulatory Commission for its 50-megawatt Blatska photovoltaic project.

Baker McKenzie has advised Kingspan Group on the pre‑construction phases of its EUR 280 million building technology manufacturing campus near Lviv, Ukraine. 

BBH has advised PPF Group on the disposal of its residual 30% interest in LEAG Holding to EP Group. 

White & Case Turkish affiliate law firm GKC Partners has advised Zorlu Enerji on the USD 100 million tap issuance of senior guaranteed sustainability-linked notes due 2030. Baker McKenzie and its Turkish affiliate law firm Esin Attorney Partnership reportedly advised on the transaction as well.

DLA Piper has promoted Florin Tineghe, Gabor Simon, Michal Gajdus, and Piotr Miller to Partner as part of the firm's latest promotion round.

Daniel Necz has founded the SimpLegal law firm in Budapest.

Merve Akkus and Elif Yaver have joined Tunc, Firat, Dereli's Corporate and M&A group as Partners.

Kinstellar has promoted Magda Raducanu and Jan Lehky to Partner.

Former Turcas Petrol Chief Legal Officer Eda Yuksel has joined Dogan Holding as its new Chief Legal Officer.

Georgiana Enache has joined KPMG Legal – Toncescu & Associates as Counsel and the firm's new Head of the Litigation team.

Camiel van der Meij has joined Drzewiecki Tomaszek & Partners as a Partner.

Former Clifford Chance Senior Partner David Kolacek has joined KKCG as Group Chief Legal Officer.

Former Aequo Partners Sergiy Denisenko and Pavlo Byelousov have established the Bono Legal law firm.

Dentons has appointed Partner Anna Szymanska as the new Head of Public Procurement in its Warsaw office.

Jalsovszky has launched a Legal Technology Team led by Head of Technology Geza Jalsovszky.

Markiyan Malskyy was appointed as Arzinger's new Managing Partner, taking over from Founding and Senior Partner Timur Bondaryev.

In the last few months, the Commission for Protection of Competition of the Republic of North Macedonia (the “Commission”) has stepped up its enforcement efforts of antitrust rules and food supply chain practices in the country.

Expropriation is the process of taking or limiting ownership and other property rights over real estate for the purpose of realizing a public interest as defined by law. In the Republic of North Macedonia, this process is regulated by a specific Law on Expropriation.

On April 8, 2025, the lower Romanian chamber of the Parliament approved the legislative proposal no. 606 (Proposal) that aims to raise the threshold pertaining to the initiation of a specific type of lawsuit concerning debt recovery.

Romania continues to experience a significant labor shortage due to widespread emigration and demographic decline, particularly in the construction, trade, and HoReCa (Hotel/Restaurant/Café) sectors.

Romania is taking a decisive step toward integrating the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) through the triple regulatory framework simultaneously established by the Ministry of Finance through Order No. 85/2024, the Financial Supervisory Authority through Norm No. 4/2024, and the National Bank of Romania through Order No. 1/2024.

Romania’s logistics and transportation sector is entering a new era. With the recent regulatory approval of DSV’s acquisition of DB Schenker, the industry is witnessing the most significant consolidation move in over a decade. The deal directly reshapes how logistics providers in Romania position themselves, scale their operations, and recalibrate strategic priorities.

The Romanian energy sector has been a hot topic in recent years due to market developments as well as to the legal framework which continued to adapt to governmental policies and the market’s needs. 2024 was no exception to this trend, with several milestones reached, and 2025 is expected to bring further changes and evolutions on the market.

On April 9, 2025, the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) published a press release with significant implications for urban planning practice and real estate development in Romania.

Romania is set to implement a significant legal framework aimed at enhancing the accessibility of products and services for all consumers, particularly those with disabilities.

Romania is accelerating its transition to renewable energy, aiming to expand wind and solar power as key components of its energy mix. In 2024, several new regulations were introduced to incentivize private investment and streamline project approvals, fostering a more attractive environment for green energy development.

The Romanian competition landscape has constantly been at the intersection of significant investment activity and intense regulatory enforcement.

North Macedonia has taken a significant step in regulating market competition with the enactment of the Law on the Prohibition of Unfair Trade Practices in the Supply Chain of Agricultural and Food Products (Law).

From the 1st May, 2025 Markian Malskyy becomes the new managing partner of ARZINGER, replacing Timur Bondaryev, founding partner. Timur Bondaryev has held this position almost ever since the firm was founded 23 years ago and, together with other partners, has built a strong legal brand.

This makes bpv Huegel’s tax practice top-ranked in Chambers Europe. This confirms the leading position of bpv Huegel in tax law advice.

EAVISTA is acquiring 75.1% of the shares in card complete Service Bank AG from UniCredit Bank Austria and Raiffeisen Bank International.

We are delighted to announce that PRK Partners has been shortlisted with other three international law firms operating on the Czech legal market as finalists for the Czech Republic Law Firm of the Year 2025 in the 26th annual IFLR Europe Awards.

The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic (PMU) imposed a fine of EUR 675,200 on United Classifieds s.r.o. for a serious breach of competition rules, namely for abuse of a dominant position on the online real estate advertising market.

RTPR announces the promotion of Bogdan Cordos to Partner. He joins the team of 8 partners consisting of Costin Taracila, Victor Padurari, Alexandru Retevoescu, Mihai Ristici, Valentin Berea, Roxana Ionescu, Alina Stavaru and Cosmin Tilea.

The bpv Huegel team led by Elke Napokoj advised the founder and the shareholders of EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH (“EVK”).

A transaction team of bpv Huegel advised RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Handel und Vermögensverwaltung eGen (RWA eGen) on the acquisition of shares in RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Aktiengesellschaft (RWA AG) from BayWa Aktiengesellschaft (BayWa AG).

RADULESCU & MUSOI provided comprehensive legal support for the successful completion of the transaction through which DigiRay, whose majority shareholder is the investment fund Black Sea Fund, acquired the three Maraffka clinics in Ploiești.

Schoenherr has won Best Law Firm of the Year at the 2024 CIJ Awards Hungary gala in Budapest. In the last three years, Schoenherr's real estate practice has played a prominent role in landmark deals in Hungary. 

IMMOFINANZ takes further step to optimise group structure. IMMOFINANZ Group holds 100% of the shares in S IMMO following completion of the squeeze-out.

RTPR announces the successful closing of a new M&A transaction in the energy industry, the sale of the renewable energy portfolio of Evryo Group, owned by funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management, to PPC Group.