Czabaaski & Galuszynski has advised Focus Estate Fund on the acquisition of three shopping centers in Poland’s Silesia region, including Sosnowiec Plaza, Ruda Slaska Plaza, and Rybnik Plaza, as well as on financing from BNP Paribas.

Dentons has advised Segro European Logistics Partnership on its acquisition of a fully-leased logistics park located in Sazava, near Prague, from UDI Group.

Kinstellar has advised BYD on its acquisition of the IP West office building in Budapest from CA Immo. Cerha Hempel advised CA Immo.

AKL Law Firm has advised Alpha Bank on the financing for Legendary Food for the Stoa Arsakeio redevelopment project in central Athens. KBVL reportedly advised Legendary Food.

The new Real Estate Registration Act that came into effect in January restructured the system for registering properties purchased in installments or subject to conditions, and introduced the so-called buyer's right. However, since January, there has been considerable debate regarding whether the buyer's right can be registered on properties involved in bank financing (and therefore under alienation and encumbrance prohibition). A recently enacted amendment to the law, however, resolves this issue.

Reals has advised Upvest on the first phase of mezzanine financing for the Goodwill shopping center portfolio, beginning with OC Kastanova, in the Czech Republic.