Dorda has advised the DigitalBridge Group on its joint acquisition with Brookfield Infrastructure and its institutional partners of a 51% stake in GD Towers from Deutsche Telekom. E+H and Latham and Watkins advised the bidding consortium of GIP, KKR, and Stonepeak. Reportedly, Allen & Overy and Morgan Lewis also advised DigitalBridge, Freshfields and Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised Brookfield Infrastructure, while, on the sell side, Gleiss Lutz, Noerr, CMS, Schoenherr, Cuatrecasas, and Freshfields advised Deutsche Telekom on the deal.
CMS Advises Alpla on Acquisition of Apon
CMS has advised Austria's Alpla on its acquisition of Polish pharmaceutical packaging producer Apon.
Greenberg Traurig and Baker McKenzie Advise Echo Investment on Sale of Office Building in Wroclaw
Greenberg Traurig and Baker McKenzie have advised Echo Investment on the sale of the MidPoint 71 office building in Wroclaw to the Trigea Real Estate Fund.
North Macedonia: Legislative Updates on Infrastructure Projects
The development of road infrastructure is important for the Macedonian authorities. The Government of the Republic of North Macedonia (RoNM) analyzed and undertook different approaches for the realization of infrastructure projects in the past. During the last few years, the Assembly of the RoNM (Assembly) has adopted two laws that stipulated additional regimes for the realization of infrastructure projects.
Austria: PPP & Infrastructure Projects Going Digital and Green
Public infrastructure projects in Austria and in particular PPPs are undergoing several changes. In the last few years, the focus of PPPs was on social infrastructure like schools, hospitals, and other clinics. Many of them have been structured as so-called Betreibermodelle, i.e., a form of build, finance, and operate models. However, the focus is clearly shifting towards infrastructure for digitalization and climate change.
Practice Check-In: North Macedonia
ODI Law Partner Gjorgji Georgievski, EY Law North Macedonia Manager Jana Nikodinovska, CMS Partner Marija Filipovska, Popovski & Partners Partner Ognen Martinov, and Lalicic & Boskoski Partner Vedran Lalicic talk about what practices have been keeping their firms busy and their outlook.
Strike! Law Firms Compete in 5th CEELM Budapest Law Firm Bowling Challenge
On June 30, 2022, CEE Legal Matters hosted the fifth edition of the CEELM Budapest Law Firm Bowling Challenge: A competition of four-person teams from leading law firms in Hungary, with all proceeds going to the previous winner’s charity of choice. A total of 13 law firms competed for the trophy – and the bragging rights that go along with it.
Ulcar & Partners and Zivkovic Samardzic Advise on TCH’s Sale of Cimos to Mutares
Ulcar & Partners and Zivkovic Samardzic have advised the TCH Industrial Group on the sale of Cimos and its subsidiaries to Mutares. CMS and Luther reportedly advised the buyer.
CMS and White & Case Advise on EUR 220 Million Investment in Rohlik
CMS has advised a group of investors on a Sofina-led EUR 220 million series D financing round for the Rohlik Group. White & Case advised the Rohlik Group. Linklaters reportedly advised Sofina. Pierstone reportedly advised some of the investors.
CMS Appointed as Disney+ Serbian Data Protection Representative
The Walt Disney Company and Disney DTC EM Limited have appointed Petrikic & Partneri in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz as their Serbian Data Protection Representative.
Norton Rose Fulbright and CMS Advise on mBank's Financing for Pozarowo PV Portfolio
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised mBank on its financing for the construction of the 40-megawatt Pozarowo PV portfolio in Poland, sponsored by Afcon Renewable Energy. CMS advised Afcon.
Dora Petranyi Appointed Global Co-Head of CMS' Technology, Media, and Communications Group
CMS Budapest Partner and CEE Managing Director Dora Petranyi has been appointed as Global Co-Head of the firm's Technology, Media, and Communications Group, alongside CMS Germany's Pietro Fringuelli.
The Buzz in Albania: Interview with Besnik Duraj of CMS
While the economy appears to have been doing better, on the back of infrastructural development, the internal judicial reorganization is leaving Albania in a bit of a bind, according to CMS Partner Besnik Duraj.
MPR Partners and Schoenherr Advise on V-Ridium’s Acquisition of Solar Park from Samsung C&T
MPR Partners has advised GreenVolt subsidiaries V-Ridium Solar 45 and V-Ridium Renewables on their EUR 83 million acquisition of a photovoltaic project from the Samsung C&T Corporation. Schoenherr and, reportedly, Herbert Smith Freehills advised the seller. CMS reportedly advised a consortium of banks on financing the acquisition.
CMS Successful for Kooperatsiya Parallel 2000 in Post-Privatization Dispute
CMS has successfully defended hydropower producer Kooperatsiya Parallel 2000 in a post-privatization dispute initiated by Bulgaria’s Public Enterprises and Control Agency.
Clifford Chance Advises Hillwood Polska on Financing for Logistics Park
Clifford Chance has advised Hillwood Polska on the financing for the construction of a logistics park in Sycow provided by BNP Paribas Bank Polska.
Deal Expanded: Interview with CMS on 2021 DOTY for Poland
CMS' Slawomir Czerwinski Talks About The Deal of the Year in Poland - InPost IPO.
CMS Advises Porsche on New EUR 500 Million Investment Round for Rimac
CMS has advised Porsche on a new EUR 500 million investment round into Rimac that also included, among others, Softbank and Goldman Sachs as new investors. Reportedly, Kunstek Halle & Simac, working with Latham & Watkins, advised Rimac on the deal.