CMS' Croatian affiliate Bardek, Lisac, Musec, Skoko, and Partners has advised Privredna Banka Zagreb as the leading mandated arranger, coordinator, and agent on a EUR 283 million club loan, which also included Erste & Steiermaerkische Bank, Zagrebacka Banka, and OTP Banka, for Podravka's acquisition of companies from the Fortenova Group. Podravka also received a EUR 50 million equity investment from the EBRD, following the acquisition. Miskovic & Miskovic, BDK Advokati, and Gugic, Kovacic & Krivic advised Podravka. Mamic, Peric, Reberski, Rimac advised Fortenova Group. Wolf Theiss advised the EBRD. DLA Piper reportedly advised Podravka as well.

Popescu & Asociatii has successfully represented the Romanian Academy in a restitution dispute concerning 4,500 hectares of forest land.

Nechala & Partners has announced it successfully represented Zdruzenie Realitnuch Kancelarii Slovenska and software provider BackOffice in their complaint before the Slovak Antimonopoly Office regarding United Classifieds.

DLA Piper has advised the Government Debt Management Agency (AKK), acting on behalf of the Republic of Hungary, on an international syndicated revolving credit facility agreement for a total amount of EUR 1.5 billion with 13 undisclosed Hungarian and international banks. CMS advised the coordinating banks.

Cerha Hempel has advised ODDO BHF on establishing its Austrian branch.

Cobalt has advised Apollo Group's Estonian subsidiary Treeland on increasing its ownership in the Latvian restaurant chain Lido AS to 96% via share acquisition from KE Projekti.

RTPR has advised the Integral Capital Group private equity fund on the acquisition of a majority stake in Embryos from the three founders of the business. Wolf Theiss advised the sellers.

Bernitsas has advised AP Hermes Securitization on the acquisition of an NPL portfolio of unsecured and secured loans with a total legal claim of approximately EUR 700 million.

White & Case has advised Orlen on its issuance of USD 1.25 billion in unsecured bonds on the US Rule 144A bond market. Clifford Chance advised the banks.

Gessel has advised the Founders of Szopex on the sale of a 75% stake in the company to the CCC Group. Oles, Rysz, Sarkowicz reportedly advised CCC Group.

Dentons has advised the Republic of Lithuania on the issuance of two EUR-denominated benchmark bonds under its Euro Medium Term Note Program. TGS Baltic reportedly advised the Republic of Lithuania as well. Freshfields and Sorainen reportedly advised the underwriters.

Abcoo has represented Eczacibasi Holding on a promise-to-sell real estate agreement in return for revenue sharing with Mia Ordinary Partnership. Sole practitioner Fatih Yildirim reportedly advised Mia Ordinary Partnership.

Cerha Hempel has advised Sony Music Entertainment on its acquisition of Supraphon.

KLC has advised the National Bank of Greece on the project financing of Greece’s inaugural battery energy storage project sponsored by Elsewedy Electric SAE.

Kinstellar has advised Mitiska REIM fund First Retail International 2 on the acquisition of land in Bratislava for the construction of the Podunajska Brana retail park via a joint venture between Mitiska Group and Asset Services.

Paksoy, working with Linklaters, has advised Turkcell on its USD 1 billion Eurobond offering. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling and its Turkish affiliate Gedik Eraksoy reportedly advised the joint bookrunners.

Cobalt has advised German defense company Rheinmetall on a joint project with Lithuania’s EPSO-G Invest and Giraites Ginkluotes Gamykla to establish a 155-millimeter artillery ammunition manufacturing plant in Baisogala, Lithuania. TGS Baltic reportedly advised EPSO-G Invest. Sorainen reportedly advised Giraites Ginkluotes Gamykla.

Ellex, working with Thommessen, has advised Accent Equity on the acquisition of Brimer from Entec Group. Wikborg Rein reportedly advised the Entec Group.