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Clifford Chance has advised AHP Investments on the sale of a majority stake in the American Heart of Poland medical network to Gruppo San Donato in partnership with GKSD. Dentons advised the target. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised the buyers.
Clifford Chance has advised KKCG Group's Technology pillar on the complete refinancing of its existing bank indebtedness and the further recapitalization of its members, including those in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Poland, and Serbia.
CMS has advised the Bitdefender cybersecurity company on its acquisition of Singapore-based Horangi Cyber Security. Singapore's Dentons Rodyk & Davidson reportedly advised the unidentified sellers.
Former Dentons Partner – and long-time Warsaw Managing Partner – Arkadiusz Krasnodebski recently left the firm where he had spent over 20 years.
Dentons has advised Cornerstone Investment Management and its joint venture partner on the financing for their acquisition of the Warta Tower office building in Warsaw and related capital expenditure. SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised lenders Santander Bank Polska and Erste Group Bank AG.
Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership has advised Koc Medical on its acquisition of Bicakcilar Global Tibbi Urunler and its fully owned subsidiary Bicakcilar Tibbi Cihazlar.
Dentons has advised Cornerstone Investment Management on its financing agreement with Kartesia for the acquisition of biodegradable hygiene product manufacturer Ecowipes Group, including its French affiliate Hydra Beauty & Clean. Wardynski & Partners, working with Stibbe, advised Kartesia.
Czabanski & Galuszynski has advised HiProMine on a EUR 32 million financing for the construction of a new production plant and insect genetics center from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. Dentons advised BGK and the KUKE state export credit agency.
PHH and Dentons have advised Kommunalkredit on a EUR 37.5 million financing for the 63-megawatt Senyo photovoltaic plant in Hungary. CMS reportedly advised the project's commissioners, Green Source and Core Value Capital.
Dentons has advised Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC's P3 Logistic Parks subsidiary on its acquisition of two logistics assets in the UK from Segro.
Dentons has advised Ursus Breweries on its virtual power purchase agreement with Enery.
On 30 June 2023, Law of Ukraine No. 3220-IX On introduction of changes to certain laws of Ukraine as to recovery of energy safety and green transformation of the energy system of Ukraine (the Law) was adopted in the second hearing in its entirety.
On July 26, 2023, Linklaters announced that Polish developer Develia's EUR 100 million acquisition of 19 Polish subsidiaries from French developer Nexity (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on June 5, 2023) had closed.
Turunc has advised the Arya Women Investment Platform on its investment in Turkish electronics rental company Kiralarsin. Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki reportedly advised Kiralarsin.
Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki has advised Ekmob Sales Force Automation on its pre-series A bridge funding round that included TechOne VC, Finberg, Yildiz Tekno GSYO, and Koray Gultekin Bahar. The HS Attorney Partnership advised TechOne.
Linklaters has advised Cornerstone Investment Management on its and Kartesia's acquisition of Ecowipes. Clifford Chance advised Ecowipes. Reportedly, Dentons advised on financing aspects of the deal.
As reported by CEE Legal Matters on July 11, 2023, Dentons advised Hidroelectrica on the issuance and listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. CEELM reached out to Dentons Partner and Head of the Capital Markets group in Bucharest Loredana Chitu to learn more about the matter.
Dentons has advised AP Pension on the financing of Better Energy’s portfolio of five solar parks across Poland with a combined annual production capacity of 237 megawatts.
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