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Eversheds Sutherland has successfully represented the Polish State Treasury before the European Union's Court of Justice in proceedings related to the PLN 1.38 billion in state aid received by Autostrada Wielkopolska.
Dentons, working alongside Kirkland & Ellis, has advised KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners on their acquisition of CyrusOne. Reportedly, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison also advised GIP, while Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Venable, and Eversheds Sutherland advised CyrusOne.
Cobalt has advised the shareholders of the Lithuanian Apotheca Vaistine pharmacy chain on its sale to Magnum. Eversheds Sutherland reportedly advised the buyer.
Eversheds Sutherland's Head of the Bratislava Office Bernhard Hager has been appointed Managing Partner for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Principal Associate and Head of the Labour Law team Radek Matous was promoted to Partner in Prague.
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Eversheds Sutherland has advised Parker Hannifin’s Polish branch on the sale of its premises and transfer of its operations to a newly leased Oxygen Project property.
Eversheds Sutherland has advised Atos International on the acquisition of Ideal Product Data.
Clifford Chance has advised Coca-Cola HBC Poland & Baltics on the acquisition of Costa Express in Poland from Costa Coffee. Eversheds Sutherland has reportedly advised the seller.
Alliott Global Alliance members Woloszanski & Partners and Ellisons Solicitors have advised Web Shield on the sale of its shares in the Web Shield Group to Swedish ZignSec AB. Eversheds Sutherland advised the buyer.
Radu si Asociatii, working with Eversheds Sutherland, has advised the shareholders of GloriaFood, including Oliver Auerbach, Mihai Anghel, and Cosmin Ancuta, on the sale of the company to Oracle. Morgan Lewis and GTC Law Group advised Oracle on the deal on M&A and IP aspects, respectively.
TGS Baltic has advised Baltic private equity fund manager BaltCap on its exit from Estonian waste management company AS Eesti Keskkonnateenused. Eversheds Sutherland reportedly advised Eesti Keskkonnateenused on the deal.
CMS has advised Bluehouse on the sale of its Ostrava-based shopping center Korso Karvina to Conseq. Eversheds Sutherland advised the buyer.
Ellex Klavins and Ellex Valiunas have advised Livonia Partners on the sale of 100% of the shares in Santa Monica Networks to LMT in Latvia and Lithuania, respectively. Eversheds Sutherland advised the buyer.
Eversheds Sutherland Bitans has successfully represented the Latvian Privatization Agency and its subsidiaries in litigation against former Parex Bank shareholders. The agency was awarded EUR 124 million in damages and EUR 600,000 in legal expenses, after proceedings extending over ten years.
Eversheds Sutherland Ots&Co has advised Estonian investment firm MM Grupp OU on its acquisition of control over Forum Cinemas OU in Estonia, as well as its branches in Latvia and Lithuania.
Eversheds Sutherland with offices in Bratislava and Prague and as part of an international network, provides comprehensive legal advice also in foreign jurisdictions.
Our team consists of a total of more than 40 lawyers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, most of whom have previously worked at major international and local law firms and have extensive experience in particular in the areas of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, real estate, employment law, competition law, litigation and arbitration, energy, infrastructure, as well as environmental and ESG law.
Our advisory services are offered in Slovak, German, Czech and English language. Members of our team include attorneys registered with the Austrian Bar Association. On this basis, and because we are part of Eversheds Sutherland, we are also able to offer extensive legal support on various foreign legal issues.
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