Gessel and Kambourov & Partners have advised MS Galleon on its acquisition of Corab. TGS Baltic reportedly advised MS Galleon as well.

Dentons has advised Electrica on the successful bid of its subsidiary Crucea Power Park SRL in the first round of the Contracts for Difference auction as part of Romania’s state aid scheme for renewables.

CCAO has advised Yapi Kredi, Akbank, Aktif Bank, and Alternatif Bank on a USD 95 million syndicated loan for Tekfen Holding. Tunc Firat Dereli advised Tekfen Holding.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Generali Investments CEE on its acquisition of a logistics park in Zabrze, Poland, from Panattoni. Deloitte Legal advised Panattoni.

Hillmont Partners and Astraea have advised on a settlement between the Stati Parties and the Republic of Kazakhstan in a dispute concerning a 2013 USD 500 million SCC Award, bringing all related litigation to an end.

Koutalidis has advised Sfakianakis Group on the restructuring of its debt with a total value of approximately EUR 300 million.

Kinstellar has advised a syndicate of banks led by BRD Groupe Societe Generale and Banca Transilvania, with Raiffeisen Bank Romania as a sustainability agent, on a EUR 73 million syndicated facility to Grup Serban Holding. RTPR advised Grup Serban Holding.

Everlegal has advised VisionFund on establishing its Ukrainian entity and obtaining a financial company license, enabling it to provide non-banking financial services such as granting loans and banking metals.

Reals has advised Redside on the sale of its Nova Real Estate Fund portfolio, comprising 16 retail and office properties in the Czech Republic, to Ceskomoravska Nemovitostni and Nemo Fund. Clifford Chance advised the buyers.

On January 3, 2025, RTPR announced that MidEuropa's EUR 1.3 billion sale of Profi to Ahold Delhaize (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on November 1, 2024) has now closed.

White & Case has advised TPG Real Estate on the EUR 470 million sale of CT Real Estate to funds managed by Blackstone. Schoenherr, working with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, advised Blackstone. Talers reportedly advised TPG Real Estate as well.

Lambadarios has advised BriQ REIC on its merger with Intercontinental International REIC. Machas & Partners advised Intercontinental International REIC.

Former DWF Local Partner and Head of Insurance Pawl Stykowski has his eponymous Pawel Stykowski Legal Studio.

Ozlem Gelbal Uluisik has become the new General Manager of the Legal Department at Zorlu Holding.

Former Cakmak Attorney Partnership Partner Gokhan Okan has joined Ergun as a Partner.

Former Greenberg Traurig Local Partner Paulina Kimla-Kaczorowska has launched Kimla Law.

Former Counsel Denys Medvediev has been promoted to Partner at Redcliffe Partners. The same promotion round also saw Kateryna Zheltova promoted to Senior Associate.

Former Hogan Lovells Partner Piotr Zawislak has joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a consultant in the firm’s banking and finance practice. Joining with Zawislak is Associate Julia Pycka.

Paksoy has promoted former Counsel Gulce Saydam Pehlivan to Partner.

Milorad Gajic has joined Radovanovic, Stojanovic & Partners as a Partner and the firm’s new head of the Real Estate and Construction practice group.

Former Wolf Theiss Partner Horst Ebhardt has joined Kinstellar as a Partner to launch the firm's new office in Vienna.

Montenegro-based Jovovic, Mugosa & Vukovic and Serbia-based Zivkovic Samardzic have joined the South East Europe Legal Group.

BDK Advokati has entered North Macedonia via a cooperation agreement with a local qualified independent Attorney at Law Josif Filipovski. Moreover, the firm has expanded its presence in Bosnia & Herzegovina with the addition of Melika Basic.

Ergun has promoted former Senior Associate Irmak Yensel Nergiz to Partner.