Kinstellar has appointed Karla Rundtova as the Co-Head of the firm-wide Automotive & Industrials Sector.

Kinstellar has advised First Big Orange Garden on its acquisition of the FairPlay Business Hub from Fairplay International. Jordanov, Ignatov & Ivanov reportedly advised Fairplay International.

Kinstellar has advised Mitiska REIM investment fund Mitiska European Real Estate Partners 3 on the entry of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development into a joint venture with property developer OPC Group for the development and operation of five retail parks in Slovakia.

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Kinstellar has advised BYD on its acquisition of the IP West office building in Budapest from CA Immo. Cerha Hempel advised CA Immo.

Kinstellar has advised Banca Intesa Beograd on the introduction of mini bonds in Serbia.

Kinstellar has advised Polon-Alfa on its recent financing from P Capital Partners. Clifford Chance advised P Capital Partners. Baker McKenzie reportedly advised Polon-Alfa as well.

Norton Rose Fulbright, its Turkish affiliate law firm Pekin Bayar Mizrahi, Kinstellar, and Havel & Partners have advised Benefit Systems on a PLN 1.775 billion (approximately EUR 414 million) financing package extended by Santander Bank Polska and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego to support the full acquisition of Mars Spor Kulubu ve Tesisleri Isletmeciligi. A&O Sherman reportedly advised the lenders.

Kinstellar has advised MVM on the sale of its entire stake in telecommunications subsidiary MVM NET to Pro-M. DLA Piper advised Pro-M.

Kinstellar and Greenberg Traurig have advised CCC on its recent PLN 3.66 billion (approximately EUR 850 million) financing increase provided by a consortium including mBank, the EBRD, Bank Pekao, BNP Paribas Bank Polska, PKO Bank Polski, Santander Bank Polska, and Bank Handlowy w Warszawie, alongside Santander Factoring, mFaktoring, PKO Faktoring, and BNP Paribas Faktoring. Clifford Chance and Lakatos, Koves and Partners advised the banks.

Kinstellar and Potamitis Vekris, working alongside Milbank, have advised Advent on its acquisition of TBI Bank from 4finance Holding. Koutalidis, working with White & Case, advised 4finance Holding. Arendt reportedly advised Advent as well.

Ukraine's infrastructure sector is experiencing heightened activity driven by urgent reconstruction needs and modernization efforts following the impact of the war with Kinstellar Partner Oleg Matiusha expressing cautious optimism over the significant opportunities awaiting investors as recovery efforts accelerate.

Markus Taufner has joined Kinstellar's Vienna Office as a Partner. At the same time, Petra Heindl joined Kinstellar as Counsel.

Kinstellar has advised Hungary’s state-owned energy company MVM Group on the public procurement and development of a new nearly-1-gigawatt combined-cycle gas turbine power plant at Tiszaujvaros in North-East Hungary. 

Kinstellar has promoted Magda Raducanu and Jan Lehky to Partner.

Kinstellar has announced Maja Mayrhuber as the fourth Partner to join its new Vienna office.

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