Wolf Theiss, working with Ropes & Gray, has advised Astorg on the separation of price-reporting agency Fastmarkets from businesss and financial information company Delinian.
Legislative Changes in Slovenia Related to Cross-Border Services and Employment of Foreign Nationals
On 22 March 2023, an amendment to the Transnational Provision of Services Act (Zakon o čezmejnem izvajanju storitev – ZČmIS-1, “Act on Cross-Border Services“) was adopted and partially came into force on 18 April 2023, with individual provisions becoming effective on 1 January 2024.
ODI Law and Wolf Theiss Advise on SHS Capital EUR 18 Million Investment in MESI Medical
ODI Law has advised Slovenian diagnostic company MESI on the EUR 18 million investment received from SHS Capital's SHS VI Healthcare Investments fund. Wolf Theiss advised the investor.
European Commission Adopts Merger Simplification Package – Cutting Red Tape for Merging Businesses?
On April 20, 2023, the European Commission ("Commission") adopted a merger simplification package ("Package") aimed at simplifying the Commission's review of concentrations under the EU Merger Regulation. The core of the Package is the expansion of the categories of cases which can be treated under the Commission's simplified procedure. In addition, the Package aims to streamline the review of simplified and non-simplified cases by introducing new notification forms.
Evidence Regulation on the Verge of Becoming a Reality
Securing e-evidence and establishing efficient procedures is key.
Employment Brief: Regulatory updates from Slovenia
A couple of legislative changes that affect working parents, foreign employees and posted employees recently came into effect in Slovenia.
Wolf Theiss Advises PolSolar on 250-Megawatt Solar Plant Development in Hungary
Wolf Theiss has advised a group of investors represented by PolSolar on the engineering, procurement, and construction of a 250-megawatt solar power plant in Mezocsat, Hungary.
Austria: Latest Developments in the Real Estate Market
The Austrian real estate market has been characterized by steady growth over the last decade, driven by a strong economy, low-interest rates, and increasing demand from both local and foreign buyers.
A Closer Look: Wolf Theiss' Matthias Schimka on the EUR 2 Billion Financing for the Benteler Group
On May 22, 2023, CEE Legal Matters reported that Wolf Theiss, working with Milbank, had advised the initial purchasers and lenders on Salzburg-based Benteler Group’s capital market debut issuance and loans amounting to over EUR 2 billion. CEELM reached out to Wolf Theiss Partner Matthias Schimka to learn more about the matter.
Wolf Theiss Advises Sekyra Group on Forward Sale of Affordable Housing Project in Prague
Wolf Theiss has advised the Sekyra Group on its forward sale of the Opatov II residential project to Dostupne Bydleni Ceske Sporitelny and the Vienna Insurance Group's Kooperativa Pojistovna.
Closing: Sale of BNP Paribas Personal Finance Bulgaria to Eurobank Now Closed
In June 2023, Boyanov & Co announced that the sale of BNP Paribas Personal Finance Bulgaria to Eurobank (reported by CEE Legal Matters on February 14, 2023) had closed.
Employment in Poland
Contributed by Wolf Theiss.
The Status of CEE Banking & Finance: A CEE Legal Matters Round Table
On November 10, four Banking & Finance experts from Croatia, Hungary, Romania, and Serbia sat down for a virtual round table moderated by CEE Legal Matters Managing Editor Radu Cotarcea to discuss banking consolidation, financing availability, the effects of high interest rates, bank capitalization, green financing, the specter of loan restructuring, and the other challenges the sector is facing.
Romania Rebounding: A CEELM Round Table
On April 8, 2021, CEE Legal Matters sat with senior partners from four of Romania’s leading law firms for a Round Table conversation.
Smoothing the Silk Road: A China-CEE Round Table
Chinese investors and developers are expanding their footprints in Europe, focusing often on green technology and opportunities in the solar, hi-tech, and automation industries, as well as highly-publicized infrastructure development tenders. Over the years, the amount of Chinese investment has increased, as has the number of Chinese professionals settling in CEE to facilitate Europe-China relations and bridge differences in culture, expectations, and styles. In September, 2018, CEE Legal Matters sat down at the Dentons office in Budapest with three Chinese lawyers to learn about their experiences working on the ground in CEE.
Bosnian Round Table: A Complicated Situation
On the morning of October 2, 2017, representatives from many of the leading law firms in Bosnia – and two senior in-house counsel – gathered in the Sarajevo offices of Wolf Theiss Bosnia & Herzegovina to discuss the state of the legal market in their uniquely structured country.
Market Makers
The commercial legal markets of Central & Eastern Europe didn’t appear automatically. They didn’t develop in a vacuum. They were formed, shaped, and led, by lawyers – visionary, hard-working, commercially-minded, and client-focused individuals pulling the development of CEE’s legal markets along behind them as they labored relentlessly for their clients, their careers, their futures.
Expert Summit Round Table: Considering an Inconsistent and Threatened Recovery in CEE Legal Markets
On the evening of December 8, 2016, at the Hotel Bristol in Warsaw, CEE Legal Matters hosted the 2016 Expert Summit – our annual gathering of experts from across the region to discuss the state of affairs in CEE Legal Markets.