Filip & Company has advised BT Capital Partners, Citigroup Global Markets Europe, Erste Group Bank, J.P. Morgan, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Unicredit Bank as the arrangers of Romgaz's EUR 500 million bonds issuance. Musat si Asociatii reportedly advised Romgaz.

Kinstellar has advised A1 Srbija on the acquisition of a greenfield site in Serbia.

Cobalt has advised the EBRD on a EUR 100 million investment in Green Genius.

Eversheds Sutherland has advised Santander Bank Polska on the consolidation and extension of its financing of a portfolio of seven real properties owned by Adgar Poland.

Dorda, working with Shoosmiths and Heuking, has advised Five Arrows on its acquisition of Intact alongside CGE Partners.

Zepos & Yannopoulos has advised Inspired Education Group on its entry into the Greek market via ventures with the Moraitis School and Costeas Geitonas School.

Suciu Partners has advised on the merger of PPC's distribution companies Banat, Dobrogea, and Muntenia and supply companies PPC Energie and PPC Energie Muntenia. Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii reportedly advised on the merger as well.

Boyanov & Co has advised Bulgarian pharma company Sopharma on its acquisition of a pharmaceutical product portfolio consisting of both CHC and prescription products.

Gecic Law, working with sole practitioner Branko Radojcic, has successfully represented Telekom Srbija before the Commission for Protection of Competition in North Macedonia.

Kinstellar has advised Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel on the acquisition of BNP Paribas’s Hungarian subsidiary Magyar Cetelem Bank. Wolf Theiss advised BNP Paribas.

DWF has advised PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Orsted on a lease agreement with Istrana for the future T5 terminal in the Port of Gdansk. Clifford Chance Advised Istrana.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised Hilltop Technologies on entering the Ukrainian market via the launch of its R&D arm – SET Cyber Labs – in collaboration with SET University. 

Former Deloitte Legal Partner Apostolos Vorras has joined Koutalidis as Partner and head of the firm's Digital Law practice.

Former Kinstellar Ukraine Partners Margarita Karpenko, Alla Kozachenko, Galyna Zagorodniuk, and Illya Sverdlov have established Imagine Lawyers.

Former Clifford Chance Counsel Aneta Disman has joined Wikov as its Chief Legal Officer in the Czech Republic.

Former Mars Wrigley Head of Legal for Poland Magdalena Dedynska has become the company's new Senior Counsel for Central Europe.

Former Baker McKenzie Senior Associate Katerina Schenkova has joined Thyssenkrupp as its new Regional Compliance Officer.

KPMG Legal - Toncescu si Asociatii has promoted Cristina Rosu, Irina Stanica, Dragos Nicolae Iamandoiu, and Calin Dragoman to Partner.

Former Schoenherr Partner Jelena Arsic has joined MaxBet in Serbia as its new Chief Legal and Risk Officer.

Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha has promoted Selena Ymeri, Ilir Johollari, and Dorant Ekmekciu to Partner.

Weinhold Legal has appointed former Associate Jakub Nedoma to the position of Associate Partner.

Fabiani, Petrovic, Jeraj, Rejc and MP Law have merged as of September 30, 2024, to create PFP Law.

Former PwC CEE Head of Legal Business Solutions Hugh Owen has joined Kinstellar as Partner.

Milan Keker, Aleksandra Bujkovic, and Ivan Pejovic have founded Keker, Bujkovic, Pejovic – KBP Legal – in Montenegro.

The amendments to the Bulgarian Public Health Act (PHA), introduced on 8 October 2024, are aimed at modernising the healthcare system, enhancing data management and improving patient care. They prioritise the transition to electronic health records (EHR), regulate telemedicine, and introduce a digital scheduling system for medical appointments. This article provides a high-level overview of the amendments.

Montenegro is not a member state of the European Union but rather a candidate country for membership, which status was granted on December 17, 2010.  As such, European Union regulations are not directly applicable in Montenegro, however, many regulations have been harmonized with EU directives as a result of the harmonization process (acquis Communautaire).

On 13 August 2024, the Ukrainian Government adopted Order No 757-p “Certain Issues of Pilot Auctions for the Allocation of the Support Quota in 2024” (“Green Auctions Order”) scheduling the first auctions for supporting renewable energy producers under the feed-in premium mechanism (“Feed-in-Premium”) later this year.

At the end of last year, the Ministry of Finance announced the improvement of the Electronic Invoicing System (known as SEF), which will consist of various modules. Certainly, the most significant module will still be the E-Invoice, which has already been in use by business entities since January 1, 2023. Along with it, new modules such as the E-Delivery note, E-Excise, and E-Customs will also be integrated.

Commencing from October 1, 2024, tax benefits for taxpayers with a high level of voluntary tax compliance or members of the announced “White Business Club” will come into full force and effect.

The right to disconnect entitles employees not to be at the employer’s disposal during rest periods and other justified absences.

People, as individual sources of evidence, are crucial in criminal cases. In more complex cases, even hundreds of people may be interrogated. So it is not uncommon in Widen’s practice to receive a concerned phone call from a client who has been called in for questioning. What to expect in such a case?

In the middle of July 2024, the Ministry of Energy announced that the Government will make it mandatory for manufacturers of batteries and their components, as well as battery waste managers, to carry out an environmental impact assessment procedure.

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court (case no. 27 Cdo 3499/2023) decided that the delivery of a legal act by email to a statutory body of a company is effective from the moment the email reaches the recipient's inbox, even if the recipient has not opened the email or was on vacation at the time.

On 15 August 2024, the Hague District Court issued a decision in the ongoing legal dispute between Gazprom International Limited (hereinafter – “Gazprom”) and Asset Management Company Slavutych-Invest (hereinafter – “Slavutych”).

As of the 2024 financial year, companies in Hungary are facing new and stringent ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting requirements under Act CVIII of 2023 (ESG Act). While large companies may already be familiar with the relevant EU directives (notably the CSRD and the CSDDD), the Hungarian regulations present unique challenges, especially for local subsidiaries of multinational corporations.

Effective from 1 January 2025, Croatia will introduce a new property tax law. This new law will replace the current vacation home tax and apply to all residential properties, with certain exemptions. Local governments will institute the new law and set tax rates within a specified range by taking into account property characteristics and other factors.

The Reverse Share Split at a ratio of 10:1 to reclassify the company's share capital was resolved at the Annual General Meeting on 14 June 2024.

The IMMOFINANZ Group acquired a further approx. 38% of S IMMO shares from CPI Property Group SA for a purchase price of around EUR 608.5 million.

Drakopoulos is pleased to announce the launch of its new Data and Digital practice, dedicated to providing comprehensive legal solutions to clients navigating the increasingly complex landscape of data protection, digital transformation, AI, cybersecurity and emerging technologies.

The Montenegrin Law on Business Organizations prohibits the return of contributions to shareholders. But is capital reduction with simultaneous payment to shareholders permissible? This article explores the legal ambiguities and practical challenges arising from this question.

The ITR Tax Awards recognise the best tax consultants and tax lawyers every year. bpv Huegel was awarded twice this year.

RTPR has assisted the shareholders of 123FormBuilder – 212 Regional Fund II, Catalyst Romania, Florin Cornianu and Adrian Gheara – in relation to the sale of the company to American group Kiteworks.

Oliver Koppany will be joining Jalsovszky as Foreign Legal Counsel from September, focusing on US-Hungarian business connections.

Paul Pfeifenberger (36) specialises in real estate and has been with bpv Huegel since 2015.

RTPR has assisted OX2 in relation to the sale of a 99.2 MW onshore wind project located in the Eastern part of Romania to Nala Renewables, a joint venture between IFM Investors and Trafigura.

RTPR has assisted private equity fund Innova Capital in relation to the sale of Optical Investment Group to EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses.

RTPR has assisted Vectr Holdings, through its subsidiary Vectr Realty Holdings, in relation to the indirect acquisition of 100% stake in the company that owns The Landmark from funds managed by Revetas Capital and affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management.

RTPR has assisted Global Records and Stefan Lucian, the founder and CEO of the company, in the process of selling a 25% stake in the company to Believe, one of the world’s leading digital music companies and of setting up the terms of their strategic partnership.