Kinstellar has advised Enery on its acquisition of a battery electricity storage system project in Bulgaria with a total installed energy capacity of 600-megawatt-hours from Most Energy. Wolf Theiss advised Most Energy.

Paksoy has advised Gama Holding subsidiary Gama Enerji on the sale of its 870-megawatt Ic Anadolu Natural Gas Combined Power Plant in Kirikkale to Socar Turkiye.

Cobalt, working with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, has advised Stonepeak on its acquisition of Bite Group's telecommunications tower infrastructure business TeleTower. Sorainen, working with Allen Overy Shearman Sterling and Paul Weiss, advised the sellers.

SKJB Szybkowski Kuzma Jelen Brzoza-Ostrowska has advised Atman on the WAW3 data center project in Duchnice near Ozarow Mazowiecki.

Papapolitis & Papapolitis has advised ATHEX-listed real estate developer and investor Technical Olympic on a co-funding agreement with Pollen Street Capital. Norton Rose Fulbright reportedly advised Pollen Street Capital.

AKL has advised Alpha Bank on the financing provided for the acquisition of Domes Zeen Chania by Brookfield.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised GKSD and Gruppo San Donato on the acquisition of a 27.78% minority stake in American Heart of Poland, together with AHP Logistyka and Healthcare & Hospitality Providers, for a total consideration of EUR 250 million.

Andersen has advised Olavion, a member of the Unimot Group, on its acquisition of a 60% stake in Rheinische Bahnpersonal-und Verkehrsgesellschaft. JKK advised the shareholders of RBP. 

Turunc has advised Lowercarbon Capital on its investment in Getmobil in a round that also included International Finance Corporation, 2150, and existing investors. Paksoy reportedly advised IFC. Baker McKenzie's Turkish affiliate law firm Esin Attorney Partnership reportedly advised Getmobil. 

CMS has advised Trigea Real Estate Fund on the acquisition of the Wola Center office building in Warsaw, as well as on securing EUR 73 million in acquisition financing from Santander Bank Polska. Gide Loyrette Nouel reportedly advised Santander Bank Polska.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised the founders of Unilogo Robotics on a majority investment from Resource Partners and the EBRD. BCGL advised Resource Partners. Dentons advised the EBRD. 

Moravcevic Vojnovic and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr has advised Alstom on the transport system design and construction for Belgrade Metro Line 1, Phase 1.

Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov has promoted Ivan Punev to Partner and Nikolai Gouginski to Co-Managing Partner of the firm, alongside Zdravka Ugrinova.

Laurenz Liedermann and Benedikt Sprinzl have joined Kinstellar's Vienna Office as Partners.

Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii has promoted Bianca Monica Chiurtu, Ioana Cazacu, and Ramona Pentilescu to Partner.

Jakub Kutzmann has joined Baker Tilly Legal Poland as a Partner and the firm's new Head of the Real Estate Practice.

Ellex has appointed Mari Must as the firm's new Head of Intellectual Property in Estonia.

Bernd Taucher Corporate Advisory law firm has opened for business in Vienna.

Former Estonian Supreme Court Justice Urmas Volens has rejoined Nove.

BDK Advokati has promoted Marija Gligorevic to Partner.

BBH has promoted Jan Kadrnozka to Partner.

David Adamov has joined Kapolyi as the Head of its Competition Law team and as the lead of the firm's compliance services. 

Ronaldas Kubilius has joined Ellex's Lithuanian office as Partner.

A new Vienna-based law firm, HYLT, has been launched by Tugce Yalcin and Dimitar Hristov.

In March 2024, the European Union adopted a new set of amendments to both the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, commonly known as MiFID II, and the related Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR), as part of the Capital Markets Union agenda. The two instruments operate together and form the core of the EU framework governing trading venues, investment firms and market transparency. The latest amendments are designed to improve the availability and quality of market data, enhance market resilience during periods of stress, and simplify certain regulatory requirements that were widely viewed as inefficient in practice. While the MiFIR amendments apply directly across the EU, Member States had to transpose the revised MiFID II into national law by 29 September 2025. Hungary has adopted national measures aimed at implementing the amended directive.

The Serbian Parliament adopted the new Law on Information Security on October 22, 2025. The adoption of the new Law on Information Security is a step forward in aligning Serbian legislation with the acquis in the field of information security. The new law provides for clearer definitions of terms, introduces new terms, increases the number of ICT systems operators, and imposes stricter obligations on ICT systems operators. ICT system Operators are left 18 months to comply with their ICT systems with the new law. 

By Law No. 74/2025 dated 04.12.2025, the Assembly of the Republic of Albania has adopted a new legal framework for the implementation of extended producer responsibility, fundamentally reforming the way in which waste from products is managed after the end of their life cycle. This law constitutes one of the most significant developments in the field of environmental law and market regulation, with a direct impact on producers, importers, and economic operators placing products on the Albanian market.

Public procurement in Bulgaria has long been a battlefield between the necessity for competitive transparency and the persistent shadow of concerted practices. Among the various grounds for exclusion of economic operators, bid rigging presents a unique legal challenge. Under the Bulgarian Public Procurement Act (PPA), the intersection of antitrust findings by the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) and the procurement process creates a complex landscape where the concept of "self-cleaning" becomes the only lifeline for businesses seeking to maintain their market presence.

The Hungarian Parliament has adopted Act No. CXXXV of 2025 on the Hungarian implementation of the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Regulation and the amendment of certain cybersecurity provisions. Key changes include a modification of the scope of the law and the designation of the SzTFH (Szabályozott Tevékenységek Felügyeleti Hatósága – Supervisory Authority for Regulated Activities) as both the notifying authority and the market surveillance authority. In addition, a significant amendment was introduced to Act LX of 2025 on Certain Court Proceedings and Liquidation Concerning Legal Entities, empowering courts to temporarily prohibit chief executive officers from performing their executive duties in specific cases based on a final decision of the SzTFH.

On 3 December 2025, the EU’s General Court issued its ruling in case T‑646/24, tackling a recurring VAT challenge in cross-border EU trade: how triangular transaction rules apply when supply chains involve more than three parties.

Regulations enabling the sharing of grid connections under the "cable pooling" formula have been in force in Poland since 1 October 2023. 2024 was the first full year in which these regulations were applied. The President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) recently published a report summarising the monitoring of the practical use of the cable pooling mechanism throughout 2024.

The Law on the Exchange of Data, Documents, and Information in the Event of Temporary Incapacity for Work through the software solution “eBolovanje - Poslodavac“ (“e-Sick Leave - Employer”) – (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia,” No. 109/25) is a new law that will enable the digital exchange of data on temporary incapacity for work between employers, medical doctors, and the Republic Health Insurance Fund,  that will enter into effect as of 1 January 2026.

In November 2025, the Hungarian Parliament adopted a bill amending several tax-related laws with a view to reducing administration and harmonising legislation. The tax package serves to make obligations more transparent, reduce procedural times and costs, expand digital operations, and clarify the implementation of legal harmonisation obligations.

Harmonizing with the increasingly complex EU regulations in the field of energy, the Republic of Serbia adopted a new Law on Gas at the beginning of December, thus taking a step to regulate the matter of gas with a single law.

The transition to new rules for the labelling of alcoholic beverages has proven to be one of the most complex aspects of Ukraine’s implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. What initially appeared to be a “simple” step – abandoning the familiar names cognac and champagne – in fact involved a multi-layered process touching on matters of legislation, trade, customs procedures, competition, and international cooperation.

The Government of Ukraine has approved Resolution No. 1759 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, dated 26 December 2025, which enters into force on 30 December 2025 and establishes a new procedure for the provision of marketing and promotional services related to medicinal products at the retail level (pharmacies).

Michal Dobrowolski (45) has about 20 years of transaction experience in M&A and private equity. bpv Huegel continues its strong, dynamic growth in M&A and private equity with this team expansion.

RTPR has assisted Proinvest Group SRL in relation to the sale of the insulating panel division to Lattonedil S.p.A., a leading Group in Europe in the production and marketing of insulating panels.

RTPR advised AROBS Transilvania Software, an important Romanian company that provides software services and solutions in various industries and the largest tech company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, on the acquisition of majority stake in Global Engineering Services & Solutions S.R.L.

The law firm bpv Huegel provided comprehensive support to NÖM AG during its merger with Vorarlberg Milch.

The international sales process for the renowned Vienna Marriott Hotel at Parkring Vienna has been successfully completed with its acquisition by an international consortium of investors.

AIR ARABIA WAS FOUND COMPLIANT DURING A RECENT PROCEDURE OF PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA ACROSS THE EU

bpv Huegel successfully advised RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Aktiengesellschaft (RWA) on the sale of its share in AUSTRIA JUICE GmbH to AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft.

RWA eGen completes the purchase of shares in RWA AG from BayWa AG. The acquisition financing was structured and provided by Raiffeisen Bank International AG.

bpv Huegel is delighted to appoint Johannes Mitterecker as a partner. He works in the Corporate Law/M&A practice group and specialises in M&A transactions, restructuring and sports law.

RTPR has assisted the syndicate of banks in connection with a RON 3.1 billion syndicated loan granted to Electrica.

From the 1st May, 2025 Markian Malskyy becomes the new managing partner of ARZINGER, replacing Timur Bondaryev, founding partner. Timur Bondaryev has held this position almost ever since the firm was founded 23 years ago and, together with other partners, has built a strong legal brand.

This makes bpv Huegel’s tax practice top-ranked in Chambers Europe. This confirms the leading position of bpv Huegel in tax law advice.