Adam Kaplonyi has joined Act Legal as a Partner in Budapest.

Glatzova & Co has advised Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka on its investment into Ownest.

Baker McKenzie has advised Bank Pekao on the issuance of EUR 500 million 4.00% senior non-preferred Eurobonds due 2030 under its EMTN program established in November 2023. Clifford Chance reportedly advised JP Morgan on the deal.

White & Case has advised joint lead managers Commerzbank, Danske Bank, DZ BANK, Erste Group Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International, and UniCredit Bank on the issuance of EUR 500 million 2.875% mortgage-covered bonds due 2029 under the EUR 10 billion mortgage-covered bond program of UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia.

White & Case’s Turkish affiliate GKC Partners has advised Zurich Insurance on its acquisition of NN Hayat ve Emeklilik. Baker McKenzie's Turkish affiliate Esin Attorney Partnership advised the sellers.

GIde and Ellex, working with Ashurst, have advised Rivage Investment, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, and Norway's Kommunal Landspensjonskasse on a EUR 300 million IPP financing for the construction of 1.3-gigawatt of solar PV, wind, storage, and hybrid parks in the Baltics and Poland, provided to Sunly. CMS and reportedly White & Case and Sorainen advised Sunly.