CMS has advised Bonafarm Group on its acquisition of a 97.57% stake in FrieslandCampina Romania from Royal FrieslandCampina.

Havel & Partners has advised Arriva on a purchase agreement with Skoda Transportation for the delivery of 22 new railway units.

Kinstellar has advised East Grain on its acquisition of a 90% stake in Maragro Group.

White & Case has successfully represented the State of Georgia in a dispute concerning the Anaklia Port project, with an ICSID tribunal’s unanimous dismissal of claims filed by Dutch businessman Bob Meijer under the Georgia-Netherlands BIT.

Cobalt has advised Stargate Hydrogen on a partnership with Respol, including Repsol’s venture capital fund acquiring a minority stake in the company.

Leroy si Asociatii has advised Vinci Energies on its agreement to acquire EnergoBit Group. PwC’s Romanian affiliate D&B David and Baias reportedly advised the founders of EnergoBit.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised the Ioannou Family and Donkey Hotels & Resorts on their partnership with funds managed by Azora Gestion.

Brandl Talos has advised Vienna-based biotech company Resonate Bio on its spin-off from the University of Vienna. 

Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii has advised the Tasuleasa Social Association on the legislative process leading to the adoption of the Long-Distance Hiking Trail Law in Romania. Reff & Asociatii | Deloitte Legal reportedly advised the Tasuleasa Social Association as well.

White & Case and Bondoc si Asociatii have advised a syndicate of eight commercial banks and international financial institutions on the EUR 331 million financing of the second phase of the VIFOR wind farm project in Romania, currently being developed by Rezolv Energy, an Actis platform.

Sayenko Kharenko has advised Oschadbank as the coordinating bank of a consortium of Ukrainian state-owned banks in securing ownership of BFC Gulliver. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan reportedly advised Oschadbank as well.

ODI Law has advised GrECo on its acquisition of SIPOS Posredovanje Zavarovanj. CMS advised the sellers, Jurij and Majda Mravlja.

Avellum and Hillmont Partners have successfully defended Argentem Creek Partners and Innovatus Capital Partners in a bankruptcy dispute against GNT Group member Olimpex Coupe International before Ukraine’s Supreme Court.

Wolf Theiss has advised the founder of Genesis College on an investment from Mozaik Investments. Filip & Company advised Mozaik Investments.

CMS, working with Clifford Chance, has advised UniCredit Group and Zagrebacka Banka on the EUR 550 million debt refinancing granted to Fortenova Grupa. King & Spalding reportedly advised Fortenova Grupa.

SKJB Szybkowski Kuzma Jelen Brzoza-Ostrowska has advised Polish industrial real estate developer 7R on the sale of 7R BTS Bielsko-Biala West I, a 20,000-square-meter warehouse fully leased to Aluprof, to Accolade through a joint venture with Conseq. Norton Rose Fulbright advised Accolade.

CCAO has advised Ates Wind Power and its shareholders on the sale of a stake in the company to the Turkiye Green Fund. Ozbek advised the Turkiye Green Fund.

Filip & Company has advised Engie Romania on a EUR 90 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to support the development of new green energy projects with a combined estimated capacity of at least 250 megawatts by 2028. Clifford Chance advised the EBRD.