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  • Dentons, Bernitsas, and MSTR Advise on Greencells Group’s EUR 65 Million Solar Plant Portfolio Development Financing

    Dentons and Greek-based MSTR Law have advised the Greencells Group on obtaining EUR 65 million in development financing for its solar plant portfolio across seven jurisdictions. Bernitsas and, reportedly, Hogan Lovells advised Kommunalkredit – the structuring bank and sole lender.

    Greencells Group is a renewable project developer.

    According to Dentons, “the financing will enable Greencells to fund the further development and expansion of its pan-European photovoltaic and battery storage portfolio and is based on a borrowing base approach with an option to increase the total financing to EUR 100 million.”

    The Dentons team included Poland-based Partner Piotr Nerwinski, Counsel Joanna Swiostek, Senior Associate Aleksandra Czyz, and Junior Associate Aleksandra Grzeskowiak alongside further team members in Germany, Italy, Spain, France, UAE, and the Netherlands.

    The MSTR team included Partner Dirk Reinhardt, Senior Associates Xanthi Kourti, Anastasia Nikolakopoulou, and Thodoris Kriarakis, and Associate Dimitra Georgaki.

    Bernitsas’ team included Partner Athanasia Tsene and Associate Sildia Fotopoulou.

  • CMS Advises Rail Cargo Group on Joint Venture with Transfera

    CMS has advised Austria-based Rail Cargo Group on creating a joint venture with Serbia-based Transfera.

    OBB subsidiary Rail Cargo Group is a European rail logistics provider.

    Transfera is Serbia’s second-largest transport and logistics provider. 

    According to CMS, “RCG will own 51% and Transfera 49% of the new company, which will be headquartered in Belgrade. The joint venture will initially focus on developing intermodal logistics solutions, aiming to integrate Serbian railways into the European transport network and promote environmentally friendly transport solutions.”

    The CMS team included Belgrade-baesd Partner Marija Tesic, Counsel Srdjan Jankovic, and Attorney at Law Mila Drljevic, Vienna-based Partner Dieter Zandler, and Warsaw-based Partner Malgorzata Urbanska.

    CMS did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.

  • Schoenherr Advises on Resalta’s Sale of Resalta BV Netherlands to Aggreko

    Schoenherr, working with Rutgers & Posch, has advised the shareholders of Resalta on the disposal of a controlling stake in Resalta BV Netherlands, including its Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, and Czech Republic subsidiaries, to Aggreko. A&O Shearman reportedly advised Aggreko.

    Resalta is an energy service company operating in Central and Southeast Europe.

    Headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, Aggreko is a supplier of mobile and modular power, temperature control equipment, and energy services.

    The Schoenherr team included Slovenia-based Partners Peter Gorse, Vid Kobe, Marko Frantar, and Matej Crnilec, Senior Associate Tilen Zagar, Attorneys at Law Maks David Osojnik and Manja Hubman, and Associate Miriam Gajsek, Croatia-based Attorneys at Law Lea Muzic, Ksenija Sourek, and Dina Vlahov Buhin, and Associate Doroteja Sturm, Czech Republic-based Attorneys at Law Petr Koral, Jiri Marek, and Sebastian Speta, Romania-based Attorneys at Law Simona Lehniuc, Alexandra Huza, Alexandra Paduraru, Vlad Cordea, Cristiana Manea, and Carla Filip, and Serbia-based Attorneys at Law Pavle Eric and Bojan Rajic and Associate Milos Jokic.

    Editor’s Note: After this article was published, Selih & Partners informed CEE Legal Matters that it advised Agrekko on the deal as well, alongside A&O Shearman’s team in the Netherlands, Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka Law Firm in Croatia, BDK Advokati in Serbia and RTPR in Romania. The Selih & Partners team included Partners Natasa Pipan Nahtigal, Jera Majzelj, Spela Arsova, and Mia Kalas, Senior Associates Lidija Zupancic, Miha Hocevar, and Gregor Novljan, and Associates Eva Novak, Nina Licen, and Tim Music Kralj.

    The DTB team included Senior Partner Mario Krka, Partner Marina Kovac Krka, and Attorneys at Law Ana-Maria Sunko Peric, Dominik Glavina, and Marta Hren.

    The BDK team included Senior Partners Dragoljub Cibulic and Dragoljub Sretenovic, Senior Associates Marija Gligorevic, Djordje Zejak, and Relja Radovic, Attorney at Law, Anja Gligorevic, and Junior Associate Petar Eric.

  • Gecic Law and Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Advise Remus on Acquisition of GLM

    Gecic Law, working with Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner, Von Wobeser y Sierra, and Pedersoli Gattai, has advised Remus Holding on the acquisition of a controlling stake in GLM from Star Capital Sgr. Giliberti Triscornia e Associati reportedly advised Star Capital.

    Remus is a manufacturer of exhaust systems for the automotive and motorcycle industries.

    GLM is an Italian manufacturer of automotive components. According to Gecic Law, “the acquisition includes an indirect takeover of GLM RS Zrenjanin, a crucial part of GLM’s global manufacturing capacities.”

    Star Capital Sgr is an Italian asset management company.

    The Gecic Law team included Partner Ognjen Colic, Senior Associates Milos Petakovic and Nemanja Sladakovic, and Associates Bojan Tutic, Marko Jovic, Nikola Ivkovic, Vasilije Boskovic, and Zarko Popovic.

    The Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner team included Partners Markus Fellner and Lukas Flener, Senior Lawyer Peter Blaschke, and Associate Maximilian Heinz.

  • New Managing Partners in Kinstellar’s Bratislava and Prague Offices

    Viliam Mysicka has been appointed as the new Managing Partner of Kinstellar’s Bratislava office and Jan Juroska has taken over as the new Managing Partner of the firm’s Prague office.

    Additionally, Adam Hodon has been appointed as the new Kinstellar Chief Operating Officer.

    Mysicka has been with Kinstellar’s Bratislava office since 2012 when he started as a Managing Associate before making Counsel in 2015 and Partner in 2018. Earlier, he spent two years with Linklaters, a year in-house with Procter & Gamble, and a year with CMS as a Junior Associate.

    Juroska has been with Kinstellar since 2008 when he joined as an Associate. He was promoted to Managing Associate in 2012, Counsel in 2015, and Partner in 2016. Earlier, he spent more than two years with Linklaters as an Associate.

    “I am delighted to see these talented leaders, nurtured within our firm, stepping into new and important leadership roles,” commented Firm Managing Partner Ferenczi Kristof. “They bring fresh perspectives to our leadership and firm management, and I am confident that they will drive the continued growth and success of their respective offices and the firm.”

  • TGS Baltic Advises Rulonas on Acquisition of IMS Baltic Companies

    TGS Baltic has advised Rulonas on its acquisition of IMS Baltic companies from Metal Service Group Holding. Widen Legal reportedly advised the sellers.

    Rulonas is a supplier of stainless steel and aluminum in the Baltic region.

    Metal Service Group Holding engages in trading, processing, and distribution of steel and other metal products.

    IMS Baltic companies operating in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia were formerly known as Schmolz+Bickenbach Baltic and Swiss Steel Baltic. According to TGS Baltic, “these companies have been part of the Baltic market since 1997 under Jacquet Metals, a global steel industry leader. This strategic move will significantly expand Rulonas Group’s steel product range. “

    The TGS Baltic team included Partners Aurimas Pauliukevicius and Andra Rubene, Associate Partner Triinu Jarviste, Counsel Maris Vutt, Senior Associates Anna Vaivade and Indre Vickaite-Liatuke, Associate Evija Abele, Lawyer Aleksander Pajuri, and Legal Assistant Meda Stankute.

  • Mares & Mares and Emilianides Katsaros Announce Partnership

    Romania-based Mares & Mares and Cyprus-based Emilianides Katsaros have formed a partnership spanning Cyprus, Romania, and Greece.

    According to Mares & Mares, the collaboration will uniquely position the firms to “address complex commercial, financial, and business crime disputes.”

    “Celebrating this significant milestone, I am honored to announce our strategic partnership,” commented Mares & Mares Managing Partner Mihai Mares. “This collaboration marks a pivotal moment for us, expanding our reach, and strengthening our capacity to provide tailored representation to our diverse clientele, particularly in business criminal law as it becomes increasingly transnational.”

    “This strategic collaboration with Mares & Mares … not only expands our geographical presence but also strengthens our capacity to deliver comprehensive advisory, corporate, and legal services,” added Emilianides Katsaros Executive President Achilles C. Emilianides. “Our combined expertise will meet the needs of Romanians seeking support in Cyprus or Greece, assist Cypriots navigating the legal landscape in Romania, and provide corporate, advisory, and legal assistance to companies established and operating in our countries, and beyond.”

  • JDP Advises Nextbike on Share Agreement of LARQ and Tier Mobility

    JDP has advised Nextbike on an agreement with its minority shareholder LARQ under which it sold all its shares to majority shareholder Tier Mobility. White & Case reportedly advised Tier Mobility.

    Nextbike is a bike-sharing company operating in Europe.

    According to JDP, as a result of this transaction, Tier Mobility’s share reached 90.04% and “this agreement and transaction end the 3-year-long dispute between the shareholders, which involved and influenced Nextbike.”

    The JDP team included Partner Marcin Chomiuk, Head of Tax Magdalena Zasiewska, Of Counsel Boguslaw Lackoronski, Counsel Barbara Kaczala, Senior Associates Karol Macias, Arkadiusz Gorski, and Anna Nowodworska, and Associates Klaudia Olejniczak, Aleksander Eggink, and Justyna Kamionowska.

    JDP did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.

  • Claudia Fochtmann-Tischler, Daniel Orosz, Desiree Prantl, and Robert Wippel Make Partner at Baker McKenzie

    Former Counsels Robert Wippel, Desiree Prantl, and Claudia Fochtmann-Tischler and former Senior Associate Daniel Orosz were promoted to Partners at Baker McKenzie as part of the firm’s 2024 promotions round.

    Vienna-based Robert Wippel is a banking and finance expert. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2019. Earlier, he spent five years with Binder Groesswang. Earlier still, he was an Associate with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer between 2011 and 2014.

    Desiree Prantl, also based in Vienna, is a dispute resolution specialist. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2021, Prantl spent almost nine years with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

    Claudia Fochtmann-Tischler, who focuses primarily on M&A and reorganization, has been with the firm’s Vienna office since 2021. Earlier, she spent ten and a half years with Binder Groesswang.

    Budapest-based Daniel Orosz, who is an M&A and energy expert, has been with Baker McKenzie since 2015.

    “Each year, it is an honor to announce our promotions to Partner and I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations to these exceptionally talented and diverse lawyers whose significant career milestone coincides with Baker McKenzie’s 75th anniversary,” commented Baker McKenzie Global Chair Milton Cheng. “Their dedication to our clients has been instrumental in driving our firm’s success and we look forward to their many more contributions in the years to come.”

  • SSK&W and BASEAK Advise on bValue and 500 Emerging Europe’s Investment in Vidoc Security Lab

    SSK&W has advised bValue and 500 Emerging Europe on their investment in Vidoc Security Lab. Dentons’ Turkish affiliate BASEAK advised 500 Emerging Europe. Sole practitioner Aleksandra Szymczak reportedly advised Vidoc Security Lab.

    bValue is a technology investor fund co-financed by PFR Ventures.

    500 Global is a venture capital firm with USD 2.4 billion in assets under management

    According to SSK&W, “Vidoc Security Lab, cofounded by Klaudia Kloc and Dawid Moczadlo, is a platform set to redefine how security checks and penetration testing is approached, streamlining and optimizing the process for cybersecurity professionals around the globe.”

    In 2023, SSK&W advised bValue on its earlier investment Vidoc Security Lab (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on October 4, 2023) and has also advised bValue and THC Pathfinder on their investment in Innential (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on April 28, 2023).

    The SSK&W team included Partner Szymon Syp and Associate Natalia Grzegorzewska.

    The BASEAK team included Partner Okan Arican and Associate Dilruba Guldogan.