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Romania: Schoenherr advises Otokar on acquisition of Romanian defence company Automecanica
Poland: Schoenherr advises Niewiadów Polska Grupa Militarna on Warsaw Stock Exchange debut
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Austria: Schoenherr successfully advises Blackvolt Energy on financing of first large-scale battery storage project in Salzburg
Schoenherr advised Blackvolt Energy on securing the project financing for an 18 MW / 36 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in Oberndorf in Salzburg – the first project of its kind in the federal state. The groundbreaking ceremony on 6 May 2026 marked a key milestone for the project and a significant step for Austria’s energy storage market.
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Serbia: Schoenherr advises on EUR 3bln bond issuance and tender offer by Republic of Serbia
Moravčević Vojnović and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr advised Deutsche Bank AG as arranger and dealer, as well as BNP Paribas, Merrill Lynch International, Morgan Stanley and UniCredit Bank GmbH as dealers, on a landmark bond issuance by the Republic of Serbia totalling approximately EUR 3bln across three tranches.
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06 May 2026
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Croatia: Schoenherr advises AikGroup on acquisition of Podravska banka
Schoenherr advised AikGroup on signing share purchase agreements for the acquisition of 91.75 % of the shares in Podravska banka.
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Croatia's FDI Screening Regime: Faster than expected
As previously reported, the Croatian Foreign Direct Investment Screening Act ("FDI Act") entered into force on 13 November 2025, making Croatia one of the last EU countries to introduce an FDI screening mechanism.
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EU Inc. – The 28th Regime Corporate Legal Framework: A Practical Analysis of Commission Proposal COM (2026) 322
On 18 March 2026, the European Commission published its proposal for a regulation establishing the EU Inc., a new harmonised limited liability company form designed to serve as Europe's answer to the US Delaware C-Corp, radically simplifying company formation and operation across borders. The most significant development in EU company law since the Societas Europaea (2004).
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Künstliche Intelligenz & ESG: Was müssen Nutzer von KI-Tools für ihre "ESG-Compliance" beachten?
Die europäische Nachhaltigkeitsregulatorik befindet sich im Umbruch: Die OMNIBUS-Pakete verändern die ESG-Anforderungen grundlegend, während gleichzeitig KI-gestützte ESG-Tools zunehmend am Markt angeboten werden, um ESG-Compliance effizient umzusetzen. Unternehmen stehen vor der Herausforderung, die volatile Regulatorik zu bewältigen und zugleich die rechtlichen Risiken beim Einsatz solcher Tools zutreffend einzuordnen. Die Schönherr-Veranstaltung vom 23.04.2026 widmete sich diesen Themen an der Schnittstelle von Digitalregulierung und Nachhaltigkeit. Dieser Legal Insight fasst die wesentlichen Erkenntnisse und praxisrelevanten Schlussfolgerungen zusammen.
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to the point: financial regulation | 4/2026
Welcome to our to the point newsletter. Every month, we look back at the most relevant developments in financial regulation in the CEE region.
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to the point: White Collar Crime Law in CEE 5/2026
Welcome to our monthly CEE White Collar Crime Law update. With this newsletter, we aim to provide a concise and up-to-date overview of recent case law and other trends and developments in the field of white collar crime law in the CEE region
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