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Czech Republic: Schoenherr advises Česká spořitelna on acquisition financing provided to shareholders of GTH Catering
Schoenherr advised Česká spořitelna, a.s., a subsidiary of Erste Group, on the acquisition financing provided to shareholders of GTH Catering for the buyback of an approximately 65 % majority stake from Genesis Private Equity Fund III, a fund of the Genesis Capital Group. The transaction marked the end of Genesis Capital's nearly 16-year investment in GTH Catering.
07 August 2026
slovenia croatia hungary poland
B.Brežan J.Primožič M.Črnilec T.Žagar K.Kreča M.Gajšek G.Tanko B.Malijanski Š.Lovšin A.Kalacanović V.Mandarić* L.Saraf* S.Sušanj* K.Hetényi A.Menczelesz V.Hiesz K.Solarz-Włodarska S.Czerwiński P.Baran K.Jurzak M.Kowalski A.Nowacka
CEE: Schoenherr advises Lauxera Capital Partners on acquisition of GenePlanet stake
Schoenherr, acting as Slovenian, Croatian, Hungarian and Polish counsel alongside McDermott Will & Schulte, advised Lauxera Capital Partners on its acquisition of an approximately 25 % stake, representing approximately 31 % of the voting rights, in genEplanet, osebna genetika, d.o.o. ("GenePlanet") from several shareholders. The strategic investment supports GenePlanet's global expansion in diagnostics.
Austria: Schoenherr advises shareholders on sale of techbold to accompio
Schoenherr advised the shareholders of techbold technology group AG on the sale of 100 % of the shares in the company to accompio group. With this transaction, techbold becomes part of a well-known IT and managed security services group, creating an important growth platform for secure IT solutions across the DACH region.
The double life of design
Between originality and individual character: protecting design objects under EU copyright and design law
Hungary establishes the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office
On 29 July 2026, Act XXXIV of 2026 on the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office entered into force in Hungary. The Act creates a new, independent state body (the "NVVH") tasked with uncovering historic misuse of public assets and recovering property unlawfully removed from public ownership.
E-Evidence Regulation in force: efficiency vs privatisation of law enforcement
Electronic evidence has become an integral part of criminal proceedings. At the same time, obtaining such data has so far regularly required recourse to often tedious and time-consuming cross-border judicial cooperation.
Hungary introduces new register of companies excluded from public procurement and pathways to removal
On 13 August 2026, Hungary's Integrity Authority (Integritás Hatóság) launched a new public register of economic operators excluded from public procurement procedures because of certain criminal convictions. The new register operates within the Electronic Public Procurement System (EKR).
to the point: White Collar Crime Law in CEE 8/2026
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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