📢 Meet us in #Mexico City at the International Bar Association's Annual Meeting 📅 between 15 – 20 September! 🌟 The Kinstellar delegation would be delighted to meet you in person 👇🏻: 🔸 Jason Mogg, Senior Partner; 🔸 Barbara Kusak, Partner in our #Prague office; 🔸 Milan Samardžić, Partner in our #Belgrade office; 🔸 Luke Wochensky, Partner, Head of the firm-wide Risk & Investigations service line; 🔸 Matt Shannon, Head of Business Development - North America. 💼 The event is the leading conference for #legal professionals #worldwide to meet, share knowledge, build contacts and develop business. It serves to advance the development of international law and its role in business and society to provide members with world-class professional development opportunities to enable them to deliver outstanding legal services. 🌍 We’re excited to be a part of it! 🤝🏻 See you in Mexico City! #exceptionaltogether #IBA24 #IBAAnnualConference #LegalProfessionals #Networking #GlobalLaw #Kinstellar #MexicoCityConference

📢 🇺🇦 Excited to share that Anastasiya Bolkhovitinova, Partner in our #Kyiv office, contributed to the Legal Industry Review (#LIR) on #Ukraine! ✍🏻 Anastasiya authored an insightful article on #JointVentures, highlighting their growing importance for #Ukraine's top-priority sectors and outlining the key considerations for prospective JV partners. ⚖️ Anastasiya and Larysa Gorbunova also prepared the Corporate/M&A section of the edition, which is a must-read for those interested in the evolving legal corporate landscape in Ukraine. 🔑 The key highlights from the Corporate/M&A section include: 📄 Practice Area News: Top developments in Ukraine's Corporate M&A field. 🏢 In the Firm: Key milestones for Kinstellar's Ukraine office, including our strengthened position as the go-to defence law firm and the recent promotions. 🌍 The Legal Industry Reviews (LIR) is an #international platform that unites the most prestigious law firms and in-house departments, delivering the latest and most relevant legal insights from across the globe. Key facts about LIR: 🌐 30 countries; 👥 638,407+ readers; ⚖️ 478 law firms; 📚 141 editions 🔗 Dive into the Kinstellar section, explore Anastasia's article, and stay updated on the latest in Corporate/M&A by following this link and heading to page 20: https://lnkd.in/eHc7Qfkw #intheknow #Kinstellar #LegalIndustryReviews #Ukraine #JointVentures #CorporateLaw #InternationalInvestors #LegalInsights #Defence #RebuildingUkraine #MA

📢 Kinstellar is very pleased to announce the completion of the #acquisition of the #Bratislava and #Prague offices of the highly respected #German law firm, Noerr. The final piece of this #transaction—acquiring Noerr’s #Bucharest operations—is expected to close soon, pending regulatory approvals. 🌟 This #acquisition marks a significant #milestone in Kinstellar's #growth journey. It is a win for Kinstellar, increasing our #strength, #breadth and #depth of service capacity and talent pool. 🌱 It is a #win for the existing Kinstellar teams and the newly joining teams who come together to form a #strong combined group of talented professionals dedicated to achieving great new heights together. Most importantly, it is a win for our clients who will also benefit from the excellent relationship between Kinstellar and Noerr going forward. 🗺️ Over the past 16 years, Kinstellar has transformed from a Central and Eastern Europe (#CEE) focused firm into a #leading #international law firm with 12 offices across 11 markets, including CEE, Southeastern Europe, Turkey, Ukraine, and Central Asia. 💼 By completing this transaction, we are blending our existing top-tier teams, with the former Noerr teams’ deep experience, broad professional capabilities and strong client focus. 🙌 The integration of approximately 100 #lawyers, #tax and #finance and business services #professionals, including 7 Partners from the Noerr offices in Bratislava, Prague, and soon in Bucharest, also enhances our ability to serve clients from the #DACH markets (#Germany, #Austria, #Switzerland) to achieve their business objectives in our markets. 🎉 Welcome to our new colleagues—we are excited to embark on this new chapter #together! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dVRcUEWA #exceptionaltogether #Kinstellar #LawFirm #Expansion #Growth #CEE #DACH #LegalServices #LeadingLawFirm #LeadingLawyers

🌟 We are thrilled to share that Kinstellar #Ukraine’s #tax service was ranked among the top performing tax practices in the world by the ITR World Tax #2025! 🎉 🏆 General Corporate Tax - Tier 3 🏆 Transfer Pricing - Tier 2 🌟 Special congratulations to Lyudmyla Dzhurylyuk, who has been recognized for her outstanding work as Highly Regarded in World TP and as a Women in Tax Leader. 💼 💰 🙏 A huge thank you to our clients for your continued trust and collaboration. Your feedback and support drive us to achieve these exceptional results. We also want to celebrate our dedicated team – your expertise and commitment are invaluable. Together, we continue to set the bar high! 🚀 #exceptionaltogether #Kinstellar #ITRWorldTax #TaxLaw #Recognition #LeadingLawyers #LeadingLawFirm #corporatetax #transferpricing

📢 Delighted to announce that we have successfully advised #CCC—the leading Polish-based #footwear manufacturer and #retailer—on the #Romanian, #Czech, #Croatian, #Hungarian and #Slovak #legal aspects of a PLN 1.8 billion (approximately EUR 420 million) term and revolving facilities agreement. 👉🏻 This financing, provided by a consortium of #lenders and #factoring entities, will support CCC’s ongoing operations and the further development of its brands, including HalfPrice. 🙌 Kinstellar’s team included: 📍 in #Romania: Special Counsel Magda Raducanu (Head of Banking & Finance), Managing Associate Razvan Constantinescu, and Associate Alexandra Sofineti; 📍 in the #Czech Republic: Counsel Martina Brezinova, and Junior Associates Dominik Čtvrtníček and Tomáš Blažek; 📍 in #Hungary: Partner Levente Hegedűs, Associates Dorottya Bitó and Veronika Heiszer, and Junior Associate Kinga Farkas; 📍 in #Croatia: Partner Mihovil Granić and Senior Associate Franciska Fadljević; 📍 in #Slovakia: Counsel Dominika Bajzáthová. 👏🏻 Well done to our team working on this cross-border #financing! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dvZWz8H5 #exceptionaltogether #donedeals #leadinglawyers #retail #financings

📢  🇨🇿 Kinstellar has successfully advised on the Czech law aspects of the combination of the businesses of Germany-based KTP Kunststoff Palettentechnik, a portfolio company of VR Equitypartner, and Belgium-based conTeyor International, majority-owned by Gilde Equity Management. 💡 The transaction creates a leading group in the sustainable packaging sector, combining KTP's foldable container expertise with conTeyor's textile inner packaging solutions. The newly formed group is expected to generate sales of approximately EUR 200 million annually and employ around 1,000 people. 🌟 The Kinstellar team in Prague was led by Karla Rundtova (Partner) and included Adam Nemec (Managing Associate) and Tereza Holubová (Senior Associate) and supported Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Munich), the lead legal counsel to VR Equitypartner. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of this year, subject to regulatory approvals. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e3TkdGte #donedeals #exceptionaltogether

🕹️ To kick off the new season, members of our Interactive #Entertainment and #Gaming team we will be attending the Games Industry Law Summit, the invitation-only #conference for games industry’s top #legal professionals, 📅 on 3 - 5 September, 📍 in Vilnius, #Lithuania. 👐 They will be delighted to meet you there and chat with anyone interested in the developments in the video games industry in the #CEE region: Georgi Kanev, firm-wide co-head of the Interactive Entertainment and Gaming group and the only #Bulgarian to ever attend the summit Petr Bratský, Managing Associate in #Prague and firm-wide co-head of the Interactive Entertainment and Gaming group. Look forward to seeing you in Vilnius! #intheknow #conference2024 #leadinglawyers #gamesindustry #videogames

📢 🇧🇬 Kinstellar advised Peter Mitev, co-founder and former CEO of Chaos Group, a #global leader in computer graphics #technologies, and Big Orange Foundation on the legal aspects of their joint venture with Raycho Raychev, founder and CEO of Endurosat, one of the fastest growing satellite companies in the world, in relation to the #acquisition of a landmark 17,000 sqm building in #Sofia, #Bulgaria. 🏢 The building is strategic for Endurosat's vision for the #development of the space sector and will be used for space research and other key operations. 🚀The acquisition of the building, formerly the headquarters of Alpha Bank, is the largest office #transaction on the Bulgarian real estate market for the year 2024 to date. ⭐ The Kinstellar team was led by Svilen Issaev (Counsel) and included: Diana Dimova (Managing Partner), Antonia Mavrova (Partner), Atanas Mihaylov (Counsel) and Denitsa Kuzeva (Senior Associate). 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dk4VJ4SP #donedeals #propertymarket #spaceindustry #jointventure #realestate