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Practical Note: The Development of the Banking Sector within the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC)

December 2024 – Since its establishment, the AIFC has generated significant interest by developing its financial services sector, particularly in banking. The financial ecosystem in the AIFC was designed to attract foreign investment, and various incentives...

Kinstellar advises Shamrock Capital on its strategic investment in DE-YAN in Serbia

December 2024 – Kinstellar’s team in Serbia, working in collaboration with and through the referral of the international law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, has advised Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, on its strategic investment...

Ukraine REACH to come into effect

December 2024 – On 26 January 2025, the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Chemical Products, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in July 2024, will come into force. The Regulation introduces rules for the registration of chemicals and...

Overview of "gun-jumping" cases in Ukraine

December 2024 – The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) is increasing enforcement efforts against so-called “gun-jumping” violations (i.e. a merger or acquisition executed without the prior approval of the AMC), demanding stricter scrutiny even...

Turkish Competition Authority adopts the much-anticipated Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labour Markets

December 2024 – The Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) announced on 3 December 2024 that the much-anticipated Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labour Markets (“Guidelines”) were been adopted by the Competition Board at its meeting...

Important notice to our Clients and Contacts: Beware of impersonation emails

6 December 2024 – It has come to our attention that some companies in our countries (most recently from Hungary, Romania and Slovakia) have received unauthorised fraudulent emails falsely claiming to originate from Kinstellar.

Kinstellar advises Mpac Group on a market-leading move involving a major acquisition in Romania

December 2024 – Kinstellar is proud to announce that it has advised Mpac Group, a leading UK-based company specializing in packaging automation, on the cross-border acquisition of the CSi Palletising group, a leading provider of end-of-line automation...

Kinstellar advises UEG on closing the acquisition of a solar project in Bulgaria with a forecasted capacity of 250 MW

December 2024 – Kinstellar assisted United Energy Group (UEG)’s internal legal team to successfully complete the acquisition of Green Profit EOOD, a developer of a photovoltaic (PV) project under construction.

Sinan Diniz, a leading Turkish competition law expert, joins Kinstellar as Partner in Istanbul

December 2024 – Kinstellar is delighted to announce that Sinan Diniz, a highly regarded competition law expert, has joined our associated law firm in Turkey, KST Law, as a Partner.

The National Bank of Ukraine introduced additional changes to currency restrictions

November 2024 – The National Bank of Ukraine published amendments to currency restrictions that were introduced in February 2022 at the start of the full-scale Russian invasion.