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Kinstellar advises on landmark PPP project for a multidisciplinary hospital in Fergana, Uzbekistan

April 2026 – Kinstellar has acted as a local legal adviser for Vision Invest on a landmark public-private partnership project for the development of an 800-bed multidisciplinary hospital in the Fergana region of Uzbekistan.

New rules for collective consumer claims: Implementation of the EU Representative Actions Directive in Bulgaria

March 2026 – Bulgaria has adopted changes to its national legislation implementing EU rules on collective consumer representative actions. A new procedure for collective consumer claims is now in place.

Bulgaria’s long road to NIS2 is over

February 2026 – Across most of the European Union, the NIS2 Directive has already become operational reality. Bulgaria’s path to transposition, however, has been materially delayed. The Cybersecurity Act amendments intended to implement the NIS2 Directive...

Guidance on FDI screening obligations in Austria

December 2025 – The Austrian ministry responsible for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) matters, the Federal Ministry for Economy, Energy, and Tourism (“the Ministry”), recently released guidance on the assessment of the filing obligation for foreign...

NIS2 and the New Serbian Law on Information Security

December 2025 – The Republic of Serbia has adopted a new Law on Information Security (Zakon o informacionoj bezbednosti) (“Serbian NIS2”), marking a significant reform of the national cybersecurity framework and alignment with the EU NIS2 Directive....

A sector under the spotlight: what recent cases in Romania and at the EU level signal for pharma compliance

November 2025 – Competition and regulatory authorities across Europe are showing renewed vigilance toward the pharmaceutical sector—a field shaped by the intersection of competition law, regulatory frameworks, consumer protection, and IP. Recent cases...

Kinstellar advises Integral Capital Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in IVF clinic Calla, via its subsidiary Embryos

November 2025 – Kinstellar has advised Integral Capital Group, a leading private equity firm in Central and Eastern Europe, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Calla Clinic, an in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic in Oradea, Romania, through its...

Croatia introduces Draft Foreign Direct Investment Screening Act

September 2025 – The Croatian Government has introduced the Draft Act on the Screening of Foreign Investments, which is currently undergoing public consultations. The Draft Act seeks to establish a foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanism...

Kinstellar advises GTCR on its acquisition of Zentiva

September 2025 – Kinstellar has successfully advised GTCR, a leading US-based private equity firm, on its agreement to acquire Zentiva, a prominent European generics pharmaceutical company, from global private equity investor Advent International. The...

Updates on NIS2 in Romania

August 2025 – Following up on our initial article regarding the transposition of the NIS2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (“NIS2”) in Romania via Government Emergency Ordinance no. 155/30.12.2024 (“GEO 155”), we would like to inform you of the following...