On May 2, CEE Legal Matters reported that Zivkovic Samardzic has advised Fifth Quarter Ventures on the legal process for becoming an alternative investment fund in Serbia. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Pedja Predin, Co-Founder & General Partner at Fifth Quarter Ventures, to learn more about the matter. 

Former IBM Associate Partner Marcela Kanova has returned to private practice by joining Rowan Legal as a Partner in Prague.

Cansu Telli has joined SST Technology as Legal Counsel in Turkey.

Paysafe has appointed Vienna-based Christopher Fisher to Associate General Counsel & Senior Vice President.

Former HSBC Senior Legal Consultant Nazli Tonuk Capan has joined Sadik & Capan as its Managing Partner.

On November 23, CEE Legal Matters reported that Cobalt had advised BaltCap Latvia Venture Capital Fund and funds managed by Imprimatur Capital, together with other shareholders, on the sale of Blue Bridge Technologies to Everfield. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Henning Schreiber, Head of Acquisitions at Everfield, to learn more about the acquisition.

Takeda has appointed former Dubai-based Head of Ethics & Compliance, ICMEA Gonca Sonmez Uyguc to Senior Director in Istanbul.

Former Baltic International Bank Management Board Member Maris Liguts has returned to private practice by joining the Riga office of Fort Legal as a Partner, starting May 2023.

Delivery Hero has appointed Katalin Kiss as Director, Interim Head of Corporate Law in Berlin.

On February 3, CEE Legal Matters reported that Walless had advised the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant on a project tender for reactor dismantling technology design services. CEE In-House Matters spoke with INPP CEO, Audrius Kamienas to learn more about the matter.

Former Polish Development Fund Managing Director Legal Joanna Dynysiuk has joined FTF Services as its General Counsel/ Head of Group Legal in Warsaw.

Former Huawei Legal Director Alina Antonie has joined the Bucharest office of DLA Piper as a Counsel.

Former Rail Baltica Head of Litigation Karolis Gudas has returned to private practice to launch his eponymous Karolis Gudas Law Firm.

On February 16, CEE Legal Matters reported that Dentons had advised a banking consortium on their EUR 155 million financing for the 103.3-megawatt Krivaca wind farm project co-owned by Serbia’s MK Group and Slovenia’s ALFI Green Energy Fund. The lending consortium consisted of Erste Group Bank, Erste Bank Novi Sad, and other banks. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Ladislav Tolmaci, Executive Director at Erste Bank, to learn more about the financing. 

On March 3, CEE Legal Matters reported that BPV Grigorescu Stefanica has advised Omnia Capital on its acquisition of Dumagas from Bancroft. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Matei Ladea, Chief Evangelist at Omnia, to learn more about the acquisition.

Former Akbank Legal Counsel Cem Davutoglu has returned to private practice as a Partner at Bener Law Office.

Former DLA Piper Local Partner in Budapest Szilard Kui has joined MET Asset Management Holding in Switzerland as Legal Director. 

First Investment Bank has appointed Anton Petrov as Chief Compliance Director in Bulgaria.