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Romania:. Schoenherr advises Electrocentrale Borzești on EUR 47m financing for wind energy project in Romania
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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.
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07 August 2026
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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.
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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.
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Hungary tightens EU Fund controls ahead of 31 August deadline
Hungary published stricter Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) control and audit rules on 7 August 2026, tightening conflict-of-interest screening and mandating use of the ARACHNE+ risk-assessment system. The measures form part of a final push to complete all supermilestones before the 31 August deadline for securing EUR 10bln in EU recovery funding. Separately, Hungary's membership of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) took legal effect on 2 August 2026.
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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.
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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).
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Update EU-Emissionshandel: Abfallverbrennungsanlagen erstmals erfasst
Bislang blieben Anlagen für die Verbrennung gefährlicher Abfälle und von Siedlungsabfällen vom EU-Emissionshandelssystem (EU-EHS) ausgenommen. Die Ausnahme für Siedlungsabfälle soll nun fallen: Der Vorschlag der Europäischen Kommission (EK) zur Änderung der Emissionshandels-RL vom 17.07.2026 enthält ua eine Ausweitung auf Verbrennungs- und Mitverbrennungsanlagen nicht gefährlicher Abfälle ab 3 t/h, staffelt die Abgabepflicht von 2031 bis 2034 auf 100 % und eröffnet den Mitgliedstaaten ein befristetes Opt-out bis 2035, dessen Reichweite noch unklar ist.
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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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