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Austria: Schoenherr advises ASFINAG on issuance of EUR 500m Guaranteed Notes

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Poland: Schoenherr advises ProService Finteco on acquisition of AM Platform from Comarch

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Breaking News: Europäische Kommission veröffentlicht den Entwurf der Vergabeverordnung und schreibt damit das Vergaberecht neu

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to the point: White Collar Crime Law in CEE 9/2026

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to the point: Litigation-Update Österreich 6/2026

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Schoenherr takes home four trophies at 2026 IFLR Europe Awards

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CEE: Schoenherr advises Mutares on sale of Cimos to its management and Vero Automotive

Schoenherr advised Mutares SE & Co. KGaA on the sale of its portfolio company Cimos d.d. to members of Cimos' current management team, supported by investor Vero Automotive 111 d.o.o.

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15 September 2026

serbia

L.Lopičić P.Erić Z.Šoljaga I.Grujičić

Serbia: Schoenherr advises BENU pharmacy on acquisition of Stesa-lek

MVP Schoenherr advised BENU, the largest pharmacy chain in Serbia, on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Stesa-lek. Following the transaction, eight Stesa-lek pharmacies in Kikinda, Mokrin and Belgrade joined the BENU pharmacy network.

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Austria: Schoenherr advises Basic-Fit on acquisition of Speedfit

Schoenherr advised Basic-Fit on its agreement to acquire Speedfit GmbH from Sport Life Group, Ukraine's largest fitness club network, by way of a share deal. Speedfit is an operator of 18 fitness clubs in Austria. Closing the transaction remains subject to obtaining the necessary merger control clearances and is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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21 September 2026

austria

B.Rajal M.Klein M.Raab

EuGH zur Direktleitung: Anschluss neuer Kunden an bestehende Leitung und Reserveanschluss unionsrechtlich abgesichert

Der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) hat mit Urteil vom 17.09.2026 in den verbundenen Rechtssachen C-722/24 und C-756/24 den Begriff der Direktleitung nach Art 2 Z 41 iVm Art 7 der Elektrizitätsbinnenmarktrichtlinie1  ausgelegt. Drei Aussagen sind für die Praxis zentral: (i) Wer einen weiteren Kunden an eine bestehende Leitung anschließt, über die der Eigentümer bereits andere Kunden versorgt, betreibt eine Direktleitung, auch wenn diese Leitung nicht bis zum Kraftwerk reicht. (ii) Ein Kunde darf einen Reserveanschluss an das Verteilernetz behalten, ohne dass dies die Qualifikation als Direktleitung ausschließt. (iii) Nicht nur Erzeuger, sondern auch Versorger – also Unternehmen, die Strom an Kunden verkaufen, ohne ihn selbst zu erzeugen – können Direktleitungen betreiben. Die ersten beiden Punkte decken sich mit der Rechtslage, die das ElWG mit § 6 Abs 1 Z 22 und § 64 Abs 2 schon vor dem Urteil geschaffen hatte. Beim Kreis der Berechtigten geht der EuGH dagegen über den Wortlaut des ElWG hinaus.

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15 September 2026

north macedonia

S.Petronijević D.Stevanović F.Zafirovski

North Macedonia moves toward first national FDI screening regime

North Macedonia is moving toward the introduction of its first comprehensive foreign direct investment screening regime. The Assembly of North Macedonia has voted on the need to adopt the Draft Law on Notification and Screening of Foreign Direct Investments (Закон за пријавување и проверка на странски директни инвестиции) (the "Law"). The Law is intended to align the Macedonian foreign direct investment ("FDI") screening framework with Regulation (EU) 2019/452.

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15 September 2026

hungary

G.Kulcsar

Hungary notifies Brussels of rule-of-law reforms under Conditionality Regulation

Hungary has formally notified the European Commission that it has implemented the reforms required under the EU's Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation, a step that could unlock roughly EUR 4.2bln in blocked cohesion funding and restore access to Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe. Separately, the government says it has met all milestones and super-milestones under its EUR 10bln Recovery and Resilience Facility plan.

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to the point: financial regulation | 7-8/2026

Welcome to our to the point newsletter. Every month, we look back at the most relevant developments in financial regulation in the CEE region.

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to the point: White Collar Crime Law in CEE 9/2026

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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The double life of design

Between originality and individual character: protecting design objects under EU copyright and design law

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