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Kinstellar advises Nestlé on the sale of BOCI chocolate brand in Hungary

March 2024 – Kinstellar has successfully advised the world-leading food company Nestlé on the sale of the iconic Hungarian chocolate brand 'BOCI,' with a heritage spanning nearly a century, to Cerbona, a prominent Hungarian food manufacturing company. 

Key milestone in corporate governance reform: Ukraine enacts long-awaited law on the further liberalisation of the SOE sector

March 2024 – The Law of Ukraine “Introducing Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on the Enhancement of Corporate Governance” (the “Law” or the “SOE Law”) entered into force on 8 March 2024. This Law is a significant step towards the alignment...

Kinstellar advises S IMMO AG on the sale of Zagrebtower

March 2024 – Kinstellar has successfully advised S IMMO AG on the sale of Zagrebtower office building to the OTP Group.

Get ready for the new foreign direct investment screening regime in Bulgaria

March 2024 – A foreign direct investment screening mechanism entered into force in Bulgaria on 12 March 2024. The mechanism applies Regulation (EU) 2019/452, establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investment (“FDI“) into the...

Do you want to litigate in Slovakia? From 1 April 2024 you will pay more

March 2024 – At the end of last year, the National Council of the Slovak Republic adopted changes to administrative fees, court fees and fees in other areas of public administration. From 1 April 2024—just a few days from now—not only will it be...

Ukraine leaps forward in its cannabis policy

March 2024 – A cannabis law passed by the Ukrainian parliament back in December of last year, will come into force on 16 August 2024. Developed in compliance with EU regulations, the law represents a significant overhaul of cannabis regulations in Ukraine....

Kinstellar announces new series of promotions across multiple service lines in Bucharest, Romania

March 2024 – Kinstellar is delighted to announce a new series of promotions in our Bucharest office: 6 of our lawyers, active across multiple service lines, have been promoted to the positions of Senior and Managing Associate. These promotions reflect...

Kinstellar advises Genesis Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in GAF

March 2024 – Kinstellar’s Prague office has successfully advised Genesis Private Equity Fund IV (GPEF IV), from the established private equity group Genesis Capital, on the acquisition of a majority stake in GAF, a Czech manufacturer of specialised...

CfD Scheme soon to be launched in Romania

March 2024 – On 14 March 2024, the Romanian Ministry of Energy launched for public consultations the draft Government decision on the approval of the general legal framework for the implementation and functioning of the Contracts for Difference support...

Kinstellar announces launch of sister law firm in Southeast Asia

March 2024 – Kinstellar is delighted to announce that it has joined forces with Asia Counsel (www.asia-counsel.com), a prominent law firm in Vietnam. Our sister law firm in Vietnam will continue to operate under the existing “Asia Counsel” brand...