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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....

Kinstellar advises on the successful USD 1.5 billion sovereign Eurobond issuance by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan

November 2025 – Kinstellar has advised Citigroup Global Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Standard Chartered Bank (Joint Lead Managers), alongside Halyk Finance and Teniz Capital Investment Banking (Kazakhstan Lead Managers), on the successful issuance...

Kinstellar advises joint global coordinators on KazMunayGas’s debut CNY-denominated Eurobond issuance

November 2025 – Kinstellar has advised the joint global coordinators, bookrunners and lead managers, Bank of China (Hong Kong), BOCI Asia, China CITIC Bank International, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities, Citigroup Global...

EBA consults new SREP Guidelines: Revisions reflect regulatory developments, including DORA and ESG, as well as lessons learned

October 2025 – On 24 October 2025, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published a consultation paper on revised guidelines on common procedures and methodologies for the supervisory review and evaluation process (“SREP”) and supervisory...

EU adopts 19th sanctions package against Russia

October 2025 – On 23 October 2025, following a European Commission proposal issued on 19 September 2025 and extended negotiations among Member States, the Council of the EU adopted its 19th sanctions package against Russia in response to its ongoing...

Kinstellar welcomes leading Austrian financial markets expert Miriam Broucek as Partner in Vienna

October 2025 – Kinstellar is delighted to announce that Miriam Broucek, a highly regarded banking & finance lawyer, has joined our newly launched Vienna office as a Partner. Her arrival marks the launch of our Banking & Finance practice in Austria...

Kinstellar advises Baiterek National Managing Holding on its second USD 500 million Eurobond issuance

October 2025 – Kinstellar has advised Baiterek National Managing Holding (“Baiterek”) on the placement of USD 500 million Eurobonds with a five-year maturity and a 4.65% coupon rate. The bonds were placed among a wide range of international investors...

Kinstellar advises DTCP on lead investment in Czech startup Resistant AI

October 2025 – Kinstellar has successfully advised DTCP on its lead investment in Resistant AI, a Czech startup specialising in AI-driven fraud prevention solutions for financial institutions. The investment formed part of a USD 25 million Series B...

Kinstellar advises on Dual-Currency Eurobond issuance by Ipoteka Bank OTP Group, in Uzbekistan

October 2025 – Kinstellar has advised J.P. Morgan, Citi, Société Générale, OTP Bank as Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners, and Joint Lead Managers and Bank of China and Mashreq as Co-Bookrunners; and BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services...