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Real Estate, Construction & Planning

Ukraine strengthens rights protections for bona fide purchasers

April 2025 – A new law, No. 4292-IX, dated March 12, 2025 (the “Law”), amending the Civil Code of Ukraine (the “Civil Code”), recently came into effect in Ukraine. The Law is designed to increase the level of legal certainty and to protect the...

Changes and clarifications regarding construction tax in Romania

April 2025 – On 4 April 2025, Romania government Emergency Ordinance no. 21/2025 ("the GEO") was published and entered into force, introducing several important amendments and clarifications regarding the recently enacted construction tax. We summarise...

New regulations in Romania on the dual use of permanent grasslands for renewable energy projects

March 2025 – On 10 January 2025, Order No. 4/2025 came into force, detailing the procedure for the partial removal of land occupied by permanent grasslands from agricultural use when utilised in a dual system. The use of permanent grasslands in a dual...

Kinstellar advises Solida Capital on its expansion into the Central and Eastern European market with the acquisition of Victoria Center in Bucharest

February 2025 – Kinstellar is pleased to announce that it has advised Solida Capital, a leading investment and asset management firm, on its first office acquisition in Romania—the purchase of Victoria Center from Manova Partners (formerly Macquarie)...

Kinstellar announced the promotion of Mario Kijanović to Managing Associate in Belgrade

January 2025 – Kinstellar is pleased to announce the promotion of Mario Kijanović from our Belgrade office to Managing Associate.

Kinstellar strengthens its Corporate and M&A team in Hungary, with a senior hire

January 2025 – Kinstellar is delighted to announce the return of László Palócz, a leading M&A lawyer, to our Budapest office, as Counsel, effective 20 January 2025.

Ransomware attack on Slovakia’s Real Estate Register causes nationwide outage of all services and databases containing information on immovable property rights

January 2025 – On 5 January 2025, the Real Estate Register in the Slovak Republic (the “Register”) was subject to a ransomware cyberattack.

Kinstellar advises Mitiska REIM on a joint venture with Park Lane Developments for the development of retail parks in Bulgaria

August 2024 – Kinstellar has advised the Mitiska European Real Estate Partners 3, a real estate fund managed by Mitiska REIM, on its entry into the real estate market in Bulgaria through a joint venture (JV) with Park Lane Developments.

Kinstellar continues to grow its Bucharest team, adding 6 new hires in the real estate, banking and finance, and competition law areas

July 2024 – Kinstellar is pleased to announce the successful completion of a new recruitment round, welcoming six lawyers to its growing team in Bucharest. The new additions bolster the local team’s offering in the real estate, banking & finance...

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.