• Deal value in H1 2024 reached EUR 439bn, up 31% from EUR 334bn in H1 2023, despite an 8% drop in volume. • CEE M&A deal values surged by 47% to EUR 14.4bn in H1 2024, reflecting a growing… Read moreBack in Gear: CMS European M&A Outlook 2025. European M&A activity shows signs of recovery, with CEE reporting surge in deal values
The General Court largely upholds the decision by the Court of Auditors to recover expenditure considered to be undue CQ, in his capacity as a Member of the European Court of Auditors, received reimbursement for various expenses, and benefited from… Read moreEGC. T-386/19 | CQ v Court of Auditors. The General Court of the European Union rules for the first time on the financial consequences of alleged irregularities with regard to a former Member of the European Court of Auditors
By confining itself to relieving the person concerned of his duties, the Parliament did not take all the measures necessary to ensure that he had balanced and effective protection against any form of retaliation. An accredited parliamentary assistant (APA) within… Read moreEGC. T-793/22 | TU v Parliament. The European Parliament infringed certain protection rules relating to the status as an informant of a parliamentary assistant
Bondoc și Asociații SCA has provided legal assistance and representation to one of the largest energy suppliers in Romania in a case concerning the annulment of an ANPC decision imposing additional measures after the establishment and sanctioning of a misdemeanor… Read moreBondoc și Asociații has successfully assisted one of the largest energy suppliers in Romania in a dispute generated as a result of an ANPC inspection
Google[1] is the author and developer of Android OS, an open-source operating system for Android mobile devices. In 2015, Google launched Android Auto, an app for mobile devises with an Android operating system that enables users to access certain apps… Read moreCJEU. AG Medina: Google’s refusal to provide third-party access to Android Auto platform may be in breach of competition rules
In August 2014, the Bank of Portugal adopted resolution measures in respect of the Portuguese credit institution Banco Espírito Santo SA (BES), which was experiencing serious financial difficulties. In that context, the bridge bank Novo Banco was set up. The… Read moreCJEU. A failure to publish reorganisation measures in respect of a credit institution does not lead to those measures being invalid or their effects being unenforceable in another Member State
Such assistance must be offered at the latest by the time they are first questioned by the police Criminal proceedings against three minors were brought before a Polish court. They were charged with having broken into the buildings of a… Read moreCJEU. Fair trial: minors subject to criminal proceedings must have the practical and effective opportunity to be assisted by a lawyer
By authentication, a notary does not provide legal advisory services, but acts independently and impartially in the context of a function entrusted to him or her by the State A notary in Berlin (Germany) refused to authenticate a contract for… Read moreCJEU. A notary does not breach the sanctions against Russia when he authenticates the sale of a property owned by an unlisted Russian company
act legal Romania and Mihaela Mîndru Law Office assisted the consortium of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), CEECAT Capital, and Morphosis Capital Fund II in signing a significant agreement to become the majority shareholder in Romanian discount… Read moreact legal Romania and Mihaela Mîndru Law Office assisted EBRD, CEECAT Capital and Morphosis Capital on the strategic investment for La Cocoș expansion in Romania
A team of lawyers from Reff & Associates | Deloitte Legal and tax experts from Deloitte Romania assisted the local company Helinick, specialized in the design and implementation of electronic security, fire safety, communications and building management systems, one of… Read moreReff & Associates and Deloitte Romania assisted Helinick, a leader in buildings safety and security systems, in the sale to Convergint, one of the largest global players in the field
