Allen & Overy acts as lenders’ counsel on EUR1.6bn senior financing for Allwyn

Allen & Overy announced today that it has represented UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s. and other banks on the EUR 1.6 billion financing of Allwyn, a leading global lottery operator. Under this transaction Allwyn International a.s. (Allwyn) established a multi-currency term, revolving and guarantee facilities to be used to (i) refinance existing indebtedness … Continued

PwC webinar: R&D tax deductions, Judicial decisions, inspections and the future

R&D tax deductions constitute an interesting way how to reduce income tax for taxpayers carrying out research and development activities. Despite the fact that the calculation of such deduction itself is not too complicated, claiming the deduction in tax declarations duly and properly can become tricky. Besides the legislation, the conditions are affected significantly by … Continued

Ebury FX Weekly Market Update: Dollar rebounds on hawkish Fed officials

The dollar recovered somewhat from its recent drubbing on the back of a steady drumbeat of hawkish Federal Reserve speeches. Data out of the US and the Eurozone was very light last week, and what there was came out generally better than expected and reinforced the message that the main problem confronting major central banks … Continued

Ebury FX Weekly Market Update: Dollar sinks on softer US inflation report

The news that markets had been desperately hoping for finally arrived last week. Inflation in the US came out lower than expected, US rates dropped the most since the pandemic era and risk assets worldwide soared in jubilation. The dollar experienced one of the sharpests two-day falls in history, falling anywhere from nearly 6% (against … Continued

PwC webinars: Transfer pricing

It is no news that inspections carried out by the Tax Office are focused in great detail on transfer pricing. If this topic is or might become of relevance to your company, surely you will be happy to learn all the news in this area. We would like to take this opportunity to invite you … Continued

Doctors Without Borders Event: Critical 48 hours

Let us invite you to an event organized by Doctors Without Borders titled Critical 48 hours. Doctors Without Borders have more than fifty years of experience in responding to the needs required by humanitarian and health crises in all corners of the world. Whether it is an armed conflict, an earthquake or an Ebola epidemic, … Continued

Kinstellar advises Unilink on its acquisition of INSIA

Kinstellar has successfully advised Unilink Group on its acquisition of the majority of ownership shares in INSIA, a network of insurance and mortgage brokers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Unilink Group acquired 80% of the network from global professional services firm Marsh. Together with its recent acquisitions of Safety Broker in Romania and Moldova and … Continued