Global law firm Dentons received three awards at the CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Awards, including Deal of the Year in Georgia. The ceremony took place in Bucharest on May 27, 2026. The awards celebrate the law firms and lawyers who contributed to the most important transactions in Central and Eastern Europe in 2025.

Deal of the Year in Georgia: This award recognizes Silk Road Group Holding’s inaugural Rule 144A/Reg S bond issue of US$400 million 7.500% guaranteed high yield notes due 2030, and its concurrent tender offer in respect of its then-existing unsecured notes maturing in 2027. A cross-border team from London and Tbilisi advised Silk Road Group on the deal. London-based partners Nick Hayday, Colin Chang and Cameron Half, and Tbilisi-based partner Avto Svanidze, led the team, which included David Ferris, Ed Varney, Miriam Babarinde, Pichrotanak Bunthan, Maria Polycarpou, and Lemuael Kyeremateng in London, and Neli Tsivtsivadze, Sopho Mebonia, and Natela Otaridze in Tbilisi.

For more details on the awards, please follow the link: Dentons – Dentons awarded for three Deals of the Year by CEE Legal Matters

CEE Legal Matters has held the CEE Deal of the Year Awards annually since 2017 to celebrate the transactions, financings, IPOs, and other deals that underpin growth throughout the region, as well as the lawyers and law firms who make them happen. Law firms are nominated based on deals submitted for consideration with a two-tiered panel of prominent lawyers from across the region evaluating the submissions based on deal complexity, size, and market significance.

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On June 5–7, JSL Logistics participated in WinExpo Georgia 2026, one of the country’s leading wine industry exhibitions, bringing together Georgian wineries, family cellars, exporters and industry professionals. This year, more than 100 Georgian wine producers took part in the event, once again highlighting the growing potential of Georgian wine in international markets.

For JSL Logistics, participation in the exhibition was an important opportunity to engage with representatives of Georgia’s wine sector and discuss both the challenges and opportunities associated with wine exports. Our goal is to support the international growth of Georgian wine by providing reliable logistics solutions that help producers deliver their products safely and efficiently to markets around the world.

Interest in Georgian wine continues to grow across global markets, particularly in the United States, Europe and China. However, success in international trade requires more than producing a high-quality product. Every bottle exported abroad depends on a carefully planned and professionally managed logistics process.

Wine is a highly sensitive product and its quality can be affected by transportation conditions, route planning and handling throughout the supply chain. That is why it is essential for every bottle to reach the end consumer in the same condition in which it was originally bottled. At JSL Logistics, we believe that preserving the quality of Georgian wine does not end in the vineyard or the cellar it continues throughout the entire transportation process until the product reaches its final destination.

During the exhibition, our team met with numerous Georgian winemakers, winery representatives and exporters. Discussions focused on the export potential of Georgian wine, the requirements of international markets, transportation challenges and the logistics solutions that help producers expand their presence globally.

JSL Logistics provides a full range of international transportation services for wine producers and exporters, including air freight, sea freight, road transportation and multimodal logistics solutions. By tailoring each logistics strategy to the specific needs of a shipment, we help businesses balance transit time, cost efficiency and cargo safety factors that are particularly important in the highly competitive wine industry.

WinExpo Georgia 2026 served as another valuable platform for building new partnerships, exchanging expertise and discussing the opportunities and challenges facing the Georgian wine industry. The international success of Georgian wine is built on the efforts of many stakeholders from growers and winemakers to exporters and distributors. The role of a logistics partner is to ensure that products move safely, efficiently and reliably across international markets.

Every new market represents a new opportunity, and behind every exported bottle stands a well-planned and reliable logistics process. 🍷✈️

JSL Logistics
International Air, Road, Sea & Multimodal Transportation Solutions:
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