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22/01/2024
CMS advised Packeta Group on legal vendor due diligence for sale
CMS advised Packeta Group (Packeta) on the legal vendor due diligence in preparation for the sale of 100% of its ownership interest in the Packeta Group to CVC Capital Partners and Emma Capital.  Packeta...
10/11/2022
CMS advises Marsh on sale of shareholding in INSIA
CMS has advised Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, on the sale of 80% of its shareholding in INSIA a.s., including its Slovak subsidiary and Romanian branch, to UnilinkS.A. IN­SIA...
21/06/2022
CMS advises on EUR 220m investment in Rohlik Group
International law firm CMS has advised a group of investors on the EUR 220m series D fundraising for Rohlik Group (Rohlik), one of Europe’s leading online grocery busi­nesses. Foun­ded in 2014, Rohlik...
18/03/2021
CMS advises Kaupthing on 1.3 million sqm Czech land bank sale
International law firm CMS has advised Icelandic asset manager Kaupthing on the divestment of a large land bank surrounding the D5 highway near Pilsen to German retail chain Lidl. As a prospective development...
06/08/2020
CMS wins 2019 CEE Deal of the Year for pharma acquisition
International law firm CMS has been recognised for its work advising Advent International and its portfolio company Zentiva on the acquisition of the CEE business of global generic and over-the-counter...
17/01/2019
Emerging Europe deal value reached EUR 80.5bn in 2018 fuelled by string...
Deal value across emerging Europe grew 12.5% in 2018Telecoms & IT sector claimed four of the region’s ten largest deals and topped deal table by valueReal Estate was region’s most active sector (432...
17/01/2018
CMS advises Metal Trade Comax on German acquisition
CMS Prague has successfully advised Metal Trade Comax Group, a Czech metals processing conglomerate, on its acquisition of the German Oetinger Aluminium Group from Orlando Management AG. The acquisition...
15/11/2017
CMS advises Savills on expansion of Czech operations
CMS has advised Savills plc. (“Savills”) on the acquisition of SB Property Services, a Czech company providing asset management services. Since entering the Czech market in 2016, Savills, a leading...
09/03/2017
CMS tops M&A rankings in CEE again
CMS continues to be the number one M&A legal advisor in Central Eastern Europe. CMS, one of the global top ten full service law firms, topped the Central and Eastern Europe M&A Legal Advisor league tables...
25/01/2017
M&A market in Central-Eastern Europe boasts its highest value since 2013...
According to the “Emerging Europe M&A report 2016/2017” published by CMS in cooperation with EMIS, M&A deals in Central-Eastern Europe peaked in value in 2016 at EUR 86.7bn. This represents a 62%...
16/12/2015
CMS advises on sale of Czech branded food producer Hamé
CMS has advised Decapterus S.à.r.l., a Luxembourg based private equity holding, on the EUR €175m sale of Hamé to Oslo-listed food group Orkla. Hamé is a leading branded food producer in the Czech...
29/07/2015
CMS advises Erste Group on CEE Joint Venture with Global Payments and CaixaBank
CMS has advised Erste Group Bank AG and its subsidiaries (“Erste Group”) on its agreement with Global Payments Inc., a leading worldwide provider of payment technology solutions, to establish a joint...