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28/11/2023
CMS launches International Digital Regulation Hub providing a clear roadmap...
All businesses should be prepared to grasp the opportunities in digital regulation 
14/11/2023
CMS to join forces with Swedish law firm Wistrand
With expansion into Sweden, CMS strengthens its presence in the Nordics
13/09/2023
Turning the corner? CMS European M&A Outlook 2024
43% of dealmakers predict a decline in European M&A activity over the next 12 months, whilst 35% foresee an increase, with private equity dealmakers displaying heightened optimism. This time last year...
08/08/2023
CMS posts strong results for 2022
Global law firm CMS has today announced revenues for the financial year January-December 2022 of 1.862 billion euros, representing a year-on-year growth rate of 6.2%. The firm achieved this growth despite...
10/07/2023
Adequacy Decision on EU-US Data Privacy Framework adopted
The European Commission has announced today 10 July 2023 the adoption of its "adequacy decision" on the EU - US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF") to allow EU-US data flows to businesses that will have...
22/05/2023
Europe-wide analysis on the fifth anniversary of the GDPR reveals data...
European data protection authorities imposed fines totalling over 2.7 billion euros in more than 1,500 publicly known cases for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation, which has been in...
22/09/2022
Dealmakers bullish despite challenging market conditions
M&A expectations run high: Almost all respondents (88%) are currently considering M&A. Undervalued targets and distressed sales to drive activity: The biggest buy-side driver of M&A is expected to be...
21/07/2022
CMS records year of strong growth in 2021
CMS, a leading global law firm, today announces revenues for the financial year January-December 2021 of EUR 1.746bn. The results reflect a positive year for CMS, translating into year-on-year growth...
11/04/2022
CMS promotes 60 to partnership in record-breaking year for global promotions
CMS promotes 60 to partnership in record-breaking year for global pro­mo­tions  In­ter­na­tion­al law firm CMS is pleased to announce the promotion of 60 new partners, representing the firm’s largest-ever...
23/03/2022
CMS: European M&A bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, with a return to...
Multi-year analysis by CMS reveals that ‘normal service’ had resumed in European dealmaking as familiar patterns in deal metrics returnPrimary deal driver for transactions is buyers entering a new...
14/09/2021
The Road to Recovery: European M&A Outlook 2022
71% of dealmakers agree that private equity (PE) firms are better placed than corporates to take advantage of buying opportunities presented by COVID-19, according to the ninth edition of the European...
29/07/2021
New Executive Director for CMS
Frankfurt, 29 July 2021