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12/10/2023
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz receives the Woman in Law Award 2023 for best Law...
12 October 2023 We are delighted to receive the Women in Law Award for Best Law Firm 2023, which confirms our ongoing commitment to diversity and equality in the legal industry. Our efforts to promote gender diversity, create a fair and inclusive working environment, and support initiatives such as the Ladies League have enriched our culture. Our CMS Diversity and Inclusion charter as well as our internal initiatives reflect our passion to promote women and diversity and to create an inclusive legal industry. We are grateful for this recognition and look forward to a future that is even more diverse, inclusive and sus­tain­able.    Spe­cial thanks to Future-Law, Women in Law Austria and the Association of Austrian Corporate Lawyers - VUJ for the award and to our Ladies League team: Denisa Brighton, Daniela Karollus-Bruner, Daniela Krömer, Jelena Nushol Fijačko, Andrea Potz, Maria Orlyk, Nedzida Sa­li­hovic-Whalen, Gabriela Staber, Marija Tesic and Döne Yalçın.
04/05/2022
Nevena Radlova promoted to partner at CMS Bulgaria
Nevena Radlova, the Head of Competition and IP at CMS in Bulgaria, has been promoted to partner in the firm’s Commercial/TMIC prac­tice. Nevena is a skilled commercial lawyer with more than 17 years’...
16/02/2022
CMS Sofia advised Elevator Ventures on the investment in a Bulgarian e-commerce...
CMS Sofia successfully advised Elevator Ventures (EV) – a venture capital firm part of Raiffeisen Bank International, on the third round of investment for CloudCart. As part of its strategy to invest and grow digital businesses in the CEE region, EV pinpointed CloudCart as the next rising star among European tech companies. CloudCart’s platform offers end-to-end solutions for SMEs growing their sales online or starting e-commerce businesses from scratch.  Our local team led by Dimitar Zwiatkow together with Ivan Gergov and Elitsa Hinova advised EV on all legal aspects relating to the conclusion of the equity documents. Settling foreign investor relationships with local businesses at times is particularly challenging due to the specifics of the national le­gis­la­tion.  Deals in the private equity and venture capital segment seem to grow in the CEE region and to become increasingly attractive for investors across various industries.
02/09/2021
CMS strengthens banking and finance team in Poland and CEE
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the arrival of a team of lawyers with extensive experience in advising clients on financing transactions. Rafał Zakrzewski, who specialises in international...
04/08/2021
CMS acts for UniCredit Bulbank on EUR 36m renewable refinancing in Bulgaria
International law firm CMS has represented UniCredit Bulbank on the refinancing of the 21 MWp operational photovoltaic portfolio of Solarian Holdings, consisting of five operational power plants, located...
03/08/2021
CMS Advises UniCredit Bulbank on Refinancing Solarian Holdings Portfolio
Published on ceeleg­al­mat­ters. comCMS has advised UniCredit Bulbank on the refinancing of Solarian Holdings' 21-megawatt operational photovoltaic portfolio in Bulgaria. According to CMS, the EUR 36 million refinancing project relates to a number of special-purpose companies, including Consult Solar EOOD, Solar R1 EOOD, Solar RAS EOOD, Green Energy Park EOOD, and Vento Eco Energy EOOD, all operating under the con­tracts-for-premi­um scheme, introduced by Bulgaria in order to replace the feed-in tariff under the Second Renewable Energy Act.
01/07/2021
Hotel Investment Scene in CEE
In 2020, the hotel sector in CEE-6 (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia) saw transactions of just EUR 370m. This figure was far below initial expectations for the year (EUR...
12/05/2021
CMS further strengthens procurement, defence and infrastructure practice...
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Wladek Rzycki as a partner in its Infrastructure and Projects Group. Wladek is based in the firm’s Warsaw office and will focus on...
05/05/2021
CMS named CEE Law Firm of the Year at Chambers Europe Awards 2021
International law firm CMS has been named CEE Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Europe Awards, where CMS has once again been recognised as the leading law firm in Central and Eastern Europe. The Chambers...
22/03/2021
CMS made it to the Arbitration Powerlist 2021 of Legal500
The Arbitration Powerlist: Central and Eastern Europe showcases the leading practitioners working in a broad sweep of countries, stretching from Austria and Poland to the Baltic Nations and down to Serbia...
05/03/2021
CMS advises on investment in Rohlik Group
International law firm CMS has advised a group of investors, led by Partech and including EBRD, Quadrille Capital and J&T Bank, on a EUR 190m fundraising for Rohlik Group (Rohlik), one of Europe’s leading...
16/12/2020
CMS UK attains CDP’s A- score for climate action and sustainability programme
CMS UK is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a score of A- by CDP in recognition of its continuous efforts to tackle climate change issues as part of its Climate Action and Sustainability pro­gramme. The...