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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...
01/08/2023
CMS strengthens its Czech Republic and CEE Banking and Finance team with...
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Petra Myšáková as a partner in its Prague office, effective from 1st September 2023. Petra's addition to the firm as Partner and...
15/11/2022
CMS advises joint venture on the phased sale of Ostrava Airport multimodal...
International law firm CMS has advised the Czech joint venture of J&T and Concens Investments (Concens) on the phased sale of the newly built class A, multimodal industrial park at Ostrava Airport, located...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
19/11/2020
CEE businesses keen on ‘green’ Belt & Road Initiative opportunities, CMS...
CEE businesses are increasingly interested in en­vir­on­ment­ally-friendly and sustainable sectors as areas for future Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) investments, while traditional trade-related sectors such...