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Michal Weis, founder of IBL Software Engineering, spol. s r.o. is the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 for the Slovak Republic

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   Lívia Naništová, co-founder of Novplasta, s.r.o., won the EY Technology Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 title. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] Bratislava, 28 February 2018 – The winner of the title, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 for the Slovak Republic, is Michal Weis from the company IBL Software Engineering, spol. s r.o. The prestigious award, founded by…

Local investors will stay as a key participant in the CEE investment arena

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   — says Colliers International in its latest CEE Investment Outlook report — [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] Mipim, 15 March, 2018 – The growth of purchases by domestic and cross-border investors in the CEE-6 markets accelerated 32% in 2017. The CEE cross-border flow more than tripled to 7% of the record overall volume of EUR 13.1bn. Mark…

The Law on Money Laundering Concerns More Than Half a Million Companies

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] Bratislava, 12 March 2018 From March 15, 2018, the Amendment to the Act on Protection against the Legalization of Proceeds from Crime and Terrorist Financing, adopted by Slovakia on the basis of a European Parliament Directive, will enter into force. A law that regulates the rights and obligations of the obliged person, concerns more…

Why Do We Need Cross Culture Communication Skills Training?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] Cross culture communication skills belong to the basic skill set of a manager or employee in an international company abroad. In Slovakia, it is rather exceptional if a company offers cross culture communication skills training to its employees. Read about cross culture communication training and its benefits in an interview with Mrs. Eva Gáboríková:…

Emerging Europe surpasses 2,000 M&A deals in 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] China increases investment by 78 per cent China became the largest foreign investor across emerging Europe* in 2017, according to the “Emerging Europe M&A report 2017/2018” published by CMS in cooperation with EMIS. China increased the value of its investments into the region by 78% to €7.7bn, after a 96% rise in 2016. The…

Bulgaria and the Czech Republic are the “road kings” amongst the auto producers and component suppliers market segment in the CEE region

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]   Labour force is the key factor for auto player’s location decision-making process – says Colliers International in its latest research report “The Road Kings: CEE Autos” [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] Bratislava, 22.1.2018: The auto producers and component suppliers sector is very important in CEE industrial and is growing. Auto exports ranged from 4.7% of total exports…

SK-NIC acquisition process has been closed. SK-NIC´s new strategic investor and owner is UK company CentralNic.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] 12. December 2017, Bratislava: CentralNic Plc., a global leader in domain name technology and operations, listed on the London Stock Exchange, announces a significant strategic investment in Slovakia, becoming the owner of SK-NIC, manager of the top level .sk domain. The vendor is Dutch company DanubiaTel Netherlands B.V. Ben Crawford, CEO, CentralNic, said: “We…

CMS wins at Mergermarket European M&A Awards

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] CMS won Private Equity Legal Adviser of the Year at the Mergermarket European M&A Awards, held in London on 7 December 2017. Additionally, CMS was named France M&A Legal Adviser of the Year. The prizes are awarded for creative advisory work on complex transactions. The judging process, which starts with an analysis of M&A…

CEE region continues to provide opportunity for business despite potential risks, according to report by CMS and Legal Week

[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_heading main_heading=”CEE region continues to provide opportunity for business despite potential risks, according to report by CMS and Legal Week”][/ultimate_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] Government investigations and regulatory compliance are increasingly concerning issues for businesses operating in the CEE market. This is according to the latest ‘Central & Eastern Europe: Risk & Resilience’ report, published by international law firm…

Infrastructure investment boom predicted for CEE nations on the rise

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] The infrastructure market has high hopes for Central and Eastern European countries, whose economies are currently experiencing strong economic growth, according to the CMS Infrastructure Index: A New Direction, which this year ranks 40 jurisdictions in order of infrastructure investment attractiveness according to six key criteria. Countries in the CEE region claimed six of…