18th March 2019 International law firm Bird & Bird announces that its partnership has re-elected David Kerr as CEO for a further three year term. David has served as CEO since 1996. During this time, Bird & Bird has grown into the truly international law firm it is today, going from 70 lawyers in three…
The UK and the EU have negotiated a Brexit deal – but will parliament accept it, throw it out or try to change it? Will there be another referendum? And what will the final relationship between the UK and the EU look like? The UK is due to leave the EU in just 28 days’…
Bratislava, 12 February 2019 At the end of April this year, we will see the continuation of the successful conference – European Compliance Forum – which the organizers themselves say will get “to the heart of the matter”. This year´s conference will focus on the effectiveness of compliance programs with a focus on the…
In cooperation with KPMG and UVP TECHNICOM, the British Chamber Chamber of Commerce in the Slovak Republic organized a seminar in Košice on investment state aid for new investments in the Slovak Republic and a new-year networking party with more than 75 representatives of companies, public administration and academy. The 2nd secretary of the Ministry…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] We ascended to record volumes of EUR 13.8bn, up 5% year-on-year in 2018 – reveals Colliers International in its latest CEE report “Outlook 2019: Climbing at the altitude” [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] Bratislava, February 4th, 2019 – We see the most important macro indicator for CEE in 2019, Eurozone interest rates, flat-lining at zero. This should…
The UK and the EU have negotiated a Brexit deal – but will parliament accept it, throw it out or try to change it? Will there be another referendum? And what will the final relationship between the UK and the EU look like? Download the Ready for Brexit report from CMS Slovakia.
Deal value across emerging Europe grew 12.5% in 2018 Telecoms & IT sector claimed four of the region’s ten largest deals and topped deal table by value Real Estate was region’s most active sector (432 deals), up 10.8% from 2017 Private equity flourished in 2018 with total number of deals rising by 15%. Sector claimed…
Understanding the practical implications of Brexit for data protection compliance, particularly for companies operating internationally and those reliant on transfers of personal data between the UK and the European Union (EU), is gaining ever greater importance as the 29 March 2019 deadline for exiting the EU gets closer. Although negotiations are still continuing and a…
The UK’s impending departure from the European Union will bring change for businesses of every size and sector. While some companies are already planning for the challenges and opportunities ahead, Chambers of Commerce believe that all firms – not just those directly and immediately affected – should be undertaking a Brexit ‘health check’, and a…
CMS was named M&A Legal Adviser of the Year in Central & Eastern Europe and Germany at the Mergermarket European M&A Awards, held in London on 6 December 2018. The prizes are awarded for creative advisory work on complex transactions. The judging process, which starts with an analysis of M&A league table data to identify…