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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…

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…

A Thoroughbred Racer – CEE BPO/SSC Office Sector

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] Bratislava, 18 December 2017:  The BPO/SSC take-up totalled over 60% of all-sector office take-up in 4 key BPO cities (Wroclaw, Lodz, Krakow and Sofia)  in H1 2017. Vacant stock is diminishing, due to this demand impulse and strong general economic conditions. Labour availability and employee tech knowhow uplift are significant factors which influence the…

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…

Property market remains stable and seller-friendly

Strong demand for office and retail property Increase in national investors in the European real estate market Frequent agreement of seller-friendly purchase agreement provisions Stuttgart – The European property market remains stable despite geopolitical tensions. A lack of alternative investment opportunities coupled with favourable financing conditions continues to ensure strong demand for real estate investment.…

Sponsorship opportunity: 20th Anniversary Gala Evening

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sponsorship opportunity: 20th Anniversary Gala Evening [/vc_column_text][ultimate_spacer height=”10″][vc_column_text] We would like to invite you to become a partner of the event 20th Anniversary Gala Evening taking place on Friday, 16 November 2018 at the Grand Hotel River Park. Why should you sponsor BritCham events? Local engagement: Engaging with local audience is a must. Sponsoring any…

CMS partners with Saudi Arabian law firm

CMS will work in association with Saudi Arabian law firm Feras Al Shawaf. The firms have agreed to an exclusive partnership for international business, with Feras Al Shawaf handling domestic work. The Saudi Arabian firm will add to CMS’s existing presence in Algeria, Iran, Morocco, Oman, Turkey and the UAE, with associated offices in Iraq…

This is how we found our new employee

Searching for employees is not easy at all in these days. Particularly, when it comes to specific positions that people often have no experience with. But how the right person is found then? We were thinking for longer time until we remembered our member – recruitment agency Synergie . We turned to them immediately with…

A renewed optimism surrounds European dealmaking, according to a survey by CMS and Mergermarket

A renewed optimism surrounds European dealmaking, according to a survey by CMS and Mergermarket Dealmaking appetite in Europe has seen a swift turnaround following the shock of last year’s Brexit vote, according to the fifth edition of the European M&A Outlook, published by CMS in association with Mergermarket. The report canvassed the opinions of 230…