Corporate/M&A | Global

Clifford Chance boasts well-regarded corporate teams in Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania that are well placed to advise on major regional acquisitions, developments and joint ventures for significant clients. The law firm's key partners in the Prague office often lead notable CEE-wide transactions. Clifford Chance is particularly active in the telecom, software, energy and natural resources sectors.

CMS is widely recognised as a superb CEE practice that can fulfil various roles in major cross-border M&A transactions in the region, as well as significant development deals and disposals. The firm is active across a range of sectors including TMT, finance and energy. CMS co-ordinates work between its several branches across the region.

A&O Shearman boasts teams based in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland that lead regional M&A mandates on behalf of CEE-based corporate clients. The diligent team is well placed to assist with matters such as sales, acquisitions and corporate reorganisations.

Dentons leads regional M&A mandates from a key Budapest office that maintains strong relationships with CEE-based private equity clients. The top-rated team boasts experience in major acquisitions, divestments and investments, as well as global infrastructure projects. The law firm's clientele stems from sectors including software, pharmaceuticals and energy. Dentons is also highlighted for its strong real estate practice.

Schoenherr has a vast network covering the CEE and SEE regions, with highly regarded partners based in Serbia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Austria who stand out for their proven ability to coordinate cross-border teams on the due diligence and transactional aspects of international deal and mergers. The law firm leads on multi-jurisdictional acquisitions and disposals, as well as associated restructuring operations. The team is comfortable assisting clients across a wide range of industries, notably energy, automotive, manufacturing and TMT.

Wolf Theiss leverages vast resources spread across a number of CEE jurisdictions, acting on global transactions that revolve around acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, disposals and share purchase agreements. Clients also turn to the team for its expertise in due diligence as well as regulatory tasks. The firm is also often selected by European and global corporate clients to handle the CEE aspects of wider group restructurings and reorganisations. The team regularly works in close collaboration with employment and competition partners.

DLA Piper has broad expertise in corporate and M&A transactions across the CEE region, frequently handling multi-jurisdictional acquisitions, disposals, carve-outs and corporate restructuring mandates. Experienced teams in the law firm's offices in Hungary, Romania and Poland frequently assist leading infrastructure and energy companies, as well as global corporates from the construction, life sciences and manufacturing sectors.

Kinstellar is well placed to advise on the local law aspects of global M&A transactions that require input from multiple CEE jurisdictions. The firm has a significant client list that includes multinationals in the energy, banking and TMT sectors. The law firm advises CEE-headquartered companies on the corporate restructuring of subsidiaries, as well as investments. Kinstellar has an extensive geographic presence across the region.

White & Case boasts a strong client roster of important private equity firms and real estate developers that instruct key partners in London, Warsaw, Bratislava and Prague on acquisitions and disposals across various jurisdictions within the CEE region. The firm demonstrates further expertise in the finance and TMT sectors.

Baker McKenzie is a well-known brand with a strong regional presence and transactional practices across Poland and Hungary. The firm boasts significant strength in acquisitions spanning multiple CEE jurisdictions. It has significant acumen in cross-border regulatory and restructuring mandates.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer attracts attention for work on large CEE-wide mandates, advising on high-stakes disposals and acquisitions on behalf of multinationals and global asset management companies. The law firm's key partners in various offices collaborate with highly regarded domestic law firms to advise on major cross-border transactions, including those that touch on several CEE jurisdictions.