With CMS’s recently published European M&A Outlook report taking the temperature of the M&A activity across the continent, CMS Romania Managing Partner Horea Popescu and CMS Vienna Partner Alexander Rakosi share their insights on M&A trends in the CEE region.

White & Case has advised Keboola on its USD 32 million series A funding round led by Viking Global Investors with the participation of Presto Ventures and Reflex Capital and angel investors Eduard Kucera and Tomas Cupr, among others.

Clifford Chance has advised Ceska Sporitelna on the financing for the acquisition of Sanborn by Czech Machining Holding, a direct subsidiary of the Oriens Fund III SCSp.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised an MCI Capital fund on the acquisition of Webcon. Gessel advised the sellers.

Rowan Legal has advised Oriens Fund II on its acquisition of Sogos Fanam.

E+H, working alongside Latham & Watkins, has advised Carlyle investment firm on its majority investment in GBTEC Software and its affiliates.