CMS enjoys the reputation of being Eastern Europe’s number one M&A advisor. Over the past 15 months, CMS has advised buyers and sellers in the region on 46 transactions with a total value of USD 6,136 million. This is revealed in the rankings conducted by Bloomberg for 2010 and Q1 2011, in which CMS appears at the top of the league tables for deal volume.
The CMS Moscow office, working closely with the global network of CMS offices, is actively involved in major Russia and cross-border M&A transactions.
With one of the biggest and most experienced Corporate/M&A teams in Moscow, over the past 15 months, we have advised on many cross-border transactions involving leading companies such as Sberbank, Ilim Group, Aareal Bank, CTS Eventim, Douglas Rivoli, Interior Group Services Plc, Siemens and Symrise.
CMS also continues to reinforce its position in M&A rankings on a global scale. According to Bloomberg, CMS moved up to second place in terms of the volume of M&A transactions advised on worldwide in 2011. Since the beginning of 2010, CMS has advised buyers and sellers on 308 transactions, with a total value of USD 47 billion.
Moscow-based corporate Senior partner John Hammond commented: “We are delighted to be number one for M&A in Eastern Europe and to be among the top M&A advisors worldwide. With nearly 20 years experience of Russia-related transactions, we have invaluable local expertise that enables us to meet the strategic challenges of Russian and international clients.”
Bloomberg M&A Advisory League Tables are the definitive publication of M&A advisory rankings. The tables represent the top financial and legal advisors across a broad array of deal types, regions, and industry sectors. The rankings data is comprised of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, debt-for-equity-swaps, joint ventures, private placements of common equity and convertible securities, and the cash injection component of recapitalisations according to Bloomberg standards.
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