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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 3
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Heussen
3 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Bond Advocaten
3 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Tier 5

Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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Orange Clover
4 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
3 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 3
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Notable

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 3
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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FG Lawyers
2 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 4
39 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Florent
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Jones Day
4 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

DeBreij
1 practice area
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Heussen
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
3 practice areas
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Tier 6

Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
4 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
4 practice areas
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Orange Clover
4 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
2 practice areas
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Vriman M&A Lawyers
2 practice areas
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Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh
3 practice areas
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9Corporate
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BarentsKrans
3 practice areas
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DVDW Advocaten
4 practice areas
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JB Law
2 practice areas
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Ploum Lodder Princen
4 practice areas
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Rutgers & Posch
4 practice areas
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Project finance
Notable
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Habraken Rutten
3 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Pels Rijcken
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 4
25 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Resor
4 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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DVDW Advocaten
4 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Wijn & Stael
2 practice areas
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Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh
3 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Florent
3 practice areas
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HVG Law
2 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
4 practice areas
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Van Benthem & Keulen
1 practice area
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

CMS Derks Star Busmann dates back to 1900. Today the firm has two branches in the Netherlands in Amsterdam and Utrecht. 

Globally international firm CMS has 77 offices across 43 countries. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is best known for its banking and M&A work in the Netherlands, with a focus on the real estate sector. 

The firm’s banking team is involved in a variety of transactions for borrowers and lenders.

In M&A the firm is experienced in deals in financial services, energy and climate change, life sciences, consumer products, TMC and hospitality industries. 

The firm has an active restructuring and insolvency practice. 

 

 

 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Advance Local Media LLC - M&A
2021-12-31
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
M&A
Reinout Slot, Gieneke van Nierop
Advance Local Media LLC
Seller
Advanced Systems Concepts Inc and Turn/River Capital - Financing
2021-05-31
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
Financing
Pieter van Duijvenvoorde
Advanced Systems Concepts Inc and Turn/River Capital
Borrower
APCOA PARKING Holdings GmbH - Financing
2021-07-23
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
Financing
Jesler Hartman Kok
APCOA PARKING Holdings GmbH
Borrower
Boluda Towage - M&A
2021-02-28
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
M&A
Mark Ziekman
Boluda Towage
Acquirer
Broekhuis Vastgoed Holding - M&A
2021-01-11
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
M&A
Mark Ziekman
Broekhuis Vastgoed Holding
Acquirer
Cityhold Office Partnership Sà rl (Nuveen Real Estate) - Financing
2021-07-31
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
Financing
Eduard Scheenstra
Cityhold Office Partnership Sà rl (Nuveen Real Estate)
Borrower
FD Mediagroep BV - Joint venture
2022-03-02
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
Joint venture
Roman Tarlavski
FD Mediagroep BV
Joint venture partner
Delin Capital Asset Management - Financing
2021-12-31
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
Financing
Eduard Scheenstra, Hein van der Meer
Delin Capital Asset Management
Borrower
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG - Financing
2021-10-31
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
Financing
Eduard Scheenstra
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
Lender
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG - M&A
2021-07-31
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
M&A
Eduard Scheenstra
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
Acquirer
Eden Hotel Group BV - M&A
2021-12-17
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
M&A
Roman Tarlavski
Eden Hotel Group BV
Seller
Eewal Beheer BV - M&A
2021-01-10
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
M&A
Mark Ziekman
Eewal Beheer BV
Acquirer
Equitix - M&A
2021-04-30
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
M&A
Etienne Courbois, Cecilia van der Weijden
Equitix
Acquirer
Equitix European Infrastructure I - M&A
2021-04-30
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
M&A
Cecilia van der Weijden
Equitix European Infrastructure I
Acquirer
Equity Estate - Financing
2021-07-31
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
Financing
Etienne Courbois
Equity Estate
Borrower
Florimex Aalsmeer BV - Bond issue
2022-02-24
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
Bond issue
Marc van Zanten
Florimex Aalsmeer BV
Trustee
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Asset Management Pte Ltd - M&A
2021-06-30
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
M&A
Reinout Slot
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Asset Management Pte Ltd
Acquirer
Gelderburg BV - M&A
2021-12-31
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
M&A
Mark Ziekman
Gelderburg BV
Merger party
Ib vogt GmbH - Project finance
2021-11-30
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
Project finance
Etiënne Courbois
Ib vogt GmbH
Borrower
Infarm - indoor Urban Farming GmbH - M&A
2021-12-31
CMS Derks Star Busmann
Netherlands
M&A
Pieter van Duijvenvoorde
Infarm - indoor Urban Farming GmbH
Target
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M&A
Sovereign wealth funds and key sectors such as industrials and chemicals, and financial services are driving deals across the region
M&A
Amid sectoral realignment and strategic growth, energy, real estate and PE are playing central roles in reshaping deal flows in the CEE region
M&A
Investors need to consider deal protection mechanisms, such as material adverse change clauses, in light of tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on various countries
New hires were made across the finance and funds practices in Singapore, Riyadh, Brussels, Washington, DC and New York
ESG
DEI is a high priority particularly in regions seeing an influx of international businesses and challenges in talent retention
New hires were made across the banking, corporate and capital markets practices in London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore
M&A
New hires were made across the PE, banking, M&A, structured finance and funds practices in New York, London and Hong Kong
ESG
The EU's new directive requires credit institutions to manage ESG risks by establishing robust governance arrangements
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