Shortlist announced for the CEE M&A Awards

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Semi-final results are now in for the upcoming CEE M&A Awards, the only awards ceremony to recognize and honour excellence of the M&A sector in the CEE region. Hosted at the InterContinental Hotel in Warsaw on March 22nd, 2018, the awards will be presented to the most active and professional PE and VC companies operating, as well as some of the region’s top supporting companies and service providers.

M&A 2018 1920×1080At the gala celebration more than 150+ senior decision makers from the M&A sector are expected to attend. Primarily the awards will recognize companies and individuals who have demonstrated the best overall performance during the past year.

The M&A Awards celebrate the outstanding efforts and achievements of all those involved in identifying, coordinating and completing the important deals, which have produced consistent results, and the potential to change the fate of businesses and industries throughout the region.

Semi-finalists

Company of the Year

Professional Service Provider

  • JustComply
  • Luxembourg-Poland Chamber of Commerce
  • Moody’s Investors Service Limited
  • Vistra Corporate Services

Tax & Financial Advisory Firm

  • Advicero Tax
  • Axelo
  • Linklaters
  • White & Case

M&A Advisory Firm

  • AIM Group
  • A.T. Kearney
  • Brunswick Austria & CEE GmbH
  • Esteema Financial Solutions Limited
  • Fingeste
  • PwC

M&A Insurance Firm

  • AIG
  • ANV Global Services
  • Ironshore Insurance
  • Marsh
  • Tokio Marine HCC

Poland Law Firm

  • Crido Legal
  • Gessel
  • Wierzbowski Eversheds Sutherland
  • White & Case M. Studniarek i Wspólnicy
  • Wierzbowski Eversheds Sutherland

Boutique Law Firm

  • Cytowski & Partners
  • JustComply
  • Łaszczuk & Partners
  • Mrowiec Fiałek and Partners

Regional Law Firm

  • Glimstedt
  • KLB Legal
  • Primus
  • Taylor Wessing

Global Law Firm

  • Deloitte Law
  • Dentons Europe
  • Eversheds Sutherland
  • Linklaters
  • Noerr
  • Orrick, Hennnington & Suttcliffer
  • White & Case

Bank

  • AIM Group
  • Bank Pekao
  • Bank Zachodni WBK
  • DNB Bank Polska
  • ING Bank
  • Raiffeisen Bank Polska
  • PKO Bank Polski

Venture Capital Firm

  • BaltCap
  • iTech Capital
  • Technologies Capital

Private Equity Firm

  • Abris Capital Partners
  • BaltCap
  • Coast2Coast Capital
  • Genesis Capital
  • Hartenberg Capital
  • Innova Capital
  • MCI Capital
  • Penta Investments
  • Swan Lake

Deal of the Year (nominations still being accepted, please visit our website www.ceemaawards.com/#index-awards and learn more)                         

Cross-Border Deal

  • Coast2Coast – Sunwave Pharm
  • Fortuna Entertainment Group (Penta) – Hattrick Sports Group
  • MCI Capital – Netrisk           

Private Equity Deal

  • Coast2Coast – Stella Pack
  • Coast2Coast – Bezgluten
  • Coast2Coast – Profi
  • Swan Lake – Apteka Group
  • Fortuna Entertainment Group (Penta) – Hattrick Sports Group
  • MCI Capital – Netrisk
  • Penta Investments – NEMOS Group
  • Innova Capital – Profim
  • Genesis Capital – HP Tronic Group and Datart
  • Genesis Capital – Sanborn

Exit of the Year

  • Arbis Capital exits Mykogen Group
  • Innova Capital exits Wirtualna Polska Holding
  • iTech Capital exits Ticketland
  • Penta Investments exits AB Facility
  • Technologies Capital exits Cloudera

The M&A Awards also highlight the dedication, outstanding results and top quality client service provided by many M&A industry leaders. These awards showcase the hard work, dedication and determination of firms throughout the region, as voted for by their clients and industry peers.

Including Professional of the Year, there are 15 categories focusing on the investors and the companies supporting them.

Countries and regions covered at the M&A Awards include: CEE: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine. NEE: Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kaliningrad. SEE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia.

For more details please go to www.ceemaawards.com

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