CEE PRIVATE EQUITY FORUM

Deloitte Central Europe serves organizations across the private and public sector communities with world class Audit, Tax, Consulting and Financial Advisory services. Operating seamlessly across the 17 countries of Central Europe, we operate as an integrated regional unit, drawing upon local and regional professional resources to deliver the best possible service team for each assignment.

Our regional Financial Advisory Services practice combines a powerful mix of highly-experienced local and international experts in the areas of Corporate Finance & Advisory Services, M&A Transaction Services, Valuation Services and Reorganisation Services. Our regional Private Equity team holds an outstanding track record in serving the specific needs of PE funds.

Since 1990, Deloitte Central Europe has advised on hundreds of transactions, and has built a number of market leading service lines and an excellent client base. Our strength is in our international network and most importantly in our dedicated and highly talented people.

Salans is an international, full service law firm operating from 22 offices across 17 countries. The firm brings together outstanding lawyers from multiple jurisdictions into one organisation sharing common values and aspirations. There is no single head office or dominant national culture - which makes Salans unique among international law firms.We provide highly integrated, business-focused advice - the product of multinational client teams and global practice and industry groups. We deliver tailored, results-oriented solutions.

A Unique CEE and CIS Reach
Salans is well-known for its expertise in developing markets, having established the leading position for over 30 years with clients in the CIS and Central and Eastern Europe. In addition to our London and Paris offices, we operate from:

• Germany
• Poland
• Czech and Slovak Republics
• Hungary
• Romania
• Turkey
• Russia
• Ukraine
• Azerbaijan
• Kazakhstan

Our Private Equity Group
Salans’ Private Equity group has been active for over 20 years, leveraging experience, resources, and knowledge to assist clients in highly specialised private equity transactions. We represent numerous private equity funds, management teams, and investors. We handle all aspects of structuring and operating private equity funds, from the creation of investment structures to the disposal of investments. Our Private Equity group operates mainly in Western Europe, CEE, and the CIS.

Squire‚ Sanders has lawyers in 36 offices and 17 countries around the world. On the ground in seven CEE countries‚ and backed by the global expertise of our Emerging Markets Private Equity Group‚ our tightly integrated CEE Private Equity Team works together to seamlessly serve our clients’ transactional needs – whether the deal is undertaken in one of our resident countries or across multiple borders. We advise on all types of private equity investments and exits and have a deep understanding of the issues peculiar to key industry sectors including chemicals‚ communications‚ energy‚ food and beverage‚ financial services‚ hospitality and leisure‚ logistics and infrastructure‚ media‚ natural resources‚ real estate and technology.

GESSEL is one of the leading Polish law firms‚ with eighteen years of experience. We specialise in M&A‚ private equity‚ venture capital‚ capital market transactions and investment funds. GESSEL’s expertise includes over 200 M&A and PE/VC transactions effected between 1993 and 2011 and covers different sectors of the economy: power generation‚ construction‚ food processing‚ pharmaceutical‚ transport‚ retail‚ media‚ real estate‚ IT‚ finance‚ and others. Our M&A team has acted as a lead counsel in many cross border transactions‚ providing its clients with comprehensive one shop advice on multinational transactions. GESSEL is member of the Polish Private Equity Association.

Gimv is an independent‚ multi-style European investment company with 30 years of experience in private equity and venture capital. Gimv undertakes buyouts and provides growth capital to established companies and invests venture capital through its dedicated teams in Life Sciences‚ Technology and Cleantech. Gimv is also active in infrastructure projects (Benelux) and in Central & Eastern Europe through various partnerships.

Equity Trust, the world’s leading independent provider of trust and fiduciary services, has merged with TMF Group, a provider of global accounting, corporate secretarial, HR and payroll services. To be called TMF Group, the company has over 4,000 employees, including qualified accountants, lawyers, and corporate secretaries, HR and other professionals. Located in 100+ offices and operating in 75 jurisdictions, these experts help businesses expand seamlessly across borders, taking care of compliance requirements and administration burdens, while allowing clients to focus on their global ambitions and core competencies.

Core services: Accounting and Reporting, Legal Administration and HR and Payroll. Specialized teams: Real Estate Investment, Fund Administration, Structured Finance, and Private Clients.