Credit: Peter Hermes Furian/AdobeStockTo Thrive in Central and Eastern Europe, Law Firms Need to 'Know the Rules of the Game'
Large U.S. and U.K. firms have found that rates and profitability in the Central and Eastern European region fall short of expectations. But some firms are doing well there.
November 20, 2024 at 07:54 PM
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Greenberg Traurig in October advised Polish convenience store chain Zabka and its top shareholder, private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, on Zabka’s 6.45 billion zlotys ($1.62 billion) initial public offering on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Greenberg Traurig corporate and private equity shareholder Lejb Fogelman, the firm’s deal team leader, called the IPO a “major breakthrough” that could end a long drought for large deals, as Warsaw’s market recovers from a post-COVID slump and investors’ Ukraine war jitters.
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