CEE deal advisory highlights 2025
Our deal advisory highlights feature a selection of projects that we advised on throughout the region in 2025.
Financial advisory insights
Below we share insights from our financial advisory experts advising on everything from how to best handle business during the Covid-19 pandemic to emerging M&A hotspots.
Webinar series: Leading energy transition in CEE
As the renewable energy sector evolves, understanding the dynamics of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region is crucial. Watch our exclusive webinar series that delves into key topics such as energy storage, project lifecycle management, and the growing role of renewable hydrogen. These sessions are designed to provide valuable insights and strategies for navigating the energy transition in CEE.
Doing M&A in the Americas
America is a vast continent often referred to as a ‘continent of contrasts due to its natural, economic, cultural, and demographic diversity. In addition, it also presents inequalities in economic and developmental structure. These factors create a source of tax uncertainties where doing business in this area can be challenging in terms of tax environments that are not as similar.
Investing in CEE: Inbound M&A report 2021/2022
Despite concerns about Covid-19, resurgent inflation and rising energy prices, 2021 saw robust dealmaking across the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. CEE’s diverse markets and abundant targets are increasingly attractive to both domestic and inbound investors. This publication offers an overview of inbound M&A activity in the CEE region throughout 2021, and looks ahead to the opportunities...
Forvis Mazars CEE Deal Advisory Highlights 2021
In 2021 and for the sixth year in a row, Forvis Mazars has been ranked among the top 5 leading deal advisors in Central & Eastern Europe, based on Mergermarket CEE Accountant League Table by number of successful deals.
Doing M&A in Western Europe
6-12-2021 With its place in Europe and its integration in the EU, Western Europe tends to be less of a source of tax uncertainties. But conducting business in this area can be a challenge regarding tax environments which are not that similar.
Carve-outs in the automotive industry
The automotive industry is constantly changing, facing external challenges posed around new technologies and business models. Carve-outs are under the spotlight to help companies mitigate these risks and offer strategic opportunities. Mazars experts around the world provide insights about carve-outs, from a range of different strategic perspectives.
Doing M&A transactions in uncertain times
The first few months following Covid-19 outbreak were marked by a strong level of economic uncertainty worldwide, with direct consequences on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). From summer 2020, the M&A landscape began to improve significantly, with an increasing appetite for deal-making on the markets, and the pandemic crisis turning into an opportunity for many investors. Today, many lessons can be...
Doing M&A in Asia Pacific
17-06-2021 Seeking opportunities outside their country of origin is a natural part of the growth journey for many businesses. By opening up new markets and connecting with new customers, businesses can increase their sales and profits, while spreading their risk by not having to rely on any one single market.
Investing in CEE: Inbound M&A report 2020/2021
Despite the challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, M&A deal making in Central & Eastern Europe remained robust in 2020.
Foreign acquisitions must be precisely prepared
Polish acquisitions on foreign markets are no longer surprising, although the number of transactions is relatively low. Jacek Byrt, Partner responsible for financial advisory at Mazars in Poland and an expert with a long-standing international practice on the acquisition market, explains how to prepare for them and what to pay particular attention to.
Covid-19 and the world of private equity
Optimism in an uncertain environment
M&A in CEE:Tax traps and structuring opportunities
10-12-2020 Against a backdrop of global competition and integrated markets, many businesses around the world are seeking growth opportunities outside their country of origin despite shifting, and at times complex, regulatory environments.
Covid-19 and the world of private equity
08/06/2020 We have surveyed private equity firms and investors to understand the challenges, level of optimism and response strategies as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
Forvis Mazars CEE Deal Advisory Highlights 2020
In 2020 and for the fifth year in a row, Forvis Mazars has been ranked among the top 5 leading deal advisors in Central & Eastern Europe, based on Mergermarket CEE Accountant League table by number of successful deals.
Investing in CEE: Inbound M&A report 2019/2020
The M&A market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) had a robust 2019 year, displaying resilience in the face of global economic headwinds, according to new research from Mazars in association with Mergermarket. The report, Investing in CEE: Inbound M&A Report 2019/2020, offers an overview of inbound M&A activity in the CEE region throughout 2019 and looks ahead to the opportunities and challenges...
Forecasting your financial performance
A statistical analysis of market data to facilitate the analysis of the effects of COVID-19 on company forecasts
How pe played out across CEE M&A in 2019
The below is taken from Mazars’ recent ‘Investing in CEE: Inbound M&A Report 2019/2020’. Download the report to find out more about the investments shaping the CEE region.
CEE grows into M&A hotspot
Mergers and acquisitions are inherently complex – whether it is cross-border legal quandaries, human resource issues or the tricky business of valuations – the procedure can be tough but also promises plenty of reward. Where the transaction takes place will have a central role in how all of this plays out. In our recent ‘Investing in CEE: Inbound M&A Report 2019/2020’, we found that CEE countries...
CEE as a key emerging M&A market?
With the release of Mazars Central & Eastern European Deal Advisory Highlights for 2019, Michel Kiviatkowski, Mazars’ CEE Region Leader of Financial Advisory Services and Managing Partner of Mazars in Poland, explains why the CEE is booming and why investors can afford to be optimistic.