Dentons was the #1 law firm for M&A by deal count for both Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Russia in Q1 2021, according to Mergermarket’s M&A League Tables.

Deal highlights in CEE from the first quarter of 2021 include advising Brandl Industries on sale of its subsidiaries in Czech Republic, Romania and Germany; advising Cornerstone Partners and Crestyl real estate on their of PLN 1.5 billion (€340 million) acquisition of Budimex Nieruchomosci from Budimex SA; and advising Echo Investment on its acquisition of a 66.01% stake in Archicom Spolka Akcyjna, a Poland-based company engaged in construction of residential and commercial buildings.  In Russia, the Corporate and M&A team advised the shareholders on the sale of ChelPipe to TMK; and GEM Capital and Industry Partners Corporation on the US$450 million acquisition of Korund-Tsian, from Petrochemical Holding GmbH and VTB Bank OAO.