M&A Insights

Practical guides on buying businesses across Central & Eastern Europe — from valuation to closing.

For Investors & Acquirers
How to Buy a Business in the Baltics & CEE: A Guide for Foreign Acquirers
A practical guide for PE funds, search funds and strategic buyers on acquiring companies in the Baltics and…
For Investors & Acquirers · 2 min
Cross-Border Due Diligence in CEE: From Financials to Different Jurisdictions
What a foreign buyer must check when acquiring a company in CEE — normalising financials, related-party…
Due Diligence · 2 min
Deal Structures in CEE: Majority, Minority and Earn-Out Mechanisms
How lower mid-market M&A deals are structured in CEE — full buyouts, majority and minority stakes, earn-outs…
Structures · 2 min
Search Fund & ETA Acquisitions in CEE: Where Searchers Find Off-Market Targets
How search funds and ETA (Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition) operators from Western Europe find and…
For Investors · 2 min
PE Roll-Ups & Buy-and-Build Strategies in the CEE Region
How private equity funds build platforms through roll-up and buy-and-build in CEE — why the region's…
For Investors · 2 min
Mid-Market Acquisitions in CEE
Why mid-market companies in CEE are the most attractive M&A targets — the balance of scale, price and…
Segment · 2 min
M&A Financing in the CEE Region: Local Banks, International Funds and Vendor Loans
How acquisitions are financed in CEE — bank debt, private equity funds, vendor loans, and the capital stack.
Financing · 2 min
Market & Sector Guides
The CEE Lower Mid-Market M&A Landscape 2026
The lower mid-market M&A picture in Central & Eastern Europe in 2026 — what drives deals, where buyers come…
Market · 2 min
Transport & Logistics M&A in CEE: Consolidating the Polish and Baltic Markets
Why the transport and logistics sector in CEE attracts buyers — consolidation in Poland and the Baltics,…
Sector · 2 min
IT & Software M&A in CEE: Why Talent Attracts Western Buyers
Why CEE IT and software companies attract international buyers — the talent base, recurring-revenue models,…
Sector · 2 min
Buying Manufacturing Companies in CEE: Nearshoring Supply Chains to the Baltics and Poland
How nearshoring drives manufacturing M&A in CEE — why moving supply chains closer to the EU makes Polish and…
Sector · 2 min
E-commerce & Retail Consolidation in the Baltics and Poland
How e-commerce and retail consolidation is unfolding in CEE — why brands become targets.
Sector · 2 min
M&A in Lithuania: Market, Sectors and What Buyers Look For
An overview of the M&A market in Lithuania — active sectors, typical transactions, what international buyers…
Market · 2 min
M&A in Poland: The Largest CEE Deal Market
Why Poland is the largest and most active M&A market in CEE — size, sectors, buyer types, and opportunities…
Market · 2 min
M&A in the Baltics (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia): A Buyer's Map
An M&A overview of the Baltics for buyers — how Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia differ, active sectors, and how…
Market · 1 min
Process & Legal
Virtual Data Room (VDR) in M&A: How It Protects the Deal and the Value
What a virtual data room (VDR) is and how it ensures security in cross-border deals.
Process · 2 min
LOI and SPA in International Deals: Key Aspects When Combining CEE Companies
What to know about the LOI (letter of intent) and SPA (share purchase agreement) in international M&A deals —…
Legal · 2 min
Earn-Out Mechanism in CEE Deals: How to Bridge the Price Gap
How an earn-out works in M&A deals in CEE — a way to reconcile buyer and seller price expectations by tying…
Structures · 2 min

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