Kinstellar Podcasts

The M&A and private equity challenges and opportunities in the CEE region in the context of COVID-19

Welcome to another Kinstellar podcast on the M&A and private equity challenges and opportunities in the CEE region in the context of COVID-19.

Today, Razvan Popa, Partner and co-head of Kinstellar’s firm-wide Private Equity practice, talks with Cristian Munteanu, Managing Partner of Early Game Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Bucharest. Their discussion covers the main effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on M&A activity in Romania and across CEE, and outlines Early Game's investment focus, portfolio of companies and investment strategy.

Force Majeure in international sales contracts

Welcome to the next Kinstellar podcast! Today’s episode features a discussion on force majeure clauses in international business contracts within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic between Edmund Emre Özer (Partner) and Bulut Girgin (Counsel) at Gen & Temizer I Özer—Kinstellar's affiliated attorney partnership in Turkey.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on M&A activity

Welcome to Kinstellar’s podcast series!

In this episode, we are exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on M&A activity in the CEE/SEE region. We will discuss the economic impact of the pandemic with representatives of leading corporates and private equity and venture capital players involved in M&A activities.

Laurentiu Ciocirlan, Managing Partner, Equiliant Capital, an investment fund focusing on SMEs, discusses the outlook with Razvan Popa, Partner and Co-head of Kinstellar’s firm-wide Private Equity Sector. The conversation explores the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the global and Romanian business environment, the challenges that some sectors and SMEs face, and touches on Equiliant Capital’s investment strategy and on what entrepreneurs should consider to best survive this difficult period.