25 Nov 2025

CMS Advises Superstruct Entertainment on Sale of Sziget Festival Back to Founder Karoly Gerendai

"CMS advised Superstruct Entertainment on the sale of Sziget Festival to FestPro IoF2025, a company owned by founder Karoly Gerendai. Sziget, founded in 1993, is one of Europe’s largest music and cultural festivals. Superstruct, backed by KKR and CVC, had acquired a 70% stake in 2017 and has since expanded across Europe and Australia."

CMS advised Superstruct Entertainment on the sale of Sziget Festival to FestPro IoF2025, a company owned by Sziget founder Karoly Gerendai. The transaction concerns the transfer of Sziget Festival from Superstruct Entertainment back to FestPro IoF2025. Founded in 1993, Sziget Festival is one of Europe’s largest music and cultural festivals, hosting more than 1,000 performances each year. Superstruct Entertainment, a UK-based live entertainment group backed by private equity firms KKR and CVC, acquired a 70% stake in Sziget in 2017 and has since expanded significantly, acquiring more than 85 festivals across Europe and Australia. CMS represented Superstruct Entertainment with a team composed by: Partners Eszter Torok and Agnes Solyom, together with additional London-based lawyers.
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