Lakatos, Köves and Partners continues to be a force in the marketplace, leveraging the experience of its team to advise financial institutions, domestic businesses and major multi-national corporates (including Vodafone) on high-value, cross-border transactions. With a client roster spanning such sectors as life sciences, energy, telecoms and the automotive industry, the practice’s full offering covers matters ranging from multi-jurisdictional M&A, restructurings and insolvencies to greenfield projects, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. The group is led by Iván Sólyom, an expert in M&A and competition law; Ádám Máttyus, who brings strength to compliance and energy-related mandates; and Richard Lock, who assists with a wide range of investment transactions. Key names include real estate sector specialist Viktória Szilágyi; and Pál Rahóty, who provides regulatory finance experience. Kornél Dirner and Nóra Szigeti are other names to note.
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Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • ‘Very responsive, quickly adapts to clients' needs and understands the way businesses think.’

  • ‘Ivan Solyom is a great lawyer, has great expertise in the commercial, corporate and M&A area, but is also able to give broader advice covering other fields of law, which makes Ivan a person to go to for any question.’

  • ‘Excellent team of lawyers, covering all areas of law, good value for money.’

Clients clés

  • Vodafone
  • Indotek Group
  • Selena Group
  • Mubea Aviation Holding GmbH
  • PPF Group
  • Hydro Aluminium AS
  • Mars, Mattoni (Szentkirályi), American International School of Budapest, Colas, Mastercard, Siemens AG, STX, Accenture etc.
  • Uber B.V.
  • Soulbrain
  • CVC and Emma Capital (through W&C referral)

Points forts

  • Advised Vodafone plc on the sale of Vodafone Magyarország Zrt. (Vodafone Hungary) to 4iG Nyrt. and Corvinus Zrt., a Hungarian state holding company, for a total cash consideration of HUF 660bn (EUR 1.7bn).
  • Advised Indotek Investments in transferring the management of the Gordius Private Equity Fund to Hungarian investor Diófa Fund Management, including the takeover of the Belgrade office portfolio held by Indotek.
  • Advised PPF Group on the transaction aimed at purchasing a 25% stake in Yettel Hungary and a 20% stake in infrastructure company CETIN Hungary from Hungarian state-owned Corvinus International Investment.

Avocats

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Pál Rahóty

Responsable de la pratique

Iván Sólyom; Ádám Máttyus; Richard Lock

Autres avocats clés

Viktória Szilágyi; Pál Rahóty; Kornél Dirner; Nóra Szigeti