Chambers Review
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Banking & Finance - Hungary
What the Team is Known For
Lakatos, Köves & Partners is well regarded for its work on capital markets mandates, advising managers and arrangers on bond issuances, including the issuing of green bonds. The law firm also acts for both borrowers and lenders on corporate financing, real estate financing and project financing mandates. In addition, the team has experience representing clients in amendments to financing agreements along with regulatory mandates.
Strengths
They're good at keeping to short deadlines and at providing solutions that help the negotiation with other parties and solve legal problems.
Work Highlights
Lakatos, Köves & Partners advised Hungarian Real Estate Financing Zrt as a guarantor and Hungarian Real Estate Holding Zrt as borrower on a USD65 million facility granted by MBH Bank.
Notable practitioners
Co-head of the department Szabolcs Mestyán offers notable experience in banking and finance, capital markets and insolvency proceedings. He assists banks as managers with note issuances and lenders with project financing transactions, as well as assisting borrowers with real estate finance and amendments to loan agreements.
He provided quality advice and had a strong practical approach. He was super useful for cutting through the complexity and providing real messages with value in a clear way.
Co-head of the department John Fenemore continues to assist banks with regulatory matters, as well as advising on corporate finance and debt restructuring.