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Wolf Theiss

Corporate/M&A

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Wolf Theiss

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About

Provided by Wolf Theiss

Our Corporate/M&A team regularly advises foreign investors in breaking new ground with their greenfield investments, or in their equity or asset acquisitions from existing businesses, as well as in setting up joint ventures with local partners.

Our reputation

The team members have many years of experience on the Hungarian legal market and have an outstanding knowledge of the local legal and business environment. By knowing the industry specifics we understand the business and the competitive context of our clients; enabling us to provide useful advice not only from a legal but from a business perspective as well.

Specialization

We not only handle large scale transactions efficiently, but treat even small matters with the required degree of attention and specialisation. In addition to transactional work, we advise our clients on various other aspects of corporate matters including associated litigation, merger control advice, FDI, environmental, data privacy, employment and IP related issues. We are also one of the very few law firms in Hungary equipped to combine legal services with tax advisory, that is of utmost importance in M&A mandates.

Clientele

We provide client-focused and industry-driven tailor-made advice which is a key factor for the high quality of work that we are committed to delivering. Our clients include national and international corporations and financial institutions, private equity and other financial players on both buy side and sell side.

Clients (10)

  • ASSA ABLOY
  • CPI Property Group
  • Elanco Animal Health
  • Nimbus Investments CXXXII
  • Peek & Cloppenburg
  • Royal DSM
  • Steinhoff Europe
  • TA Associates
  • Tricentis
  • Vienna Insurance Group

Industries (11)

  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Consumer Goods
  • Energy
  • Funds
  • Insurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Manufacturing
  • Pharma and Biotechnology
  • Private Equity
  • Telecommunications

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Hungary

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For
Wolf Theiss frequently works closely alongside the firm's other CEE offices to handle large regional transactions. The team acts for clients from a broad range of sectors, including TMT, financial services, healthcare and insurance, as well as representing private equity houses. The law firm advises on acquisitions, sales and restructuring mandates.

Work Highlights

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  • Wolf Theiss assisted Uniper with the sale of a 430 MW gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Gönyű to Veolia.

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2János Tóth
    Band 2János Tóth

    János Tóth

    János Tóth has a strong focus on transactions in financial services and insurance, healthcare and other sectors. He assists clients with acquisitions, divestments and corporate reorganisations, and is additionally active on behalf of private equity firms.

Ranked Individuals at Wolf Theiss (1)

Hungary

Members

Provided by Wolf Theiss

  • Kinga Kajcsos

  • Zoltán Bódog

  • Norbert Bálint

  • Péter Ihász

  • Miriam Fuchs

  • Bálint Apáthy

  • Borbála Dobó

  • Zsófia Megyeri

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