Corporate/M&A
Europe Guide 2024 : Hungary
Band 3
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, environmental, data privacy, employment and IP related issues. We are 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.
Chambers Review
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
- Wolf Theiss advised Scan Global Logistics on the acquisition of Advection Logistics in Hungary from the selling shareholder, Eurogate Holdings.
Notable Practitioners
János Tóth has a strong focus on transactions in the 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 Lawyers at
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Hungary
Members
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Clients
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ASSA ABLOY
CPI Property Group
Elanco Animal Health
Nimbus Investments CXXXII
Peek & Cloppenburg
Royal DSM
Steinhoff Europe
TA Associates
Tricentis
Vienna Insurance Group
Industries
Provided by Wolf Theiss
Agriculture
Automotive
Consumer Goods
Energy
Funds
Insurance
Life Sciences
Manufacturing
Pharma and Biotechnology
Private Equity
Telecommunications