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CHSH Siska & Partners S. R. O. Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati

PALISÁDY 33, 811 06 BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
Tel:
Work +421 2 2064 8580
Fax:
Fax +421 2 5441 0186
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www.sp-chsh.com
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Slovakia

Banking, finance and capital markets

Within Banking, finance and capital markets , CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati is a second tier firm,

Karol Šiška heads CHSH Siska & Partners S. R. O. Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati’s 11-lawyer team, which has a particular focus on high-value real estate and energy financing. Examples included advising BAWAG P.S.K. on the €30m refinancing of two solar projects as well as advising BAWAG P.S.K. Leasing on the €41m structured financing for the sale and leaseback of two malls in Bratislava and Trnava. It is also advising Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank AG on €36m credit facilities to finance five retail warehouse parks.

Corporate and commercial, including M&A

Within Corporate and commercial, including M&A, CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati is a third tier firm,

CHSH Siska & Partners S. R. O. Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati provides ‘top-quality’ advice to a predominantly international client base. The team is advising Honeywell on establishing a factory on a greenfield site in Slovakia, and Magna Closures on the acquisition of a car parts manufacturer. It is also advising I.C.W. INVESTMENT EUROPE LIMITED on the acquisition of a photovoltaic power plant and a biomass project. Practice head Karol Šiška is ‘outstanding’, and is recommended along with the ‘excellent’ Ladislav Poloma and client-oriented associate L’udmila Dohnalová.


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