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Schoenherr

NÁM. 1. MÁJA 18 (PARK ONE), 81106 BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
Tel:
Work +421 2 52 62 2950
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Fax +421 2 5262 2954
Web:
www.schoenherr.eu
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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 , Schoenherr is a third tier firm,

Schoenherr advises banks and insurers on regulatory issues and multi-jurisdictional transactions, and is developing its base for domestic deals. The group advised pharmaceuticals wholesaler Phoenix Group on Slovak aspects of its refinancing, which consisted of a €500m high-yield bond and €2.6bn term and revolving facility. It also advised the agent and a consortium of arrangers and lenders on the Continental Group restructuring and advised the joint lead managers on four shared security high-yield bond issues with an aggregate value of €2.5bn issued by Continental-Gummi BV. Stanislav Kovár and managing partner Gudrun Stangl Lutz are the key contacts.

Corporate and commercial, including M&A

Within Corporate and commercial, including M&A, tier 4

Schoenherr advises international companies on Slovak aspects of group restructurings and cross-border M&A. Recommended local partner Stanislav Kovár advised Silgan Holdings Inc (USA) on its €250m acquisition of Vogel & Noot Holdings’ food-canning business including manufacturing facilities across CEE. Other clients include Volkswagen, EnPro Industries Inc, and Touax Group. Bratislava-based managing partner Gudrun Stangl Lutz is also a key contact.

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Legal Developments by:
Schoenherr

  • Poland: Civil Procedure

    On 16 September 2011, the Polish Parliament adopted a significant amendment to the Polish Civil Procedure Code (the “Code”). Most of the changes comprising the amendment came into force on 3 May 2012 (the “Amendment”).
    - Schönherr

Legal Developments in Slovakia

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  • Frequent mistake about Slovak documentary shares

    It is a frequent and widespread misperception that private joint stock company that issued registered documentary shares (listinné akcie na meno) does not need to have any contact at all with the Slovak public authority in the area of securities, Central Securities Depository of the Slovak Republic ("CSD").
    - Cernejová & Hrbek

  • PITFALLS OF SQUEEZE OUT IN SLOVAKIA

    The right of squeeze out is the right of a majority shareholder in the joint stock company whose shares have been traded on regulated market to require from all the remaining (minority) shareholders to sell him their shares at a fair price.
    - Cernejová & Hrbek

  • NEW APPROACH TO MERGER CONTROL IN SLOVAKIA

    On January 1, 2012 the Act No. 387/2011 Coll. amending the Act No. 136/2001 Coll. on Protection of Economic Competition (the „Amendment“), entered into force.
    - Cernejová & Hrbek

  • SLOVAK INSOLVENCY CODE AMENDMENT: CHANGES TO THE TEST OF OVER-INDEBTEDNESS AND...

    NEW LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS
    - Kinstellar

  • Slovak Labour Code: amendments effective since September 2011

    One of the responses of the Slovak government to the financial and economic crisis is the latest amendment of the Labour Code. Its declared aims is, inter alia, to (i) reduce employers' costs, mainly in relation to the redundancy payments, (ii) introduce more flexible employment relationships (iii) enable more tailor-made solutions for the respective employer and (iv) weaken the position of trade unions by allowing also works councils and works trustees to negotiate and conclude plant-level agreements with the similar content and effect as that of collective agreements; this goes hand in hand with the change of basic concept of these agreements as they are now allowed to introduce also some less advantageous employment conditions than minimums referred to under the law.
    - Majernik & Mihalikova

  • PPP in Slovakia: First Success Revealed the Weaknesses of Legal Framework

    The successful financial close of first major PPP project in Slovakia related to construction and operation of R1 expressway should be without any doubt regarded as important milestone in facilitating of partnership between the public and private sector in the Central and Eastern European region. This article briefly outlines legal regulation of PPP in the Slovak Republic and recent developments in Slovak law aiming to provide additional comfort for financing parties interested in partnership with public sector through PPP projects as well as certain outstanding legal issues which investors should take into account when considering their participation in such projects.
    - Majernik & Mihalikova

  • Legal Obstacles to Real Estate Investment in Slovakia

    Are you considering real estate investment in Slovakia? This article should provide you with a review of risks and fundamentals concerning the acquisition of real estate property in the Slovak Republic.
    - Majernik & Mihalikova
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