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Weinhold Legal, v.o.s.

ASTORIA PALACE, HODZOVO NAMESTIE 1A, 811 06 BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
Prague, Bratislava

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Slovakia

Banking, finance and capital markets

Within Banking, finance and capital markets , Weinhold Legal, v.o.s. is a second tier firm,

Weinhold Legal, v.o.s.’s banking and finance practice in Bratislava is led by senior attorney Rastislav Kuklis, who receives cross-border support from Prague-based Daniel Weinhold and senior attorney Pavel Jendrulek. Clients include leading Czech and Slovak banks and corporations as well as major international financial groups. The team recently advised UniCredit on syndicated lending as well as a consortium of lenders on financing a public highway construction project. It also advises on regulatory issues and real estate acquisition financing.

Corporate and commercial, including M&A

Within Corporate and commercial, including M&A, Weinhold Legal, v.o.s. is a first tier firm,

Weinhold Legal, v.o.s. ‘provides clear and highly professional advice’ to a range of international and Slovak corporations across sectors including automotive, energy and finance, assisting with real estate needs, energy sector acquisitions and establishing local operations. The group advised Enel as the successful bidder for the privatisation of Slovak Electricity Company, while the Ministry of Finance is also a key client. Rastislav Kuklis heads the team in Bratislava, and stands apart for his clear and comprehensive advice and excellent knowledge. Daniel Weinhold and Pav Younis, who spend a portion of their time in Prague, provide support on transactions. Tomáš Čermák acted for a German investor on power project acquisitions.

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  • Due Diligence – when and why?

    The term “Due Diligence” is commonly used when referring to a process through which a potential buyer evaluates a target company, an enterprise or its assets. Typical due diligence usually focuses in particular on the area of law, taxes and finance with the aim on emphasizing strengths and weaknesses of the target and detecting risks connected with its acquisition. For the sake of simplification, we will use the term “enterprise” or “target” when talking about subject matter of the due diligence.
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Legal Developments in Slovakia

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  • 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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