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Cechová & Partners

STUROVA 4, 811 02 BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
Tel:
Work +421 2 54 41 44 41
Fax:
Fax (421-2) 54 43 45 98
Web:
www.cechova.sk
Email:
Brussels, Bratislava

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

Banking, finance and capital markets

Within Banking, finance and capital markets , Cechová & Partners is a second tier firm,

Cechová & Partners represents banks, brokerage houses, and international insurers on financing, restructuring, securitisation agreements and regulatory issues. It recently prepared a share pledge and advised on the Slovak law issues relating to multi-currency cash pooling documentation. It also advised an international brokerage house on entering into an ISDA master agreement with Slovak counterparties and continues to advise on OTC commodity derivatives trading. Katarína Cechová is the key contact.

Corporate and commercial, including M&A

Within Corporate and commercial, including M&A, Cechová & Partners is a first tier firm,

Cechová & Partners provides ‘top level, comprehensive’ advice, has the ability to ‘think outside the box’, and expanded its team with six new lawyers. It assisted Skanska SK in its acquisition of SkyBau, and is representing TNT as intervenor on the side of the EC before the ECJ in a monopolies and liberalisation dispute with Slovak Mail Co over hybrid mail services. Managing partner Tomáš Rybár and practice head Katarína Cechová are recommended.


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