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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’ Katarína Cechová and Michaela Jurková lead on banking and finance transactions. Cechová advised international banks and corporations on various group and loan financings and acted on an issuance of secured notes, while Jurková advised one major client on restructuring its financing by replacing a senior and mezzanine facility with a single facility agreement. Simona Haláková provided regulatory advice to clients, including on money laundering issues. Jana Durisova left to set up her own firm Zárecky Zeman Durišová

Corporate and commercial, including M&A

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

Cechová & Partners’ highly professional team is well reputed for its representation of Slovak and international corporate clients on domestic transactions. Practice head Katarína Cechová, ‘whose experience and knowledge is excellent’, has recently been acting on several domestic acquisitions, including an international construction company’s takeover of local competitors. Tomáš Maretta is recommended for competition law advice, and acted for a European mail-order company in acquiring the local subsidiary of an international competitor. Tomáš Rybár and Simona Haláková are recommended for restructuring and divestments. Clients of the practice include Imperial Tobacco Slovakia, Vienna International Airport and Electricité de France.

Leading market overview

Within Leading market overview,

International firms – namely Allen & Overy Bratislava, s.r.o., Squire Sanders s.r.o. and White & Case – remain go-to choices for high-value deals and cross-border advice, but these players increasingly face competition from the improving international expertise and service levels of local players and spin-offs. Among the most notable local names are Cechová & Partners, Cernejová & Hrbek, Hillbridges, DEDÁK & Partners and Ruzicka Csekes s.r.o.. A number of regional players – including Peterka & Partners, Schoenherr and Wolf Theiss – maintain a presence and provide a mix of Austrian, English, Czech, French and German law advice, often advising on Slovak aspects of CEE or Europe-wide transactions.


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