Dr Eszter Gál > Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda > Budapest, Hungary > Lawyer Profile

Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda
Széchenyi István tér 7-8
1051 Budapest
Hungary
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Work Department

Corporate / M&A

Position

Associate

Career

Eszter is an Associate in the Corporate / M&A practice group of the Budapest office of Bird & Bird, where she offers  clients expertise in complex corporate matters and M&A transactions.

Eszter always aims to understand the business needs of the clients to ensure that the service provided to them is not only legally sound but also commercially viable. She has been involved in several domestic and cross-border cases. She has experience in various aspects of corporate work, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and general corporate matters. She also has experience in the energy sector, including mergers and acquisitions and due diligence exercises in the field of renewable energy and electricity, and also in providing legal advice in energy regulatory matters, including the mandatory off-take regime, licensing and regulatory approvals.

Languages

English, German, Hungarian

Memberships

  • Szeged Bar, 2020-2022
  • Budapest Bar, 2022

Education

  • Eötvös Loránd University, LL.M in European and International Business Law
  • University of Szeged, Hungary, J.D.
  • University of Exeter, Erasmus

Lawyer Rankings

Hungary > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Noted particularly for its expertise in the financial sector, the commercial, corporate and M&A team at Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda advises local and foreign financial institutions and private equity firms. The practice operates on a multi-jurisdictional and cross-departmental level; the team draws on the firm’s IP expertise to strengthen its position in technology-related M&A transactions and venture capital investments. Practice head Pál Szabó has almost 20 years’ experience in M&A transactions, including competitive auction bid processes and restructurings. Dániel Arányi, who made partner in May 2023, contributes to the team’s strength in the energy sector, assisting clients across the nuclear, oil and gas, and electricity fields. David Dederick specialises in international M&A. Barnabás Simon, who was promoted to senior associate in May 2023, has a diverse client base, including start-ups, multinationals and venture capital firms. In further team news, Dária Szabó was promoted to counsel in May 2023. Eszter Gál rounds out the roster of recommended practitioners.