Dr Ferenc Mátrai > Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda > Budapest, Hungary > Lawyer Profile
Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda Offices
Széchenyi István tér 7-8
1051 Budapest
Hungary
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Dr Ferenc Mátrai
Work Department
Real Estate & Construction; Corporate/M&A
Position
Senior Counsel
Career
As Senior Counsel in Bird & Bird’s Real Estate and Corporate and M&A Groups in Budapest, Ferenc offers nearly 30 years’ of invaluable experience, covering practice areas as diverse as real estate, construction and corporate law, public procurement, state aid and PPP.
His major clients include property developers and investors, as well as public procurement and private equity firms. He has also advised numerous international companies on high-profile transactions across the Central and Eastern Europe region.
In addition, he has in-depth experience in real estate and corporate transactions and has been lead counsel on a number of PPP projects and several ‘built-to-suit’ lease developments in Hungary. Over the years, he has also been involved in numerous property development projects such as commercial office building and shopping mall developments, including some of the largest PPP transactions in Hungary.
In recent years, he has played an active role in many significant sports development projects here in Hungary, including the Duna Aréna and other facilities for the 2017 World Water Sports Championships in Budapest. He has also been involved in work for the Dagály Swimming Palace, the Puskás Arena (the new national football stadium), the Diósgyőr and Bozsik football stadiums, as well as the new campus for the National University of Public Service.
He has participated in a number of complex private equity transactions involving major foreign investors and domestic companies within the framework of the EU’s ‘Jeremie’ programme. His experience also extends to numerous corporate and M&A matters including privatisations, covering sectors including Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Energy and Real Estate.
Languages
English, Hungarian
Memberships
Budapest Bar Association
Education
- Eötvös Loránd University, JD, Law
Lawyer Rankings
Hungary > Projects and energy
Following increased investment in the solar power market in Hungary, the projects and energy team at Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda has been involved in significant solar power park development projects. The practice offers advises across the real estate, hotel, infrastructure and construction sectors, including assisting with cross-border projects and developments outside of Hungary. Team head Dániel Arányi advises on the financing of energy projects and the drafting of project development agreements. Csongor Tompa brings his experience as head of the banking and finance team to the group. Head of the real estate group, Ferenc Mátrai, is active across relevant real property and infrastructure developments and construction projects. Konrád Siegler
regularly assists with financing transactions in the property and energy sectors, while Tamás Simon has particular expertise in construction contracts related to real estate and infrastructure projects.
Hungary > Real estate and construction
(Leading individuals)Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda fields a ‘responsive and reliable’ real estate and construction practice, supporting clients through the full lifecycle of both private and public real estate projects. The team handles the gamut of matters arising as a result of development and construction, including disputes, as well as investments, financings and acquisitions. With an extensive client base that spans Hungary and the CEE region, practice head Ferenc Mátrai advises property developers and investors, construction companies, and public procurement and private equity firms. David Dederick leads on cross-border real estate transactions. Péter Rippel-Szabó’s particular area of expertise is the office segment, where he advises on lease agreements, refurbishment and operations. Kristóf Hevér and Mátyás Rada round out the practice’s strong junior offering.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Hungary > Real estate and construction
- Projects and energy Hungary
- Real estate and construction Hungary
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Intellectual property
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
- TMT