Kinstellar Andrékó Ferenczi & Társai Ügyvédi Iroda advises financial institutions, multinational companies, and ministries across a range of industries, providing services including financial regulatory work, capital market transactions, bank litigation, and distressed asset management. Practice head Levente Hegedüs handles local banking and financial matters, covering acquisition, syndicated financial transactions, and capital market work. Csilla Andrékó focuses on client management, while Zsuzsa Andrékó and Veronika Heiser manage acquisition and real estate and syndicated finance issues. Máté Nagy handles debt and secured borrowing, and Dorottya Bito advises on financial regulatory projects. Dalma Ördögh left the firm in January 2025.
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- 'The B&F practice group of Kinstellar is outstanding in the Hungarian market.'
- 'Levente Hegedus, Zsuzsa Andrékó and Dorottya Bitó were extremely prompt, punctual, and professional. Their business mindset and creativity make our cooperation valuable.'
- 'Great, helpful team, excellent collaboration and support.'
- 'Levente Hegedus is one of the most impressive finance lawyers I’ve worked with in Hungary and he leads an excellent team. On a recent high-stakes cross-border financing, the combination of his technical capabilities, pragmatic thinking, and responsiveness made a real difference in getting the deal across the line smoothly and on time.'
- 'Veronika Heiszer is a standout name in the Hungarian banking legal market, and a trusted adviser we would return to without hesitation.'
- 'Thorough legal and market knowledge, client needs understanding and focus.'
Key clients
- OTP Bank Nyrt. Raiffeisen Bank Zrt. K&H Bank Zrt. MBH Bank Nyrt. Erste Bank Hungary Zrt. ID Energy Morgan Stanley Europe SE BNP Paribas Citigroup Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE J.P. Morgan SE
Work highlights
Advised ID Energy in relation to the €30m in long-term project financing of ID Energy by K&H regarding the construction and operation of two photovoltaic power plants.
Advised Cofidis SA and Cofidis Group in connection with the financial regulatory approval proceedings of the National Bank of Hungary in connection with the acquisition of qualifying interest by Cofidis SA in Magyar Cetelem Bank from BNP Paribas Personal Finance.
Assisting OTP regarding the financing of a real estate project (Dürer Kert, a leisure centre in downtown Budapest).
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Practice head
Levente Hegedűs
Other key lawyers
Csilla Andrékó; Zsuzsa Andrékó; Veronika Heiser; Máté Nagy; Dorottya Bito