With a team of highly specialised team of transaction and regulatory lawyers, Wolf Theiss Faludi Ügyvédi Iroda handles complex domestic and multi-jurisdictional matters, and advise foreign investors establishing business ventures in Hungary. János Tóth, an experienced transaction lawyer, leads the team and advises on large capital market issues. Zoltán Bódog conducts due diligence procedures and real estate financing, and Norbert Bálint advises on power plant construction projects. Other key team members include Miriam Fuchs and Péter Ihász, who both assist with mergers and restructuring work.
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  • Top-notch advice and always ready to use. Very pragmatic and close to business needs.
  • 'Top-notch advice and always read to use. Very pragmatic and close to business needs .'

Key clients

  • 4iG
  • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & CO (KKR)
  • XPartners
  • Budapesti Közművek
  • RadNet
  • Standard Motor Products
  • American Industrial Partners (AIP)
  • Bain Capital
  • Uniper
  • Antolin
  • Budapest Airport

Work highlights

Advising Uniper, the European electricity producer, on the sale of Hungary's most modern gas-fired combined-cycle 430 MW power plant located in Gönyű, Hungary to Veolia.
Advising the Lenders' syndicate on the M&A and corporate aspects of the sale of Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport to a consortium of Vinci Airports and Corvinus (an investment fund fully owned and managed by the Hungarian State) from a consortium of sellers composed of AviAlliance, Malton and CDPQ.
Advising BNP Paribas Personal Finance Group on the sale of its Hungarian subsidiary Magyar Cetelem Bank Zrt. to Cofidis, the consumer credit and personal loans subsidiary of banking group Credit Mutuel.

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Practice head

János Tóth

Other key lawyers

Zoltán Bódog; Norbert Bálint; Miriam Fuchs; Péter Ihász