Lakatos, Köves and Partners

With extensive cross-border expertise, the team at Lakatos, Köves and Partners advises international clients on complex transactions. The team is led by Iván Sólyom, who handles multi-jurisdictional transactions and complex regulatory matters for telecoms, energy, and life sciences clients. Ádám Máttyus has a strong focus on energy, infrastructure, and fast-moving consumer goods clients. Viktória Szilágyi advises on high-stakes local and cross-border transactions. Pál Rahóty has experience in financial regulations, Kornél Dirner handles insolvency proceedings and capital restructurings, and Nóra Szigeti and Peter Berethalmi manage day-to-day corporate matters. Richard Lock is another key team member.

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Testimonials

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Good communication, great experience, maximum respect for deadlines.
A well-prepared, predictable partner with valuable M&A experience.
I would like to highlight Balazs Vincze (trainee lawyer), whose curiosity, dedication, and professional knowledge are remarkable despite his young age.
It is a firm with diversified practice areas to solve all questions of foreign investors related to Hungary's acquisition. They have a very strong understanding of actual practices in the market beyond what the regulations say. The location of the office is terrific, which makes foreign clients very happy.
Very responsive and detail-oriented for due diligence.
I have been working with LKT for years in Hungary, and they have a great team of experienced lawyers. They assisted me in launching the market, and their great advice is always appreciated. They are good with deadlines, work allocation, and quality of advice.

Key clients

PPF Group
Groupe BPCE
Uber
Indotek Group (Biery Investments Zrt.)
Kingspan
FirstService
Gstarsoft
Vandemoortele NV
KNDS Hungary Kft.
Green Factory
Viesmann
Ceme

Work highlights

Advised Czech investment group PPF on the Hungarian legal aspects of multiple strategic telecoms transactions, including its EUR 2.5bn divestment to Emirates Telecommunications Group.

Advised Indotek Group on its acquisition of an ownership stake and management rights in Auchan Hungary and related real estate assets, including the negotiation of joint venture structures, procurement arrangements, and regulatory filings.

Advised Uber on its re-entry into the Hungarian market through a landmark partnership with Főtaxi, including structuring, licensing, regulatory compliance and brand integration under Hungary’s fixed-fare taxi regime.