The team at Siegler Bird & Bird Ügyvédi Iroda advise regional and European companies with strategic transactions in Hungary. They have also expanded their reach to cover technology M&A, and venture capital investments. Pál Szabó leads the team, acting for public and private companies on cross-border and domestic M&A and joint ventures, and the competitive auction bid process. Dániel Arányi focuses on energy M&A, David Dederick handles private equity and real estate transactions, and Barnabás Simon advises start-ups and multinational companies in technology deals, financial services transactions, and investment fund regulatory matters. Other key team members are Dária Szabó and Eszter Katona.
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Testimonials
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- The firm has recently supported us with expert guidance on complex matters, including fund formation, fund-of-funds transactions, and high-profile investments. The Bird & Bird Budapest team consistently delivers outstanding client service. Their unrivaled legal expertise, combined with a proactive approach and unwavering commitment to achieving the best outcomes, firmly positions them as a market leader.
- They have a solution-oriented approach and commercial sense, which makes the negotiations conducted more quickly. They know the market standards and updates. They are quite responsive, and the work is delivered in a comprehensive yet quick manner. Billing issues can be dealt with easily. They are also good at finding good partners in local law issues.
- The firm stands out for its professionalism, high-quality work, and strong understanding of client needs. They provide commercially focused advice, are highly responsive, and anticipate issues effectively. Compared to other firms, their consistency, reliability, and pragmatic approach make them a trusted partner.
- Pal Szabo is an experienced, customer-oriented, straight-to-the-point lawyer, understanding what to really negotiate and what to let go.
- Bird Budapest Corp Group is a dovetailed team led by the very seasoned Pál Szabó. His team can act with speed, always responsive and able to translate complex legal issues into transaction documents.
- Pál Szabó and Barnabás Simon make a great team. While Pál leads the transaction document negotiations, Barnabás can take the reins of project management.
Key clients
- Iron Mountain
- Teva Pharmaceuticals
- All Iron RE I Socimi SA
- OTP Bank
- MOL
- Vesta Software Group
Work highlights
Advised global information management services company, Iron Mountain, on the acquisition of Ireland headquartered IT asset disposition (ITAD) firm, Wisetek.
Advised Teva Hungary on the auction sale of the entire Neogranormon portfolio to Egis Pharmaceuticals.
Advised MOL in its acquisition of Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME).
Lawyers
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Dária Szabó
Practice head
Pál Szabó
Other key lawyers
Dániel Arányi; David Dederick; Barnabás Simon; Dária Szabó; Eszter Katona