Lakatos, Köves and Partners boasts a dedicated real estate team handling a wide range of matters, including development projects, portfolio management, foreign investor acquisitions and disposals and construction law. The team is highly active in greenfield manufacturing projects and integrates closely with the firm’s finance, tax, corporate and M&A practices to provide comprehensive advice on real estate acquisitions and project financing. The practice is led by Attila Ungár, a seasoned and highly regarded figure in the Hungarian and European real estate market, with additional expertise in M&A and regulatory matters. Viktória Szilágyi brings nearly two decades of experience in corporate, energy and real estate sectors, including renewable energy and healthcare projects. Ágnes Hegyi adds expertise in M&A, due diligence, construction, development and property management.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
- Profile
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team's strengths and key capabilities are legal quality, efficiency and promptness, and practical and commercial input.’
‘The team is very well coordinated, responding to all requests very efficiently.'
'Fanni Balás is extremely helpful, efficient, responsive and engaged in all topics.’
‘The team is always available, they provide complete and prompt responses, business-oriented, yet always with great legal acumen. Their deep experience is a key factor and their willingness to help and keep clients satisfied is crucial in our relationship.’
‘Attila Ungár is a great lawyer, always available and willing to help. They have a business approach, thereby creating added value in every interaction. Also, Fanni Balás is an awesome lawyer, with an impressive approach to all matters with complete and clear answers to all our matters.’
Key clients
- Nippon Paper Industry
- Indotek Group
- GLP
- Fidelidade – Companhia de Seguros, S.A.
- Convergence
- Coats
- Mars
- Arctic Green Energy Corporation joint venture
- Green Power Investment s.r.o. (Solidsun Group)
- Al Habtoor Hotels Overseas LLC
Work highlights
Advising Japan's Nippon Paper Industries on a HUF 15 bn (approximately EUR 38m) greenfield investment in Vácrátót, Hungary, to acquire and develop an industrial site and build a plant for producing carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) materials for electric vehicle batteries.
Advising GLP, a leading global investment manager and business builder in logistics real estate on its Hungarian real estate matters, including the provision of legal support in connection with the leasing of its logistics building, transactional and regulatory matters.
Assisting Convergence on its Hungarian investments, including Zen Garden (CBC Office), Kálvin Center, CityZen and Academia Office Building as landlord on rental contracts (including drafting and negotiating lease contracts, amendments and terminations) as well as in various property operational matters regarding its several office buildings in Budapest, including preparation of new lease templates.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Ágnes Hegyi
Kata Molnár
Practice head
Attila Ungár
Other key lawyers
Viktória Szilágyi;Ágnes Hegyi; Fanni Balás; Csenge Váradi