Regarded by clients as having a ‘profound understanding of global financial markets’, BBH advokátska kancelária, s.r.o. is home to an established banking and finance team, frequently handling matters pertaining to regulatory and procedural advice, cross-border financings and advising on loan agreements mostly on the borrower side. With extensive experience in transactions, acquisitions and project and asset financings, Matej Blahút co-leads the practice alongside Miroslav Fašung, who has notable proficiency in bond issuance as well as acquisition financing. Other key names include Vladimir Policka; clients noting his ’real skill and experience’.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ’Combines high legal expertise and profound understanding of global financial markets and understanding of our business.'
- ‘During our cooperation with BBH, we came across partners, juniors and seniors; we were never dissatisfied with any of them. But most of our assignments are dealt with by partner Matej Blahút. We think that his strategic, yet detail-oriented focus coupled with years of experience and erudition makes him a stand-out lawyer. He often sees things and predicts consequences others do not. That is what makes him stand out the most. In negotiations of new financing, we also came across Vladimir Policka, who demonstrated real skill and experience in this field. He was well-argued and direct.’
- ‘In our experience, BBH's lawyers combine a high level of expertise in global capital markets and financing. Collaboration with them is really easy because they not only know the law, but they also understand underlying financial principles.’
- ‘We mainly communicate and work with Miroslav Fašung, who is partner of BBH. Miro a has very direct approach, and is able to provide us with tailor-made solutions, which are commercially implementable.'
- ‘We have had a long-standing positive experience working with Matej Blahút, who stands out for his excellent communication, flexibility, and ability to provide practical solutions.’
Key clients
- MBH Bank
- ARVAL Slovakia (member of BNP Paribas group)
- UniCredit Bank S.A., Romania, Raiffeisen Bank S.A., Romania and other syndicated lenders
- UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.
- Global Payments
- Heureka Group
- HPS Investment Partners
- Secop Group
- Nordic Investors Group a.s.
Work highlights
Advised HPS Investment Partners in their EUR 280m cross-border financing of Berlin Brands Group.
Advised Heureka Group in relation to EUR 100m financing provided to them by club of banks led by Komerční Banka, a.s. being the facility and security agent.
Advised MBH Bank, the Hungarian-owned credit institution, in their EUR 12m cross-border financing of UBM Group.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Miroslav Fašung; Matej Blahút
Other key lawyers
Vladimir Policka