Dentons provides financial institutions, real estate developers and both lenders and borrowers on a variety of banking and finance-related matters, including the full service of financings, re-financings, debt issuances with the team being noted by clients as ‘renowned on the market for their professional expertise, knowledge of the market practice, swiftness and availability’. Patricia Gossányiová leads the team and is a key contact in the Slovak market for intricate financings. Managing partner Peter Kubina focuses his practice on the full range of transactional work. Other key names include Petra Štrbová and Radoslav Pálka.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
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- Effective communication, high-quality written contract proposals, and consideration of requirements.
- Excellent cooperation - individual approach, experienced team of people, proposals for solutions beyond the scope of work.
- ‘I appreciated the responsiveness of the whole team, who also managed to smoothly take over the transaction from one partner to another. I also value the expertise of the team.’
- ‘Peter Kubina is a very experienced lawyer and I appreciate his pragmatic approach, which was very helpful in negotiations with the counterparty. Richard Marcinčin was also very customer-oriented and effective in resolving any issues.'
- ‘Denton's banking team is renowned on the market for their professional expertise, knowledge of the market practice, swiftness and availability. Clients are provided with concise and comprehensible answers for any queries.’
Key clients
- Tatra banka (member of the Raiffeisen Bank International AG)
- Komerční banka (member of the Société Générale Group)
- J&T BANKA
- Adventum Group
- UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia
- Československá obchodná banka
- Erste Group Bank AG
- Slovenská sporiteľňa (member of the Erste Group)
- Všeobecná úverová banka (member of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group)
- European Central Bank
- ING Bank
- YIT Zwirn 2
Work highlights
Advised a club of senior lenders, led by Tatra banka as global coordinator, on a financing to Tatry mountain resorts, a.s., consisting of a €180m senior facility provided by a club of Slovak, Czech and Polish banks and a €110m junior facility provided by J&T BANKA.
Advising a club of lenders led by Komerční banka on re-financing of the City Arena shopping centre in Trnava, Slovakia.
Providing legal services to the club of banks consisting of Všeobecná úverová banka, a.s., Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s. and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s., pobočka zahraničnej banky in connection with the financing of the development of a residential project in Bratislava - Downtown Yards.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Patricia Gossányiová
Other key lawyers
Peter Kubina; Petra Štrbová; Radoslav Pálka.