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Peter Šimo

Peter Šimo

CMS, Slovakia

Work Department

Banking and Finance/Corporate/M&A/Real Estate

Position

Of Counsel

Career

Peter Šimo is Of Counsel at CMS in Bratislava, Head of German Desk in Bratislava and a member of the international transaction team. He has a track record of more than fifteen years acting as an advisor to international and local clients in CEE, in particular in the area of Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance and Property transactions

Peter Šimo has advised on several of the most significant corporate and financing transactions in Slovakia and the CEE region, including syndicated financings, mergers & acquisitions, cross-border mergers, private equity deals, corporate restructurings as well as day-to-day banking and corporate matters, regulatory issues and general contract matters (e.g. joint ventures, partnerships and shareholders' agreements). He advises clients from various sectors including financial institutions, insurances, real estate & construction, automotive, retail and manufacturing business. Peter Šimo also regularly performs overall project management in due diligence exercises.

Peter Šimo is fluent in English, German, Slovak, Czech and has basic knowledge of Russian.

Peter Šimo graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna in 2000 and joined CMS in 2001. He is admitted as attorney to the Chamber of Advocates in Vienna and the Slovak Bar Association since 2006.

Languages

English, German, Slovak, Czech

Memberships

2006 - Admitted to the bar in Austria and Slovakia

Education

2000 - Faculty of Law in Vienna (Mag.iur.)