With a strong borrower and lender practice, the banking and finance team at Szecskay Attorneys at Law advises banks and financial institutions, as well as corporate borrowers. The group advises on Hungarian financial and investment service regulations and covers all types of disputes within the banking, financial markets and regulatory fields. Katalin Szecskay heads the team, and her practice spans the full range of transactional work, from project finance to real estate, acquisition and corporate finance. Gergely Benyó advises on workouts and restructurings, while Bence Molnár brings extensive corporate and M&A experience to the team. János Vajda handles dispute resolution within the banking sector and Judit Szórádi is an expert in regulatory banking matters. Judit Budai heads the capital markets practice, advising investment banks, and providing international lending institutions with transactional advice on bond issues and equity offerings.
Key clients
- ABN AMRO
- TA Associates / NETRISK group
- Rapidminer
- Chemical Works of Gedeon Richter Plc.
Work highlights
- Advising a major European e-grocery group on Hungarian law matters in connection with an €45m facility agreement granted by a syndicate of banks led by Česká Spořitelna and the creation of the relating Hungarian security interests.
- Advising a major Swedish bridges, culverts, geotechnical and stormwater solutions provider on its accession to a €24m credit facility and a €200m bond issuance as guarantor, and the creation of the relating Hungarian security interests.
- Advising the Hungarian subsidiary of a leading global animal transporter on the restructuring of the €7.9m corporate facilities provided by CIB Bank.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Katalin Szecskay, Judit Budai