Powered by the May 2024 merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling, A&O Shearman remains a port of call for corporates in such sectors as energy and entertainment and domestic and multinational financial institutions (including The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, UniCredit and Deutsche Bank) involved in complex, high-value, cross-border structured finance and capital markets transactions. The practice is headed by managing partner Miklós Kádár, who brings expertise to project finance, margin lending and leveraged finance matters; Károly Fóti, a specialist in real estate and solar power projects; Norbert Hete, who handles regulatory compliance matters, in addition to straight debt, covered bond and equity capital market mandates. Other key figures include András Bajzik and Zsuzsanna Gordos, who assists clients with EMTN and GMTN programmes.
Testimonials
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‘Karoly Foti is a very experienced lawyer with strong analytical skills that support the client to make decisions even in high-pressure situations.'
‘Solid knowledge of both the academics and practice, and also a very collaborative team.’
Key clients
- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Finance Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised EBRD, IFC and Intesa Sanpaolo Bank on the financing of an affiliate of Voltalia on the development of a photovoltaic solar power plant near Karavasta, Albania.
- Advised OTP Bank on the update of its EUR 5bn EMTN programme both in 2023 and 2024.