Co-managing partner of the firm, head of the Dispute Resolution and Labour/Employment practices, co-head of the Corporate and M&A practice.
Forgó, Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm is a specialist M&A firm with a strong track record in private equity and venture capital transactions. The team continues to take on blue-chip clients across various industries; the practice’s sector focus spans the pharmaceuticals, TMT, energy, gaming and insurance sectors. Real estate transactions are another of the team’s key strengths, along with post-M&A disputes. Zoltán Forgó has over 28 years’ experience in M&A transactions and leads the team alongside Gábor Damjanovic, who brings ‘great experience and in-depth knowledge’ to the team. Zsófia Füzi advises on due diligence processes and the merger control aspects of transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Gábor Damjanovic always strives to quickly find the best solution and satisfy the clients. It's always a pleasure to work with him and his team.’
‘Most of the time we work with Zoltán Forgó. He is an outstanding and very experienced transactional lawyer, possessing all the qualities we need, approachable, accurate drafting and strong negotiation skills. He is able to put together the most challenging and complex transactions and to bring them to completion.'
‘Zoltán Forgó is very well prepared for internal and negotiation meetings. Zsófia Füzi is highly efficient and focuses on important points.’
‘Zoltán Forgó and Zsófia Füzi are very prepared experts of their profession, their experience and negotiation skills in M&A law are unique, they are confident but reasonable and calm at the same time.’
‘We consider Zoltán Forgó as a star performer for both M&A transactional and corporate governance matters. He excels in providing legal analyses within short deadlines, always able to provide solutions even for the most complex matters. He communicates clearly focusing on issues which really matter for us. It was great having him on our side.’
‘Very dedicated and knowledgeable individuals. The dedication and professional support of Zoltán Forgó and Zsófia Füzi was of key importance in successfully completing many challenging legal tasks and projects.’
‘Gábor Damjanovic is an outstanding lawyer with great experience and in-depth knowledge of the Hungarian legal landscape. His English is flawless.’
Key clients
- Talanx AG/HDI International AG
- Hungarian Insurance Life Co, Hungarian Insurance Non-Life Co.
- Scan Global Logistics
- Ratiolab
- Futureal Group
- CHC Finance N.V
- Reckitt Benckiser
- Cargill
- Worms & Cie SCA
- Obton A/S
- the Benetton family
- Holding Soprema
- Pamplona Capital Management
- Groupe Briand
- the Finext Group
- the Allegis Group, Inc.
- the Agrokor Group
- China Telecom
- Unipetrol Group
- Grifols
- CECONOMY/MSH Group
- an Israeli real estate developer investing in 3 hotels in Hungary
- Intersnack Group
- Triumph Motorcycles Ltd.
- Shandong Rainbow
- the owners of Partner Ltd.
- the owners of Pentolt Ltd.
- the Phosphea Group
- Tuttnauer Group
- KiK Textile and Non-Food Ltd
- Galvanize Nutrition
- Pacific Drilling S.A.
Work highlights
- Advised HDI International on the sale of a majority shareholding interest by the Talanx Group in its Hungarian insurance subsidiaries.
- Advising Obton on the acquisition of a number of different solar park portfolios and a merger, whereby dozens of formerly acquired portfolio companies are merged into new entities.
- Advised the seller on the sale of Da Vinci Hospital to Doktor24.
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Zoltán Forgó, Gábor Damjanovic