Lakatos, Köves and Partners supports an extensive list of multinational telecoms clients throughout their entire lifecycle, from network agreements to regulatory matters, and from to permitting issues and litigation. The TMT team noted a recent increase of activity within the telecoms sector, supporting new entrants as well as advising existing players on transactional work. The firm also fields a dedicated unfair commercial practices and consumer protection sub-practice. TMT expert Péter Lakatos leads the team alongside Iván Sólyom, who takes a lead role in the team’s compliance, licensing and contentious matters, as well as advising on data protection and e-commerce mandates. As members of the firm’s corporate team, Nóra Szigeti and György Tóth provide support on relevant M&A transactions, drawing on cross-practice as well as cross-border expertise.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Lakatos, Köves and Partners has a market-leading, very high-quality TMT team.’

  • ‘Iván Sólyom is highly responsive and commercial.’

Key clients

  • Vodafone
  • PPF
  • Snap International II Limited
  • Zenitech
  • Allegro
  • Soulbrain
  • Szentkirályi és Kékkúti Ásványvíz, Mars/Royal Canin
  • Mercedes Benz (Daimler)
  • Aston Martin

Work highlights

  • Advised Vodafone plc on the sale of Vodafone Magyarország Zrt. to 4iG Nyrt. and Corvinus Zrt. for €1.7bn.
  • Advised Czech investment group PPF on the Hungarian aspects of selling a 30% stake in its telecoms infrastructure group CETIN to Singapore’s GIC investment fund.
  • Advised Snap International II Limited on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in SignAll Technologies Informatikai.

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Practice head

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Péter Lakatos, Iván Sólyom

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György Tóth, Nóra Szigeti