Simona Haláková
Cechová & PartnersCechová & Partners advises a wide range of clients in the financial services sector, including international and Slovak banks in matters covering loan transactions, financial product transactions, as well as reorganisations and project finance matters. Regulatory finance expert Simona Halakova leads the practice, bringing expertise to financial intermediation, securities trading and payment and e-money services, while Michaela Jurková specialises in financing transactions on collective investment schemes and the trading of financial instruments. Miroslav Zaťko and Ján Vigano are other key names.
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Testimonials
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‘Extremely knowledgeable about applicable regulations, including cross-border activities.’
‘Simona Haláková has demonstrated careful handling of activities requiring expertise on domestic and cross-border regulations.'
‘The team is responsive and helpful, and gives sensible, commercial advice.’
‘Simona Halakova always provides a useful and efficient service, ably supported by Miroslav Zatko and Jan Vigano.’
Key clients
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- BlackRock
- Apple
- Generali Italia
- Rippling
- AmTrust International
- FreedomPay
- Zurich Insurance
- Simmons & Simmons
Work highlights
- Providing banking and finance regulatory legal advice and regular detailed updates on a set of regulatory matters to Bank of America’s corporate and investment banking division in connection with financial instrument trading in Slovakia.
- Advising BlackRock and its Luxembourg and Irish investment funds on various regulatory aspects of providing collective investments services in Slovakia, including applicable rules for offering investment into UCITS funds.
- Advising on a transaction involving the partial demerger of the insurance company Cattolica Assicurazioni into Generali Italia itself, including specific advice on advertising requirements and notification requirements in case of insurance portfolio migration, plus revision of the transaction and notification documentation.
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Simona Haláková, Michaela Jurková