Cechová & Partners advises clients operating throughout the financial services sector, including foreign and Slovak banks. Head of the banking and finance department Simona Haláková has extensive experience in the regulatory aspects of banking, finance and capital markets matters, while Michaela Jurková is knowledgeable in financing transactions for both borrowers and lenders. Katarína Čechová covers project financing and corporate finance, while Miroslav Zaťko is also noted for his regulatory expertise.
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Key clients
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- BLACKROCK, INC.
- Generali Italia S.p.A. .
- Bitstamp
- FreedomPay
- Zurich Insurance Plc
- AmTrust International
- Simmons & Simmons
Work highlights
- Advising Bank of America’s corporate and investment banking division on financial instrument trading in Slovakia, including trading in securities, precious metals and commodity derivatives with precious metals as the underlying commodity.
- Advising BlackRock, and its investment funds based in Luxembourg and Ireland, on the regulatory aspects of providing collective investments services in Slovakia.
- Advising Generali Italia on the partial demerger of the insurance company Cattolica Assicurazioni S.p.A. into the client itself.
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Practice head
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Simona Haláková