Led by Patricia Gossányiová, Dentons fields a large team which advises on a span of areas, including acquisition and leveraged finance, corporate finance and regulatory issues. Petra Štrbová focuses on advising lenders and borrowers on acquisition finance matters, while Miroslav Kapinaj advises predominantly international clients on a wealth of matters, including syndicated loans. Radoslav Pálka is noted for his experience in high-profile debt issuances. Managing partner Peter Kubina remains an active team member.

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Key clients

  • Dr. Max Group
  • Komerční banka (a member of the Société Générale Group)
  • Československá obchodná banka
  • Tatra banka (Member of Raiffeisen Group)
  • YIT ZWIRN 3 s. r. o. and ZWIRN OFFICE s. r. o. (subsidiaries of YIT Slovakia and RSJ Investments SICAV)
  • UniCredit Bank Serbia JSC
  • Západoslovenská energetika
  • Unicredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia
  • Slovenská Sporiteľňa (member of the Erste Group Bank AG)
  • Erste Group Bank
  • KKR
  • European Investment Bank
  • Factofrance

Work highlights

  • Advised Dr. Max Group on a comprehensive refinancing of its bank debt and assisted with raising an additional €940m in funds for its further strategic growth.
  • Advised a club of banks, led by Tatra banka, and including UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, Slovenská sporiteľňa and Československá obchodní banka, on a €160m syndicated loan to MH Teplárenský holding.
  • Advised a club of banks led by Komerční banka a.s. on a new syndicated loan in the amount of €150m to Penta Hospitals International.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Patricia Gossányiová

Other key lawyers

Petra Štrbová, Miroslav Kapinaj, Radoslav Pálka