The Corporate and M&A team at Oppenheim has a well-deserved reputation for providing effective and high-quality solutions in a wide variety of corporate and commercial dealings.
Our team members have extensive knowledge in all facets of company law, capital markets, corporate governance, compliance matters, restructuring issues, and any other pertinent areas.
Our firm is frequently asked to provide legal advice and representation in the most significant Hungarian and international business deals, as well as in due diligence investigations.
We frequently represent top organizations and financial institutions in most significant private equity investments, as well as in industry-defining private and public mergers and acquisitions transactions.
We have extensive expertise preparing and negotiating difficult commercial agreements in a variety of business sectors. When our customers face an issue as a result of the contractual commitments, we are there to help. Our mission is to fulfill the business requirements of our customers by providing them with appropriate legal solutions.
Regardless of whether we are acting on behalf of the buyer, the seller, or management, we always give commercially-focused and practical advice tailored to the financial and legal objectives of our client.
Oppenheim provides a full service M&A practice, as we help clients with everything from the initiation of discussions through to the completion of the deal. Successfully assisting clients in achieving their strategic goals through M&A is a specialty of our firm's experienced legal team, who all have a comprehensive understanding of the legal and business factors involved in M&A transactions across multiple industries.
Our M&A practice is truly international, allowing us to assist clients in cross-border transactions with ease due to the extensive experience of our team in dealing with complex cross-border M&A transactions involving multiple jurisdictions and regulatory regimes.
At our firm, we recognize that each M&A transaction is unique, and we work closely with clients to understand their business objectives to tailor our advice and services to meet their specific needs. Our constant focus lies on helping clients achieve their strategic goals while minimizing risk and maximizing value.
Effective as of January 1, 2025, the business activities of companies will need to be classified based on the NACE Rev. 2.1 (in Hungarian: TEÁOR’25) nomenclature. Helga Lieszkovszky, Oppenheim Law Firm’s expert, summarizes the key corporate law aspects of the new regulation.
This article reflects the actual status as of May 2025
In actions for the repeal of company decisions, it will be possible to repeal decisions with retroactive effect from 1 January 2026.
From time to time, company owners may wish to withdraw part or all of the capital that has accumulated in the business. One of the classic legal tools for doing so is a capital reduction, which can be implemented in several ways, each carrying different risks. This article provides an overview of the key points and briefly outlines the relevant legal framework.
Attorney escrow is frequently used in transactions to ensure the secure and reliable performance of contractual obligations. It is particularly relevant where one party must provide a sum of money (e.g. the purchase price or part of it), certain documents, financial instruments, or securities (such as executed transfer documents, statements, or shares), but the counterparty should only receive them at a later point in time once specified conditions have been fulfilled.
This article was originally published at Jogi Fórum