Lakatos Köves & Partners has provided a wide range of services since its separation from Clifford Chance, including cross-border M&A transactions, cross-border and multi-jurisdictional finance transactions such as syndicated lending, acquisition finance, structured finance, derivative products, retail investment products, real estate acquisitions, development and asset management, exit strategies, VAT planning for cross-border trading and service of documents. Balázs Kántor, the team's tax practice head, is not only a professional tax counsellor but also a qualified lawyer.
During the research phase, the firm supported South Korean-based Soulbrain with all legal and tax issues of its Hungarian operation, including the purchase of a development site from the government-owned National Industrial Park Management and Development Company. The team additionally aided Fitesa Hungary in its discussions with the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency) on governmental grants related to its Hungarian investment.
