Every corporate transaction demands careful risk analysis, forward planning and the right structure to deliver value. At Baker & McKenzie, our Mergers & Acquisitions Practice consists of more than 800 lawyers worldwide, offering unrivaled local knowledge on all aspects of public or private corporate transactions.
We understand the business needs of our clients and the antitrust, regulatory and governance issues accompanying their transactions. This enables us to add value by anticipating transactional requirements so transactions occur on time, on budget and appropriately structured.
Our client base is diverse, including local blue-chip corporations, multinational corporations, organs of the Hungarian State, international investment banks and other financial institutions, and both foreign and Hungarian private investors. Many are market leaders in their respective industries and call on us repeatedly to advise them, on complex and routine matters alike.
Our practice covers private share and asset acquisitions and disposals (including auction sales), private equity investments, greenfield investments, joint ventures and strategic alliances, mergers, spinoffs), privatizations; corporate group restructurings and integrations of acquired companies; and outsourcing transactions. We have advised clients in a range of industries, including telecommunications, automotive, pharmaceuticals, food, finance, oil and gas, alternative energy, and infrastructure.
Advising clients on cross-border transactions is a Firm strength which we have leveraged. Increasingly, we represent clients in multijurisdictional transactions throughout Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, and other, more far-flung geographies.