Mergers & Acquisitions

Legate has been providing legal advice for mergers and acquisitions since 2004. Our services include legal advice on the sale of majority and minority stakes, exits, capital inputs, acquisitions of strategic and financial investors, mergers, amalgamations and privatization.

One of Big Four

Restructuring of groceries dominant player, holding structure and its portfolio
2004

Refinery Plant

Divestment of shareholding in health insurance company
2004

Chemistry enterprise

Project of de-merger for mother company
2004

Refinery Plant

Project on cross-border merger of the subsidiaries domiciled in Slovakia and abroad
2004

Refinery Plant

Investor’s entry through DBOF contract
2004

State authority

Small advisor to privatization in aviation industry
2005

Small / medium enterprise

Divestiture of a web portal to a telephone operator
2005

UK Holding

Acquisition and financing of Industrial enterprise
2005

Gas trader

Legal advisor to bidding process for Heat Company
2006

Owner of co-generation unit

Sale of majority shareholding to strategic investor
2006

Shareholders of design and engineering company

Sale to strategic investor in Israel
2007

Engineering and mantling company

Acquisition by Dutch strategic investor and subsequent management buy-out
2007 – 2008, 2009

Logistics operator

Cross-border merger of subsidiaries of Dutch logistics operator in Slovakia and Hungary
2008

Wood producer in central Slovakia

International tender for strategic investor
2008 – 2009

Milk diary

Buy-out and subsequent sale to strategic investors
2009, 2010

Co-generation unit

Exit of minority shareholder from combined – cyclo generation unit
2010

UK private equity fund

Advising on entry into engineering company
2010

Gas industrial enterprise

Due diligence and transaction documentation in green energy sector
2010

Contact persons for Mergers & Acquisitions

Mgr. Norbert Havrila
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+421 2 6252 7562
norbert.havrila@legate.sk

JUDr. Peter Vrábel
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+ 421 905 648 613
peter.vrabel@legate.sk