LOCATIONSBudapest | Hungary
EU publishes new regulation on alternative fuel infrastructure
September 2023 – At the end of September, the long-awaited Regulation (EU) 2023/1804) on the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU (“AFIR”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union....
Kinstellar advises a significant global player on the lease of its headquarters in Hungary
September 2023 – Kinstellar’s team in Hungary has successfully advised a Hungarian company with a global presence in connection with the preparation and negotiation of a lease agreement for its new office headquarters. The deal is one of the largest...
Kinstellar advises Electrolux Group on the successful divestment of its Nyíregyháza factory in Hungary to Qvantum
September 2023 – Kinstellar is proud to announce that it has advised the Swedish appliances manufacturer Electrolux Group on the successful sale of its manufacturing facility in Nyíregyháza, Hungary, to the Swedish high-quality electric heat pumps...
Kinstellar advises YouGov on the acquisition of GfK's consumer panel business
August 2023 – Kinstellar, in conjunction with DLA Piper, has advised international online research data and analytics technology group YouGov plc on the acquisition of the European Consumer Panel Business of GfK, a German market research firm, for EUR...
Kinstellar advises Yanolja Cloud on its acquisition of a leading B2B travel solution provider
July 2023 – Kinstellar, together with a lead counsel Watson Farley & Williams, have successfully advised Yanolja Cloud, a leading global provider of AI-based SaaS solutions for the hospitality and leisure industries, on the multi-jurisdictional...
Kinstellar assists OTP Bank with completing its first acquisition in Central Asia
June 2023 – As previously announced, in December 2022 Kinstellar advised OTP Bank, Hungary’s largest commercial bank and one of the largest independent financial service providers in Central and Eastern Europe, on the successful acquisition of Uzbekistan’s...
“Green Claims” in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia
June 2023 – On 22 March 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive on Green Claims. The proposed Directive aims to tackle false environmental claims by ensuring that consumers receive reliable, comparable and verifiable environmental...
Kinstellar assists Budapest Stock Exchange going public, listed in the BSE Standard category
June 2023 – On 21 June 2023, on the 33rd anniversary of its re-establishment, Budapest Stock Exchange Plc. (BSE) has entered the BSE Standard category. The listing significantly supports the ownership objectives of the National Bank of Hungary as the...
Kinstellar appoints new Employment & Labour Law Service Line Co-Heads
June 2023 - Kinstellar is delighted to announce the appointment of Dániel Péter (Managing Associate, Budapest) and Cătălin Roman (Senior Associate, Bucharest) as Co-Heads of the firm-wide Employment & Labour law service line. Dániel and Cătălin...
Hungarian parliament adopts new Whistleblowing Act
May 2023 – The Hungarian parliament has adopted a new law implementing the EU directive on the mandatory protection of (even anonymous) whistleblowers, which in many respects imposes stricter rules on companies and puts whistleblowers in a more favourable...
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