IFLR 1000
The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms

	Allen & Overy White & Case
	Cechová & Partners Cernejová & Hrbek Ruzicka Csekes
	Hamala Kluch Víglasky Kinstellar Salans Squire Sanders & Dempsey Weinhold Legal Wolf Theiss
	enwc Natlacen Walderdorff Cancola Peterka & Partners

In transactional terms, Hamala Kluch Víglasky were very productive this year and advised Tatra banka on a €165 million bilateral financing for Slovenské elektrárne in order to finance the operational needs of the largest Slovak producer of electricity. This financing is expected to be among the largest in the country in 2011.... [more]

In transactional terms, Hamala Kluch Víglasky were very productive this year and advised Tatra banka on a €165 million bilateral financing for Slovenské elektrárne in order to finance the operational needs of the largest Slovak producer of electricity. This financing is expected to be among the largest in the country in 2011. "Hamala Víglasky is very well known," one partner says, adding: "Víglasky are active and well established. All the partners are well established. They were partners in White & Case". "Hamala is ex White & Case, they bring international expertise," another partner says. Nevertheless, the firm were hit by the departure of senior associate Jozef Semancin to Havel Holásek & Partners in April 2011. "Hamala is a local firm riding strong. They had a significant departure so their finance team weakened. It's tougher to stay on top of the game," one peer says.

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	Allen & Overy White & Case
	Cechová & Partners Cernejová & Hrbek Hillbridges Kinstellar Ruzicka Csekes
	Dedák & Partners DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Hamala Kluch Víglasky Havel, Holásek & Partners Peterka & Partners PRK Partners Schoenherr Squire Sanders & Dempsey Weinhold Legal Wolf Theiss
	B&S Legal Beatow Partners DT Legal enwc Natlacen Walderdorff Cancola

Hamala Kluch Víglasky advised Johnson Controls International as the seller and Johnson Controls Lucenec as a purchaser of an electronics business as a going concern of its Slovak Automotive division. Additionally, the firm was involved in the related restructuring of Johnson control's automotive activities in Slovakia by merging Johnson Controls Trencín and Johnson Controls Bratislava into Johnson Controls International.... [more]

Hamala Kluch Víglasky advised Johnson Controls International as the seller and Johnson Controls Lucenec as a purchaser of an electronics business as a going concern of its Slovak Automotive division. Additionally, the firm was involved in the related restructuring of Johnson control's automotive activities in Slovakia by merging Johnson Controls Trencín and Johnson Controls Bratislava into Johnson Controls International. This multifaceted transaction included several transfers of shares, the sale of an enterprise and a company merger. The aggregate value of these activities extended beyond €400 million.

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