Wolf Theiss has advised OTP Bank on project financing to be provided to the Veolia Group for the refinancing of the modernization of the Vertes Power Plant in Oroszlany, Hungary. Sole practitioner Arpad Vasarhelyi reportedly advised the Veolia Group.

In March 2026, Kinstellar announced that Revetas Capital's sale of a park center retail portfolio in Hungary to Granit Asset Management (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on December 19, 2025) has now closed.

Bird & Bird has advised 4iG on a USD 50 million investment from Mubadala Investment Company through a convertible loan that will mandatorily convert into equity at maturity.

Kinstellar has advised the Czechoslovak Group on its indirect minority acquisition in RABA Jarmuipari Holding. Wolf Theiss and Kertesz & Partners advised the sellers.

Kinstellar, working with SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschuetz, has advised the shareholders of ROFA Industrial Automation on the sale of Germany-based ROFA Group to the SPIE Group. Reportedly, MJH, working with Barnes and Thornburg, JunHe, and Kemperink Maarschalkerweerd Wouters, advised the SPIE Group.

Wolf Theiss has advised OTP Bank on an acquisition refinancing supporting Veolia Group’s purchase of a 430-megawatt gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Gonyu, Hungary.

BLB Legal founders and Managing Partners Tamas Bereczki and Adam Liber have launched Li-Ber Consulting in Hungary.

Building on our earlier overview of Hungary’s FDI screening regime, this article moves from theory to practice. While the legal framework explains when FDI screening applies, experience shows that the decisive question for investors is how FDI considerations reshape transaction structures, timelines, and ultimately deal outcomes.

Following the previous amendment to the Civil Code, consumer protection rules on defective performance have already been extended to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This is now complemented by SMEs' eligibility for mandatory guarantee rights and their ability to initiate proceedings before the conciliation board.

Exits from family-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been on the rise in recent years due to the fact that the senior generations building up their companies are close to retire. Oppenheim has advised numerous domestic and international investors with respect to their investment in Hungarian family-owned small and medium-sized enterprises, also in the course of full acquisitions and also establishing some form of joint venture structures.

White Summers has advised Allonic on its USD 7.2 million pre-seed financing round led by the Visionaries Club with participation from Day One Capital, Prototype, SDAC Ventures, and Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company, among others. Goodwin reportedly advised the Visionaries Club.

On 12 February 2026, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) announced the launch of two separate competition supervision proceedings in the over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical market (Case Nos. VJ/4/2026 and VJ/5/2026). The GVH suspects that anti-competitive conduct and potential abuse of dominance by certain market participants may be contributing to high OTC medicine prices in Hungary.

In 2025, Hungary continued its rapid rise as one of Europe’s most dynamic solar energy markets, achieving record deployment rates and a significant share of renewable electricity, while advancing its transition toward a low-carbon energy system. According to industry sources, Hungary added over 1 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2025, marking the third consecutive year of gigawatt-scale expansion, and bringing total installed capacity to approximately 8.3 GW.

Lakatos, Koves and Partners Partner John Fenemore discusses Banking and Finance in Hungary in the year past and the one ahead.

BLB Legal Managing Partner and Head of Competition Adam Liber discusses Competition in Hungary in the year past and the one ahead.

Forgo, Damjanovic & Partners Managing Partner Zoltan Forgo discusses M&A in Hungary in the year past and the one ahead.

Jalsovszky Partners Tamas Feher and Peter Barta discuss Dispute Resolution in Hungary in the year past and the one ahead.

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are undoubtedly one of the most influential new technologies of our time and are playing an increasingly important role in a wide range of sectors. It is exactly their distinguishing feature from ordinary software that makes them so tricky for the law: their ability to learn and operate, even make decisions autonomously raises hard questions about accountability and proof. The fast-growing use of AI, its widespread integration into all sectors from healthcare to finance not only means fast growing regulatory activity across the EU but also increases the risk of AI-related harmful activities and failures. Such failures naturally create a growing threat of AI-related litigation.