Taylor Wessing has advised CIG Pannonia Eletbiztosito and its subsidiary CIG Pannonia Elso Magyar Altalanos Biztosito on a series of insurance portfolio transfer transactions. Oppenheim advised Europ Assistance Irish Branch – one of the counterparties.

Oppenheim Partner David Hanis, Ban, S. Szabo, Rausch & Partners Partner Gergely Szabo, and Schoenherr Partner Kinga Hetenyi discuss Hungary’s battery push, which now spans grid-scale storage, cells, cathodes, separators, recycling, and soon EV assembly, even as permitting, labor, and contracting models are stress-tested in real time.

Oppenheim has advised the Hungarian subsidiary of the Uniqa Group, Uniqa Biztosito, on the acquisition of a minority shareholding in HUNBenefit from Hungarikum Biztositasi Alkusz. Bogdanffy and Kimmel advised Hungarikum Biztositasi Alkusz. Wolf Theiss advised Hungarikum Group on merger clearance aspects.

Oppenheim has advised 4iG Informatikai on its acquisition of a 90% stake in Mobil Adat Tavkozlesi es Informatikai Szolgaltato. Hamar reportedly advised the sellers.

Oppenheim, working with Freshfields, has advised Toray Industries on the sale of its entire shareholding in LG Toray Hungary Battery Separator to LG Chem. CMS advised LG Chem.

Oppenheim has advised 4iG Informatikai on its acquisition of FaceKom from Equilor Fund Management, acting through the Central European Opportunity Private Equity Fund. Hamar Law Firm reportedly advised the sellers.

Oppenheim has promoted Head of Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Peter Virag to Partner.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around, we asked: Would you ever hire a non-lawyer as a CEO/Managing Partner for your firm? Why/why not?

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around, we asked: What is the one most time-consuming administrative task for you as a Managing Partner, and what, if anything, have you done to try to minimize time spent on it?

Oppenheim has advised Bayer Property on the leasing of retail premises at the Zenit Corso shopping center.

On October 2, 2025, CEE Legal Matters hosted its 6th Hungarian General Counsel Summit in the W Hotel Budapest, bringing together 141 in-house counsel, legal experts, and industry leaders from across Hungary.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around, we asked: If you were to hire a new receptionist tomorrow, what is the one most important trait you look for and why?

Oppenheim has announced that Founding Partner Ulrike Elisabeth Rein has passed away.

With preparations for the 2025 CEE Legal Matters Hungary General Counsel Summit in full swing, Oppenheim Partner Istvan Szatmary shares his thoughts about the upcoming event and what he's looking forward to the most.

Freshfields, Oppenheim, and BDK Advokati have advised Continental and its ContiTech division on the sale of the Original Equipment Solutions business unit to US private holding company Regent. Taylor Wessing, Karanovic & Partners, Gen Temizer, and Stratulat Albulescu advised Regent. DR & AJU, Foley & Lardner, Gide Loyrette Nouel, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Felsberg Advogados, Cascione Advogados, and ECIJA reportedly advised Regent as well.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. This time around, we asked: What is the ratio between business development activities and billable hours for Partners within your team, on average?

Forgo, Damjanovic & Partners has advised Datapao on its capital raise from Databricks and Euroventures. Csovari Legal advised Euroventures. Oppenheim advised Databricks.

Hungary’s M&A market may have had a slower start to the year, but activity quickly ramped up, keeping lawyers busier than ever, according to Oppenheim Partner Jozsef Bulcsu Fenyvesi. Still, Fenyvesi notes, a recent and short-lived amendment to the country’s FDI regime introduced serious delays and even potential state intervention into an already complex transactional landscape.