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Szabina Soptei

Associate

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Szabina Soptei

Associate

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages Hungarian, English

Szabina is an associate of the finance team in CMS London. She graduated from Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary in 2007. 

Areas of expertise include finance transactions (general corporate, M&A, real estate, project and asset finance), restructuring & insolvency and regulatory advice regarding financial services.

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Relevant experience

Relevant Experience in financing matters:

  • Syndicated transactions (general corporate and M&A) in CEE.
  • banks and investors on commercial and residential property finance deals at UK.
  • Analysing LMA and LSTA template based syndicated credit agreements made in various jurisdictions.
  • Banks and borrowers on large-scale real estate investments.
  • Ppre-delivery debt finance and sale and leasebacks of aircrafts.
  • Producers and banks on film finance.

Relevant Experience in regulatory matters:

  • Hungarian banks regarding the implementation of CRD and PSD and in connection with CRR.

Relevant Experience in restructuring and insolvency matters:

  • EBRD and the Ministry of Justice of Hungary in a reform of the Bankruptcy Act and by-laws and the transposition of the EU Directive on preventive restructuring frameworks.
  • Corporate and financial restructuring of the BorsodChem Group.
  • A Hungarian creditor in a debt settlement procedure with regard to a Hungarian municipality.
  • Representation of the major European automobile manufacturers in liquidation proceedings of their Hungarian supplier, including asset transfer.
  • On restructuring real estate projects. 
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Memberships & Roles

From 2012 - AmCham Regulatory Committee

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Education

2012 - Post-graduate programme for lawyers specialized in insolvency law, University of Pécs, Hungary2007 

2007 - Doctor of Law, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

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Expertise

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