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Eva Talmacsi
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Eva Talmacsi

Co-Head of TMT in CEE

Languages
  • English
  • Hungarian
  • German
  • Swedish
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Eva Talmacsi is a UK, US (NY) and Hungarian qualified partner in our global M&A and Corporate Transactions practice based in London.

Eva focuses her international practice on a wide range of M&A and corporate finance matters across EMEA and the UK and advises private equity houses, and financial sponsors, venture capital funds, a wide range of corporates, financial institutions, investment banks, telecom, technology, life sciences and energy companies. She regularly works with colleagues in our CMS offices on global mandates. 

She has over 20 years of experience in leading, managing and supervising large teams of lawyers and advisers on complex cross-border private and public company mergers & acquisitions, privatisations, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, restructurings, general corporate and commercial matters, as well as equity capital markets transactions in the UK, and across EMEA.

Eva is recognised in Chambers and Legal 500 as a leading practitioner.

Awards & Recognitions
01
  • Quote
    "She is one who doesn't let go, and fights till the end to represent her clients' requests."
    Chambers, 2018
  • Quote
    “Her client service is strong.”
    Chambers
  • Quote
    “She is highly commercial and sensible, sees the big picture.”
    Client feedback

Relevant experience

  • Macquarie Equipment Finance DAC in relation to its asset lease and financial arrangement with its counterparties in CEE.
  • Ahold Delhaize (one of the world’s largest food and retail groups and a leader in both supermarkets and e-commerce) on its €1.3 bn landmark acquisition of Profi Rom Food SRL from leading private equity house  MidEuropa. The transaction is the largest grocery deal ever in continental Europe involving a private equity house.  
  • Macquarie Equipment Finance DAC in relation to its asset lease and financial arrangement with its counterparties in CEE.
  • The Consortium of Aeroporto di Venezia Marco Polo S.p.A (SAVE) and Deutsche Bank (and following the exit of Deutsche from the bidding consortium, a UK clearing bank) in relation to the consortium’s bid for a majority shareholding interest in Exeter and Devon Airport Limited.
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on its equity investments in numerous companies in EBRD’s countries of operation including its investment in Egypt’s Infinity Energy.
  • OTP Bank Group on the acquisition of Banca Millennium S.A. from BCP, Portugal and on its strategic expansion in Southeast Europe by acquiring Societe Generale's subsidiary banks and other financial services entities in Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania.
  • MOL Group on numerous acquisitions and divestments across EMEA including the divestment of its entire upstream portfolio in the United Kingdom.
  • MKB Bank and Bayerishe Landesbank on the divestment of their Romanian business as part of their strategic exit from the Romanian market.
  • Raiffeisen International AG on its acquisition through its Serbian subsidiary bank the entire Serbian business of Crédit Agricole.
  • Various European companies and special purpose vehicles of funds in relation to their Regulation S and Rule 144A offerings and the listing of their securities on the London Stock Exchange or other European stock exchanges.

Memberships & Roles

  • Bar of England and Wales
  • Member, New York Bar Association
  • Member, Budapest Bar Association

Education

  • LLM, Columbia University School of Law, New York
  • LLM, King’s College & Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, London

Eva Talmacsi is a UK, US (NY) and Hungarian qualified partner in our global M&A and Corporate Transactions practice based in London.

Eva focuses her international practice on a wide range of M&A and corporate finance matters across EMEA and the UK and advises private equity houses, and financial sponsors, venture capital funds, a wide range of corporates, financial institutions, investment banks, telecom, technology, life sciences and energy companies. She regularly works with colleagues in our CMS offices on global mandates. 

She has over 20 years of experience in leading, managing and supervising large teams of lawyers and advisers on complex cross-border private and public company mergers & acquisitions, privatisations, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, restructurings, general corporate and commercial matters, as well as equity capital markets transactions in the UK, and across EMEA.

Eva is recognised in Chambers and Legal 500 as a leading practitioner.

Awards & Recognitions
01
  • Quote
    "She is one who doesn't let go, and fights till the end to represent her clients' requests."
    Chambers, 2018
  • Quote
    “Her client service is strong.”
    Chambers
  • Quote
    “She is highly commercial and sensible, sees the big picture.”
    Client feedback

Relevant experience

  • The Nordic Capital-backed ArisGlobal on its acquisition of Amplexor Life Sciences (a global provider of regulatory, quality and safety software solutions serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies) from the Luxembourg-based Acolad Group.
  • Axel Johnson International AB in relation to the acquisition of a majority stake in the IOW Group.
  • Advent International, the leading private equity firm
    • on its agreement to acquire Provimi Pet Food (PPF) from the Provimi Group.
    • on its investment in and subsequent exit through an IPO from a CEE IT company.
  • Argus Capital, the leading emerging market private equity fund on its acquisition of and subsequent exit from Calucem Group.
  • Nordic Capital on the divestment of its shareholding in certain part of the SafeRoad Group in a number of European countries via a listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
  • AfricInvest, the Tunisia-based investment and financial services company on its investment in a UK-based AI solutions provider growth-stage company.
  • SEAF, the Washington D.C.-headquartered and SEC-registered global impact investment management company on the divestment of its business interest in Serbian retail chain, Gomex.
  • CEE Equity Partners on the acquisition of Invitel Group and subsequently advising Invitel Group on the sale of one of the group’s telecommunications company, Invitel Távközlési Zrt. to the Hungarian subsidiary of DIGI communications.
  • Dubai International Financial Centre Investments LLC on its GBP 200m acquisition of SmartStream Group (IT) from TA Associates and the re-financing of the investment. The transaction involved more than 13 jurisdictions due to the target’s international group structure.

Memberships & Roles

  • Bar of England and Wales
  • Member, New York Bar Association
  • Member, Budapest Bar Association

Education

  • LLM, Columbia University School of Law, New York
  • LLM, King’s College & Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, London

Eva Talmacsi is a UK, US (NY) and Hungarian qualified partner in our global M&A and Corporate Transactions practice based in London.

Eva focuses her international practice on a wide range of M&A and corporate finance matters across EMEA and the UK and advises private equity houses, and financial sponsors, venture capital funds, a wide range of corporates, financial institutions, investment banks, telecom, technology, life sciences and energy companies. She regularly works with colleagues in our CMS offices on global mandates. 

She has over 20 years of experience in leading, managing and supervising large teams of lawyers and advisers on complex cross-border private and public company mergers & acquisitions, privatisations, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, restructurings, general corporate and commercial matters, as well as equity capital markets transactions in the UK, and across EMEA.

She is co-heading the firm’s CEE TMT Practice.

Eva is recognised in Chambers and Legal 500 as a leading practitioner.

Awards & Recognitions
01
  • Quote
    "She is one who doesn't let go, and fights till the end to represent her clients' requests."
    Chambers, 2018
  • Quote
    “Her client service is strong.”
    Chambers
  • Quote
    “She is highly commercial and sensible, sees the big picture.”
    Client feedback

Relevant experience

  • Liberty Global on the sale of its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV operations in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia to M7 Group for an approximate total enterprise value of EUR 180 million.
  • The selling shareholders on the €1.2 bn sale of Vivacom Group to the BC Partners-backed media and communications group, United Group.
  • Taboola Inc (Israel/US) on its acquisition of Gravity R&D a leading European personalization technology company founded in data science.
  • MET International on its defamation dispute with Newsweek.
  • The Daily Mail Group in relation to the divestment of its online and printing business in six countries across CEE.
  • RTL Group (Bertelsmann Group subsidiary) on the cross-border acquisition of seven (7) broadcasting channels across Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.
  • Accedo Broadband AB Sweden on various M&A and corporate matters across Europe.
  • HMD Global Oy (a licensee of the Nokia brand for phones and tablets) on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters across Europe and UK.

Memberships & Roles

  • Bar of England and Wales
  • Member, New York Bar Association
  • Member, Budapest Bar Association

Education

  • LLM, Columbia University School of Law, New York
  • LLM, King’s College & Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, London
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