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Gábor Király
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Gábor Király

Languages
  • Hungarian
  • English
  • German

Gábor Király is an of counsel in the Finance team at CMS Hungary, bringing three decades of expertise in banking, finance, and governance, with a particular focus on the Central and Eastern European region.

A highly regarded banking lawyer, Gábor's extensive experience includes project and structured finance, regulatory matters, and distressed debt transactions.

His career has been distinguished by significant involvement in multi-jurisdictional legal issues across CEE/SEE, advisory roles for governmental agencies, and leadership in restructuring and work-out initiatives.

Gábor was initially a partner at CMS from 2002 to 2007, before rejoining the firm in 2024 as of counsel. In addition to his time at CMS, he has held prominent positions at various prestigious institutions, including the National Bank of Hungary during the country's transition, and later in private practice as a partner and country managing officer at an international law firm, as well as serving as general counsel and board member at one of Hungary’s largest banks.

Relevant experience

  • A syndicate of four banks on financing for the exploration and development of oil and gas wells in Hungary.
  • A syndicate of seven banks and four affiliated leasing companies on the restructuring of the European leader in full truckload transportation.
  • An airport operator on restructuring an airport’s debt.
  • One of the leading information and communication technology services providers in Hungary on refinancing its operations.
  • A Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company on various film financings.
  • A European financial leading group in banking services on project finance for the green-field development of the production site of one of the largest South-Korean battery part manufacturing companies.
  • A leading European financial group in banking services on the project finance for the green-field development of the production site of one of the largest packaging manufacturing companies.
  • A syndicate of banks on the revolving facility of a sovereign borrower.
  • The Hungarian subsidiary of a leading European financial group in banking services on financing for the acquisition and construction of two built-to-suit office buildings by one of the largest privately-owned real estate developers in Hungary. The office buildings are for leading telecommunication service providers.
  • A global private equity firm on the acquisition of a non-performing loan portfolio.

Memberships & Roles

  • Arbitrator, Financial and capital Markets Arbitration Court 2008-2011
  • Member, Budapest Bar Association since 2001

Education

  • Doctor of Law (J.D.), Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (University of Szeged, 1992)
  • Postgraduate studies in EU law (Eötvös Loránd University, 2005)
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