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István Tamás Rigó

Associate

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Hungarian Branch Office
YBL Palace
Károlyi utca 12
1053 Budapest
Hungary
Languages Hungarian, English

István is an associate in the corporate/M&A team at CMS Budapest.

He joined CMS after graduating summa cum laude from Eötvös Loránd University in 2018. Before joining the firm, István worked as a legal trainee at an aviation company. 

István specialises in corporate law and has gained substantial experience advising clients on both domestic and international corporate transactions and projects including due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture establishments and company formations. 

István has experience in a broad range of corporate/M&A transactions and has been engaged in several types of corporate maintenance activities.

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Relevant experience

  • Hungarian Oil and Gas Public Limited Company on Project Onion, including the pre-completion and completion phases.
  • The largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe on the demerger of the company’s energy business line and merger with another energy company.
  • The largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe on the demerger of the company’s ‘Intelligent Traffic Systems’ business.
  • One of the largest non-state-owned electricity and gas companies in the world on its reorganisation before the sale of its competitive electricity retail business, including its B2B large and B2B SME client portfolio.
  • A major defence company in Hungary on the establishment of a joint venture.
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Education

  • 2018 - Doctor of Law, Summa Cum Laude, Eötvös Loránd University.
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Expertise