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Szabina Soptei
Associate

Szabina Soptei

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.

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. 

Memberships & Roles

From 2012 - AmCham Regulatory Committee

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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