Energy Law

Mohamed Agamy participates in the IR Global Guide – The Middle East & North Africa: A dynamic region for inward & outward investment

Foreword by Andrew Chilvers The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a hugely diverse cultural and geographical mix that stretches from Morocco in northwest Africa to Iran in Southwest Asia. The region is home to a range of economies with vastly different levels of openness to international trade and investment. But with the […]

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Dimici ׀ Aksoy joins IR as the exclusive Energy Law Member in Turkey

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Cansu Aksoy of Dimici ׀ Aksoy. Cansu has joined IR as our exclusive Energy Law member in Turkey. Cansu Aksoy is in charge of the energy and infrastructure projects and regulatory M&A along with cross-border transactions and corporate law related practices […]

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Dimici ׀ Aksoy joins IR as the exclusive Energy Law Member in Turkey

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Burak Dimici of Dimici ׀ Aksoy. Burak has joined IR as our exclusive Energy Law member in Turkey. Burak Dimici is in charge of the energy and infrastructure projects and regulatory M&A along with cross-border transactions and corporate law related practices […]

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A short study about crowdfunding by dr. Balázs FERENCZY, the Head of our Banking & Finance Team

In the early stages of the lifecycle of modern, mostly technology companies, there is no final product, no organization, no go-to-market strategy, no sales; there is only one idea, and from the scarce resources temporarily provided by families or friends, to business angels (angel investors) or venture capital and, in the more mature stage, bank […]

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The pandemic may accelerate the spread of electronic procedures in Hungary

dr. Dániel Endre NAGY The pandemic brought significant changes both in the everyday and work lives of people: the use of home office became widespread, while communication is conducted through phone, emails and video conferences. Concurrently for official matters, such as signing contracts and doing banking administration, a person’s signature and personal presence are often […]

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Competition law in the age of Coronavirus: state-owned venture capital and private equity funds may acquire companies more easily

author: dr. Katinka TÖLGYES Significant relief was granted to directly or indirectly state-owned venture capital and private equity funds which, individually or jointly with another company, acquire management rights in a company for investment protection purposes. During the period of the emergency, for transactions in which the acquired company was in a difficult situation as a […]

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Coronavirus: companies can receive state aid in these five categories according to the European Commission’s resolution

author: dr. Katinka TÖLGYES With respect to the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the European Commission has mitigated its position related to state aid and has temporarily amended the framework in the light of the crisis. The competition law expert of Kapolyi Law Firm summarized the most important information in this regard and […]

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Force majeure and MAC/MAE clauses during the period of Covid-19 in Hungary

author: dr. Balázs József FERENCZY What force majeure means? Force majeure (in the Hungarian legal language: “vis maior”) is a legal institution dating back to Roman law, and “means a force or event that human weakness cannot resist.”[1] The legal literature includes both overwhelming natural forces, such as earthquakes, floods, shipwrecks, other natural disasters, and certain […]

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Financial Arbitration – Expanding Possibilities

A new provision of the Hungarian Arbitration Act entered into force on 1 January 2021, which may attract the attention of investors. The stipulation of arbitration proceedings in consumer contracts was generally prohibited until the end of the last year. However, this prohibition, which is intended to ensure the better protection of consumer interests, is […]

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Kenneth A. Reich comments on The New York Times opinion piece: No, Wind Farms Aren’t the Main Cause of the Texas Blackouts

See this balanced article on the need for better planning by the energy industry to avoid the kinds of blackouts now happening in Texas and earlier in California from extreme weather, a predicted effect of Climate Change . It is a blatant lie that the Texas crisis was caused by frozen blades on wind turbines […]

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Group financing: despite legislative changes conservative approach is recommended

Frequent question on management meetings is whether lending in group financing structures would be possible for parent companies or real estate funds for purposes of development or acquiring assets, following the amendment of the definition on group financing set forth in Act CCXXXVII of 2013 on Credit Institutions and Financial Undertakings (Hpt.) effective as of […]

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