Our real estate practice covers the legal tasks necessary for the successful completion and closing of a real property transaction, starting from the due diligence and followed by the preparation and negotiation of complex “share deal” or “asset deal” transactions, such as sales-purchase, planning, construction, building, rental or management agreements, as the case may be, and also including legal representation before the land registry and other authorities. The Kapolyi Law Firm combines the market-leading capital markets practice with an outstanding real estate expertise in a way that is currently unparalleled in the Hungarian real estate market, which shows its benefits and added value for our clients in tax planning and advising real estate funds.

We are proud to working with well-known domestic and foreign investors, real estate developers and real estate funds. Our lawyers provide legal services in transaction, development, daily operation, rental and administrative matters for all types of real estates. We had the benefit of representing our clients from both seller and buyer sides in several high-scale real estate transactions concerning larger offices and commercial properties, industrial properties or complete real estate portfolios with multiple real estate categories mainly taking place in the Budapest real estate market.

Kapolyi Law Firm provides its clients with efficient and first-class services in virtually all areas of company and corporate law, from company formation to termination with or without succession. From the very first steps, we help our clients choose the most appropriate business form and company structure based on their planned activities and business plans. Whether we represent the buyer, the seller, or the management, we always provide legal advice tailored to our clients’ business needs in order to best represent their commercial and legal interests.
We have significant experience in all aspects of corporate law, securities and capital markets, corporate governance, compliance, restructuring, and related areas. In the area of corporate transactions, we have particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, corporate restructuring, and corporate reorganizations.
In addition to company procedures in specific regulated areas, we also act to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals, either for the officers or for the activities to be carried on. In close cooperation with the capital markets team, we are involved in the preparation and execution of initial public offerings.

Our tax law and tax advisory services aim to answer all our clients’ tax problems. Accordingly, we advise our clients on the tax aspects of their transactions and represent them in tax disputes before tax authorities and the courts.

We have extensive experience in transactional advisory matters, including commercial real estate transactions, M&A and corporate restructuring, securities offerings, and financing transactions. Our clients include both Hungarian and international financial institutions, investment funds and corporate groups.

In our transaction advisory services, we help to find the optimal structure of a transaction from a tax point of view, perform tax due diligence of the target to identify tax risks and advise on the proper treatment of tax-relevant elements of the transaction documentation.

Trusts are a relatively new legal institution in the Hungarian legal system, offering our clients a number of advantages from a legal, business and tax perspective. Trusts can be particularly advantageous as they can result in significant tax savings both in the transfer of company shares and in the management and operation of assets, while also providing unification and legal protection of personal or family assets. Trusts are also an effective solution for succession planning, as assets are transferred to pre-determined beneficiaries on pre-determined terms, avoiding the complexities of traditional succession.

The experts at Kapolyi Law Firm provide full professional support in all aspects of Trust administration. We assist our clients in creating the optimal structure for their assets, taking into account their specific needs and objectives. Our services also include advice on corporate structuring, also our experienced lawyers draft trust agreements, ensuring that they comply with all legal requirements and provide the most favourable terms and predictable wealth planning for our clients. We also arrange for the incorporation of trust companies and the registration of trusts in public registers.