Linklaters advised AviAlliance, one of the world’s leading private airport investors and managers, and its co-shareholders on the sale of Budapest Airport to a consortium consisting of Hungarian state-owned Corvinus Zrt. and French co-investor Vinci Airports. The transaction was successfully completed. All necessary regulatory approvals had been obtained before. Consequently, the transfer of ownership to the buying consortium took immediate effect. AviAlliance had been invested in the airport serving the capital of Hungary and the country itself since 2007.
The Linklaters team was led by Sebastian Klingen (Counsel, Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf) and Achim Kirchfeld (Partner, Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf) together with David Martin (Partner, Corporate/M&A, London) and on financing aspects by Ross Schloeffel (Partner, Energy & Infrastructure, London) and Subir Rajadhyaksha (Partner, Energy & Infrastructure, London).
The core M&A team was complemented by Lea Schürmann (Associate, Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf) and Kristina Willmes (Managing Associate, Corporate/M&A, Düsseldorf). Further team members were Julia Grothaus (Partner, Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations, Frankfurt), Hannes Ingwersen (Managing Associate, Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations, Frankfurt), Julian Böhmer (Partner, Tax, Düsseldorf), Christoph Barth (Partner, Antitrust & Foreign Investment, Düsseldorf), Sebastian Plötz (Managing Associate, Antitrust & Foreign Investment, Düsseldorf), Julia Funke (Associate, Antitrust & Foreign Investment, Düsseldorf), Jan Endler (Partner, Public Law, Berlin), Rico Kaßmann (Managing Associate, Public Law, Berlin), and Katie Rivers (Associate, Energy & Infrastructure, London).
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