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outcome legal

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outcome legal is led by lawyers with years of experience in complex transactions and disputes.

We help you make decisions based on a sound legal basis and a clear explanation of the risks. Professional and discreet.

We speak plainly, deliver practical solutions, draw on a broad network of trusted experts and stand by your side from the first meeting through to a successful outcome.

partners

Matej Sedláček, partner

business and corporate law · transactions · disputes · insolvency and IT law · management and enforcement of banking claims

  • Matej focuses his legal practice primarily on business and corporate law, disputes, insolvency law and IT law. He helps clients structure contractual relationships, negotiate commercial transactions and enforce their claims both out of court and before courts.

    He has experience with the complex enforcement of banking finance claims against energy and other companies, including the enforcement of security interests, court proceedings and transfers of target companies, as well as with legal advice in the restructuring of an industrial company with filed claims amounting to tens of millions of euros. He has also advised a foreign producer of secure documents as a bidder in public procurement procedures and in related review proceedings. He was involved in advising on the acquisition of the largest alternative postal operator in Slovakia, represented shareholders in the sale of stakes in renowned Slovak IT companies and provided legal services to a major investor in negotiations with a foreign partner in connection with a real estate development project in Bratislava.

    Previously, Matej worked at an international law firm, where he was involved in dispute resolution in investment arbitrations. He also gained experience at the legal department of a central state administration authority, where he dealt with administrative judiciary matters. He has occasionally lectured on topics related to intellectual property law and IT law.

Marián Šulík, partner

mergers & acquisitions · banking & finance · transactions · private equity · real estate & development

  • Marián specialises primarily in mergers and acquisitions and banking and finance. He advises clients on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, company sales, joint ventures and strategic investments.

    He has extensive experience in structuring transactions, managing due diligence processes, negotiating transaction documentation and representing clients at closing and during subsequent integration. A significant part of his practice involves real estate and development transactions, including acquisitions of real estate portfolios, development projects and their financing.

    In the area of financing, he has been involved in several major lending and refinancing transactions, including project and real estate financing. He represents both banks and borrowers in structuring and negotiating loan documentation and security arrangements.

    Over the course of his career, he has represented private investors, private equity funds, financial institutions and strategic players across various sectors, including real estate, healthcare, media, automotive and IT.

    Before joining Outcome Legal, Marián was a partner and led the M&A and Banking & Finance team at Škubla & Partners. He also gained experience at the international law firms CMS and Wolf Theiss in Bratislava and Vienna.

    His expertise has been consistently recognised by the international rankings Legal 500 and IFLR1000.

Peter Ikrényi, partner

energy law and network industries · regulation · M&A and infrastructure projects · management and enforcement of banking claims

  • Peter has extensive experience in energy law and regulation in network industries (gas, electricity and heat). His practice focuses primarily on price and substantive regulation across sectors, market functioning and acquisition projects, including the representation of clients in administrative and court proceedings.

    He has provided legal advice to operators of key energy infrastructure in Slovakia and to suppliers, including leading energy companies, on various matters of energy, regulatory and competition law.

    For many years, he worked within the structures of a leading European multi-utility company, providing legal advice on unbundling and regulation, access to networks and systems, energy acquisition projects and shareholder relations.

    Peter previously worked at the Energy Regulatory Office in the Czech Republic as a specialist for infrastructure projects and market organisation and was a member of several working groups of European energy institutions, including ACER, CEER and others.

    Peter currently serves on the board of a major energy group and of the Slovak Geothermal Association. He is the author or co-author of numerous expert articles and books, including commentaries on the Energy Act (C. H. Beck, 2020), the Act on Regulation in Network Industries (Wolters Kluwer, 2017) and the Freedom of Information Act (C. H. Beck, 2023).

our services

We focus on areas where we can deliver specific results for our clients. We help structure contractual relationships, complete transactions and resolve disputes in a way that minimises the legal risks of your business.

Below are the areas in which we most often support our clients.

  • We assist clients from the initial incorporation of a company through to complex changes in its structure.

    We prepare constitutional documents, structure relationships between shareholders and adjust the composition and powers of corporate bodies.

    We make sure that contracts and the company’s internal set-up reflect the reality of the business and minimise the risk of future conflicts.

  • We represent clients in negotiating and structuring key commercial contracts, in particular framework agreements, agreements for the supply of goods and services, the performance of works and projects, and licensing arrangements.

    We assist clients in preparing and completing complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, business sales and joint ventures.

    We provide transaction structuring, manage and coordinate due diligence processes, and draft and negotiate transaction documentation, including share purchase agreements and shareholders’ agreements.

    We guide clients through the entire transaction process, from the initial structuring through to closing and post-acquisition integration, with a focus on effective risk management and the practical implementation of the proposed solutions.

  • We handle disputes between business partners, shareholders, suppliers and customers.

    We prepare the strategy, assess your prospects and help you decide whether it is better to negotiate, reach a settlement or proceed with litigation.

    We represent clients in out-of-court negotiations, court proceedings, arbitration and administrative proceedings.

  • We advise you on imminent insolvency, restructuring or bankruptcy.

    We represent creditors in filing and enforcing claims and in negotiations with insolvency administrators.

    We help clients set up effective claims management and enforcement processes so that they are fast, predictable and compliant with regulation.

  • We provide legal advice to banks, financial institutions and borrowers on the financing of investment and acquisition projects.

    We are involved in preparing and negotiating loan documentation, including documentation based on standards used in international practice, and in structuring security arrangements in complex financings.

    We have experience with project and real estate financing, refinancing transactions and cross-border financings, with a focus on clear transaction structures and balanced contractual terms.

    We also provide legal services in the management and enforcement of claims, including representing clients in the enforcement of security interests, out-of-court recovery, litigation, enforcement proceedings and the sale of claim portfolios.

  • We have extensive experience and technical knowledge in energy law and the regulation of network industries (gas, electricity and heat).

    We advise on licensing, distribution, transmission and storage, supplier relations, regulated prices, access to networks and systems, as well as infrastructure projects (including renewables).

    We represent clients before regulatory authorities and courts.

  • We help IT companies, software providers and technology businesses structure contracts that clearly regulate liability, SLAs, licences and the protection of know-how.

    We draft and review licence agreements, software development agreements, implementation agreements and maintenance agreements.

    We also advise on copyright, database protection, trade secrets and know-how protection.

  • We assist contracting authorities as well as bidders and candidates in navigating public procurement rules and setting up procedures that are legally compliant and workable in practice.

    We prepare and review tender documentation, contracts, requests for clarification and explanations, as well as submissions at various stages of the procurement procedure.

    We represent clients in review proceedings, proceedings before the Public Procurement Office and related court proceedings.

  • We provide comprehensive legal advice on real estate and development projects, from acquisition through to exit.

    We represent clients in acquisitions and sales of real estate and real estate portfolios, as well as in structuring investment arrangements and relationships between investors, developers and financing banks.

    We are involved in the legal structuring of development projects and their financing, including real estate due diligence and the preparation of contractual documentation, with a view to ensuring the smooth implementation of the project.

experience

We represent clients across a broad range of matters, with a particular focus on M&A and other transactions, banking and finance, complex disputes, insolvency proceedings, energy regulation, and real estate development.

Below is a selection of matters in which members of our team have been involved in developing strategies, conducting negotiations and implementing the necessary legal steps.

    • provision of comprehensive legal services to a bank and later to a financial group in enforcing banking finance claims against the energy division of a major investment group, with a total value of approx. EUR 75 million

    • legal services in connection with the assignment of claims from the bank to the financial group

    • successful enforcement of security interests over equity interests and shares in several companies, real estate and other collateral in order to satisfy the claims

    • preventing the declaration of bankruptcy over the assets of certain target companies

    • representation of the client in court proceedings and in transfers of the target companies

    • representation of a banking creditor in enforcing claims arising from the financing of a real estate development project with a value of approx. EUR 13 million

    • successful enforcement of security interests over equity interests and real estate in order to satisfy the claims

    • enforcement of banking finance claims in court proceedings

    • comprehensive legal services for a global industrial fibre manufacturer during and after a restructuring in which claims in excess of EUR 64 million were filed

    • legal services in connection with the preparation, approval and implementation of the restructuring plan

    • successful representation in incidental proceedings and in proceedings challenging the effectiveness of the restructuring plan, including appeals on points of law and constitutional complaints

    • legal services related to changes in bank financing and the satisfaction of bank claims filed in the restructuring

    • advice on the temporary protection of the debtor and the negotiation of individual deviations from the performance of the restructuring plan

    • legal services for a central bank in connection with the termination of a major IT project

    • assessment of contractual relationships, the parties’ claims and the risks associated with the termination of the project

    • assistance in negotiations on the settlement of mutual claims between the contracting parties

    • preparation of a legal analysis for a state institution

    • assessment of the IT system supplier’s delay under a contract for work and the client’s available options

    • proposal of next steps for continuing performance under the contract and enforcing the client’s claims against the supplier

    • representation of creditors in filing claims in the restructuring of a major investment group conducted in Slovakia as secondary insolvency proceedings under Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings

    • representation of selected creditors in incidental proceedings related to the contesting of claims and the position of creditors

    • legal services for a shareholder of a major Slovak real estate developer operating in Bratislava

    • assessment and negotiation of intra-group and bank financing terms and related security arrangements

    • structuring of contractual relationships within the group and with external partners

    • legal advice at all stages of development and implementation, including negotiations with partners

    • support in setting up a public tender for drilling works and in the subsequent performance of the contract

    • legal advice at all stages of development and in negotiations with commercial partners

    • preparation and successful negotiation of a virtual PPA

    • legal advice on the acquisition of a generation project abroad and its subsequent conversion into a BESS project

    • legal advice on the spin-off and restructuring of a private equity group’s portfolio, with a value of approx. EUR 250 million

    • structuring of the transactional and corporate framework

    • coordination of multiple related transactions and reorganisation steps

    • support in the implementation of restructuring measures

    • legal advice on the sale of a real estate portfolio to an institutional investor

    • management of the due diligence process and identification of legal risks

    • preparation and negotiation of transaction documentation

    • coordination of the closing process

    • legal advice to a private equity investor on the acquisition of a real estate portfolio, with a value of approx. EUR 70 million

    • legal due diligence

    • support in structuring the transaction and financing

    • participation in the negotiation of transaction documentation

    • legal advice to a private equity investor on the acquisition of distressed assets

    • coordination of communication with insolvency administrators abroad

    • identification and management of transaction risks

    • support in structuring the transaction

    • representation of clients in syndicated loans based on LMA standards

    • legal advice on cross-border financings

    • coordination of legal aspects across multiple jurisdictions

    • support in refinancing transactions

In our blog, we cover topics in business law, transactions, disputes, banking finance, energy and IT law.

Our aim is to explain legal issues in a way that also makes sense from a business perspective – simply, clearly and without unnecessary legal jargon.

blog

  • The Court of Justice of the European Union plays a key role in the interpretation and application of European Union law in the Member States. Its case law has a direct impact on national legal systems, the administrative practice of public authorities, and the contractual and business environment.

    This overview presents a selection of significant judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered in 2025 which we consider relevant from the perspective of legal certainty, regulatory obligations and the practical functioning of the market. The aim of the document is to provide a concise, factual and clear summary of the individual judgments, focusing on their practical implications for businesses, public authorities and other affected stakeholders.

Legal update 1/26 - Energy - ECJ case law

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