Mgr. Norbert Smaho

partner

Corporate law, M&A, Corporate Governance
Commercial and civil law

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Since the beginning of his professional career Mgr. Smaho bet on G. Lehnert. He has been working with the firm since 1998 and became a partner and a shareholder in 2021. Mgr. Smaho leads the corporate team and specializes in corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions or other forms of formation and changes in corporate structures. With a meticulous, strategy-focused approach and experience, clients can trust that their corporate matters and transactions are handled efficiently, quickly and reliably. Mgr. Smaho is an internationally recognized attorney in the areas of M&A, Corporate Law and Projects & Energy and is regularly published in the international Legal500 rankings.

NOTABLE PROJECTS:

advising on terminating the trading of shares of a leading spirits producer at the stock exchange including a mandatory takeover offer
advising on the sale of shares held by a major shareholder of a private TV station operator
advising on a share capital increase of a joint-stock company operating health resorts (through several rounds of share subscription)
providing all-around legal support in the merger of producers of mineral waters and other non-alcoholic beverages
advising on terminating a non-majority interest in a joint-stock company active in waste disposal (through reducing its share capital)
JV between a Slovak partner and a multinational fuel producer and distributor with a focus on management and operation of fuel stations
a variety of comprehensive solutions aimed at strengthening the governance framework of client organisations, ranging from support for members of individual bodies, the collective governance bodies themselves, to policy development, compliance monitoring and risk management, internal restructurings, general meetings, changes in the commercial register, contributions to capital funds, distributions of profits, capital increases or decreases, organisational changes, etc.
a complex assignment relating to the arrangement of shareholder relations, including the exchange of shares
merger of companies active in the agricultural sector. Comprehensive legal services related to the dissolution and succession of the companies in question
advising on the acquisition of a 100% shareholding in a company operating in the agro-sector by contributing shares of the company to the client's capital
advising on the purchase of a business stake in a company operating in the field of road freight transport and the subsequent arrangement of its internal relations
advised a client operating in the field of rail freight transport on the purchase of a participation and the subsequent arrangement of internal relations in a company focusing on employment mediation, whereby the client, among other things, gained new and better opportunities for recruiting its own employees for narrow-profile positions, such as locomotive engineer, etc.
comprehensive advisory services to a client interested in acquiring an equity interest in a legal entity holding shares in companies engaged in agricultural primary production, including legal due diligence, preparation of contractual documentation and preparation of a tender offer, as well as support in negotiations with the financing bank
complete legal advice on the reorganization of the corporate structure of a group of several companies controlled by him, which included the merger of two subsidiaries operating in the real estate business
legal services in the merger of two companies holding significant shareholdings in leading Slovak producers of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, thus achieving a simpler holding structure in this part of our client's business