Ferenc Mátrai

As senior counsel and head of the Real Estate and Construction team of the Budapest office, I offer nearly 30 years of experience, covering practice areas as diverse as real estate, construction, corporate law, M&A, public procurement and state aid.

My major clients include property developers and investors, as well as public procurement and private equity firms. I have also advised numerous international companies on high-profile transactions across the Central and Eastern Europe region.

In addition, I have in-depth experience in real estate and corporate transactions and have been lead counsel on a number of development projects and several 'built-to-suit' lease developments in Hungary. Over the years, I have also been involved in numerous construction projects in the field of infrastructure, industrial, commercial office and retail developments, including some of the largest construction projects in Hungary.

I have participated in a number of complex real estate transactions involving major foreign investors and domestic companies. My experience also extends to numerous corporate and M&A matters.

Before joining the team here at Bird & Bird, I spent several years working at other leading international law firms. I am fluent in English in addition to my native Hungarian.

• I have been involved in numerous high-profile real property development projects such as commercial office building and shopping mall developments and PPP projects, including some of the largest of such transactions ever to have taken place in Hungary. My recent experience includes a number of significant construction projects. Over the years, I have developed experience in complex M&A and real estate transactions and gained comprehensive knowledge in the field of public procurement, PPP and state aid.

• Hungarian State - Development of Duna Aréna
• Hungarian State - Development of the new national football stadium
• MOL - Development of the new headquarters, which is the first high rise building in Budapest
• Danubius Hotels - Sale of Hotel Gellért
• Wing - Sale of Studium Office Building