Industrial Development
Services we provide
With our Industrial Development practice group, KCG Partners offers market-leading advice across a range of businesses for which industrial real estate is central to the transaction, including greenfield and brownfield investments. We bring together knowledge and experience from across our firm to provide our clients with comprehensive legal services in the following areas:
- land acquisition
- land development
- planning
- construction
- industrial licenses
- contract and claim management
- infrastructure, utility
- city development matters
Our clients rely on our long-lasting professional connections with regulatory agencies and governmental authorities to help them manage regulatory demands and navigate local environments. For example, we are proud to have helped obtain for some of our clients’ projects the status of “investment of high priority” from the Hungarian Government.
Clients we serve
KCG Partners provides assistance to developers, owners, private and institutional investors, construction and architect companies.
Value we deliver
KCG Partners has a thorough understanding of the issues faced in industrial development and offers experience-based and sector specific guidance. We have earned our stellar reputation based not only on our role in some of the largest factory constructions in the CEE region but also for our team utilizing a process and data-driven approach to client service.
RANKINGS
KCG Partners Law Firm fields a highly experienced real estate team led by Eszter Kamocsay-Berta.
— Real estate & Construction, Legal500, 2014
A recognized expert in restructuring, construction and energy matters, Eszter has over 15 years of top tier experience in M&A, dispute resolution, employment and tax law. She advises multinationals and their local subsidiaries, representing clients from the oil and gas, renewable energy, construction, financial, chemical, pharmaceutical and automotive industries.
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2015
Eszter Kamocsay-Berta heads the projects and energy practice at KCG Partners Law Firm and is highly experienced in the energy and infrastructure sector. Sources highlight her ‘knowledge of the whole spectrum of the construction and infrastructure market. She is an innovative thinker and focuses on solutions.’
— Projects & Energy, Chambers & Partners, 2016
The ‘effective and proactive’ team at KCG Partners Law Firm provides a ‘fast but absolutely precise’ service. Eszter Kamocsay-Berta and Gabriella Gálik are advising a client on regulatory and licensing issues in the renewable energy sector.
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2017
KCG Partners Law Firm handles real estate transactions, construction projects, and leasehold and construction disputes. Eszter Kamocsay-Berta is ‘a very skilled negotiator’ who also stands out for her ‘project management skills’. Gabriella Gálik is also noted.
— Real estate & Construction, Legal500, 2018
KCG Partners Law Firm’s recent highlights include advising a bank on a project finance transaction and representing a major construction company in a commercial dispute. Eszter Kamocsay-Berta and Gabriella Gálik are recommended.
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2018
Gabriella Galik is a ‘recognized real estate practitioner in Hungary.’
Real Estate, Chambers & Partners, 2019
— Real Estate, Chambers & Partners, 2019
The ‘practical’ team at KCG Partners Law Firm places 'a strong emphasis on understanding the business needs of its clients’ and is experienced in industrial developments and construction mandates. Managing partner Eszter Kamocsay-Berta and Gabriella Gálik, who is ‘very strong in construction law and industrial real estate developments’, lead the team.
— Real Estate & Construction, Legal500, 2019
The ‘professional, quick, thorough and well-structured’ team at KCG Partners Law Firm advises on industrial developments such as greenfield investments and infrastructure projects. It assisted with the development of a €354m toy manufacturing plant in Hungary. Managing partner Eszter Kamocsay-Berta and Gabriella Gálik lead the team.
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2019
KCG Partners Law Firm focuses on greenfield and brownfield investments as well as major infrastructure projects. It has a team of 'highly ethical, competent and dedicated business lawyers', which is led by Eszter Kamocsay-Berta and Gabriella Gálik who gives 'dynamic but thorough advice'.
— Industrial Development, Legal500, 2020
KCG Partners has a team of highly ethical, competent and dedicated business lawyers. What we value most is that they always suggest multiple approaches to an issue, with detailed analysis of the possibilities and consequence.
— Industrial Development, Legal500, 2020
KCG Partners Law Firm is particularly noted for its experience in industrial developments and construction matters, including greenfield investments and infrastructure work. Practice co-heads Gabriella Gálik and Eszter Kamocsay-Berta are 'business-oriented and solution-driven' and their 'mindfulness of the practical, real life aspects of the legal work they deliver makes them exceptional in the market'.
— Industrial Development, Legal500, 2020
‘KCG Partners Law Firm's multidisciplinary team of banking, corporate and real estate specialists advises a wide range of Hungarian clients on infrastructure and utility development projects, industrial licences, land and city development and construction issues. Eszter Kamocsay-Berta acts for clients from the oil and gas, renewable energy, construction, financial, chemical and automotive sectors on a range of acquisitions and investment transactions. Gabriella Gálik has ‘in-depth knowledge of the industry that elevates her over their competitors’. She is particularly active in M&A and industrial development (both greenfield and brownfield investments).’
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2021
‘KCG has an exceptional project team. They have great knowledge of industrial projects, a very professional team in every respect.’
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2021
‘Readily available, highly-skilled and business-minded team of lawyers with competitive prices. Excellent organization of resources to deliver legal services in a timely manner and by keeping their commitments.’
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2021
‘Gabriella Gálik is an excellent attorney delivering high-quality legal service. She is having an in-depth knowledge of the industry that elevates her over their competitors. Exceptionally they are not only legal-minded but their business acumen is exceptional.’
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2021
‘KCG lawyers have important skills like critical thinking, creativity and high problem-solving skills.’
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2021
‘KCG Partners Law Firm's multidisciplinary team of banking, corporate and real estate specialists advises a wide range of Hungarian clients on infrastructure and utility development projects, industrial licences, land and city development and construction issues. Eszter Kamocsay-Berta acts for clients from the oil and gas, renewable energy, construction, financial, chemical and automotive sectors on a range of acquisitions and investment transactions. Gabriella Gálik has ‘in-depth knowledge of the industry that elevates her over their competitors’. She is particularly active in M&A and industrial development (both greenfield and brownfield investments).’
— Real estate & Construction, Legal 500, 2021
‘Readily available, highly-skilled and business-minded team of lawyers with competitive prices.’
— Real estate & Construction, Legal 500, 2021
‘Eszter Kamocsay-Berta is a tireless managing partner of KCG partners with great management skills, and expert transactional knowledge. Very proactive and pleasant to work with.’
— Real estate & Construction, Legal 500, 2021
‘Gabriella Gálik is an experienced partner in real estate and corporate restructuring, very practical and excellent in communication.’
— Real estate & Construction, Legal 500, 2021
‘KCG Partners are our go-to law firm in Hungary. They are very professional, very flexible and approachable.’
— Real estate & Construction, Legal 500, 2022
‘Eszter Kamocsay-Berta and Gabriella Gálik delivered exceptional legal services. Having an in-depth knowledge of the industries elevates them over their competitors. They are not only highly experienced but their business acumen is exceptional.’
— Real estate & Construction, Legal 500, 2022
A KCG Partners Ügyvédi Társulás projekt és energiajogi csapata komplex, több tudományágat átfogó szakértelmét az ipari és energetikai fejlesztések, valamint a zöldmezős és barnamezős beruházások területén kamatoztatja. További erősségeik a területfejlesztési, a tervezési, az építési és az engedélyeztetési eljárási feladatokkal kapcsolatos magas szintű tanácsadás. Kamocsay-Berta Eszter és Gálik Gabriella közösen vezetik a praxist.
— Real estate & Construction, Legal 500, 2023
‘Gabriella Gálik showed a very good understanding of local regulation, and the commercial landscape of the sector, and quickly grasped our commercial drivers in relation to our energy construction project.’
— Real estate & Construction, Legal 500, 2023
‘The strong alliance among its partners makes the firm unique on the market. Their close collaboration is one of their strongest strengths that helps them a lot in getting new clients.’
— Real estate & Construction, Legal 500, 2023
‘Gabriella Gálik has been active in the real estate and construction sector for more than 15 years. She has handled many projects for us in a highly professional manner and with a calm and reassuring demeanor, even when under time pressure or otherwise challenged in the work. She is a professional whose advice I trust blindly.’
— Real estate & Construction, Legal 500, 2023
‘We appreciate that they are responsive and practical, and have a historical knowledge about our contractors and cases. For us, the long-standing and trustworthy relationship is important.’
— Real estate & Construction, Legal 500, 2023
Strong construction experience.
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2024
Strong verbally and in writing. Punctual, reacting fast. Strong in collaboration.
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2024
Exceptional market and industry knowledge. Have long served us as project advisors.
— Projects & Energy, Legal500, 2024
My relationship with the law firm is mainly focused on construction law. In my long-term experience, now more than 10 years, the law firm is extremely well prepared in the field of construction law, and the disputes that arise are handled with great professionalism and experience, and very quickly. They are quick to understand the disputes that arise and are always able to advise on how to bring them to a conclusion as quickly and successfully as possible.
— Real Estate and Construction, Legal500, 2024
I have had the opportunity to get to know the firm’s capabilities in the area of real estate law, where they work professionally and quickly, with a very high level of professionalism. This high level of professionalism is also recognised by the parties on the other side, which is perhaps the highest recognition that can be achieved.
— Real Estate and Construction, Legal500, 2024
Key advantages over other law firms: high level of professionalism and expertise, high experience, speed of work, perfect quality of work, good communication, quick understanding of the task, willingness to compromise, good risk management. These qualities may be present in isolation or in combination in other law firms, but to have all of them at the same time is very rare.
— Real Estate amd Construction, Legal500, 2024
Members of the team have been trained in international law firms and have brought with them into this practice a strong work ethic and a focus on excellence. At the same time, being a Hungarian law firm with strong international connections, their contact with clients is more client-friendly than that experienced at international law firms.
— Real Estate and Construction, Legal500, 2024
Gabriella Gálik and Eszter Kamocsay-Berta have a deep understanding and thorough experience not only in real estate matters, but also in the corporate and M&A sector. This enabled them recently to provide complex legal services to a client, leading to the successful completion of the deal under extremely tight deadlines and quickly-changing client needs.
— Real Estate and Construction, Legal500, 2024
Lídia Süveges and Dénes Glavatity complement each other perfectly and provide a great foundation for the work of the whole team. It cannot be emphasised enough that Dénes is also a structural engineer, thus his knowledge is not limited to the legal aspects of real estate matters, and he is also an expert of the technical aspects of such matters, and he can quickly overview and pick the topics to be regulated in real estate contracts.
— Real Estate and Construction, Legal500, 2024
Eszter Kamocsay-Berta is a tireless managing partner of KCG Partners with great managing skills, and expert knowledge in the field of transactional and tax law. Very pro-active and pleasant to work with. Gabriella Gálik is an experienced partner in real estate and corporate restructuring, very practical and excellent in communication.
— Real Estate and Construction, Legal500, 2024
Lídia Süveges provided very clear instructions and proficient English communication during our work on the drafting of collateral documentation.
— Real Estate and Construction, Legal500, 2024
We are in contact with Eszter Kamocsay-Berta, who has an excellent knowledge of our problems and always solves them in an efficient manner; that is why we always go back to her, since her deep understanding saves us a tremendous amount of time and effort.
— Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Legal500, 2024
My main point of contact is Gabriella Gálik whom I consider a brilliant lawyer and who is helpful and smart. It is not quite common to meet such an enthusiastic lawyer, who is well prepared from a professional point of view, who strives to provide the highest standard even under a lot of pressure and to come up with a solution that is beneficial for the client.
— Tax, Legal500, 2024
