The acquisition of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) does not typically fall within the scope of competition authorities, especially if the value of the transaction does not exceed the notification thresholds. However, recent years have made it clear that even seemingly marginal transactions can trigger the interest of the authorities if...
In 2025, there was a noticeable increase in the interest of strategic and financial investors in Italian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Behind the increase in transaction activity are not only cyclical factors, but also longer-term structural processes that require new interpretative and contractual approaches from a legal perspective.
From 1 January 2025, a significant change will come into force with regard to the tax exemption: under the relevant legislative amendment, the HUF 12 million threshold will rise to HUF 18 million. The relevant Government Decree No. 5/2025 (I. 25.) was published in the Hungarian Gazette on 25 January 2025 and entered into force immediately after its...
The world is constantly changing, and the legal environment is no exception. Laws can be enforced, circumvented or even shaped - but who draws the lines? Our office manager, Árpád Vásárhelyi's studies shed light on the complex relationship between law and power. If you really want to understand how the system works behind the scenes, you should...
The steady decline in Italian house prices in recent years has attracted the attention of an increasing number of foreign investors, including Hungarian buyers. The question is no longer whether to buy property in Italy, but where to find the best opportunities.
The mafia has at least four concepts, as I usually try to summarise it. The first is that there is the proper noun, which is the proper noun of the organisation operating in Sicily. We also call it mafia in Hungary, in Italy it's spelled with a capital M and one f because it's a proper noun.
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