Matus Kudlak
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Matus Kudlak

Counsel

Email

matus.kudlak@aoshearman.com

Phone

+421 2 5920 2447

Offices

Bratislava

V-CARD
Matúš specialises in in banking and finance transactions.

He heads the loans practice and co-heads the insolvency and restructuring practice in Bratislava.

Matúš provides clients with inventive and practical approaches to address complex financing transactions. He has experience advising on various transactions including general corporate finance, leveraged finance, project finance, real estate finance and financial leasing.

He has advised clients during formal and informal solutions for the financial difficulties of debtors, including work-outs, formal restructurings and bankruptcies.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Slovenské elektrárne in relation to the entire loan portfolio of EUR 4.3 billion, which culminated in advisory on the refinancing of a loan portfolio of EUR3.6bn—the largest financial transaction in Slovakia to date.
  • Penta Hospitals International on the EUR150m syndicated loan financing provided by eight banks. The transaction spanned the entire CEE region which we were able to cover from our offices in Bratislava, Prague and Warsaw.
  • Tatry Mountain Resorts on a public share offering worth EUR120m (one of the few Slovak and regional IPOs in a long time) and subsequent refinancing, totaling EUR 290 million.
  • Erste Group Bank on the refinancing of the Aupark Bratislava shopping center in the amount of EUR 229.5m, a record acquisition on the Slovak real estate market.
  • Syndicate of Czech and international banks in relation to EUR640 million senior secured facilities provided to SAZKA Group and its subsidiaries.
  • Commerzbank on EUR460m project financing for U.S. Steel Košice.

Recognition

“Matúš proves his deep and profound knowledge of financing agreements and helps us with his practical experience.”
Chambers and Partners Europe, 2026
“Matúš Kudlák's strengths include his pragmatism and the effectiveness of the transactions he handles.”
Chambers and Partners Europe, 2026

Qualifications

Academic

Mgr, Law, Comenius University in Bratislava, 2005

Languages

English, Slovak
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.