The Slovak legal market is being pulled in two directions at once at the moment – inward by the practical realities of AI adoption inside law firms, and outward by geopolitical uncertainty that’s cooling foreign investment, according to Taylor Wessing Co-Managing Partner Andrej Leontiev.

Cechova & Partners Partner Michaela Jurkova and Ruzicka & Partners Partner and Co-Head of the Banking and Finance practice Jan Hanko discuss Slovakia’s banking sector’s modest but meaningful consolidation over the last five years.

Corwin Head of Legal Services Department Marek Kundrat discusses balancing legal precision with business agility, the realities of cross-border in-house work, and the shifting regulatory landscape in Slovakia’s real estate sector.

Heineken Slovakia Legal & Compliance Director and board member Martina Ondrasova discusses her career, the realities of moving in-house, building a legal team from scratch, and the challenges and opportunities shaping the GC role in Slovakia.

Slovakia is one of the more active Member States of the EU when it comes to implementing Directive 2022/2555 (NIS2). A substantial amendment (effective from January 1, 2025) to Slovakia’s existing Cybersecurity Act No. 69/2018 introduced a new regulatory framework. Deadlines are now in place and regulatory activity is increasing. Businesses across various sectors, particularly in digital infrastructure, energy, finance, and manufacturing, are expected to adapt to the updated legal landscape rapidly.

Schoenherr, working with Linklaters, has advised Holcim Group on its EUR 1.85 billion acquisition of Xella.

Relevans has advised J&T Banka on financing provided alongside Slovenska Sporitelna for the acquisition of Medirex Group. HKV Law Firm, and reportedly Rowan Legal, advised the unidentified buyers. Roedl & Partner reportedly advised the sellers.

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has advised AutoBinck Group on the sale of the Czech and Slovak divisions of Business Lease Group to KBC Group’s CSOB Leasing entities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Baker McKenzie advised CSOB.

Dentons has advised Swiss Life Select Slovensko on its acquisition of Slovak independent financial agent MPS Modern Insurance Services. Boehm Partners reportedly advised MPS.

Dentons has advised a club of banks led by Tatra banka on a syndicated loan of up to EUR 380 million to refinance the existing financing for the Eurovea 1 and Eurovea 2 real estate projects.

Finreg Partners has advised the Slovak financial group Across on its acquisition of a majority stake in investment company Cleverest. Endors reportedly advised the seller. 

Slovakia is known as many things, but a leader in renewable energy is not one of them. Given the prominent role of nuclear energy in its energy mix, this is unlikely to change. Nevertheless, the situation in the renewable energy sector is expected to improve in the coming years – and the ministries seem determined to make it happen. As outlined in its Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan, the government intends to, for example, install wind energy plants with a total capacity of 750 megawatts by 2030 – a significant increase compared to the current state.

Kinstellar and Wardynski & Partners, working with Kirkland & Ellis, advised US private equity firm GTCR on its agreement to acquire Zentiva from Advent International. White & Case advised Zentiva Group a.s. CMS advised Advent International. 

Kocian Solc Balastik has advised Slovakia’s JOJ Media House on the sale of a stake in BigBoard Praha to J&T Arch Investments, a qualified investors’ fund of the J&T Group. KSB also acted for the purchaser’s vehicle, BB Global, on Czech merger-control filings.

Nedelka Kubac Advokati has advised Kofola CeskoSlovensko on its acquisition of ASO Vending Slovensko. Sole practitioner Martin Stoffa reportedly advised the sellers.

Freshfields, Oppenheim, and BDK Advokati have advised Continental and its ContiTech division on the sale of the Original Equipment Solutions business unit to US private holding company Regent. Taylor Wessing, Karanovic & Partners, Gen Temizer, and Stratulat Albulescu advised Regent. DR & AJU, Foley & Lardner, Gide Loyrette Nouel, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Felsberg Advogados, Cascione Advogados, and ECIJA reportedly advised Regent as well.

With the accelerating push for decarbonization and the growing focus on energy security and sustainability, RRH Legal Managing Partner Indir Osmic and CMS Romania Partner Varinia Radu discuss national and regional developments, investor sentiment, and the key trends shaping the CEE energy sector.

In July 2025, the Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI) published proposed changes to the methodology for imbalance settlement. The aim of these changes was to limit payments for so-called “counter-imbalances” to entities that contribute to balancing the electricity system.