Kinstellar has announced that Anthony O’Connor has joined its Budapest office as partner. At Kinstellar he will be the head of the Hungarian corporate and M&A practice and the co-head of the firm-wide private equity sector.
Anthony is a leading lawyer bringing considerable domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity experience to both the Hungarian and regional practices. Prior to joining Kinstellar, he was a partner at White & Case and later Dentons in Budapest and has over 10 years of experience in the region, having worked on scores of transactions in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.
Anthony has extensive experience advising private equity and venture capital investors on all aspects of high-profile investments in Central and Eastern Europe, including identifying and managing key business risks, principal areas of sensitivity and motivating factors.
His expertise includes advising on and negotiating share purchase agreements, investment and shareholder agreements, management warranty deeds and warranty and indemnity insurance, as well as management incentive plans, equity roll-overs and earn-outs. He has also built a strong reputation representing entrepreneurs and family businesses in relation to investments by global corporates and investors, providing strategic advice on the sale process.
Anthony graduated from the University of Queensland in 2002. He is a member of the Budapest Bar Association and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales
