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Ádám Máttyus

Lakatos, Köves (Budapest)

Lawyer (Partner)

Ádám Máttyus is a partner of Lakatos, Köves and partners. Before he was partner and head of the corporate department of Andrékó Kinstellar (previously Andrékó Linklaters). He has over 14 years of experience in the international legal environment. He specialises in corporate, M&A and competition law, and is an expert in non-regulated sectors such as IT and FMCG (fast moving consumer goods), as well as regulated sectors such as energy. He graduated from University Eötvös Lóránd faculty of law, Budapest, Hungary in 1996. He is strongly recommended by several legal directories, including Legal500, Chambers Europe and PLC. He speaks Hungarian, English and German and is a member of the Budapest Bar Association.

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Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Authority applies both national and EC leading abuse case concerning spare parts (Hewlett-Packard)

13 December 2005 2734

The Hungarian Competition Office (HCO) applied European law in proceedings against a leading printer manufacturer that had been launched due to its alleged abuse of its dominant position on the market of printer cartridges. The alleged abuse concerned the wording of the warranty letter of the (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Dorottya Kereszty, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office establishes that a sale and purchase agreement on trademarks does not qualify as a concentration of undertakings (Maspex / Apenta)

29 September 2005 1496

Upon the request of Maspex z.o.o. ("Maspex"), the Hungarian Competition Office ("HCO") initiated an investigation in order to assess whether the transfer of trademarks owned by Apenta Ásványvíz és Üdítõ Kft. ("Apenta"), a mineral water and soft drink producer, to Maspex would qualify as concentration (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office fines 14 road construction companies for price fixing, market sharing and bid rigging (Adeptus)

22 September 2005 1585

The Hungarian Competiton Office (HCO) launched proceedings against fourteen road construction companies (Alterra Kft., Betonút Rt., Debreceni Mély- és Útépítõ Rt., EGÚT Egri Útépítõ Rt., Hídépítõ Rt., HÓDÚT Rt., Hoffmann Rt., MÁV Hídépítõ Rt., MOTA-Engil Rt., Strabag Rt., Swietelsky Kft., Vakond Kft. and (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office imposes a € 5.6 M fine in software public tenders and refuses to apply the de minimis doctrine (SAP)

15 June 2005 1491

In 2004, the Hungarian Competition Office (HCO) launched proceedings against SAP Hungary Kft. (SAP), International Business Machines Magyarország Kft. (IBM), International System House Kft. (ISH), Synergon Informatikai Rendszereket Tervező és Kivitelező Rt. (Synergon) and ORACLE Hungary Kft. (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office clears a merger in the daily newspapers market subject to remedies including tying prohibition and price control, the transaction having been previously prohibited by the NCA and then subject to a new assesment following Court’s judgement (Tabora / Népszabadság)

26 April 2005 2373

In 2003, a member of the Ringier group, B.V. Tabora (Tabora), which held 49.97 per cent of the shares in Népszabadság, one of the largest daily newspapers in Hungary, acquired through share swap another 17.68 per cent stake in Népszabadság, thus holding a total of 67.65 per cent. Tabora requested (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office grants individual exemption to insurance companies for the conclusion of consortium agreement (ÁB-Aegon Általános Biztosító)

29 April 2004 1626

In 2003, AB-Aegon Általános Biztosító Rt, Allianz Hungária Biztosító Rt., Generali-Providencia Biztosító Rt., OTP-Garancia Biztosító Rt. and Uniqa Biztosító Rt. filed a request for negative clearance or alternatively, a request for an individual exemption with the Hungarian Competition Office (HCO). The (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office fines road constructors for concerted practices during road construction projects in Budapest (Alterra Kft.)

18 March 2004 1635

In 2002, the Hungarian Competition Office (HCO) launched proceedings against eight road construction companies including Strabag Rt. (Strabag), EGÚT Egri Útépítő Kft. (EGUT), Hídépítő Rt. (Hídépítő) and Ring Kkt. (Ring), a JV of Strabag and Hídépítő, on the grounds that they were suspected of having (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Authority fines incumbent telecom service provider for price squeeze (Magyar Távközlési)

22 January 2004 1491

The Hungarian Competition Office (HCO) launched an investigation against Magyar Távközlési Rt. (Matáv) in order to find out whether Matáv had abused its dominant postition between February and July 2002 by determining retail prices in relation to the interconnection fees in the wholesale market in a (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Dorottya Kereszty, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office decides that the establishment of an undertaking by four shareholders each holding 25 % of the votes does not qualify as a concentration (Baucont, Hérosz, Kipszer, Közév)

21 August 2003 1410

Baucont Rt., Hérosz Rt., Kipszer Rt. and Közév Rt., all active in the construction industry, notified the HCO of the establishment of Corvin-Szigony Rt. ("Corvin-Szigony"), a company limited by shares. Pursuant to its Deed of Foundation, Corvin-Szigony was established with the minimum amount of (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Authority fines cement producers for concerting market practices through a cement association and for the abuse of dominant position (Holcim Hungária Rt.)

8 October 2002 2885

The Hungarian Competition Office (HCO) launched proceedings against three cement producers : Holcim Hungária Rt. (Holcim), Duna-Dráva Cement Kft. (DDC) and BÉCEM Cement és Mészipari Rt. (BÉCEM) as well as their association : the Hungarian Cement Association (HCA) because of a suspected illegal (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Authority terminates proceedings in the motorway construction market regarding refusal to conclude a contract (Nemzeti Autópálya Rt.)

2 June 2002 1572

In 2002 the Hungarian Competition Office (HCO) launched an investigation against National Motorway Ltd. (NA) in order to determine whether NA was in a dominant position in the motorway construction market, and if yes, whether it abused its dominant position when in 2000, it failed to respond to (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Authority decides that a dominant company’s refusal to contract does not violate competition law (Wrigley Hungária)

25 March 2002 1231

The Hungarian Competition Office (HCO) launched proceedings against Wrigley Hungária Kft. (Wrigley) in order to determine whether Wrigley abused its dominant position on the sugar free chewing gum market when it changed its distribution system and no longer provided special supply conditions to (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office clears the acquisition of de facto control over chemical producer (MOL/TVK)

7 November 2001 1405

The Hungarian Competition Office (HCO) launched an investigation at the request of Hungarian Oil & Gas Company PlcMOL) to assess whether MOL’s acquisition of de facto control over Tiszai Vegyi Kombinát Rt.TVK) is permissible. MOL, a company listed in the Budapest Stock Exchange, is Hungary’s (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office fines cement manufacturers group for failure to notify the acquisition of joint control but clears the merger (Breitenburger, Schwenk, Heidelberger - BÉCEM)

9 August 2001 1614

In 2001, the HCO launched proceedings against Holcim Hungária Cementipari Rt. (Holcim Hungária), Duna-Dráva Cement Kft. (Duna-Dráva), BÉCEM Kőlisztgyártó, Vagyonkezelő és Szolgáltató Cement- és Mészipari Rt. (BÉCEM), Breitenburger Auslandsbeteiligungs GmbH (Breitenburger), Heidelberger Zement AG (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Authority finds that cable television service provider abused its dominant position through the general terms and conditions applicable to its subscription agreements (UPC)

23 January 2001 1356

The Hungarian Competition Office (HCO) launched an investigation against UPC Magyarország Kft. (UPC), a major cable television service provider, in order to determine whether UPC abused its dominant position (a) when in two Hungarian towns, it unilaterally introduced new programme packages with (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office authorises the acquisition of joint control by a Hungarian oil company over a Slovak oil company (MOL / Slovnaft)

1 September 2000 2734

The Hungarian Competition Office (“HCO”) initiated an investigation following the application of Hungarian Oil & Gas Company Plc (“MOL”) in which MOL requested the approval for MOL’s acquisition of joint control with Slovintegra a.s. (“Slovintegra“) and Slovbena a.s. (“Slovbena”) (hereinafter (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office clears a merger in the retail distribution after full investigation of de facto control (Csemege Julius Meinl / ALFA Kereskedelmi)

15 November 1999 1187

In 1999, Csemege Julius Meinl Rt. (Csemege), a company owning a grocery retail chain, filed a notification with the Hungarian Competition Office (HCO) in which it requested the HCO to permit its acquisition of control in ALFA Kereskedelmi Kft. (ALFA), another grocery retailer. The acquisition (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Dorottya Kereszty, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Office authorises a concentration through acquisition of minority shareholding with detailed reasoning on de facto control (Renault/Nissan)

31 August 1999 1505

The HCO initiated an investigation at the request of Renault S.A. ("Renault") for approval of the concentration of Renault and Nissan Motor Co. ("Nissan"). Renault and Nissan entered into an agreement pursuant to which Renault acquired a shareholding representing 36.8 per cent of the share (...)

Ádám Máttyus, Eszter Ritter The Hungarian Competition Authority exempts supply agreements with vertical restraints in the glue sector (Henkel Magyarország)

9 September 1998 1453

In 1998, the Hungarian Competition Office (HCO) initiated an investigation against Henkel Magyarország Kft. (Henkel) in order to determine whether supply agreements for glues concluded between Henkel and various retailers in Hungary comply with the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements. The (...)