Gábor Borbély LL.M.

Partner
Head of Finance and Real Estate
Gábor Borbély has in-depth knowledge of all legal aspects of lending, not only under Hungarian law, but also for LMA standard contracts. He is always proactive and creative, and provides forward-looking legal advice.
— Legal 500, 2025
Budapest
About

Gábor Borbély as Head of Finance has advised on a variety of domestic and international cross border financing transactions including asset and acquisition financing, syndicated loans, projects and export financing transactions. He has wide experience in restructurings and consensual exit transactions as well as insolvency proceedings.

Gabor Borbely as Real Estate Sector Head leads the newly formed and stand-alone real estate practice group in Budapest. With more than 20 years of experience Gabor Borbely has always been very active to develop the real estate sector and business and well known among real estate professionals, investors and developers in Hungary (including the real estate financing sector and their clientele) and beyond. He has been advising clients on major leases, real estate joint ventures as well as high end restructuring transactions in the real estate sector.

Areas of PracticeFinancial ServicesFinanceReal Estate
Professional QualificationsLawyer (Ügyvéd) admitted to the Budapest Bar Association (Budapesti Ügyvédi Kamara), 2007

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising various members of UniCredit Group and ERSTE Group in relation to the cross-border real estate development and investment financing of ETELE Plaza Budapest sponsored by Futureal. The largest retail development financing in Hungary over the last 10 years.
  • Advising Hungarian Development Bank in relation to various international funding arrangements at both the loan and the debt capital markets (including a Eurobond issue).
  • Advising HB Reavis in relation to the development financing of the major ‘Project Agora’ office campus development in Budapest (including the new HQ of Raiffeisen Hungary and BP) by ERSTE and Raiffeisen.
  • Advising Deutsche Pfandbriefbank in relation to the financing and refinancing of various commercial real estates and real estate portfolios in Hungary.
Languages
  • Hungarian
  • English

Awards

  • Gábor Borbély has in-depth knowledge of all legal aspects of lending, not only under Hungarian law, but also for LMA standard contracts.He is always proactive and creative, and provides forward-looking legal advice. – Legal 500, 2025
  • "Gábor Borbély offers solid and reliable knowledge.” – Chambers Europe, 2025
  • Gábor Borbély's experience from other deals, and his deep knowledge of how banks work, have been very helpful in reaching compromises in deadlock situations. – Chambers Global, 2024
  • Gábor Borbély has outstanding knowledge and expertise, he understands commercial aspects quickly and he is very solution oriented. – Legal500, 2023
  • Gábor Borbély is among the leading lawyers in Hungary for cross-border financing matters, including export finance, Schuldschein loans and real estate finance. One client praises his outstanding legal knowledge and experience, while another appreciates that when there is a problem, he is very present and supportive. – Chambers Europe, 2022
Education
  • Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law, JD, Budapest, Hungary, 1997-2002, summa cum laude
  • Central European University (CEU), Faculty of Law, International Business Law, LLM (with merit), Budapest, Hungary, 2002-03

Seminars

  • Host of DLA Piper “Zöld ingatlanok” podcast series, 2021-22

Prior Experience

Gábor spent a meaningful period of time as secondee at a leading Hungarian commercial bank and at another international law firm in London.

Rankings and Awards

  • Legal 500, 2017-2025, Banking and Finance, Individual Rankings: Leading partners
  • Legal 500, 2025, Real Estate and Construction, (Individual Rankings): Leading partners
  • Chambers Global, 2018 - 2025, Banking and Finance, (Individual Rankings): Band 1
  • Chambers Europe, 2018 - 2024, Banking and Finance, Individual Rankings: Band 1
  • IFLR1000, 2021 - 2025, Banking and Finance, (Individual Rankings): Highly Regarded
  • IFLR1000, 2017 - 2021, Banking and Finance, (Individual Rankings): Tier 1

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Member of the Budapest Bar Association

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