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Marcell S. Clark

Marcell S. Clark

OFFICE DETAILS

  • Budapest Office
    Westend 'A' Tower, 5th Floor
    Váci út 1-3
    1062 Budapest
    Hungary

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    • T  +36 1 880 6128
    F  +36 1 880 6199
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Marcell S. Clark is a partner and leader of the Banking and Finance team in Hungary and co-chairman of the Real Estate Finance team of the firm's Global Real Estate Group. Marcell has over 15 years experience in cross-border transactions and is active on major real estate finance transactions and restructurings throughout the CEE as well as Turkey, Russia and Ukraine and represents some of the largest lenders and borrowers in the region in their construction and permanent loans.

In addition to his law firm experience at Salans and Jones Day, New York, Marcell was Associate General Counsel at TIAA, one of the largest American pension funds. As in-house advisor to the international and domestic real estate investment and finance teams, he gained special insight on how best to support his clients today.

Chambers Global rates Marcell as Band 3.  He is described by clients as "a delight to work with". Clients value his "pragmatic negotiating skills - he is efficient, responsive and commercial in his advice". 

Recent Experience:

  • Advising UniCredit Bank Austria AG on one of the largest single asset loan restructures in Moscow, Russia, secured by 4 office towers
  • Advising a joint venture between Amstar Global Partners and Renaissance on a EUR 40 million senior and EUR 20 million subordinate construction loan in Novosibirsk, Russia
  • Advising a joint venture between Amstar Global Partners and Renaissance on a EUR 101 million construction to permanent financing in Turkey
  • Advising ING Lease in a EUR 75 million portfolio financing to Portico Investments Limited covering property in Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic
  • Advising AFI Europe on a EUR 234 million construction loan from Hypo Real Estate Bank
  • Advising UniCredit Bank Austria AG on its first mortgage loan (construction to permanent) in Russia outside of the Moscow metropolitan area

Career:

  • Partner - Salans, Budapest (2010 to date)
  • Of Counsel - Salans, Budapest (April 2007 - 2010)
  • Associate General Counsel - TIAA, New York and Charlotte (June 2000 - April 2007)
  • Associate - Jones Day, New York, (February 1998 - May 2000)
  • Associate - Rosenman & Colin, New York, (April 1997 - January 1998)
  • Associate - Moquet Borde, Budapest (Dec 1995 - March 1997)

Education:

  • Georgetown University Law Center (JD, 1995)
  • University of Kansas (BA with highest honours in German Literature, Phi Beta Kappa, 1992)

Languages:

  • Hungarian
  • English
  • German
  • French