JSK has advised investment fund BHS Private Equity Fund on the acquisition of engineering company Boco Pardubice Machines from private individuals Jan Dostal, Petr Pilny, and Jan Dotzauer, with the latter staying on as a minority partner and co-investor. Havel & Partners advised the sellers in the deal.
The BHS Private Equity Fund brings together the funds of individual Czech and Slovak investors. The investment in Boco Pardubice Machines is the fund's fourth acquisition.
Boco Pardubice Machines specializes in technology of processing and molding rubber and plastics.
“We especially value the ability of Boco Pardubice Machines to develop new technologies, produce high-quality products and constantly innovate,” said Ludek Palata, a partner of the BHS Private Equity Fund. “Our aim is to provide even more robust support for these processes, to expand the product portfolio and significantly increase exports.”
The JSK team was led by Partner Tomas Dolezil and included Senior Associates Michal Jendzelovsky and Martina Bacikova and Junior Associates Michaela Krajickova, Ivana Taskarova, and Lenka Petrakova.
The Havel & Partners team consisted of Partner Pavel Nemecek, Senior Associates Tomas Navratil and Josef Zaloudek, and Associate Ivo Skolil.