Former PRK Partners Co-Head of Corporate and M&A has joined Excelia Legal as the firm's Managing Partner.
Havel & Partners Advises Lead Ventures on CloudTalk Investment
Havel & Partners has advised Lead Ventures on co-leading a EUR 26 million investment round for CouldTalk. Prielomek & Partners reportedly advised CloudTalk.
Michal Sylla Makes Associate Partner at PRK Partners in Prague
Michal Sylla has been appointed to an Associate Partner position with PRK Partners in Prague.
Eversheds Sutherland Advises on SWS Sale to Also Holding
Eversheds Sutherland has advised the shareholders of SWS on the full sale of the company – including subsidiaries Entec Solutions and SWS International in Slovakia – to Also Holding.
Shortage of Critical Medicines: is a European Solution Available?
There has been much discussion about protracted shortages of critical medicines in the Czech Republic over the last couple of months. Many national measures have been adopted. At the European Union level,the Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism for medicines has been put in place.
Kinstellar Announces New Firm-Wide Practice and Sector Leadership Appointments
Kinstellar has announced several appointments to firm-wide practice and sector leadership positions, including Partner Csilla Andreko in Budapest, Partner Iustinian Captariu and Special Counsel Magda Raducanu in Bucharest, Managing Partner Milos Velimirovic in Belgrade, Managing Partner Lukas Sevcik and Counsel Jan Lehky in Prague, and Managing Associate Lukas Mrazik in Bratislava.
CEE Attorneys Advises on Sale of Webscope to Mibcon Group
CEE Attorneys has advised Webscope shareholder Jan Vorcak on the sale of the company to the Mibcon Group.
PRK Partners Advises Affimed on Divestment of AbCheck
PRK Partners has advised Affimed on its successful divestment of AbCheck to Flagship Pioneering company Ampersand Biomedicines.
New Competition Tool and Call-In Power for Mergers in Czechia?
The Czech Competition Authority (CCA) recently announced that it prepared a proposal to update the Czech Competition Act (the "Act"). While at present the proposal is just a set of ideas, it indicates how Czech competition enforcement may evolve in the years to come. Crucially, the CCA suggests deploying a "new competition tool" that will allow it to intervene even without proof of anticompetitive agreements or abuse of dominance. In addition, it wants to have call-in powers for under-threshold mergers.
KSB Advises J&T Group on Sale of FVE Holding
Kocian Solc Balastik has advised the J&T Group on its sale of FVE Holding to the EPH Group.
KSB Advises Nemomax Growth Fund on EU Growth Prospectus
Kocian Solc Balastik has advised real estate investment fund Nemomax on its first EU growth prospectus.
Did You Know: 2023 CEE Partner Leaderboards
Did you know that while only five lawyers worked on ten or more CEE client matters reported by CEE Legal Matters in 2022, a total of fourteen lawyers reached that level in 2023? The 2023 leaderboard was led by Milos Felgr of Clifford Chance in Prague, who worked on a remarkable 20 CEELM-reported client matters last year, with Alper Onar of Istanbul’s Aksan Law Firm, who worked on 19, close behind. Fellow Turk Kerem Turunc, the Managing Partner of Turunc, worked on 17 reported deals, while Djordje Nikolic of NKO Partners in Belgrade worked on 16, and Tomasz Rogalski of Norton Rose Fulbright in Warsaw worked on 15.
PRK Partners Advises Thomayer University Hospital on Gender Equality Plan
PRK Partners has advised the Thomayer University Hospital in Prague on the development of its gender equality plan.
Closing: Sale of Cargo-Partner Subsidiaries to Nippon Express Now Closed
On January 4, 2024, Boyanov & Co announced that the EUR 1.4 billion sale of Cargo-Partner subsidiaries to Nippon Express (reported by CEE Legal Matters on May 17, 2023) had closed.
Havel & Partners and Novalia Advise on Luigi’s Box Acquisition of Persoo
Havel & Partners has advised Luigi’s Box on the acquisition of Persoo. Novalia advised Persoo.
Kinstellar Advises on EUR 800 Million Financing for AmRest
Kinstellar, working with Linklaters' Madrid office, has advised a consortium of lenders on their EUR 800 million financing for AmRest. Uria Menendez reportedly advised AmRest.
Clifford Chance and White & Case Advise on Financing for CTP Vlnena Campus Project
Clifford Chance has advised CTP on the EUR 100 million club financing of the Vlnena campus in Brno with main arranger, agent, and security agent Komercni Banka and second mandated lead arranger UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia. White & Case advised the banks.
BBH Advises Kaprain Group on Acquisition of Trelleborg Bohemia
BBH has advised the Kaprain Group on its acquisition of Trelleborg Bohemia from Trelleborg.