JŠK has hired Tomáš Richter, a leading insolvency and restructuring expert and co-author of the Czech Insolvency Act. He joins from Clifford Chance’s Prague office. Tomáš qualified as a Czech attorney in 1998 and has over 20 years of experience in advising on resolution of corporate distress in and out of formal insolvency proceedings, as … Continued
In recent years, the HSBC Expat Explorer survey has told us how expats move abroad for a better quality of life, career progression or simply to experience another culture. More recently, many expats have faced unexpected challenges and have had to adapt to a new way of life, yet their resilience brings renewed confidence and … Continued
We are pleased to announce that Allen & Overy in Prague will be moving into new office premises in the ‘Missouri Park’ building, which is part of the exclusive River City complex, located in the heart of the Karlín district in Prague 8. The firm anticipates that it will move into the new premises in … Continued
The current epidemic situation has forced us to move most of our activities to the online environment. BCC wants to provide its members with opportunities to find new contacts and create new business opportunities in on-line events. BCC selected the Myia Virtual platform which offers a rich graphical environment for presentation of event partners and … Continued
Allen & Overy has advised Czech Gas Networks Investments S.à r.l (CGNI) on its successful issuance and placement of EUR 500 million notes with investors on international capital markets (the Notes). The Notes, rated BBB+ by both S&P and Fitch, have been listed on the Global Exchange Market of the Irish Stock Exchange plc trading … Continued
JŠK provided legal advice to TGA Holding, owned by Georgios Tavandzis, on the sale of Značky Morava and two affiliates, GRAMES and Silverton, to CIDEM Invest. TGA Holding is a dynamic investment company engaged in acquisition activities and the search for investment opportunities. Despite operating on the Czech market for only a short while, it … Continued
CEC Group’s Managing Partner in Czechia, Václav Nekvapil, has just published his book entitled “We all are lobbyists” (Všichni jsme lobbisté) via the renowned Grada publishing house. The foreword is written by Ivan Hodáč, the former Secretary General of ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association), ranked by The Financial Times as being among the most influential personalities … Continued
Business as we knew it before 2020 will never be the same. That is why the DoToho! mentoring platform was created. The platform unites the best entrepreneurs and experts to help Czech enterprises restart their business. The program is intended for owners or senior managers whose company has a turnover of 3 to 300 million CZK … Continued
International law firm CMS has advised a group of investors, led by Partech and including EBRD, Quadrille Capital and J&T Bank, on a EUR 190m fundraising for Rohlik Group (Rohlik), one of Europe’s leading online grocery businesses. Founded in 2014, Rohlik is an online grocery service offering customers access to over 17,000 items with delivery … Continued
How will the cross-border trade in services continue? After the announcement and publication of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (‘TCA’) between the United Kingdom and the European Union, there was much discus- sion about the absence of provisions on the ability of UK and EU financial services firms to provide financial services into each … Continued