JŠK law firm is already regularly recommended for M&A and corporate law by the prestigious international publication Chambers Europe. We are pleased to announce that this year we have also been ranked among the top law firms in the worldwide version of the rankings: Chambers Global. At the same time, the publication highlights the expertise … Continued
Le Brexit? C’est arrivé! As many of you may well be aware, the United Kingdom ac- tually, finally, left the formal influence of European Union on 31 December, 2020, following a slightly tortuous transitional period that started on 1st February, 2020. While the transition period appeared to be more than enough time to reach a … Continued
Nowadays, the online environment is becoming the only place to organize a conference, training or webinar. The Courtyard by Marriott Prague City offers the opportunity to use its meeting space for streaming the events around the world. In cooperation with Mikenopa, we have created a professional virtual studio in one of our meeting rooms that … Continued
Results from the first major business survey for 2021 by the British Chambers of Commerce on Brexit found that half (49%) of exporters are facing difficulties in adapting to the changes in the trade of goods following the ratification of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) on 1 January 2021. The survey Fieldwork for the survey, which received 1,000 responses, mainly from SMEs, was carried out between 18 and 31 January … Continued
International law firm CMS has advised AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a leading financial services specialist mid-market private equity investor, on its sale of Equa bank (Equa) to Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) through its Czech subsidiary Raiffeisenbank a.s. Based in the Czech Republic, Equa is an award-winning, tech-enabled full-service bank that focuses on private individuals … Continued
“Run And Help With Us” From 15 to 30 April 2021, the first year of a virtual charity run to support people with mental disabilities will take place. Anyone and anywhere can join the run – runners, walkers, amateurs, professionals, littles or big ones, young or old and help those who need it. Portus Praha … Continued
After a year of living in the pandemic crisis, CFOs in the Czech Republic are cautiously optimistic in their outlook for the future. According to the 12th edition of the Deloitte CFO Survey 2021, 48% respondents are more optimistic about their company’s financial prospects, which is 38 percentage points more than in the spring of … Continued
Allen & Overy has advised Česká spořitelna as sole arranger and coordinator and joint lead manager, and Komerční banka and Československá obchodní banka as joint lead managers, on two domestic issuances of Czech Koruna-denominated (CZK) bonds by NET4GAS, the Czech gas transmission operator, in a total volume of nearly CZK 11 billion (i.e., equivalent to around … Continued
You can vote until 11 April 2021 in another year of the Survey The Act of the Year 2020 organised by Deloitte Legal. Members of the nomination committee have chosen five legal regulations for the final voting, e.g. the Act on Bank Identity, the Water Act Amendment or the legal regulation that amends some of … Continued
M&A activity in emerging Europe took a hit in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic with the volume of deals reaching its lowest levels in the past 11 years. There were 1,705 deals with a combined value of EUR 60.79bn, down by 12.9% and 16% respectively from 2019. In spite of the ongoing … Continued