Dear Sir or Madam, As BCC Chairman, it is with mixed feelings that I write to inform you that Marcela Černochová will be stepping down as Managing Director of the British Chamber of Commerce here in Prague at the end of May. Marcela is leaving to take up a role with an NGO, an interest close … Continued
In Germany, a liberalization of the Citizenship law (Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz, StAG) is planned this year, enabling many more Jewish émigrés and all of their descendants to apply for German citizenship until mid-2031. In Austria, since September 2020 more than 15000 applications have been submitted by Jewish émigrés and their descendants, but in the Czech Republic, despite … Continued
Allen & Overy advised W.A.G. Payment solutions (Eurowag) in relation to its investment in Lithuania-based Drivitty, a mobile services integration leader in the commercial transportation market. Work on the transaction was managed from Prague by the A&O team led by Partner Prokop Verner and Senior Associate Jakub Čech.
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