18.9.2007
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KSB assists Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (acquisition of GE Plastics)
Kocián Šolc Balaštík advised <a href="http://www.sabic.com/" title="Saudi Basic Industries Corporation" >Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) on the Czech involvement in the world-wide acquisition of the plastics division from General Electric. The acquisition was completed on 31 August 2007. The deal is worth more than 11 billion USD.
The new plastics division – to be known as SABIC Innovative Plastics – will makea significant contribution to SABIC's existing plastic products portfolio andprovide access to new markets. SABIC's aim is to continue development ofthermoplastics and engineering plastics for the automobile, electronic andbuilding industries, as well as the health sector.
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5.8.2025
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Legal Advisory to Japanese Group Ushio on the Acquisition of a Division of ams-OSRAM
The KŠB team, led by partner Dagmar Dubecká and attorney Jana Guričová, provided legal advisory to Japanese company Ushio Inc., a global leader in semiconductor technologies and specialized lighting for the automotive and industrial sectors, in connection with its acquisition of the Entertainment& Industrial Lamps segment from the Austrian-based ams-OSRAM Group, a company with over a century of history.
28.7.2025
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Smetanova Litomyšl Comes to a Close with Music and a Message of Solidarity
This year’s edition of the Smetanova Litomyšl festival concluded with the concert Grand Finale – An American Story, held under the patronage of our firm. In addition to delivering a remarkable musical experience, the evening also served a charitable purpose: proceeds supported the Olga Havel Foundation (Výbor dobré vůle – Nadace Olgy Havlové), helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds pursue their education.
8.7.2025
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Advising J&T on the preparation of another bond programme – the Europacity Berlin project.
KŠB provided legal advice to its long-standing client, the J&T group, in connection with the preparation of another bond programme, this time related to the Europacity Berlin project. The base prospectus has already been approved by the Czech National Bank, and the first final terms have been prepared for an issue in the amount of CZK 3 billion. The advisory team at KŠB included Josef Kříž, under the partner supervision of Martin Krejčí. Vlastimil Pihera.
