13.1.2025
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News
Aviation and aerospace
KSB advises aircraft lessors on the restructuring of Czech Airlines and Smartwings
In relation to the end of Czech Airlines’ operations, a unique restructuring and consolidation of Smartwings took place by transferring a significant part of CSA’s enterprise to Smartwings.

KSB’s team consisting of Jiří Horník, Jan Lasák and Ota Mach assisted the leading aircraft lessors leasing aircraft to Czech Airlines to undergo this - in the aviation sector - unique transformation and to make sure that their rights arising from the lease agreements shall remain unaffected. By means of the restructuring and introducing a new aircraft type (A220-300), Smartwings aims to reduce costs, increase its market share, enhance its network, and improve its financial stability.
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KŠB ve spolupráci s největší nezávislou asociací studentů práv na světě ELSA vyhlašuje již 14. ročník soutěže CONTRACT COMPETITION. Soutěž studentům práv nabízí jedinečný pohled do světa transakčního práva pod vedením advokátů přední české advokátní kanceláře.
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Financial services
KŠB assisted the J&T Group with the approval of a base prospectus for a CZK 3 billion bond programme
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Financial services
KŠB assisted in financing the iconic Alchymist Grand Hotel and Spa
KŠB has been providing long-term legal advice to J&T Bank in connection with debt financing for Czech entrepreneurs. One of the most recent transactions involved granting a loan to the Alchymist Grand Hotel and Spa, one of Prague’s most renowned boutique hotels, owned by Giorgio Bonelli, a prominent figure in the Italian business community in the Czech Republic.