22.5.2008
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News
Competition

Heineken expands to include Drinks Union

Kocián Šolc Balaštík (KSB) law office represented Královský pivovar Krušovice a.s., a member of the multinational Heineken Brewery Group, before the Czech Anti-trust Office in an application for acquisition of the major beverage group Drinks Union, a.s. The Office granted unconditional approval for the merger on 28 April 2008.

Heineken BreweryGroup\'s acquisition of Drinks Union, similarto previous acquisitions in the Czech Republic consummated with theassistance of KSB, is in line with its strategy on the Czech beer market.

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13.11.2026
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M&A

Jan Lasák chairs M&A FORUM 2026

KŠB partner Jan Lasák served as academic lead and moderator of M&A FORUM 2026, the eighth edition of the conference organised by Akademie C. H. Beck, held on 4 November at Stages Hotel Prague. The event has become a fixture in the Czech M&A calendar, bringing together leading practitioners from private practice, the judiciary, academia and in-house legal teams.

KŠB partner Jan Lasák served as academic lead and moderator of M&A FORUM 2026, the eighth edition of the conference organised by Akademie C. H. Beck, held on 4 November at Stages Hotel Prague. The event has become a fixture in the Czech M&A calendar, bringing together leading practitioners from private practice, the judiciary, academia and in-house legal teams.

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12.11.2026
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News

Richard Schmidt spoke at the Czech Competition Authority’s St. Martin's Conference 2026

KŠB attorney Richard Schmidt spoke at this year's St. Martin's Conference, hosted by the Czech Competition Authority (CCA) in Brno on 11–12 November 2026. The conference is a fixture of the Czech competition law calendar, drawing leading practitioners from home and abroad.

KŠB attorney Richard Schmidt spoke at this year's St. Martin's Conference, hosted by the Czech Competition Authority (CCA) in Brno on 11–12 November 2026. The conference is a fixture of the Czech competition law calendar, drawing leading practitioners from home and abroad.

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5.11.2026
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News

Helena Navrátilová on Three Decades of the Advent Concerts of Good Will

KŠB partner Helena Navrátilová was recently interviewed on S dobrou vůlí, the podcast of the Committee of Good Will – Olga Havel Foundation. Speaking with editor Veronika Širc, Helena talked about the origins and history of the Advent Concerts of Good Will, which KŠB has been organizing for over thirty years.

KŠB partner Helena Navrátilová was recently interviewed on S dobrou vůlí, the podcast of the Committee of Good Will – Olga Havel Foundation. Speaking with editor Veronika Širc, Helena talked about the origins and history of the Advent Concerts of Good Will, which KŠB has been organizing for over thirty years.

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