17.2.2016
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Advice to Karlovarské minerální vody on Acquisition of Selecta Companies

KŠB provided full legal advice to Karlovarské minerální vody (KMV) on its acquisition of Selecta companies operating in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.

Selecta, a coffee and snacks vending machines leader, operates in 21 European countries. The Selecta companies which were acquired by KMV have approximately 200 employees and operate approximately 6,000 vending machines in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.

KMV Group is the largest bottled mineral water company in Central Europe. Through this deal, KMV is entering the beverage and snacks vending machines market via its daughter company VERY GOODIES Holding. The acquisition included corporate changes resulting in, among other things, the launch of a new trademark “Very Goodies”. The vending machines are located in schools, office buildings, hospitals, railway stations and airports.

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Kocián Šolc Balaštík has been ranked among the largest law firms in the Czech Republic in the Forbes overview of leading legal practices, based on revenues over the past three years.

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