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Advice on Land Sale in Uhříněves20/03/23 / News
Jiří Horník and Dana Jacková advised the seller on the sale of 7500 m² of land in Uhříněves, Prague, near the Uhříněveská game reserve. More
KŠB Succeeds in Chambers & Partners Ranking Once Again17/03/23 / News
In the recently published Chambers Europe 2023, KŠB and its lawyers are recommended in nine areas. The yearbook is the result of an analysis of a number of criteria, with the greatest weight given to the experience and opinions of clients themselves. More
Simona Hornochová to Head the Czech General Financial Directorate23/02/23 / News
Our colleague Simona Hornochová, who has been a member of KŠB’s tax team since 2018, has successfully passed the selection process and will be appointed the new Director of the Czech General Financial Directorate. More
Advising ARETE Group on Expansion of Logistics Park in Rokycany14/02/23 / News
KSB's team (Jiří Horník, Jakub Porod, Zuzana Slabá) advised KSB's long-standing client, ARETE Group, on the acquisition of land for the expansion of ARETE’s logistics park in Rokycany. A modern hall is to be developed on the new land in the ARETE Park Rokycany 2 industrial park. The facility will offer almost 30,000 sqm of modern warehouse and office space. The project will also comply with ESG standards in line with the ARETE Group's strategy. The premises will be rented out on a long-term basis to the Duvenbeck Group, an international provider of comprehensive logistics services. More
Advising Sandberg Capital on the acquisition of Phase07/02/23 / News
KSB's team (Drahomír Tomašuk, Ján Béreš, Pavel Dejl, Martin Vráb, Karolina Vosátková) advised Sandberg Capital on another acquisition, namely a 70% stake in Phase. We advised on the Czech aspects of the transaction, including the merger clearance application from the Czech Competition Authority. The transaction advisory in Slovakia was led by PWC Slovakia. More
KSB Advises National Theatre in Construction Proceedings24/01/23 / News
We were honoured to provide legal advice to the National Theatre in obtaining a building permit for the redevelopment of the National Theatre’s New Stage and Operations buildings. More
BiQ Group Acquires PUXdesign20/01/23 / News
KSB’s team advised Lukáš Novák's investment group InTeFi Capital, namely its technology division BiQ Group, on the acquisition of PUXdesign. PUXdesign specializes in web technologies and its clients include well-known brands such as Heineken, Škoda auto and Komerční banka. More
Petra Mirovská and Miloslav Petrů become new KSB counsels as of 1 January 202313/01/23 / News
Petra Mirovská has been a lawyer since 2006 and focuses on litigation and administrative proceedings in various legal areas including waste management, energy and the environment. In addition, she specialises in intellectual property law, including unfair competition in this area, e-commerce and regulation of digital platforms. More
JTZE (J&T Agriculture and Ecology) becomes number two on the Czech agricultural market11/01/23 / News
KSB's team advised JTZE (J&T Zemědělství a Ekologie) on the acquisition of a total of 11 companies under Spearhead Czech and Spearhead Slovakia. The companies, located in the vicinity of Kardašova Řečice, Jihlava, Hradec Králové, Olomouc and Nitra in Slovakia, are primarily active in the field of crop and livestock production. More
Advising J&T ARCH INVESTMENTS on Acquisition of Shares in Moneta Money Bank04/01/23 / News
A team led by Jan Lasák advised J&T ARCH INVESTMENTS on the acquisition of a stake in leading Czech bank Moneta Money Bank. The fund already purchased 8.89% from Petrus Advisers in July. The second stage of the transaction and the acquisition of another 1.1% stake was completed on December 23. The fund has received approval from the Czech National Bank to acquire up to 19.99%. More
Advice on Restructuring in ŠKODA AUTO Group03/01/23 / News
A team led by Jan Lasák advised ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab s.r.o., a ŠKODA AUTO Group company, on an intra-group restructuring. More
KSB advises Aero Vodochody02/01/23 / News
Aero Vodochody AEROSPACE enjoyed the benefits of KSB's broad aviation industry experience in a recent matter, when Jiří Horník and Ota Mach prepared draft contractual documentation used in the sale of a new type of L-39NG aircraft. More
27th Charity Concert for the Committee of Good Will - Olga Havlova Foundation22/12/22 / News
On Sunday, 4 December, the 27th Charity Concert of Good Will, which we have been organising since 1995 for the benefit of the Committee of Good Will - Olga Havlova Foundation, took place in the concert hall of the Church of St. Simon and Jude in Prague's Old Town. More
Assisting J&T IB and Capital Markets07/12/22 / News
KŠB's team (Vlastimil Pihera, Martin Krejčí, Matúš Kovačič and Tomáš Trávníček) advised J&T IB and Capital Markets, a.s., as the arranger, on another issue of unsecured unsubordinated book-entry bonds, this time by J&T ARCH CONVERTIBLE SICAV, a.s., with the total value of up to CZK 1 billion and an option to increase by as much as an additional 100%. More
Advising J&T Banka on its entry and acquisition of a majority share in AMISTA investiční společnost02/12/22 / News
KSB’s team (Vlastimil Pihera, Jana Guričová, Martin Vráb, Karolina Vosátková) advised J&T BANKA a.s. on its entry and subsequent acquisition of a majority share in AMISTA investiční společnost a.s., one of the largest Czech managers and administrators of qualified investor funds. More
Assistance on another IT transaction01/12/22 / News
KSB’s team (Drahomír Tomašuk, Ján Béreš, Pavel Dejl, Martin Vráb, Karolina Vosátková) recently assisted our long-term client, Solitea, in another IT acquisition.
This time Solitea focused on expansion in the Slovak market, acquiring vehicle monitoring company Commander Services. More
VGP expands warehouse space in Slovakia and Hungary02/11/22 / News
Jiří Horník and Richard Hamran recently advised VGP Group, a leading developer and owner of logistics facilities, on expanding its warehouse space in Slovakia and Hungary. More
Assisting Sandberg Capital in the acquisition of a majority stake in Green Fox Academy31/10/22 / News
KSB’s team led by Drahomír Tomašuk and Jana Guričová advised on another major acquisition in the IT and education sector. KSB client Sandberg Capital acquired a majority stake in Hungarian company Green Fox Academy, which also operates in the Czech Republic. More
KSB and PwC Legal Czech Republic continue to assist the European Union Space Programme Agency (EUSPA)19/10/22 / News
KSB’s and PwC Legal Czech Republic’s teams will continue to provide legal advice to the European Union Space Programme Agency (EUSPA) over the next four years. EUSPA manages the European Global Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and Galileo programmes, and is involved in the Copernicus Earth observation programme, and the European Union Government Satellite Communications Programme (GOVSATCOM). More
Assistance to the Bjarke Ingels Group in the Vltava Philharmonic project14/10/22 / News
The KSB team (Václav Rovenský, Tomáš Trávníček) represented one of the world's leading architectural studios, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), in the preparation and negotiation of the contract for the architectural study, project documentation and related activities for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall project. More