Former 3M General Counsel Edit Rosta has joined SAP in Prague as a Senior Legal Counsel.

Allen & Overy has advised Czech Gas Networks Investments S.a r.l on its first-ever green issuance and placement of EUR 500 million green notes with investors on international capital markets. Clifford Chance advised the joint bookrunners Citigroup Global Markets Limited, ING Bank N.V., Societe Generale, and UniCredit Bank AG.

Kocian Solc Balastik has advised J&T Banka on entering into a strategic partnership with Amista.

Dentons has advised Ciklum on its acquisition of Czech-based software development company CN Group from Genesis Capital. Havel & Partners advised Genesis Capital on the deal.

Dentons has advised Stratus Data Systems company Gobii Europe on the establishment of a joint venture with the CSOB Group to bring the Igluu technology solution to the Czech real estate market. Glatzova & Co reportedly advised the CSOB Group.

Privacy pros are now celebrating the three-year anniversary of the GDPR, even as we are living through the current pandemic. It is, in fact, almost impossible to talk about privacy trends without touching on the COVID-19 crisis.

Kinstellar has successfully defended Kiwi.com before the Czech Constitutional Court against a preliminary injunction issued by the Regional Court in Brno.

Few global industries have been as strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as the hotel industry. All over the world, chains and bespoke hoteliers have had to face the impact of travel restrictions on bookings, in most cases leading to dire falls in occupancy rates and, subsequently, income. Now that the pandemic has been wreaking havoc for over a year, how is the hotel industry in CEE coping, and what options do hoteliers have? We spoke with three CMS Partners – Ana Radnev, Gregor Famira, and Lukas Hejduk – to get their opinions on the current situation and outlook on the future of the sector.

The Czech Ministry of Justice recently published a bill on preventive restructurings (the "Bill") implementing the directive on preventive restructuring frameworks which will introduce a brand-new legal tool preventing the insolvency of viable enterprises in temporary financial difficulties.

Kocian Solc Balastik team has advised the third fund of the Arete Group on its approximately EUR 10 million acquisition of a production facility complex near Beroun, Czech Republic.

VGD Legal has advised the Jablotron Group on its approximately EUR 9.8 million acquisition of the Avicena project from Vavrincuv Vrch. Solo practitioner Michal Zibrid reportedly advised the seller.

According to Barbara Kusak, Partner at Noerr in Prague, the Czech Republic is currently preparing for its upcoming general elections. She also notes that the Czech economy shows no signs of contraction, despite the country’s abysmal COVID-19 infection rates, and that the infrastructure, IT, and e-commerce sectors are on the rise.

CMS’s Lukas Janicek and Robert Gray Talk About The Deal of the Year in The Czech Republic.

VGD Legal has advised New York-based Steve Holl Architects on negotiations with the City of Ostrava for a design contract for the construction of a modern concert hall. The Ceska, Cisar, and Smutny law firm reportedly advised the city authorities.

VGD Legal has advised Smarty Holdings on its acquisition of JRC Gamecentrum from Hamaga. Linkers Legal advised the seller and Havel & Partners advised the Ceska Sporitelna bank on acquisition financing.

White & Case has advised Avast on its merger with NortonLifeLock, structured as the latter’s takeover of the former. Macfarlanes and Kirkland & Ellis advised NortonLifeLock in the UK and the US, respectively.

Havel & Partners has advised Bohuslav Maska on the sale of M-Soft to Jawvivotek.cz. Dostal & Sorokac reportedly advised Jawvivotek.cz on the deal.

Havel & Partners has advised Central European Supermarkets on the acquisition of Flosman Holding s.r.o. from the Flosman family. Clifford Chance advised Ceska Sporitelna on financing the acquisition. Randa Havel Legal advised the Flosman family on the deal.