Dentons has advised JTRE Sports & Entertainment on its acquisition of HC Slovan Bratislava from Elena Hruba, Pavel Hofstaedter, and Eduard Janosik. Gunar Legal & Partners and BDO Legal advised the sellers.
JTRE Sports & Entertainment is part of the JTRE real estate development group.
According to Dentons, HC Slovan Bratislava is Slovakia’s most successful ice hockey club with a legacy dating back more than a century. As part of the deal, JTRE Sports & Entertainment "has acquired the company HC Slovan Bratislava, a.s. – which owns the professional men's A team, the women's team, and the Under 20 and Under 18 teams – as well as the association HC Slovan Bratislava – Mladez, which includes youth teams from the preparatory school to the junior category, and Slovan Marketing, the marketing arm of the club."
The Dentons team included Partner Juraj Gyarfas, Senior Associate Drahomir Siroky, and Associate Erik Kozurik.
The BDO Legal Partner Martin Kocan and Senior Associate Tomas Szabo.