Assistance with establishing the Vlček Family Foundation, whose primary aim is to support palliative care for children. The founders are investing CZK 1.5 billion in the foundation, which makes it one of the largest philanthropic projects of its kind in the Czech Republic.
Since 2018, KSB and three other European partners have been providing legal advice to the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), formerly the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency, on the implementation of the GALILEO and EGNOS satellite programmes. GALILEO is a satellite navigation system designed to provide and deliver more accurate positioning information, which has significant benefits for a range of European services and users. EGNOS is a European regional augmentation satellite system (SBAS) used to improve the performance of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) such as GPS and Galileo.
Assistance to J&T Bank in financing the development of Twisto. In addition to J&T Bank, which provided a loan of CZK 450 million, the financing was also provided by venture debt fund Orbit Capital and its subfund Conseq Venture Debt, which is jointly operated by investment platform Enern and investment company Conseq.
Advising US software company Jamf, which developed Jamf Pro, an application used to configure and automate IT management tasks for macOS, iOS, iPadOS and tvOS devices. KSB advised Jamf on its acquisition of Wandera, a software developer that provides protection against security threats on mobile devices to businesses all around the globe.
Advising Solitea on the acquisitions of several IT companies, including D3Soft, AspectWorks, Mainstream, PRYTANIS and Techniserv IT, as well as advising Solitea on obtaining financing totalling approximately EUR 70 million.
Assistance in the sale of Profimedia.CZ group, which offers images from all over the world. The acquisition includes the parent company Profimedia based in the Czech Republic and its subsidiaries in Hungary, Croatia and Romania.
Advising ARETE investment and real estate group on securing EUR 30 million in financing from Raiffeisenbank.
Advice on the issue of senior bonds by 3M Fund MSI, with the issue value reaching one billion Czech crowns (with the possibility of an additional increase to two billion Czech crowns). The bonds were successfully admitted for trading on the Prague Stock Exchange. Furthermore advising on the transformation of 3M Fund MSI into a SICAV investment fund – a fairly rare transaction in the Czech Republic.
Advising AI Startup Incubator (a fund focused on AI start-ups) on investing in OpenRefactory and in AssetFloow.
Advising on a major acquisition in the catering services sector. The client, Aramark, acquired the catering division of the Czech branch of French company Sodexo, which is engaged in providing services in the areas of canteens, catering, full-service building management, and the operation of food and beverage vending machines. As a result, Aramark has consolidated its leading position on the catering market in the Czech Republic.
Assisting the Focus Estate Fund in the sale of the Centro Ostrava Retail Park in Ostrava and Most Retail Park in Most to the Czech investment group DRFG.
Advising Titans Freelancers, a Slovak company engaged in outsourcing IT specialists, on the acquisition of a 75% stake in Czech-based Bridgewater.
Advising J&T Agriculture and Ecology, a J&T Real Estate group company in acquiring shares in several companies that are engaged in primary agricultural production.
Providing Mattoni 1873 with comprehensive legal advice during negotiations with Budějovický Budvar regarding a unique project for the production of flavoured non-alcoholic beer.
Assisting VGP Group, a leading developer and owner of logistics centres, on a long-term basis, primarily on acquiring, selling, operating and leasing warehouses, manufacturing premises and office buildings. In 2021, KSB VGP in negotiating lease agreements for almost 180,000 sqm in the Czech Republic and over 141,000 sqm abroad (Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia).
Advising on a record-breaking charity project: the founders of Walmark – brothers Adam, Mariusz and Valdemar Wałach – founded the 3WFoundation, in which they invested CZK 1.8 billion.
