Commercial, corporate and M&A

Baker & McKenzie s.r.o., advokátní kancelář

The team at Baker & McKenzie s.r.o., advokátní kancelář remains a market leader, leveraging the bench strength of a global network of 70 offices across North America, Latin America, and the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, to advise financial institutions, domestic corporates and household name multinationals (including Johnson & Johnson, Nike and GlaxoSmithKline) on a comprehensive range of matters, from cross-border M&A, joint ventures and commercial agreements to public procurement proceedings, franchising and related consumer protection and tax planning matters. The firm’s active client base spans such sectors as e-commerce, apparel, pharmaceuticals, shipping and the automotive industry. The practice is led by M&A and private equity authority Tomáš Skoumal; Alexandr César, a specialist in foreign trade-related procedures and international trade agreements; pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector expert Milena Hoffmanová; Kristína Doupal, a specialist in international commercial law.

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Testimonials

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‘Extremely collaborative team with formidable turnaround times. The team is pragmatic, solution-oriented and has incredible drive to get the deal done. In addition, the entire team is very pleasant to work with and knows their job really well.’
‘We usually co-operate with the head of M&A team Tomas Skoumal and his associate Michal Simcina.Tomas is a first-class lawyer who is always on the top of every issue. Michal Simcina is great in management of internal group restructurings and general transactional management overall.'
‘Their responsiveness and service levels set them apart from other law firms. The team is fantastic at all levels from the managing partner to junior associate. Very practical, engaged and focused.’
‘Tomas Skoumal - his level of experience really stands out. A true dealmaker who strives right from the beginning that the transaction be signed and closed within the expected timeframe.'

Key clients

Adient
Advent International Corporation
Ampersand Biomedicines / Flagship Pioneering
Apollo Global Management
Astute, Inc. / Audax Private Equity
Atos
Bitzer SE
Československá obchodní banka (ČSOB)
CITIC / Rainbow Wisdom Investments Limited
Collibra
Colt Holding Co LLC
Embracer Group
Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. / EP Infrastructure / EP Power Europe / EC Investments
Etex
Gartner
Gist Ltd.
Glaxosmithkline
Hitachi
Johnson & Johnson
Jones Lang LaSalle
KSM Investment / Kofola
Laird Technologies Inc.
Moulins de Kleinbettingen
Nike
Novo Nordisk
PKN Orlen
Sberbank CZ / JUDr. Jiřina Lužová
Sika AG
Sodexo, Société anonyme
Velvet CARE / Abris Capital Partners
VF Corporation
Worldline SA/NV
Zimmer

Work highlights

Advised Gartner, Inc. on the acquisition of KPC-Group, s.r.o.
Advised Ampersand Biomedicines / Flagship Pioneering on the acquisition of AbCheck s.r.o.
Advised CITIC Group on the sale of its 99.98% stake in SK Slavia Prague.

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