White & Case, s.r.o., advokátní kancelář
Client SatisfactionWhite & Case, s.r.o., advokátní kancelář’s comprehensive practice advises on some of the highest-value M&A deals in the Czech Republic and across the broader CEE region. The firm counts major global investors amongst its key clients, as well as corporations from the tech and telecoms industries. The department is led by Petr Pánek, who is dual-qualified in both the Czech Republic and the US. Since publication, Jan Andruško and Jan Stejskal left the firm.
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- ‘White & Case's M&A team is stable, quick, aligned and client oriented.'
Key clients
- PPF Group
- Avast
- Rohlik Group
- CVC Capital Partners
- The Carlyle Group
- Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
- Rockaway Capital
- EPH Group
- TPG Capital
- Y Soft
- One Equity Partners
- MNX Global Logistics
- Kedrion
- Fifth Wall Ventures Management
- CTP Group
- JUDr. Jiřina Lužová, the insolvency trustee of Sberbank CZ
Work highlights
- Advised PPF Group on the €2.5bn sale of a stake of 50% plus one share in PPF Telecom's assets in Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia to Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC.
- Advised The Carlyle Group on two strategic acquisitions in the Czech Republic, namely Tescan Orsay Holding and Meopta Optika.
- Advised Avast on the closing of the $9.2bn merger between Avast and NortonLifeLock.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Petr Pánek