Radek Janeček

Corporate/M&A

• Advising Kongsberg Automotive (KA), a leading European automotive manufacturer, on the sale of its Interior Comfort Systems (ICS) business unit to Lear Corporation following approval by the European Commission.
• Advising Amcor, a leading global producer of packaging materials, in connection with the acquisition of a 100% share in a Czech packaging manufacturer.
• Advising Perceptron, a leading US public global provider of 3D automated measurement and robot guidance solutions, in its global merger with Atlas Copco.
• Advising Eden Springs/Primo Water Europe in connection with their acquisitions in the CEE region.

Private Equity/Venture Capital

• Representing private equity fund ESPIRA Investments in connection with the acquisition and subsequent sale of 50% stake in JK Education Group.
• Representing ARX Equity Partners in connection with acquisitions of:
• Brebeck Investment s.r.o., a specialised automotive parts manufacturer who acts as a supplier to the top tier racing car and motorcycle teams owned by the biggest automotive brands.
• Promens Zlin, a Czech Tier 1 system and development supplier, focused predominantly on large vehicle exterior and interior parts, which are key components in the production of buses, earth moving vehicles and agriculture equipment.
• The majority share in Fenestra Wieden s.r.o., a Czech constructor focused on glass facades, by FW Group a.s., owned predominantly by Arx CEE IV Coöperatief U.A.
• Advising Inven Capital, a major Czech venture capital fund established to invest in the clean tech and new energy sector and is supported by a major European energy utility CEZ, a.s. and EIB, on:
• The Series A and A+ investment in Hometree, a UK top-rated provider of comprehensive boiler, heating and home cover plans.
• The investment in Cosmo Tech, a French startup. Cosmo Tech undertook a new round of financing of following a pivot of its business focus.
• Advising founders on the sale of 100% shares in Czech company Ytica.com a.s. to Twilio Inc.

Family Office

• Advising a family office on entering into a long-term third-party agreement with Fairmont Hotels to manage the five-star Hotel InterContinental Hotel in Prague.
• Representing a private client in the acquisition of a well-known French winery, with its own vineyard in Bordeaux.
• Representing a private client in connection with the family wealth planning and active management of private investments.
• Representing a private client in restructuring the family business and wealth succession planning – including pledging a substantial part of the net worth to charity.

Real Estate

• Assisting Aroundtown, a German real estate company, in a lease agreement negotiation with Penta hotels as the hotel operator. The agreement concerns the 20-year term lease of a hotel in the centre of Prague.
• Ongoing representation of Redstone Real Estate Group in a complex advisory support on the brownfield development of a multifunctional centre in Pardubice, including the shopping gallery, offices, hotel and congress centre with approximately 50,000 square metres of rentable area.
• Assisting ZFP Investments, a Czech management company acting on the account of a real estate unit trust, in connection with the purchase of a 100% share in the Polish company DAHLIA W24.
• Assisting Galerie Santovka in connection with the development, construction, leasing and management of a shopping centre (46,000 square metres of the retail area plus approximately 23,300 square metres of planned extension).