Accolade provides first-rate infrastructure for business in Europe. Most of its tenants are global brands in the e-commerce, processing industry and logistics sectors. Accolade owns a network of 39 industrial parks in the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Slovakia, Spain and the Netherlands that meet strict requirements for a sustainable approach to the environment. HAVEL & PARTNERS and Accolade have had a long-standing strategic partnership since the foundation of the group in 2011.
“I am glad that we could be present at the birth of Accolade. With our work and know-how, the Czech group was able to expand very quickly into foreign markets as well and become one of the market leaders in modern infrastructure investments in Europe within a few years. When you are with a business from the very beginning, its success makes you all the more happier,” said managing partner Jaroslav Havel.
“Long-term and high-quality partnerships are the domain of our business, be it tenants, investors or business partners who have helped us throughout our history. HAVEL & PARTNERS is a great example of this,” said Milan Kratina, Accolade’s co-founder and CEO.
In its ten years of existence, the group has created a portfolio of commercial properties with an aggregate size of 2.5million m² and worth EUR 1.7 billion. Sustainability is paramount – all Accolade buildings meet the strictest criteria for modern construction and environmental impact. One of the greenest industrial building portfolios in Europe includes the world’s most environmentally friendly modern hall – the building for REAL Digital in Cheb.
“Accolade is a client that is very close to us because of its inspiring approach both to work and life in general. This makes our work even more interesting and enjoyable,” said Lukáš Syrový, a partner of HAVEL & PARTNERS. We provide the Accolade Group with legal and tax advisory services in all stages of projects – starting from the purchase of land through the land use procedure, the construction itself and on to the negotiations and execution of lease agreements. We also advise the company on asset management, financing, assist it with the creation of joint venture structures and other areas crucial to asset development. We also deal with foreign projects as lead counsel and engage top law firms in the given countries as our subcontractor partners.
The story of Accolade is one of the strongest and most inspiring in our portfolio. And it is also due to our very intensive cooperation, our relationships with the company's shareholders are now rather friendly. Similarly to other extremely successful clients that we helped at the beginning, they are now helping us with their contacts and reputation in our business. This is what we greatly appreciate and wish Accolade worldwide success and continued expansion!
Accolade also invests in the revitalisation of neglected brownfield sites. The aggregate area of redeveloped sites already exceeds 983,000 m² and the group has also established an elite fund in which investments are made by more than 1,200 qualified investors.
