Banking, Finance & Capital Markets is one of our key practice areas. Our clients include major leading Czech, Slovak and foreign banks, insurance companies, as well as other financial institutions, corporations and major institutional and private investors.
For example, we provided comprehensive legal advice to Raiffeisenbank on the acquisition of 100% of Equa Bank shares from AnaCap Financial Partners, a London-based private investor in the financial services sector, and on the subsequent merger of Equa Bank into Raiffeisenbank.
This acquisition from 2021 is one of the most significant transactions in the Czech banking sector in recent years. The merger of two established banking houses represented a major step towards strengthening Raiffeisenbank’s market position. Our M&A team, led by partners Jan Koval and Petr Dohnal, handled all legal aspects of the transaction – from due diligence and negotiation of contractual documentation to regulatory approvals. The merger of the two entities was subsequently closed by the corporate team led by partner Ondřej Florián. This significant acquisition and subsequent merger also confirmed our strong position in M&A in the financial sector and demonstrates our ability to lead complex international transactions with industry-wide impacts.
