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Transaction overview

Overview of selected transactions involving HAVEL & PARTNERS consultancy services

Over the past 15 years, we have been involved in 750 transactions, not only in mergers, acquisitions, divestments and restructurings. Their total value exceeds CZK 750 billion. Here is an overview of the most important ones conducted in the last period.

The world is changing

Sustainability as an opportunity for those who want to succeed

World governments are beginning in practice to fulfil their commitments to fight climate change. Companies will play an irreplaceable role in this plan. They are changing their business models and preparing for a new carbon-neutral economy. The transition to sustainable functioning is already a major advantage in business and will be a necessity in the future.

Jan Koval a Josef Hlavička · 13 September 2021

Case study

RENOMIA

Top risk management and insurance solutions with family values

Please accept our invitation into a distinguished company of our selected clients. In this issue, we will bring you another story from the series “When success connects” – this time about how a family business turned into a prominent Central European company, a leader in the insurance and risk management business.

Online building proceedings – Can we do without papers too?

The new Building Code eventually allows for the digitisation of building proceedings. The aim is to develop a digital system that will facilitate building proceedings so that there is no longer a need to go around to offices as everything can be handled electronically from anywhere. Are we finally in for a revolution? Will we no longer have to run around to offices with a handful of papers and collect stamps?

František Korbel a Jiří Buryan · 13 September 2021

What to do if the tax authority knocks on your door?

If the tax authority concludes that it needs more information to correctly assess the tax liability, it may decide to conduct an on-site investigation. However, few people know that a tax officer may knock on the door of an employee’s or entrepreneur’s home without prior notice.

David Krch, Hana Erbsová a Alice Zemánková · 13 September 2021

E-sports: When business is a game

The economic results of the gaming industry are significantly challenging the established view of e-sports as a limited investment and business opportunity in our latitudes. E-sports has become an investment colossus, with revenues expected to surpass EUR 670 million in 2023 in the European market alone.

Štěpán Štarha a Róbert Gašparovič · 13 September 2021

Interview

Our lead was in determination and a willingness to take risks

Elite Anglo-American law firms with comprehensive services and professional management were their role models. They started in 2001 in a small office, where they sat on boxes around a table. Three of the five founders of HAVEL & PARTNERS – Jaroslav Havel, Robert Nešpůrek and Marek Vojáček – continue to be active in the firm and, 20 years on, they recall difficult beginnings and plan the future of the firm.

From Bohemia to the Ends of the Earth

Thanks to top experts, their superior language skills, exceptional know-how and a wide network of international contacts, we offer comprehensive support to firms with an international focus, as well as to international clients expanding their businesses to the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Turbulence on the real estate market. What to expect next?

The real estate market in the 2008–2009 period was facing the worst economic downturn since the end of the WWII. How did it manage to get over the crisis, how has the structure of owners and investors changed, and what new forms of investments have sprung up?

Foreword I/2021

HAVEL & PARTNERS is celebrating its 20-year anniversary, which is covered in this special issue of our H&P Magazine. We would like to share with you our recollections and values, reflect on the pillars of our success, outline our further plans, and thank you for being with us.

Jaroslav Havel · 11 January 2021

Case study

Sekyra Group

A developer that gives cities a new look

The projects of the development company Sekyra Group have a long-term vision. In cooperation with leading architects, including the world-renowned architect Eva Jiřičná, Sekyra Group is developing new modern and functional residential districts that give cities a modern look and improve people’s quality of life.

Private equity and venture capital opportunities with great potential

In 2003–2019, nearly EUR 29 billion was invested in private equity into 4,300 companies in Central and Eastern Europe alone. Both these risk capital areas significantly contribute to the economic growth of the region – and HAVEL & PARTNERS supports it as a part of its private equity and venture capital practice.