Investments

Interview

The billion family. We aspire to invest just like the richest Czechs, says Jaroslav Havel

Jaroslav Havel, the leader of the largest Czech law firm, announced his entry into the family office industry by launching ONE FAMILY OFFICE together with three partners earlier this year. ONE FAMILY OFFICE's top management and advisory body include experts connected to Wall Street and Silicon Valley.

Flexible Financing for Startups Featuring Convertible Loans

When founders are looking for investors and a quick cash injection for their startup or don’t know their initial valuation, they might want to get a convertible loan, which is a combination of a loan with favourable terms and an investment. A convertible loan enables investors to invest in a project that has great potential but a not particularly clear value. How exactly does it work?

Jaroslav Baier a Josef Bouchal · 8 January 2024

The unexpected obstacles on the road to a successful acquisition

The clear regulatory environment for corporate acquisitions in the Czech Republic and Slovakia is a thing of the past. Regulators’ ability to check transactions expanded in the areas of competition, foreign investments, and foreign state aid.

Robert Neruda a Lenka Gachová Štiková · 11 September 2023

Interview

Real estate bonds may face problems, warns an expert

Many real estate bond issuers will not be able to pay interest, says Jan Topinka, partner at HAVEL & PARTNERS. He explains why bonds will "fall" and what investors should be careful about.

All you ever wanted to know about IPOs (but were afraid to ask)

An initial public offering (IPO) is a way to raise capital for further business development. A company listed on the stock exchange is automatically more credible and has prestige in the eyes of the public, investors, customers and suppliers. This is true in the local market and especially abroad.

Jiří Kunášek · 9 January 2023

Investing in start-ups as an effective path to innovation

Any company that wants to be successful in the long term must keep up with the times and invest in development and innovation. More and more companies are therefore betting on start-ups and directly investing in them. But such an investment is not an acquisition like any other.

Jaroslav Baier a Dalibor Kovář · 9 January 2023

Interview

We help and invest in start-ups. We indirectly co-own over 100 companies, says lawyer Havel

Lawyers active in the world of start-ups are behind every investment round, sale or acquisition. In an interview for CzechCrunch, Jaroslav Havel and Václav Audes discuss the cooling-down of the market, their own investments and the specific aspects of this branch of law.

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.

Case study

Credo Ventures

A global player in the start-up market that knows the winners in advance

Credo Ventures is an example showing that under the leadership of an enthusiastic group of Czechs and Slovaks a world-renowned venture capital fund comparable to those from Silicon Valley can be built even in our country.