Michal Janíček

Advokát, Counsel

Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate Investment Group
Private Equity

Michal Janicek

Michal Janíček is a counsel specialising in M&A transactions, VC investments, corporate and commercial matters. Michal also focuses on real estate law, particularly real estate transactions, development and commercial leases. Michal has an extensive experience in cross-border transactions across a wide range of sectors. In addition to advising on transactions, Michal also regularly advises Czech and international clients on day-to-day matters relating to various aspects of their businesses in the Czech Republic.

Projects

  • Ponsse: Acquisition of an exclusive distributor of leading forestry and logging machinery in the Czech Republic (2022). Representing Ponsse Oyj as the purchaser during an acquisition of the Czech target company from its founder.
  • Magna Automotive Europe GmbH: Advising Magna Automotive Europe on its acquisition of a leading automotive parts' producer Klein automotive s.r.o. (2021). The transaction was considered as the largest transaction in the automotive sector in the Czech Republic in 2021.
  • BBA Capital Partners: Acquisition of a stake in the Czech company Quinta-Analytica s.r.o., a leading clinical research company, from Genesis Private Equity Fund III (2021)
  • ISS A/S: Advising ISS on divestment of its subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and Hungary to Hungarian facility management company B+N Referencia Zrt. (2021)
  • Lexum: Advising Lexum on its acquisition of Top Esthetic s.r.o. operating a network of ophthalmology clinics in the Czech Republic (2021)
  • Bilfinger SE: Advising Bilfinger during the sale of its Czech and Slovak industrial services business portfolio to funds advised by Deutsche Invest Mittelstand (part of Deutsche Invest Capital Partners) (2020)
  • NetBrokers Holding (Bauer Media Group): Advising Bauer Media Group on the sale of its Czech SMS Service Business to Warsaw stock exchange listed company R22 (2020)
  • KIKA Moebelhandelsges. m.bH.: Advising KIKA on the sale of KIKA´s Eastern European business to XXXLutz (2019)
  • Bauer Media Group: Advising Bauer Media Group on the sale of its Czech and Slovak publishing business to Mafra (2018).
  • Bauer Media Group: Advising Bauer Media Group on the acquisition of the leading Czech OCP provider NetBrokers Holding (srovnejto.cz, epojisteni.cz) (2018)

Career

Master’s Degree at the Faculty of Law, Masaryk University in Brno Legal studies at Univesity of Vienna
At Noerr since 2018
Admitted to the Czech Bar Association

Memberships

  • Czech Bar Association