IFLR1000, a guide to leading internationally renowned law firms in the area of financial law, again recommended Dvořák Hager & Partners in its 2019 edition, both in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in the areas of M&A and banking & finance. Our Slovak branch is also recommended in the area of project development. "We are very pleased to be awarded in both categories and to achieve this repeatedly," said partner Lukáš Zahrádka. "Following our recent successes in other independent evaluations, it is yet further confirmation of the quality of our team and the satisfaction of our clients."

Weinhold Legal provided legal assistance to GZ Media, a.s., the largest producer of vinyl record players in the world, in connection with the acquisition of a majority (67%) stake in the company PB tisk. Pribram-based PB tisk is a Czech leading producer of books and bookbinding. Last year PB tisk’s sales were approximately 285 million CZK and the company had 180 employees. GZ Media informed in its press release that the value of the transaction was 85 million CZK.   The Weinhold Legal team was led by partner Milan Polák in cooperation with attorney-at-law Vladimír Petráček.   (Further information on the transaction see here: GZ Media and E15).

The international law firm Taylor Wessing has reopened its branch in the Moravian city of Brno, in order to meet the growing demands of clients and local demand for legal services. The new office space is officially opened since November and are located in the Jalta Palace at Dominican Square 2, 602 00 Brno. The branch has been significantly bolstered with the addition of two new experienced lawyers with local knowledge, Adam Dvořáček (40) and Lukáš Míša (38).

CBRE, the world leader in commercial real estate services, has announced that Miroslava Misíková was chosen as CBRE’s new Head of Marketing. Miroslava Misíková’s last employer was the telecommunications company Vodafone.

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