Mergers & Acquisitions
structuring transactions, due diligence, assessing legal risks, drafting and negotiating transaction documentation, dealing with minority shareholders, organising squeeze-outs and takeover bids
Our claim to fame...
In the summer of 2008, the Czech capital market witnessed the first competitive takeover bid. The investment group PPF and the largest European pharmaceutical company, sanofi-aventis, attempted to take over the Dutch company Zentiva, holding company of the Czech Republic’s largest generic drug manufacturer. As counsel to sanofi-aventis, Glatzova & Co. prepared this first ever takeover bid under Czech law of a foreign company listed simultaneously in Prague and London. The bid was the largest takeover bid in the Czech Republic in terms of value (EUR 1.3 billion).
References:
Allianz, ArcelorMittal, BAYER AG, Bosch - Buderus, ConocoPhillips, Danya International Holdings, Elmarco, First Reserve Corporation, CHTPZ Group, Internet Mall, LISI Automotive, Moody’s, MVV Energie, Penta, sanofi-aventis, Southwestern Bell, Suez Environnement, Telekom Austria, Vivendi, Warburg Pincus, WL Ross, WOOD&Co.
