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Mgr. Jan Frey

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Jan Frey

Jan Frey specializes in transactional advisory,

mergers and acquisitions, and corporate law, with additional expertise in commercial contracts.

Jan has extensive experience providing legal services

to Czech private and public sector clients, as well as to foreign investors. In the area of acquisitions and divestitures, he has been participated in numerous transactions over the years, representing both sellers and buyers, particularly in the energy, pharmaceutical, automotive, engineering, and food industries.

Prior to joining ROWAN LEGAL, Jan headed the transactional legal department

of the international advisory group KPMG and before that he was a partner at HAVEL & PARTNERS, focusing on mergers and acquisitions. In 2015, he completed an internship at the renowned British law firm Slaughter & May in London.

With seven completed transactions with a total value of EUR 1.85 billion in 2019,

Jan was ranked by the international rating agency Mergermarket as one of the Top 5 Czech lawyers for 2019 both by number and volume of completed transactions.

Jan also lectures at Masaryk University in Brno

and the University of Economics, and has written numerous publications on various M&A topics.



Experiences

2022 — present

Professional experience

Organization: ROWAN LEGAL, law firm

Position: Partner

2020 — 2022

Professional experience

Organization: KPMG Legal, law firm

Position: Associate Director

2017 — 2020

Professional experience

Organization: HAVEL&PARTNERS

Position: Partner

2016 — 2017

Professional experience

Organization: HAVEL&PARTNERS

Position: Managing associate

2014 — 2016

Professional experience

Organization: HAVEL&PARTNERS

Position: Senior Associate

2012 — 2013

Professional experience

Organization: HAVEL&PARTNERS

Position: Associate

2010 — 2012

Professional experience

Organization: HAVEL&PARTNERS

Position: Junior Lawyer

Education

School: University of Cambridge, Institute of Continuing Education

Field of study: Law

Education

School: Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague

Field of study: Law and legal science

Education

School: Københavns Universitet

Field of study: Law

Specialization

References

E.ON

Advising the German energy group E.ON on the sale of innogy Česká republika, a.s., one of the largest gas and electricity distributors in the Czech Republic, to the Hungarian energy group MVM.

E.ON

Advising E.ON, a major German energy group, on the sale of innogy Gas Storage, s.r.o., the owner of eight gas storage facilities, to another German energy group, RWE, in connection with the exchange of extensive assets in the German and Central European markets.

FIT VOLTAIRA Group

Advising FIT VOLTAIRA Group (a member of the Foxconn Group) on the acquisition of the AUTO KABEL Group.

Albatros Media Group

Advising Albatros Media Group on the acquisition of the book division of Mladá Fronta publishing house out of insolvency.

German energy group

Advising a German energy group on the sale of innogy Grid Holding, a gas distribution network operator in the Czech Republic, to another German energy group.

IZOS

Advising the owner of IZOS on the sale of 100% of its shares to the HELUZ group.

DCD Ideal

Advising the owner of DCD Ideal on the sale of 100% of its shares to the Austrian Austrotherm group.

Statutory City of Liberec

Advising the Statutory City of Liberec on the long-term lease of the Ještěd ski resort to the Slovak group TMR.

CEIP Group

Advising the CEIP Group on the acquisition of a 70% stake in the AMiT Group, a manufacturer of control systems and electronics for industrial and building automation, as well as automation systems for rail vehicles.

AMiT Group

Advising the AMiT Group on the acquisition of the BUSTEC Group.

Danone

Advising Danone on its merger with Nutricia.

Advising the Czech News Agency (ČTK)

Advising the Czech News Agency (ČTK) on the acquisition of Profimedia CZ.

German group Basalt

Advising the German group Basalt on the acquisition of two quarries through the purchase of part of the plant from the German group Max Bögl.

KOVOVÝROBA HOFFMANN, s.r.o.

Advising the owners of KOVOVÝROBA HOFFMANN, s.r.o., a European leader in the production of body parts and press forming tools for major global automotive companies, on the sale of the company to the German EBZ group.

Automotive group Hinterberger

Advising the automotive group Hinterberger on the acquisition of EMS Patvag, a manufacturer of airbag initiation systems, from the EMS group.

VYVA PLAST

Advising the owners of VYVA PLAST on the sale of the company to the CEIP group.

German group HANZA Holding AB

Advising the German group HANZA Holding AB on the acquisition of Ritter Elektro CZ, a Czech manufacturer of low-voltage switchgear.

Magna Group

Advising the Magna Group on the acquisition of the Wipac Group.

Genesis Private Equity Fund

Advising Genesis Private Equity Fund on the acquisition of the IT company CN Group.

Fortegra

Advising Fortegra, an English insurance company, on the acquisition of Defend Insurance, an insurance company operating on the Slovak and Czech markets.

Genesis Private Equity Fund

Advising Genesis Private Equity Fund on its acquisition of Sanborn s.r.o., a leading manufacturer of parts for equipment in the energy, petrochemical, and transportation industries.

Publications

FREY, Jan; KOŠTĚLOVÁ, Marie; VOJTKOVÁ, Václava

2023

Pre-contractual responsibility in contract negotiations and termination | epravo.cz

FREY, Jan; VOJTKOVÁ, Václava

2023

The pitfalls of horizontal delegation - – the division of the powers of the statutory body between its individual members | epravo.cz

FREY, Jan

2022

Even rising inflation won’t slow down company sales, big players are looking at companies in trouble, Hospodářské noviny

FREY, Jan; KOČAŘ, Tomáš

2021

Is it worth buying a company in trouble? - LAWYERS & BUSINESS

FREY, Jan; Koval, Jan

2020

ICLG – The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Mergers & Acquisitions, 14th edition

FREY, Jan; SKOLIL, Ivo

2020

Disposition of a Business Plant. Online. epravo.cz

FREY, Jan

2019

What to think about in an M&A transaction | epravo.cz

FREY, Jan; PITRA, Tomáš

2018

Deadlocks in joint ventures | Právní prostor (pravniprostor.cz)

FREY, Jan; AUDES, Václav

2018

ICLG - The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Mergers & Acquisitions, 12th edition

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