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GKS Tychy is an ambitious football club from Silesia, consistently striving to add more trophies to its growing collection.
On 6 April 2023, the year plus negotiations towards the purchase of a majority stake in the club were finally concluded. After acquiring 75 % of the shares in the increased share, the new owner of GKS is the Tychy Investment Company Limited, registered in the British Virgin Islands. Kochański & Partners advised at every stage of the negotiations and also during the project execution.
New majority shareholder of GKS Tychy
Tychy Investment Company Limited is a holding vehicle owned by Pacific Media Group (PMG), a private investment company in the media and entertainment sector. The investment will add another club (and country) to the Groups bulging portfolio, already containing eight European football clubs: OGC Nice (France), Barnsley FC (England), FC Thun (Switzerland), K.V. Oostende (Belgium), Esbjerg fB (Denmark), FC Den Bosch (Netherlands), AS Nancy (France), and 1.FC Kaiserslautern (Germany).
Kochański & Partner’s advice throughout the process included conducting a due-diligence investigation, drafting and negotiating the investment agreement, and providing comprehensive assistance in the drafting of corporate and executive documents, setting out the terms of the investor’s further cooperation with the existing sole shareholder, Tyski Sport S.A.
The advisory team was led by Head of Corporate Law, Partner Rafał Rapala, who also served as the signing director of Tychy Investment Limited Company, supported by Dominik Karkoszka, Senior Associate, and Adam Czarnota, Associate.
Kochański & Partners’ client was also advised by Daniel Erd and Dr. Markus J. Friedl, LL.M. of Pinsent Masons law firm.
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