The ‘experienced team’ at Dentons handles a wide range of banking and finance matters, including real estate, project, and export finance, and guides clients through the full spectrum of debt financing needs, while also managing debt restructuring, mezzanine, and preferred equity structures. The practice is jointly led by Jiří Tomola, who represents both lenders and borrowers in structured, corporate, and acquisition finance, as well as the financing of listed company takeovers, and Daniel Hurych, who specialises in multi-jurisdictional syndicated and structured loans, real estate financing, and debt refinancing. Ondřej Bartoň is a name to note in relation to out-of-court restructuring and insolvency mandates.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Systematicity and transparency. Knowledge of the client's field and use of this knowledge when dealing with banks. Ability to support the transaction down to the final details.'
- ‘Excellent cooperation with Jiří Tomola and Ondřej Bartoň.'
- ‘Our main partners were Jiří Tomola, Ondřej Bartoň, and Martin Fiala. They paid full attention to our transaction, and the way of communication with the banks involved was always professional. Subsequent full support in interpreting contractual arrangements and in preparing documents and negotiations with banks in fulfilling the conditions of the first drawdown and further reporting obligations.’
- ‘Experienced team, you know that you are in good hands during the whole life of the transaction.’
- ‘Comprehensive legal expertise spanning litigation, banking, finance, real estate, competition, and insolvency law. Creative and effective problem-solving aligns legal advice with business goals. International network providing cross-border legal support across CEE.’
Key clients
- Česká spořitelna
- Komerční banka
- UniCredit Bank
- Československá obchodní banka
- Raiffeisenbank
- Česká exportní banka
- CPI Property Group
- ČEZ
- Unibail Rodamco Westfield
- Net4Gas
- Brněnské vodárny a kanalizace
- Vestar
Work highlights
Advised CPI Property Group on refinancing of existing revolving credit facility, in its first phase comprising binding commitments for a new 3-year EUR 400 million unsecured revolving credit facility (with an accordion feature for up to EUR 500 million).
Advised NET4GAS on a CZK 4 billion (approximately EUR 159 million) refinancing loan provided by a consortium of leading Czech banks.
Advised a group of banks led by Česká spořitelna and including Komerční banka, Československá obchodní banka and UniCredit bank Czech Republic and Slovakia on a financing transaction for KKCG, which will be used by KKCG’s Technology pillar to refinance existing loans.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Jiří Tomola; Daniel Hurych
Other key lawyers
Ondřej Bartoň; Martin Fiala