Wolf Theiss is praised as ‘professional, well-prepared, and easy to engage with’, and is highly proficient in restructuring, private equity investment, and joint ventures in the IT, pharmaceutical, energy, and automotive sectors. Tereza Naučová and Michal Matouš jointly lead the team, with Naučová advising leading clients on private acquisitions, restructurings, and reorganisations, and Matouš leading complex cross-border transactions and providing counsel on corporate restructurings, joint ventures, and commercial agreements.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The individuals I worked with were professional, well-prepared, and easy to engage with. They demonstrated a clear understanding of client needs and delivered advice that is both thoughtful and commercially aware. Tereza Naučová brings steady leadership, great contacts, and valuable experience with national notifications.'
- 'Tereza Naučová was really great, with deep knowledge, very responsive, and able to explain very complex topics and options for the decision.'
- ‘Wolf Theiss provided specific, strategic counsel to support a substantial investment in the energy sector. The firm delivered highly detailed, technically robust guidance on the applicable laws and regulations in the Czech Republic, which was instrumental in developing a comprehensive analysis of key corruption risks.’
- ‘The Wolf Theiss M&A team is extremely dedicated, knowledgeable, and thorough in its approach. We have truly benefited from their expertise.'
- ‘Tereza Naučová and Maroš Kandrík were instrumental in bringing our M&A transaction across the finish line. They were proactive throughout and extremely knowledgeable.'
- My impression of Maros Kadrik is that we had an excellent working relationship and that he provided assistance in line with what I was asking for, which greatly facilitated my role as lead counsel. I felt that I could trust Maros and was confident that the output delivered by him would be of a high standard, making my job significantly easier.
Key clients
- American Industrial Partners
- Audax Management Company
- LLP Prague
- Waterlogic Group Holdings
- New Wave Group
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Lottomatica Group
- SCR-Sibelco
- Treves
- Hilding Anders
Work highlights
Advised American Industrial Partners (AIP) on its strategic investment in Austin Powder.
Advised Audax Private Equity with over $1bn of committed capital, based in Boston and San Francisco, on all Czech legal and regulatory matters related to the acquisition of the Clinical Services business, a part of Avantor Inc.
Advising Sibelco Group on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in four Czech companies.
Practice head
Tereza Naučová; Michal Matouš
Other key lawyers
Maroš Kandrík