Corporate
Ashok Leyland
Weinhold Legal provided comprehensive legal services to the Ashok Leyland, the second largest Indian truck producer, in respect of its acquisition of the entire truck production business of AVIA, a traditional (est.1919) Czech truck producer. The legal services included initial advice on structuring of the transaction, due diligence, extensive negotiation and finalisation of the transaction documentation, advice on various corporate law, labour law, intellectual property etc. issues.
Plus Discount
Acquisition of land and construction of new stores, plus general business law advice.
Obrascón Huarte Lain
Our law firm represented Obrascón Huarte Lain, S.A. (OHL) in its acquisition of two publicly listed Czech companies, ŽS Brno, a.s., a leading construction firm specializing in railway corridors and transportation infrastructure, and Železniční průmyslová stavební výroba Uherský Ostroh a.s., the dominant producer of concrete sleepers. Our engagement consisted of drafting and negotiating the pre-acquisition contractual documentation, legal due diligence on the group, including its subsidiaries in Slovakia, negotiating, drafting and finalizing the acquisition documents, including shareholder agreement and option contracts, filing for and obtaining anti-trust approval in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, corporate and structuring support, and advising on the settlement of the transaction and following compulsory take-over bids.
FKI
Weinhold Legal assisted FKI plc in a complex acquisition of specified assets of Škoda Plzeň, a major Czech industrial conglomerate. We advised on all aspects of the acquisition, including due diligence and negotiations with a number of parties, including banks and the National Property Fund of the Czech Republic together with corporate restructuring issues.
