20.1.2015
News
M&A

KŠB Advises on Sale of AWT

The BMM Group, which manages Zdeněk and Michaela Bakalas’s Czech assets, agreed with the other shareholders at the end of the year to sell a majority stake in AWT to PKP Cargo, the largest Polish railway cargo carrier. The deal is expected to be completed in the first half of 2015 following regulator approval. KŠB advised the seller.

The majority owner of AWT, investor Zdeněk Bakala and his family, sold an 80% stake in Advanced World Transport B.V. to the Polish carrier.

The remaining stake continues to be held by Minezit SE, controlled by René Holeček, which with KŠB’s assistance entered into a shareholder agreement with PKP Cargo.

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Active counter-drone measures need a broader legal basis

A highly noteworthy legislative proposal was added to the VeKLEP interministerial consultation database on 21 July 2026, namely a government bill amending several laws with the aim of strengthening the resilience of critical infrastructure entities against unmanned aircraft systems. Drafted by the Ministry of the Interior, the bill includes proposed amendments to the Civil Aviation Act and the Act on the Czech Police.

A highly noteworthy legislative proposal was added to the VeKLEP interministerial consultation database on 21 July 2026, namely a government bill amending several laws with the aim of strengthening the resilience of critical infrastructure entities against unmanned aircraft systems. Drafted by the Ministry of the Interior, the bill includes proposed amendments to the Civil Aviation Act and the Act on the Czech Police.

24.7.2026
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Tomáš Sequens and Dana Jacková Discuss the Risks of the Proposed Amendment to the Building Act

KŠB partner Tomáš Sequens and counsel Dana Jacková recently spoke to specialist news platforms Česká justice and Ekonomický deník about the proposed amendment to the Building Act, which aims to accelerate and simplify the construction permitting process.

KŠB partner Tomáš Sequens and counsel Dana Jacková recently spoke to specialist news platforms Česká justice and Ekonomický deník about the proposed amendment to the Building Act, which aims to accelerate and simplify the construction permitting process.

21.7.2026
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KŠB Supports Smetana Litomyšl’s Charitable Grand Finale

The 68th annual Smetana Litomyšl Festival closed this year with the Grand Finale – Italian Film Night, which took place under the patronage of our law firm. The Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tomáš Brauner, performed celebrated film music by Nino Rota, Luis Enrique Bacalov and Ennio Morricone in the second courtyard of Litomyšl Castle, which was also broadcast live on ČT Art and Czech Radio Vltava.

The 68th annual Smetana Litomyšl Festival closed this year with the Grand Finale – Italian Film Night, which took place under the patronage of our law firm. The Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tomáš Brauner, performed celebrated film music by Nino Rota, Luis Enrique Bacalov and Ennio Morricone in the second courtyard of Litomyšl Castle, which was also broadcast live on ČT Art and Czech Radio Vltava.