Overall deal volume increases in 2011, despite significant fluctuations in M&A market activity The latest 2011 mergermarket European M&A league tables confirmed Ernst & Young as the number one provider of accountancy advice on M&A transactions across Europe during 2011. In a year that saw M&A activity fluctuate significantly, Ernst & Young advised […]
Havel, Holásek & Partners enhanced its legal team by taking on a new managing associate, Lukáš Syrový. Lukáš will be particularly responsible for the firm’s real estate, construction and corporate practice areas. His main areas of focus will include legal advice on all aspects of legal audits, construction, leases, disposals and acquisitions of properties. […]
Vlastimil Halla, Director, will focus on developing the advisory services in respect of public administration and will lead the team which provides these services. He will be responsible for defining and implementing its business strategy, and also participating in discussions on topics affecting society as a whole. He will seek new business opportunities in public […]
PwC Czech Republic Tax and Legal Services team was strengthened at the beginning of February by the addition of Zbyněk Pokorný, Manager specialised in the area of tax incentives. He has 6 years of experience in administration and consultancy on new investment projects under the investment incentives scheme. Prior to joining PwC, Zbyněk worked for […]
Jannis Samaras, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Kofola S.A., won the prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year award for 2011. Czech Minister of Finance Miroslav Kalousek and Magdalena Souček, Country Managing Partner of Ernst & Young, presented the winner with the trophy at the Prague Žofín Palace on 15 February 2012. The […]
The Czech mergers and acquisitions market was one of the few markets in Central and South Eastern Europe which reported a drop in activity during 2011. In the Czech Republic the number of transactions fell by 24 % against 2010, while in the region as a whole it rose by 11 %. However, the total […]
On Wednesday, February 8, one of the most awaited culture events of this year in Prague – the exhibition Rembrandt & Co. – Stories Told by a Prosperous Age – was opened. The Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs, Uri Rosenthal, took part in this ceremony; the importance of this event was accentuated as well by […]
But confidence in company revenue growth remains ahead of 2009 Prague, 25 January 2012 – Nearly half (48%) of the 1258 CEOs polled worldwide believe the global economy will decline even further in the next 12 months, according to PwC’s 15th Annual Global CEO Survey. Just 15% said the global economy will improve during 2012. […]
The dynamics of energy provider changes in the Czech Republic was faster in the year 2011, too, both in the case of natural gas and electricity. According to PwC Audit partner Tomáš Bašta, it will still take some time before the number of changes stabilises at some level, which, however, can still be significantly higher […]
Monetary expansion through a liquidity injection from the European Central Bank, orderly defaults for the most indebted countries, Greek exit and a new currency bloc have been outlined as four potential outcomes of the Eurozone crisis in 2012, in a PwC report launched on 5 December 2011, “What next for the Eurozone – Possible scenarios […]
