Ivo Průša

Ivo Průša is a senior associate at Havel, Holásek & Partners. He specialises in banking, finance, capital markets and corporate law, including corporate transformations.
In the field of banking, finance and capital markets, Ivo focuses primarily on debt financing (both project and acquisition financing, including their syndicated forms) for lenders as well as borrowers, and also on regulatory aspects of financial services, collective investments and securities offerings.

In restructuring and corporate transformations, Ivo has been involved in numerous transactions of various types (spin-offs, complete restructurings, mergers), for foreign and Czech clients.

TRANSACTIONS

• advising a foreign bank’s Czech branch on new financing opportunities and on restructuring existing transactions
• drafting standard credit documentation (loan agreements and security instruments) for Czech branches of foreign banks
• advising the largest photovoltaic group in the Czech Republic on bank and non-bank mezzanine financing of the construction of photovoltaic power plants
• advising a syndicate of major Czech banks on the financing of a state corporation producing uranium concentrate for the nuclear energy sector
• advising a major Czech bank on financing the construction of photovoltaic power plants
• advising a group of companies in the sectors of energy, transport, telecommunications, public illumination and information and communication systems on the financing of an acquisition of a majority stake in a company doing business in the relevant industries
• advising an Irish-Czech private equity fund on the financing and re-financing of the acquisition of manufacturers of electric and electronic devices
• advising the manager of a U.S. hedge fund on the Czech aspects of a "second lien" financing provided to a multinational automotive company
• advising a foreign bank on the financing of the acquisition of a Czech manufacturer of heat exchangers
• advising a major Czech bank in connection with the implementation of electronic banking, including the drafting of complete contractual and methodological documentation
• advising a Czech bank on the implementation of the MiFID Directive, including the drafting of related documentation
• advising a private equity fund on the financing of acquisitions and on the refinancing of cable network operators
• advising on the restructuring of a group of companies providing commercial and marketing services to airlines
• advising on the restructuring of a manufacturer of electronic products

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Czech Bar Association
• The Capital Markets Association of the Czech Republic (the Collective Investment Section)