Alena Naatz primarily focuses on M&A work, private equity investments, and commercial law, including corporate matters. She also specializes in regulatory matters, usually in relation to acquisitions, but also within the framework of EC law.

Private Equity, M&A
In the area of mergers and acquisitions, Ms. Naatz has represented clients both within the context of private tender processes and exclusive sales. Ms. Naatz's practice comprises the preparatory stage of acquisitions (i.e. in particular, legal due diligence of the target company and setting up the transaction structure), as well as advice during the acquisition stage, and in many cases, post-acquisition structuring and corporate advice. Alena Naatz was instrumental in completing corporate transformations, in particular mergers by amalgamation and de-mergers.

In the area of private equity, Ms. Naatz has extensive experience mainly in LBO and MBO transactions. She advises both funds and individuals (stake owners who contemplate a divestment). From among recent examples of the comprehensive services rendered by Alena Naatz, including structural and transactional advice, we may highlight the following:

• Benson Oak group, in the process of acquiring a 100 percent interest in Bochemie, s.r.o., a leading producer of detergents and disinfectants in the region of Central Europe;
• DBG Eastern Europe II LP, in the acquisition of a 100 percent interest in Lanex a.s. and Singing Rock s.r.o., which manufacture ropes for industrial and sports applications;
• ČGS a.s., a premier manufacturer of tires for farming machinery, in connection with the acquisition of the Rumaguma production plant in Serbia from GPX International;
• Arx CEE III LP and DBG Eastern Europe II LP, in the acquisition of a group of private healthcare facilities specializing in laser eye and cataract surgery in the Czech Republic;
• Benson Oak group and individual shareholders, in the sale of their interest in HERBACOS BOFARMA s.r.o., a generics manufacturer for the Czech market;
• ARX CEE III LP, in acquiring a majority share in Krkonošské vápenky Kunčice, a.s., a producer of building material, and its subsidiary Parabit Technologies s.r.o.;
• PPF Group, in the acquisition of a 100 percent share in EUROCLINICUM a.s., the largest Czech group of private hospitals and polyclinics;
• ARX CEE III LP, in becoming a co-owner and investor in Bochemie Group, a leading manufacturer of detergents and disinfectants in the CEE region;
• Funds managed by Mid Europa Partners, in the sale of a 100% stake in České Radiokomunikace a.s.;
• Group of shareholders in the sale of their stake in BATIST Medical a.s., a leading producer of healthcare devises and sanitary care products; and
• HP Tronic Group, in acquisition of a 100% stake in ETA, a.s., a producer of household appliances.

Regulatory matters
In the area of acquisitions, the professional practice of Ms. Naatz also includes the provision of competition law advisory services.

Ms. Naatz also advises manufacturers and distributors of medicinal products and pharmaceutical industry associations on business law and regulatory matters (registration of medicinal products, pricing and coverage). Ms. Naatz has been involved as an advisor in several disputes and administrative proceedings related to pharmaceutical industry issues pending before both Czech and EU authorities.

Bars and Courts
Czech Bar Association, 2007

Education
JUDr, Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, 2011
PhD, Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, 2010
LLM, Durham University, Great Britain, 2006
MA, Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, 2002
Erasmus Program, Law School of Salzburg University, Austria, 2001-2002
Certificate of Introduction to Anglo-American and EU Law, University of Cambridge, Great Britain, 2001

Languages
Czech
English
German

Citizenship
Czech Republic