Biography
Marco Hladík is an associate in the EMEA Private-Equity / Mergers & Acquisition practice at White & Case.
Fluent in French, English and Czech, Marco is at ease navigating both domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, involving listed and non-listed companies, as well as private equity transactions and restructuring operations of distressed companies. Marco has also extensive experience in compliance aspect of transactions involving multinational clients, including investment funds, investment banks and industrials in France, in the Netherlands and in the UK.
Since joining White & Case, Marco has been involved in landmark M&A transactions and strategic Private Equity investments. He, thus, advised EPH in its takeover of Casino, Guichard-Perrachon or Nordic Capital and CVC on its strategic investments in European leading independent vehicle glass repair and replacement specialists.
Prior to joining White & Case in 2024, Marco worked at several other high-profile US and French law firms based in Paris and in compliance departments of banks in Amsterdam and Paris.
Experience
Cary Group, Nordic Capital and CVC (2026/2024)
Representation of Cary Group, a Nordic Capital and CVC portfolio company:
- on the acquisition of Glazing Holding, a leading independent vehicle glass repair and replacement specialist in France and in Belgium.
- on the acquisition of 123 Pare-Brise, a leading independent vehicle glass repair and replacement specialist in France.
Majority Shareholders (2025)
Representation of new majority shareholders of the leading French group engaging in the the formwork and construction equipment sector after a successful financial restructuring operation.
Arconic Corporation (2025)
Representation of Arconic, an Apollo company and a leading global designer and manufacturer of aluminum window and façade systems, on the strategic cross-border carve-out of Kawneer Europe and its sale to private equity fund Mutares following a competitive auction process.
Summit Partners (2025)
Representation of Summit Partners on its reference investment in Dreampath, a global leader in digital sample management systems for anatomical pathology laboratories.
Georg Fischer AG (2025)
Advised Georg Fischer AG on the US$336 million sale of its automotive unit GF Casting Solutions to Mexico-headquartered global automotive supplier Nemak.
Hyva (2025)
Advised Hyva and its parent JOST Werke SE on the sale of Hyva's global cranes business to private equity investor Mutares.
Revaia (2025)
Representation of Revaia Growth II S.L.P., a growth equity fund managed by Revaia, on its 20m€ investment in Series B in the french cybersecurity company Sekoia.io.
Bertin Technologies (2025)
Representation of French company Bertin Technologies on its acquisition of Czech company Fingam VF specialised in the business of nuclear pure radiation protection and monitoring.
EP Global Commerce a.s. (2024)
Representation of EP Equity Investment III s.à r.l, a company controlled by businessman Daniel Kretinsky, on the takeover of Casino Group as a part of its financial restructuring, alongside Fimalac and Attestor, with Casino Group and some of its main creditors.
Hapag-Lloyd (2024)
Representation of Hapag-Lloyd, a Hamburg-based transport and logistics company, in its acquisition of 60% of the share capital of Compagnie Nouvelle de Manutention Portuaire from Seafrigo, an international group specialized in food logistics.