Václav Kubr

Partner, Prague

Biography

“Flexibility, personality, business understanding - he’s got it all!”
(Chambers Europe, Real Estate, 2024)

Overview

Václav Kubr is a partner of the Prague office and a member of our EMEA M&A/Private Equity practice. His core specialization is in real estate and corporate law. He has led teams on various real estate development projects, real estate acquisitions and joint ventures and other property transactions. He has also advised clients on a number of real estate financing projects.

Václav has advised on some of the biggest real estate transactions in the Czech Republic and CEE region to date. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in real estate by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.

Bars and Courts
Czech Bar Association
Education
JD
Charles University, Faculty of Law
Prague, Czech Republic
Master's Degree
Charles University, Faculty of Law
Prague, Czech Republic
Languages
Czech
English

Experience

Václav has advised, among others, the following clients:

  • Trigea, a leading Czech Republic-based real estate investment fund, on its acquisition of Arkády Pankrác, one of the main shopping centres in Prague, from G City, the leading real estate company. The sale represented one of the largest single-asset transactions ever executed by a Czech retail real estate fund.
  • Trinity Bank in the acquisition of the office building located at Na Příkopě 33 in Prague. The transaction represents the largest acquisition in the real estate office segment in the Czech Republic in 2023, and one of the largest office space transactions in the center of the Czech capital.
  • TPG Real Estate Partners, TPG's dedicated opportunistic real estate equity investment platform, in forming a joint venture with Contera Real Estate, developer and investment group focusing on commercial properties in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and subsequent acquisition by the newly-formed joint venture, of the assets forming Contera Park Říčany.
  • CTP, a leading commercial real estate developer and manager of business parks in Central & Eastern Europe, on the €450 million sale of a Czech logistics portfolio to Deka Immobilien, the largest German institutional investor.
  • P3 Logistic Parks (P3) and leading global investment company TPG Real Estate, on the sale of P3 to GIC, a sovereign wealth fund established by the government of Singapore. With a transaction value of €2.4, this represented the largest real estate deal in the Czech Republic.
  • Hines, a privately owned global real estate investment firm with a presence in 255 cities in 27 countries, on its inaugural transaction in the Czech Republic – the acquisition of Eastgate Park, a 39,000 sqm last-mile logistics facility situated in an established industrial zone in Štěrboholy, Prague.
  • Logport Development, a Czech logistics developer, on a strategic partnership with Invesco Real Estate in relation to development and forward purchase transaction on Logport Prague West.
  • Crestyl Real Estate, a leading developer of residential, retail and commercial real estate in the Czech Republic, on its CZK 2 billion sale of the Central Kladno shopping center in Kladno, Czech Republic.
  • CTP Group, continental Europe's largest owner, developer and manager of logistics and industrial real estate in terms of gross leasable area, on its initial public offering (IPO) and listing of its shares on Euronext Amsterdam – the largest real estate IPO in Europe since 2014.
  • Erste Group Bank AG, Česká spořitelna, a.s., UniCredit S.p.A., UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s., Société Générale S.A. and Komerční banka, a.s., as mandated lead arrangers, in connection with syndicated financing provided to CTP Group, one of the largest industrial developers in the CEE region, for the purposes of refinancing the existing financial indebtedness of certain property companies within CTP Group that operate logistics parks in the Czech Republic. At the amount of €1.9 billion, this is one of the largest real estate financings in the CEE region.
Awards and Recognition

Ranked in Real Estate in the Czech Republic
(Chambers Europe, 2024)

Leading Individual in Real Estate & Construction in the Czech Republic
(Legal 500, 2024)

Ranked as "Highly regarded" in Real Estate
(IFLR 1000, 2023)

Ranked as "Highly regarded" in Project development
(IFLR 1000, 2023)

"Václav Kubr is very experienced in handling real estate transactions, including the sale of logistics portfolios and industrial assets."
(Chambers Europe, Real Estate, 2024)

"Flexibility, personality, business understanding - he's got it all!"
(Chambers Europe, Real Estate, 2024)

"He has 20 years of experience and is very knowledgeable and calm during negotiations. He is always finding a solution and remains a very strong asset to the team."
(Chambers Europe, Real Estate, 2023)

"very experienced with excellent orientation and know-how in this area."
(Chambers Europe, Real Estate, 2022)

"he was on my side in multiple transactions and I value him to the moon and back."
(Chambers Europe, Real Estate, 2020)

"Vaclav Kubr is a very hands-on, commercial and committed partner focused on getting the deal done."
(Legal 500, 2020)