Jana Chwaszcz

Local Partner, Prague

Biography

Overview

Jana Chwaszcz is a local partner in our EMEA M&A/Private Equity practice, specializing in private M&A transactions, corporate finance, and debt and equity capital markets. She is qualified in both Czech and English law.

Jana advises leading private equity funds, financial groups, and corporates across a wide range of industry sectors, including technology, e-commerce, telecommunications, infrastructure, energy, and utilities.

She has also represented issuers and sponsors in IPOs and other equity capital market deals.

Bars and Courts
Czech Bar Association
England and Wales, Solicitor
Education
Master's Degree
Business Administration and Management
Masaryk University
Business Administration and Management
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Master of Law
Masaryk University
Business Administration and Management
Cracow University of Economics
Languages
Czech
English
German

Experience

Jana's experience includes advising the following clients on the matters below:

Corporate/ M&A

Macquarie Asset Management, on the disposal of its 55.21% interest in GasNet to ČEZ.*

A consortium of investors, including J&T Arch Investments and founder Ondřej Kania, on the divestment of a majority stake in Consilium Europe to Dukes Education.*

Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Ltd (LSE:CORD)'s Czech portfolio company České Radiokomunikace, on its acquisition of Cloud4com and DC Lužice from Aricoma Group.*

OMERS Infrastructure, on the sale of its 50% interest in NET4GAS to ČEPS, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade.*

Funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited (MIRA), on the EUR 1 billion acquisition of Romanian power generation, distribution and supply assets from state-owned Czech utility group ČEZ Group.*

Capital Markets

Colt CZ Group SE, on the listing of its (tranche) shares on the Prime Market of the Prague Stock Exchange.*

W.A.G payment solutions plc (Eurowag), on its EUR 200 million initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.*

Tatry mountain resorts, a.s., on the listing of its (tranche) shares on the Prime Market of the Prague Stock Exchange.*

Česká zbrojovka Group SE, a leading European producer of firearms, on its IPO and the listing of its shares on the Prime Market of the Prague Stock Exchange.*

Czech Gas Networks Investments S.à r.l (CGNI), on the issuance and placement of EUR500M green notes with investors on international capital markets.*

*Experience prior to joining White & Case