Karel Petržela

Karel has represented, among others, the following clients:

TPG Real Estate on the €470 million sale to funds managed by Blackstone of CT Real Estate, a portfolio of ten logistics parks located in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, one of the largest real estate deals in Europe in 2024.

Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, on its acquisition of a newly carved-out tower portfolio from leading Central & Eastern European telecommunications operator Telekom Srbija.

Bonatrans Group on the sale of a majority stake in Bonatrans India to the Indian rolling stock manufacturer, Jupiter Wagons.

HB Reavis Group on the disposal of its Luxembourg subsidiary, HB Reavis Investment Management, the manager of the CE REIF fund, to leading Slovak asset management company IAD Investments.

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.

CTP Group on the EUR 450 million sale of a Czech logistics portfolio to Deka Immobilien. This represents one of the largest-ever real estate transactions in the Czech Republic.

CTP Group on its acquisition of a Polish logistics project portfolio from 7R, a Polish developer specializing in innovative and environmentally friendly warehouses and production spaces.

TPG Real Estate Partners, TPG's dedicated opportunistic real estate equity investment platform, and Contera Real Estate, developer and investment group focusing on commercial properties in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, on several joint ventures.

HB Reavis ón the sale of its interest in Cambridge Innovation Center, a company providing shared workspaces for entrepreneurs and emerging companies, to third party funds.

Avast (Gen Digital), one of the world's largest cybersecurity companies, on the carve-out divestment of its Family Safety Mobile Business to Smith Micro Software for US$66 million.

Trigea on its acquisition of Arkády Pankrác, a prime shopping center situated in Prague, from real estate company G City.

Smithfield Foods, one of the world's largest meat producers and processors, on its acquisition of MECOM Group, a meat processing company operating two meat processing plants in Slovakia and two in Hungary.

Crestyl, a Czech developer and investor, in relation to the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in one of Poland's largest residential developers, Spravia (formerly Budimex Nieruchomości) from Cornerstone Partners, giving it full control of the company.