Ondřej Florián

Partner

Email:
ondrej.florian@havelpartners.cz

Practice Areas:

Ondřej Florián focuses on M&A, corporate law, involving domestic and international acquisitions, including the pre-transaction and post-transaction restructuring. In addition, Ondřej focuses on the transformation of companies and other aspects of corporate law. As a part of transformations, he specializes in setting up holding structures and implementing all types of company transformations.

Among its clients are, in particular, the ultimate owners of successful domestic and foreign business groups belonging to the Czech Top 100 rankings, top managers, or major Czech companies and subsidiaries of the largest international companies.

In recent years, in the field of acquisitions, sales and corporate restructuring, he has been involved in a number of transactions both on the part of sellers and buyers, particularly in the areas of brewing, automotive, financial and banking services, and the furniture industry.

Ondřej joined our law firm in 2010; he is a partner with co-responsibility for corporate law since 2018.

Membership in professional associations

  • Czech Bar Association

Languages
Czech, English

Education

Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Law, Brno (2010), Mgr. (Master of Laws)

  • comprehensive corporate advice on the implementation of a total of three processes of demerger by spin-off of a part of the business assets of one of the largest international company dealing with the furniture industry with formation of a new companies (a cross-border transaction worth EUR 900 million)
  • comprehensive legal advice of one of the largest international company dealing with retail sale on a demerger by the spin-off of a part of the corporate assets of its two subsidies 
  • advising and assisting one of the United States’ largest brewing companies on the acquisition of a 100% interest in Central and Eastern European breweries (including the Czech Republic’s second largest brewery), with subsequent post-transaction restructuring
  • advising major private clients on the structuring and complete implementation of their holding structures
  • advising one of the largest manufacturer of food, body care and household care products on post-transactional restructuring
  • corporate advice to the Czech subsidiary of the largest manufacturer of furniture and home accessories
  • advising on the sale of business of the Czech subsidiary of a major U.S. manufacturer of bicycles and related products
  • advising a major corn seed supplier on the post-transactional restructuring entailing a merger and subsequent creation of a holding structure
  • advising the purchaser on the acquisition of business of a supplier of stainless steel and aluminium materials
  • corporate advice to the Czech subsidiary of a U.S. manufacturer of motorcycles and accessories
  • advising and assisting a Czech automobile dealer on the squeeze-out of a minority shareholder
  • advising the seller on the sale of a Czech developer of aviation, marine, outdoor and automotive GPS navigation systems and avionics devices
  • advising on the post-merger restructuring of a company specialised in the development, construction, production and sale of electromechanical components for the automotive and electronics industries
  • advising a major foreign manufacturer of light propeller airplanes on the formation of a branch in the Czech Republic
  • advising a major Czech manufacturer and supplier of concrete on its restructuring and change of legal form

Press releases

Ondřej Florián and Štěpán Štarha to become partners of HAVEL & PARTNERS
The largest Czech-Slovak law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS will have 27 partners from 1 July 2018. Ond… read more »

Publications and newsletters

Will the Register of Beneficial Owners be non-public or what will be the consequences of the CJEU’s decision to invalidate part of the AML Directive?
Author: Ondřej Florián, Alexandra Parnaiová The entry into force of the new Act on Registration … read more »

New Act on the Register of Beneficial Owners to enter into force on 1 June 2021
Authors: Ondřej Florián, Alexandra Parnaiová New Act No. 37/2021 Sb. on the Register of Ben… read more »

Guide to the corporate world after the amendment | Part IV.
Authors: Ondřej Florián, Gerardi Karolína RIGHTS OF A SHAREHOLDER IN A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY… read more »

Monistic arrangement - all statutory directors have been deleted from the Commercial Register
Authors: Ondřej Florián, Eliška Dittrichová A fundamental change brought about with effect … read more »

GUIDE TO THE CORPORATE WORLD AFTER THE AMENDMENT | PART 3
Authors: Ondřej Florián, Pavlína Petráčková One-tier governance: Where did the governing di… read more »

GUIDE TO THE CORPORATE WORLD AFTER THE AMENDMENT | PART 2
Authors: Ondřej Florián, Radek Wejmelka Division of profit and other equity funds under new… read more »

GUIDE TO THE CORPORATE WORLD AFTER THE AMENDMENT | PART 1
Authors: Ondřej Florián, Radek Wejmelka What changes should companies expect and when they will … read more »

The registration of beneficial owners of all legal entities is not going away and instead wants more from us
Authors: David Neveselý, Ondřej Florián, Alexandra Parnaiová Current situation In 2017, an am… read more »

Are you doing business through a limited liability company? You may now be eligible for a compensation bonus in connection with the coronavirus
Authors: Ondřej Florián, Pavlína Petráčková, Eliška Dittrichová An amendment to Act no. 159/2020… read more »

Duties of and risks for members of governing bodies during the coronavirus pandemic (part three)
PART THREE | DISTRIBUTION OF PROFIT AND INVALIDITY OF GENERAL MEETING RESOLUTIONS Authors: O… read more »

Duties of and risks for members of governing bodies during the coronavirus pandemic (part two)
PART TWO | SPECIAL DUTIES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND THE QUESTION OF CONCERN INSTRUCTIONS … read more »

Duties of and risks for members of governing bodies during the coronavirus pandemic (part one)
PART ONE | DUE MANAGERIAL CARE Authors: Ondřej Florián, Soňa Karbanová, Kamil Kovaříček The … read more »

Companies in quarantine: What are the implications of the new measures ensuring the operation of corporate bodies during an epidemic?
Authors: Ondřej Florián, Radek Wejmelka The current emergency measures adopted in response to t… read more »

The search for the beneficial owner continues! Have you made a timely registration of your beneficial owner?
Authors: Ondřej Florián (Partner), Alexandra Parnaiová (Junior Associate) As we covered in one… read more »

Articles and Interviews

Employee participation in supervisory boards of joint stock companies in the Czech Republic will be mandatory from January 2019!
An amendment to Act No. 90/2012 Sb., on Companies and Cooperatives (Act on Business Corporations), … read more »

Significant Matters

Comprehensive advice to Rupula one on the purchase of a stake and additional financing of Pet Farm Family
The investment company Rupula one owned by Jaroslav Havel acquired, in two stages, a 30% stake in P… read more »

Comprehensive legal advice by HAVEL & PARTNERS on a spin-off of the assets of Pražská teplárenská a.s.
The largest Czech-Slovak law firm HAVEL & PARTNERS has provided, under the leadership of Ondřej… read more »

HAVEL & PARTNERS banking & finance team advised on the subscription of eMan’s shares on the stock exchange
Lead by partner Jan Topinka, HAVEL & PARTNERS specialised banking team provided complete financ… read more »