Karla Rundtová is a Partner in the Prague office and the firm-wide head of the Foreign Direct Investment Screening service line. She focuses on M&A, corporate and foreign direct investments.

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING

M&A and Corporate

• STADA ARZNEIMITTEL on the acquisition of Walmark, a leading manufacturer of consumer health products in Central Europe with a unique portfolio of well-established consumer health brands across multiple categories
• CANAL+ GROUP on its acquisition of M7 Group, one of the largest independent pay-TV operators in Europe with operations in Benelux, Germany and Central Europe
• DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP on the EUR 374 million acquisition of the Olympia Shopping Centre in Brno, the largest supra-regional shopping centre in the Czech Republic, from two funds managed by Rockspring Property Investment Managers and ECE Real Estate Partners, respectively
• YOUPLUS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL and MYLIFE LEBENSVERSICHERUNG, members of the Swiss Insurevolution Partners insurance group, on the acquisition of the Czech and Slovak life and non-life insurance contract portfolios from Basler Sachversicherungs-AG and Basler Lebensversicherungs-AG

Foreign Direct Investment

• NN on the acquisition of Aegon’s life insurance business in the Czech Republic and of Aegon's life insurance and pension businesses in Slovakia for a total of EUR 155 million, including competition clearance in the Czech Republic and Slovakia as well as regulatory approvals in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
• NEXEN TIRE CORPORATION on its EUR 850 million greenfield investment in the Czech Republic (the third-largest foreign investment in the country’s history), including on negotiations with the Czech government regarding the investment agreement and related documentation
• HYUNDAI MOBIS on a EUR 100 million greenfield investment in Mobis Automotive for a headlights production plant in the Czech Republic, including negotiation of the investment agreement with the Czech authorities and related documentation
• A FRENCH GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER on a number of greenfield investments, acquisitions and divestments and other corporate matters
• INTEVA PRODUCTS, part of the Renco Group and a global top-tier supplier of engineered components and systems for the automotive industry, on the US$ 755 million sale to CIE Automotive of its roof business in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania, including the pre-sale restructuring
• SHAWMUT on issues connected to starting business, hiring employees and managers and drafting relevant legal documents

EDUCATION

• 1999: Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, Faculty of Law, Master of Law (Mgr.)
• 1994: Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, Faculty of Pedagogy

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Czech Bar Association (Advokát/Attorney-at-Law)

LANGUAGES

Czech, English, German, French