Radim Kotlaba is a Senior Associate in the Prague office focusing on M&A and energy & natural resources. 

Radim has more than 20 years of extensive experience in providing legal services to many Czech private and public clients as well as international companies, focusing mainly on M&A, corporate compliance, corporate restructuring and energy regulatory matters, and public procurement/PPP. He was a member of numerous due diligence teams and advised on Czech and cross-border transactions and projects across a wide range of sectors, including energy, oil & gas, distribution, production, construction, transportation, and real estate. He has led legal and multidisciplinary teams as well as cross-border projects.

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING*

M&A

• A LEADING EUROPEAN OIL AND GAS COMPANY on the acquisition of petrol stations, including due diligence, drafting transaction documentation and assisting in negotiations
• A LEADING PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTOR on the acquisition of various solar power plants, including comprehensive due diligence, drafting transaction documentation and assisting in negotiations
• A FAMILY-OWNED COMPANY on the sale of a storage equipment producer, including drafting transaction documentation and assisting in negotiations
• A PUBLIC INSTITUTION on the acquisition of a share in a residential developer, including due diligence, drafting transaction documentation and a joint venture agreement as well as assisting in negotiations
• AN INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANY on a cross-border merger

*Experience prior to joining Kinstellar.

EDUCATION

• 2003: University of Passau, Germany, Faculty of Law, DAAD scholarship (LL.M.)
• 2002: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Faculty of Law, Master of Law (Mgr.)
• 1999: University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, Faculty of Finance and Accounting, Master’s degree in Economics (Ing.)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

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

LANGUAGES

Czech, English, German