Jakub Šťastný is a Managing Associate in the Prague office and a member of the Banking, Finance & Capital Markets service line. He focuses primarily on real estate finance, fintech, financial services regulation, restructuring & insolvency, IP&T, and capital markets.

Jakub regularly advises leading Czech and international financial institutions and also has substantial experience with ISDA and EFET agreements in the context of energy trading.

In addition, Jakub leads Kinstellar’s startup support programme, advising early-stage companies in cooperation with the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) and Start it @ČSOB on legal matters such as corporate structuring, financing, and regulatory compliance.

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING

Banking & Finance 

• S IMMO AG on the financing aspects of its acquisition of a EUR 481 million property portfolio in the Czech Republic 
• TIKEHAU CAPITAL on refinancing of the debt of the Secret Escapes group
• PORTIVA REAL ESTATE in connection with the purchase of Smichoff administrative building in Prague and the related acquisition financing

Capital Markets

• THE INITIAL PURCHASERS AND LENDERS in connection with the debut offering of two senior secured high-yield bonds due in 2028 with volumes of EUR 525 million and USD 500 million by Benteler International AG, together with the provision of a EUR 810 million syndicated term loan and a EUR 250 million revolving credit facility
• ČEZ on its first sustainability-linked bond issue
• BLACKROCK in connection with legal analysis of the treatment of ETCs and regulatory and tax advice on the passporting of iShares Physical Gold ETC series in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, including a review and update of the relevant parts of the prospectus
• ONE OF THE LARGEST ENERGY COMPANIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, in relation to ISDA and EFET energy trading contracts and related legal matters, including reviewing and negotiating trading contracts, in particular ISDA and EFET standard agreements

Fintech

• ROIER on a new, multi-million Czech crown investment
• INVESTBAY on various regulatory matters related to issuance and trading of asset-referenced crypto-tokens
• FINMID on providing cross-border factoring services in the Czech Republic
• TAUVLO, a Czech-based operator of a digital token marketplace, on the implementation of the regulatory framework applicable to the public offering of crypto-assets under the EU MiCA Regulation
• AUTOPAY on regulatory requirements in connection with providing cross-border payment services

Intellectual Property

• STARTUPS incubated under the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) programme on regulatory compliance, corporate structuring and intellectual property matters, including legal guidance on customer contracts, protection of intellectual property rights, fundraising, and compliance with sector-specific regulations
• PORSCHE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE on various data protection matters, including reviews and amendments of its data processing notices, group-wide data protection agreements, and various day-to-day data protection inquiries
• ZALANDO on various intellectual property, trademark, data protection, consumer law and regulatory matters on an ongoing basis
• SERVICENOW on IP-driven and IP-focused transaction in connection with a 100% share acquisition of UltimateSuite, a Czech company developing task mining technology in order to streamline repetitive work and to identify automation opportunities

EDUCATION

• 2025: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Faculty of Law, Doctor of Law (JUDr.)
• 2024: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Faculty of Law, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
• 2018: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Faculty of Law, Master of Law (Mgr.)
• 2016: Lancaster University, UK, Law School, ERASMUS Exchange Programme

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

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

LANGUAGES

Czech, English, German