Lukáš Ševčík is a Partner in the Prague office, the firm-wide head of the Defence & Security sector and of the German Desk.  He focuses on M&A, corporate, private equity, defence & security, and life sciences.

He is a strong leader, up to date with key points, able to mobilise resources and provides well-drafted and succinct submissions.

Dual-qualified in Germany and the Czech Republic, Lukáš Ševčík is a well-regarded M&A practitioner advising clients on multi-jurisdictional acquisitions and mergers, particularly within the IT and manufacturing sectors.

Chambers Europe, 2023 & 2022

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING

M&A and Corporate

• 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 as well as regulatory approvals in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
• A GERMAN INSURANCE COMPANY on the contemplated acquisition of the Czech and Slovak business of an international insurance company providing life and non-life insurance services
• YOUPLUS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL and MYLIFE LEBENSVERSICHERUNG AG, 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

Healthcare & Life Sciences

• 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
• NEURAXPHARM GROUP, a leading European specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, a part of the APAX portfolio group of companies, on the acquisition of SVUS Pharma’s Farmax, a CNS specialty pharmaceutical company, in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary
• DR. MAX, a Central and East European pharmacy chain owned by Penta Investments, on certain aspects of the acquisition of Romania’s A&D Pharma Group, the biggest pharmacy operator and pharma distributor in the country with significant operations in Central and Eastern Europe
• MID EUROPA PARTNERS on the acquisition of Alpha Medical, a leading laboratory diagnostics provider in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

EDUCATION

• 1995: Second Legal State Examination (2. Juristisches Staatsexamen)
• 1994: University for Administrative Sciences, Speyer, Germany, Postgraduate studies
• 1992: First Legal State Examination (1. Juristisches Staatsexamen)
• 1992: University of Heidelberg, Germany, Faculty of Law, LL.B.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Frankfurt Bar Association
• Czech Bar Association (admitted as a Registered European Lawyer)

LANGUAGES

Czech, German, English