Clifford Chance
Hana Čekalová is a banking and finance practitioner with over 15 years' experience advising clients on the entire spectrum of finance transactions, regulatory matters and insolvency proceedings. She is Czech law qualified and holds an English Masters in Commercial and Corporate Law.
As a key member of the Prague office's Banking & Finance team, Hana has gained significant industry expertise from her involvement on some of the largest financing transactions in the Czech Republic and across the wider region. Hana has also significant experience in funding and regulatory aspects of fintech business.
Hana has co-written a banking and finance law book for legal practitioners and bankers called "Banking & Finance. General practice." published by C. H. Beck in 2023.
- Advising a club of banks led by UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, as mandated lead arranger and sole global coordinator, and with Česká spořitelna, Československá obchodní banka, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Intesa Sanpaolo, Komerční banka, Raiffeisenbank and Všeobecná úverová banka as arrangers, in connection with green and sustainability-linked long-term secured club financing relating to Czech residential portfolio located in Ostrava and Pilsen provided to Heimstaden Czech and guaranteed by Heimstaden Czech Pilsen and Heimstaden Bostad.
- Advising Česká exportní banka in connection with financing of construction and operation of shopping malls, office spaces, plants (including power plants) and infrastructure in Slovakia, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro and financing of specialized equipment export to Indonesia.
- Advising UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia and Komerční banka in connection with club financing for TEDOM and its subsidiaries of their working capital, bank guarantee facilities and existing indebtedness.
- Advising J&T BANKA in connection with financing of the DOCK project development for Crestyl.
- Advising Twisto Payments in relation to CZK 650 million senior and mezzanine financing of sales activities in the payment services and consumer credit sectors.
- Advising a club of major Czech banks coordinated by Komerční banka and Československá obchodní banka and further consisting of Citibank Europe, Česká spořitelna and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia in connection with the financing of the acquisition of TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING, a leading manufacturer of electron microscopes and other high-tech scientific instruments, by Carlyle.
- Advising a club of banks led by Československá obchodní banka and further consisting of the Czech and Slovak branches of ING Bank and Raiffeisenbank, in the amount of up to EUR 45,000,000 for AutoBinck Group entities in Czech Republic and Slovakia.
- Advising a club of major Czech banks led by Česká spořitelna and further consisting of BNP PARIBAS and J&T BANKA in connection with financing for Rohlik Group, the rapidly growing online grocery delivery service in Europe.
- Advising Eurobank, Greece, in relation to financing of the acquisition of a non-performing loan portfolio by APS Eta S.A. from a fund, including advising on the EU Securitisation Regulation aspects of the transaction.
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- Clifford Chance, Prague
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