Michael Forytek

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Managing Associate

Michal Forýtek is a Managing Associate in the Prague office. He focuses on M&A, energy, competition and public procurement law.

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING

M&A AND CORPORATE

• E.ON on the sale of 49% of Pražská plynárenská Holding (PPH) to the Municipality of Prague and 49.35% of Pražská plynárenská to PPH
• MID EUROPA PARTNERS on the acquisition of Alpha Medical, the leading laboratory diagnostics provider in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES

• BOREALIS INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT and ALLIANZ CAPITAL PARTNERS on the complex regulatory issues (unbundling – third Energy Package, certificate of independence, regulation of long-term gas transit agreements) related to the acquisition of the Czech transmission system operator Net4Gas
• CZECH HEATING ASSOCIATION on the antitrust proceedings before the European Commission regarding an alleged abuse of a dominant position in the coal supply industry
• E.ON on the sale of 49% of Pražská plynárenská Holding (PPH) to the Municipality of Prague and 49.35% of Pražská plynárenská to PPH

COMPETITION & STATE AID

• CZECH HEATING ASSOCIATION in antitrust proceedings before the European Commission regarding an alleged abuse of a dominant position in the coal supply industry

EDUCATION

• 2002 – 2007: Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, Faculty of Law, Master of Law (Mgr.)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Czech Bar Association

LANGUAGES

Czech, English