HAVEL & PARTNERS as the Czech legal counsel represented the French group Pernod Ricard, one of the world’s leading producers of premium wines and spirits, in the sale of the famous Karlovarská distillery. 

The legal advice included conducting pre-transaction due diligence of Jan Becher – Karlovarská Becherovka, restructuring, and drafting transaction documentation.

For our law firm, partners Václav Audes and Ondřej Florián worked on the transaction, with significant support from senior associate Ivo Skolil, who was a team leader, senior associate Radek Riedl, and associates Ema Černá, Kateřina Trzaska, Václav Fajkus and Jan Krejčí.

The Polish food group Maspex became the new owner of Jan Becher – Karlovarská Becherovka.

The transaction should be finally settled around mid-2024 after being granted necessary approvals from the competition authorities.

The most famous product of Jan Becher – Karlovarská Becherovka is an iconic stomach liqueur with more than 200 years of tradition. However, the company is also one of the distributors of more than forty other premium alcohol brands on the Czech market.