HAVEL & PARTNERS (until 31 December 2017 Havel, Holásek & Partners) has provided comprehensive legal advice to SODECIA Automotive Europe GmbH from the SODECIA Group on acquiring shares in MATADOR Automotive in the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic and the Russian Federation, which are the leading suppliers for the automotive industry in the CEE region.

The seller was the Cypriot company M.I.L. MATINVESTMENTS LIMITED from MATADOR Group. Both parties have decided not to disclose the value of the transaction.

SODECIA took advantage of the long-standing know-how and experience of the M&A team at HAVEL & PARTNERS, in this case represented in particular by partner Pavel Němeček, senior associates Silvie Király and Juraj Steinecker, associate Zuzana Hargašová, and junior associates Ondřej Reiser and Martin Štrbáň.