Company profile - Kalesná & Partners

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Kalesná & Partners has performed well since last May. Although the company's peers said that lynchpin Josef Magal's departure would dent the firm's financing service, this did not happen. Instead, clients have praised their service, with one recommending its “good commercial awareness”, particularly from partner Richard Flynn.

Flynn's performance in most of the high-profile deals has earned him praise even from rivals, with some describing him as “one of the Slovak Republic's all-time legal greats” and “a very analytical mind”.

His notable deals include teaming up with Július Paska to advise on the financing of Volkswagen Slovakia’s takeover of Matador. The deal was worth €320 million, and was closed in September, 2010. Elsewhere, the pair have been acting for ING Bank, advising its refinancing of SkyEurope’s debt.

In addition to Flynn's conquests, other staff have clinched deals too. Newly employed associates Ludmila Rázusova and Alica Moleková have joined the firm's head of banking & finance Alexej Valvoda, to advise Istrobanka on financing of GlaxoSmithKline’s purchase of Novácke Chemické Závody; and the deal was closed at €240 million in October, 2010.

The firm has advised some of the financial service industry's big names, including Istrobanka, ING Bank, Citigroup, and Lehman Brothers.

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Richard Flynn
Alexej Valvoda

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Richard Flynn