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Lukas Valusek
Counsel

Lukas Valusek

Prague, Czech Republic
Languages
  • Czech
  • English
  • Slovak

Lukáš Valúšek is counsel in the Banking & Finance team at CMS Prague. He specialises in large-scale restructuring and insolvency matters, NPL transactions, financial services regulatory issues, and also has considerable experience advising both lenders and borrowers on cross-border financing transactions in the Czech Republic. Before joining CMS in 2014, Lukáš gained a number of years’ experience in various in-house positions at banks in the Czech Republic.

Lukáš is a certified insolvency practitioner.

 

Relevant experience

  • Czech manufacturer of bike frames on the restructuring of their business and corporate structure, advising on new investors' structure and potential insolvency impacts.
  • Private investor with the negotiation of a reorganisation plan and advising on successful purchase of a RE company owning real estate assets worth USD 100m+ in reorganisation.
  • Klarna Bank SA with its entry into the Czech market in respect to the regulatory environment and contractual documentation.
  • AnaCap Financial Partners, a leading financial services specialist mid-market private equity investor, on its sale of Equa bank to Raiffeisenbank a.s.
  • Balbec Capital on the sale of various NPL insolvency portfolios to a third-party buyer. Advising on the insolvency implications of the sale and mitigation of the risks involved. 
  • Distressed debt investor on the purchase of a manager of non-performing assets.
  • Leading car manufacturer with insolvency aspects related to its supplier in financial difficulties.
  • Leading aircraft leasing company on an aircraft servicing contract and insolvency implications of a lessee concerning two aircraft located in the Czech Republic.
  • Leading European central depository on securities settlement and capital markets regulatory matters in the Czech Republic. 
  • Czech bank on strengthening its Tier 1 capital and remuneration policies.

Memberships & Roles

  • Member, Czech Bar Association

Education

  • 2007 – JUDr., Charles University, Prague
  • 2004 – Mgr., Trnava University, Trnava
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance Capital Markets
sectors
TMT - Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Further reading

  • CMS advises Deka Immobilien on a landmark deal in the Czech Republic

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Understanding MiCAR’s transitional regimes and its implications for EU crypto businesses

05 Dec 2024 2 min read
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Harmonisation of insolvency avoidance rights from the Czech perspective

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Legal Update Czech Republic

Preventive restructuring finally arrives in the Czech Republic—and it may affect you more than you realise

08 Sep 2023 9 min read
Legal Update Czech Republic

Pre-pack insolvency sale in the Czech Republic: Current situation and outlook

07 Aug 2023 7 min read
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