Prague, 24 March 2016 - Wolf Theiss has represented and advised Rockaway Capital SE on its acquisition of the Czech Republic-based online travel agency Invia and its Polish subsidiary Travelplanet S.A. Following completion, Wolf Theiss will continue to advise on the mandatory tender offer to the minority shareholders of Travelplanet S.A.
Invia is the largest online travel agency in the Czech Republic and one of the most popular providers of online travel packages in the whole CEE region. Rockaway Capital SE belongs to one of the most progressive private equity and venture capital houses in the Czech Republic, with further offices in San Francisco and Sao Paolo.
Jan Myska, Partner at Wolf Theiss Prague, remarks, "We are grateful to have been part of this challenging, interesting and rewarding transaction. The scale of the transaction involved complex corporate, regulatory and completion law issues across five jurisdictions, including the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia."
Jan Myska led the Wolf Theiss team advising Rockaway Capital SE and performing coordination work on the transactions. He was assisted in Prague by Counsels Jan Kotous and Libor Prokes and Associate Lenka Kucerova. Warsaw-based Senior Associate Dariusz Harbaty and Associate Monika Gaczkowska advised on aspects of Polish law. Budapest-based Partner Janos Toth and Associate Peter Ihasz advised on matters concerning Hungarian law. Bratislava-based Senior Associate Marian Sulik advised on issues in Slovak law. Bucharest-based Partner Ileana Glodeanu and Senior Associate Mircae Ciocirlea provided their expertise in matters of Romanian law.