Zoran Draškovič

Selected Work Highlights

• Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH) in connection with its two-stage acquisition from ENEL of 66% of the shares in Slovenské elektrárne, the largest electricity producer in Slovakia, and issues related to the joint venture between EPH and ENEL in the interim period

• Jadrová a vyraďovacia spoločnosť, a.s. (JAVYS), a state-owned nuclear decommissioning company, on issues related to its joint venture with ČEZ on the development of a new nuclear power plant in Slovakia, legal feasibility aspects, contemplated financing structures, EIA aspects and assessment from public procurement and State aid law perspective*

• a global car manufacturer on its over EUR 1 bil. greenfield investment in Slovakia

• eustream on various commercial and regulatory matters, including construction projects for interconnecting gas networks between Poland and Slovakia, and addressing critical issues related to gas transit connections with Ukraine, Poland, and Hungary

• Slovenský plynárenský priemysel on establishing a full-function joint venture with ČEZ ESCO, a leading Czech provider of energy efficiency services, to deliver energy efficiency services in Slovakia*

• Grafobal Group, privately held Slovak conglomerate active in various economic sectors, in connection with the sale of GGE, a utility group operating in Slovakia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Poland and Hungary, to London-based Infracapital*

• owner and developer of the National Football Stadium in Bratislava on all aspects of the project, including negotiating State aid with the government and drafting construction agreements, managing operational issues and representing them in disputes with the state before Slovak and EU courts

• Grafobal Group on the sale of TA3 Slovak TV news channel to Blueberg Media, a Czech media company*

• Vaillant in connection with its greenfield investment project in Slovakia for construction of a production plant for heat pumps, including selection of the construction contractor and preparation and negotiation of construction contracts*

• co-founder of AeroMobil, a Slovak company focused on developing a flying car prototype, on the entry and exit of investors and changes to the company’s PE structure*

• Smithfield Foods, one of the world’s largest meat producers, on its acquisition of Slovak and Hungarian subsidiaries of MECOM, a Slovak meat processing company*

• Enterprise Investors in connection with its acquisition of a leading operator in the food and industrial goods retail sector in Slovakia*

• Raiffeisen International Direct Bank AG on the establishment of its branch in Slovakia and corporate and finance regulatory issues*

• Slovenské elektrárne on contracts for the long-term supply of nuclear fuel and regulatory issues*

• Slovenský plynárenský priemysel (SPP) in connection with complex internal reorganization of SPP group, and the analysis of alternative reorganization options*

• Slovak Ministry of Economy on issues related to the Slovak energy sector, including implementation of the EU’s Third Energy Package into Slovak legislation and co-drafting of new primary and secondary legislation*

• advising on Slovak aspects of cross-border financings, acting for both lenders and borrowers

*while fee-earner at previous firm