Jaroslav Baier specialises in venture capital, private equity, start-up advisory, and technology M&A. He leads a team that, according to rankings by the leading analytics platform PitchBook, ranks among the three most active legal advisors in the CEE region in terms of the number of transactions.
He has extensive experience in advising VC and PE funds and start-ups on transactions, creating fund structures and transfer centres, designing top management and key employee incentive schemes (ESOPs), establishing holding structures in the Czech Republic and abroad, as well as advising Czech companies and start-ups on their international expansion. Jaroslav is a frequent lecturer and is actively involved in the development of the Czech start-up ecosystem.
Before joining our law firm in 2022, he spent several years at a boutique law firm, where he advised one of the most prominent Czech private equity groups. Prior to that, Jaroslav worked for many years at the Prague office of a Magic Circle international law firm.
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