Vit Kropjok is an Of Counsel in the Prague office. He specializes in English law-governed M&A and private equity cross-border transactions, primarily in emerging markets.

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE ADVISING*

M&A, CORPORATE & PRIVATE EQUITY

• IE ENERGY on a EUR 33 million equity co-investment with Raiffeisen Pension Funds for the greenfield development of a battery energy storage system and virtual power plant (Croatia)
• A PRIVATE EQUITY SPONSOR on a EUR 50 million equity investment in a joint venture managing regulated real estate funds (Lithuania)
• PODRAVKA on a EUR 50 million portage co-investment in the EUR 333 million acquisition of Fortenova Agriculture Division from administration (Croatia)
• SALT INDUSTRY on a USD 11 million facility convertible into a 20% stake in a leading Central Asian salt producer (AIFC/Kazakhstan)
• AN AI CLOUD SECURITY PLATFORM on a EUR 10 million investment in preferred convertible shares with penny warrants (Luxembourg)
• SARYTOGAN on a USD 5 million equity investment to fund explorations to one of the world’s largest graphite deposits (Australia/Kazakhstan)
• BANK OF PALESTINE on a USD 15 million equity investment, co-invested with the IFC (West Bank/Gaza)
• EURO MANGANESE private placement to fund high purity manganese predevelopment works (Canada)
• VARIOUS CLIENTS on exits from listed minority positions, including via off-exchange LSE-listed GDRs (Russia/Luxembourg/UK)

* Experience prior to joining Kinstellar.

EDUCATION

• 2021: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Faculty of Law (Ph.D.)
• 2016: University of San Francisco, USA, School of Law (LL.M.)
• 2014: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Faculty of Law (Mgr., JUDr.)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
• Czech Bar Association (Advokát/Attorney-at-Law)

LANGUAGES

Czech, English