We have advised one of the purchasers, an investor, developer, and operator of shopping malls located in Slovakia with a gross leasable area of more than 150.000 qm, on its joint acquisition of the Shopping Mall Optima in Košice, together with another Slovakian coinvestor.
The total acquisition costs amounted to EUR €118 million, which represents the largest investment transaction in Slovakia so far in 2022.
The Shopping Mall Optima is one of the biggest shopping malls in Slovakia, offering various activities and products, including food, fashion and entertainment.
This is an important project for us that proved complexity and capacities of our team in various legal sectors. Glad to have been part of this excellent team and wish the client a successful and productive cooperation and further growth.”
Milan Červenka | Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing Slovakia
The acquisition of the Shopping Mall Optima is a significant milestone in our business. We are happy to have once again been represented by the Taylor Wessing team in this challenging transaction and who helped us navigate through the due diligence process until the completion of the deal. ”
Martin Koreň | Designated Investment Manager
Team
This transaction drew on the expertise offered by the firm’s corporate/M&A, real estate and banking teams. The team was led by mergers and acquisitions senior associate Milan Červenka and composed of Corporate/M&A partner Juraj Frindrich and Banking & Finance partner Silvia Hlavačková and associates, Barbora Bartovičová, Eva Smoleňová and Zoltán Nagy.
