Jana Chwaszcz
Senior Associate
Jana is a corporate and capital markets lawyer with a dual qualification in English and Czech law.
She advises clients from various sectors, including energy, financial and telco sectors, on M&A transactions, takeover bids, bond issues and initial and secondary share offerings, including related regulatory advice and due diligence aspects. Jana works with boards and senior management teams on development of their ESG strategy and governance. She has gained experience at the firm's London office focusing on private M&A and equity transactions. Jana was seconded as a legal counsel for six months to 3i Infrastructure plc, a FTSE250 infrastructure investor.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
OMERS Infrastructure on the sale of its 50% interest in NET4GAS to ČEPS, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Ltd (LSE:CORD)'s Czech portfolio company České Radiokomunikace on its acquisition of two notable businesses in the data centre and cloud-services sector, Cloud4com and DC Lužice, from Aricoma Group.
W.A.G payment solutions plc (Eurowag) on its EUR200 million initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange.
Czech Gas Networks Investments S.à r.l (CGNI) on its first ever green issuance and placement of EUR500m green notes with investors on international capital markets.
Recognition
“Jana is dedicated, responsive and a pleasure to work with.”
Legal 500, 2020
Qualifications
Admissions
England and Wales, 2023
Czech Republic, 2017
Academic
Ing. (Master’s degree), Faculty of Economics and Administration of Masaryk University, 2014
Mgr. (Master’s degree), Faculty of Law of Masaryk University, 2012
University of Nebraska, 2012 - 2013
University of Economics, Cracow, 2008
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.