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WE’VE GOT A BIT OF A PROBLEM HERE. IN THE VALUATION OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY.

WE’VE GOT A BIT OF A PROBLEM HERE. IN THE VALUATION OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY. Recently, another case has come to us, which in practice comes back like a boomerang. There are disagreements between the partners in a company and the majority partner wants to buy the share of the minority partner who agrees […]

Crypto-assets (like BTC) in EuVECA or ELTIF portfolios❓

Crypto-assets (like BTC) in EuVECA or ELTIF portfolios❓ When the harmonised alternative investment funds legislation was approved and adopted, crypto-assets were still considered a marginal type of investment. Thus, neither the ELTIF, EuVECA, EuSEF nor MMF regulations list crypto-assets as eligible investments. Further, they are not even excluded in the recitals of these regulations. To […]

PART OF THE SALES AND INVESTMENTS IN SLOVAK COMPANIES FAIL IN THE PROCESS.

A PART OF SALES AND INVESTMENT IN SLOVAK COMPANIES FAILS IN PROCESS. I have been doing my internal statistics. We at Highgate Law & Tax have worked on 47 transactions in the last 5 years. Of these: ✅ 18 were “traditional” M&A, of which we represented the buyers’ side in 12 and the sellers’ side […]

We try to make Highgate conferences professional only. Without ballast.

We try to make Highgate conferences professional only. Without ballast. That is why I am very happy that our last conference was perceived in this way by the audience: 📌How to tax crypto in Slovakia and abroad and crypto regulation in investment platforms. We organize the conferences ourselves (although the excellent Peter Šebo helps us […]

Another successful conference at Highgate Law & Tax

We have had another successful conference at Highgate Law & Tax. Nearly 150 attendees are proof that crypto is no longer a topic for a small circle of new technology enthusiasts, but is becoming a firm part of the financial sector. A few observations from the conference on the current legal and tax position of […]

What are the costs involved in obtaining a MiCA license and how long does the licensing process take before the NBS?

What are the costs involved in obtaining a MiCA license and how long does the licensing process take before the NBS? This question will also be answered at our Crypto Conference this week 📍 on Thursday 24 October 2024 at the Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel. In addition, you will also learn at the conference that: […]

So this is another bombshell 💣 mass reporting to the financial administration

So this is another bomb 💣 Bulk filing at the Financial Services (FS) will be streamlined from 5,000 clicks to 25 clicks🤯 Every accountant/payroll clerk is stressed as the filing deadline approaches. From the VAT return, to the Control Statement, the Summary Statement and the Reports. Just out of curiosity, I did the math on […]

Czech Republic has the first DLT infrastructure permit in the EU

The Czech Republic has the first DLT infrastructure licence in the EU. This is a big deal (see also my status for context: https://bit.ly/4h62w3B). The Czech depository will thus be the first in the EU to enable tokenization of selected financial instruments in the EU in a recognizable and predictable way. There is already a […]

TRANSACTIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES TO GENESIS GROWTH EQUITY FUND

TRANSACTION ADVISORY FOR GENESIS GROWTH EQUITY FUND We provided comprehensive transaction advisory services to Genesis Growth Equity Fund on the acquisition of an 80% stake in the Slovak company TechPlasty (a major Slovak producer of technical plastics). Our advice included: ✅ legal and tax due diligence of the target company; ✅ advising on negotiating the […]