Jiri Peterka

Since joining Golden Flag, Jiri has advised on the following matters:

• Warburg Pincus on the investment in Aztec Group
• EP Group on its possible offer for International Distribution Services
• Allwyn on the acquisition of 70% stake in Instant Win Gaming Limited
• Ryan Specialty on the acquisition of Castel Underwriting Agencies
• Warburg Pincus on its investment in Nord Security at a $3 billion valuation
• Warburg Pincus on the sale of its remaining stake in Reiss to NEXT plc
• Warburg Pincus on the sale of Once For All to GTCR
• Warburg Pincus and its portfolio company Citeline (formerly Pharma Intelligence) on the merger of equals with Norstella to form an end-to-end life sciences solutions provider
• Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of Pharma Intelligence from Informa PLC
• Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of Minesoft, a global patent solutions provider 
• EW Healthcare Partners and other shareholders on the €750 million sale of EUSA Pharma to Recordati
• Smarsh Inc. on the $375 million acquisition of Digital Safe from Micro Focus 
• Crystal Almond Holdings Limited on the sale of Greek telecoms operator Wind Hellas to United Group 
• Genstar Capital and its portfolio company 2020 Technologies on the agreement to merge 2020 with Compusoft, creating a leading provider of space planning solutions
• Warburg Pincus on the agreement with Macquarie Capital Principal Finance to jointly acquire a majority stake in Premier Technical Services Group
• Blackstone and Brown Bidco Limited on the $4.73 billion recommended take private of Signature Aviation, the world’s largest fixed base operation network for business & general aviation travellers 
• Oak Hill Advisors on its equity investment in start-up specialty Lloyds insurer Inigo 
• Warburg Pincus on its $2.2 billion sale of Avaloq, a provider of software to banks and wealth managers, to NEC
• Warburg Pincus on its minority investment in Visma, a leading provider of business-critical software, in a transaction valuing the business at an enterprise value of $12.2 billion
• Warburg Pincus on its co-investment in the combined group of Tilney Smith & Williamson
• Warburg Pincus on its sale of Accelya, a provider of financial and commercial solutions to the airline industry, to Vista Equity Partners
• Blackstone on the recommended £4.77 billion cash offer for Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in location-based, family entertainment

Prior to joining Golden Flag, Jiri advised on the following matters:

• Warburg Pincus on its acquisition of Supplier Assessment Services, a leading provider of third party pre-qualification and accreditation services, from Capita plc
• TPG Sixth Street Partners on its investment of up to £500m into the Clara platform, a first-of-its-kind consolidator of defined benefit pension schemes
• iCON Infrastructure on the sale of Firmus, a Northern Irish gas distribution network
• Terra Firma on the consortium and equity arrangements in respect of the acquisition of the Finnish property rental business Parmaco Oy alongside co-investors Metric Capital Partners and Sun Hung Kai & Co.
• American Express-owned Global Business Travel on its recommended £410m takeover of Hogg Robinson Group plc, a global travel and payment services company
• SSE on a proposed demerger of its retail business and its merger with Npower creating a new listed company worth £3bn
• Warburg Pincus on its acquisition of Accelya, a provider of financial and commercial solutions to the airline industry, from Chequers Capital
• Advent on its sale of Ammeraal Beltech to Partners Group
• CPPIB on its consortium minority investment with Allianz Capital Partners in Gas Natural Fenosa worth €1.5bn
• 3i Group plc on the sale of its debt management business (3iDM) to Investcorp
• a number of private equity clients on management incentivisation plans, corporate reorganisations and other portfolio company matters

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

• Associate (2016–2019)
• Trainee Solicitor (2014–2016)