Oliver Polyák

高级经理

Oliver is a senior manager at WOOD & Co., Oaklins’ member firm in the Czech Republic. He has completed numerous M&A (buy-side and sell-side advisory) and capital markets (debt and equity) transactions across multiple sectors, such as real estate, financial services, energy, utilities, retail, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals. Notable deals he has recently advised on include the growth capital raising for EAG Group; the acquisition of Footshop by WOOD SPAC One, the first SPAC transaction in the CEE region; bond issues for Discovery Group, MS-Invest and City Home; the IPO of Ceska Zbrojovka Group on the Prague Stock Exchange; the divestiture of ProfiSMS; the acquisitions of The Greenline, OC Krakov, Hadovka Office Park and Aupark Tower, premium real estate assets in Prague and Bratislava, for WOOD & Co’s real estate fund; and the IPO of GE/Moneta Money Bank on the Prague Stock Exchange, including the follow-on €348 million and €277 million accelerated bookbuildings. Oliver was also part of the team advising on a landmark transaction, whereby a consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) acquired a 31% stake in EP Infrastructure, a group encompassing gas transmission, gas and power distribution, gas storage and district heating infrastructure assets in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Oliver joined the team in 2013 soon after his graduation from Charles University in Prague, with a specialization in finance and banking. He became a CFA charterholder in 2018.