Petr Studnička joined Patria in July 2006 and currently works as Executive Director in the Corporate Finance department. Petr is responsible for the execution and business development of M&A projects. Petr has extensive experience with running of sale and acquisition processes in many sectors with focus on the financial services and transport. Petr participated in the divestiture of Prague Stock Exchange to Wiener Börse, in the sale process of freight railroad provider Viamont Cargo and the divestiture of the telecommunication group GTS Central Europe. His experience also includes sale of Techniline to Cramo Group, sale of factoring company HP Finance to Coface Group, acquisition of Czech Airline Duty Free shops by Aelia/Lagardere, acquisition of Istrobanka by KBC Group and financial advisory services to Atradius and ČD Cargo.
Before he joined Patria, he had worked in PriceWaterhouseCoopers for 5 years. Besides leading audit engagements in the area of financial institutions and real estate, he was involved in corporate finance projects such as acquisitions and valuations of companies and loan portfolios.
Petr graduated at University of Economics, Prague with a major in international trade. He holds an ACCA degree and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since 2005.