Clifford Chance advises Carlyle on financing the acquisition of Adastra

30 July 2025

Nicholas Kinnersley, Miloš Felgr, Dominik Vojta, Lewis Whyte, Joshua Malek, Michal Jašek, Nigel Wellings, Veronika Kinclová, Tomáš Procházka, Nikola Svobodová, Sebastian de Boer, Edward Page, Petr Šebesta, Archie Zverev, Moritz Petersen, Nadine Neumeier, Tobias Born, Benjamin Wollweber
Prague (Clifford Chance Prague Association, s.r.o., advokátní kancelář), London, Frankfurt

Clifford Chance advises Carlyle on financing the acquisition of Adastra

Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised global investment firm Carlyle on the financing relating to the acquisition of a majority stake in Adastra Group SE (“Adastra”), a leading global IT consultancy and services provider specializing in data, cloud and AI transformations, alongside its founders.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic and Toronto, Canada, Adastra serves its customers throughout the entire data, cloud and AI journey by defining data and AI-driven strategies and subsequently delivering and implementing transformative solutions. It primarily serves enterprise clients and brings deep expertise in the financial services, insurance, automotive, manufacturing, TMT (technology, media and telecom), retail and professional services sectors.

In a partnership with Adastra’s founders, Carlyle will support the business in growing its leading data, cloud and AI offerings, supporting existing and new customers, as well as expanding its international presence via organic investments and targeted M&A. You can find out more about the acquisition here and here.

The Clifford Chance Debt Finance team was led by partners Nicholas Kinnersley (London) and Miloš Felgr (Managing partner Prague), supported by counsel Dominik Vojta (Prague) and senior associate Lewis Whyte and associate Joshua Malek (London).

The Clifford Chance M&A team advising Carlyle on the transaction was led by partners Michal Jašek (Corporate M&A partner Prague) and Nigel Wellings (Private Equity partner London and Co-Head of Corporate Europe) and included senior associates Veronika Kinclová, Tomáš Procházka and Stanislav Holec and associate Nikola Svobodová (Prague Corporate M&A), associate Sebastian de Boer (London Corporate M&A) and junior lawyers Petr Ryšina, Matěj Pavlík, Natálie Kurková, Dávid Herich and Šimon Pavlas (Prague), tax partner Edward Page (London), tax counsel Petr Šebesta (Prague) and tax associate Archie Zverev (London), Corporate M&A partner Moritz Petersen (Frankfurt) and Tech Digital counsels Nadine Neumeier and Tobias Born and associate Benjamin Wollweber (Frankfurt).

“We are pleased to have supported Carlyle on this landmark Czech deal. Adastra represents a unique strategic opportunity, and we are proud to contribute to Carlyle’s continued investment in the region,” said Michal Jašek, partner at Clifford Chance.