The transaction process began in the spring of 2023 and was led by financial advisors CORPIN (representing JSK Investments) and IMAP REDBAENK (representing the remaining shareholders). Legal advisors included HAVEL & PARTNERS (representing JSK Investments), HLADKY.LEGAL, and AXIALIS LEGAL (representing the remaining shareholders). Vendor Due Diligence services were provided by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabaro Olswang, Ernst & Young, and Boston Consulting Group. The search for a suitable investor for Packeta Group, which was ongoing throughout most of 2023, resulted in a significant number of bids from various financial and strategic investors, with severe interest from major international groups.

Simona Kijonkova founded Packeta, originally known as Zásilkovna, in 2010. Since then, the company has grown to 7 countries in Europe and employs over 2 000 people. The Packeta Group zholding has a network of more than 15 000 company pick-up points, 6 000 of which are Z-BOXes, automated self-service delivery points.

“I am proud of the entire Packeta team, with whom we’ve managed to build one of the strongest players in e-commerce logistics in our region in just 13 years. We are handing over a financially stable company, a leader in its field in Czechia and Slovakia that delivers to 33 world countries and is a love brand for tens of millions of customers. I would like to thank my colleagues for their energy, enthusiasm, and commitment, especially during the last few challenging years, from which we successfully emerged despite the covid and economic crises. I also thank the entire management team and my partners for their dedication and support during the almost year-long exit process,” explains Simona Kijonková, founder of Zásilkovna.