About us
When you face a decision that will affect the value or future of your business, you need a partner who understands your situation from the inside and can assess it from every angle. TARPAN Group brings years of experience from real-world transactions, restructurings and acquisitions and takes responsibility for the outcome. Not merely for its advice, but for delivering a practical solution to your situation.
The power of synergy
Three specialised companies, one shared approach to modern business.
Selling a business, seeking an investor or considering a restructuring? We guide you through the entire process — from strategy and financing to a successful close.
Need legal certainty in a business transaction, corporate governance or a crisis situation? We are independent lawyers who understand not just the law — but business in depth.
Our values
The principles we bring to every mandate and every decision.
Expertise
Our professionals combine deep academic knowledge with hands-on experience from real transactions, distressed situations and acquisitions. Knowledge that cannot be acquired overnight.
Trust
We work exclusively in the interest of our clients. We are independent and cannot be influenced. Our business is built on successful outcomes, not the number of invoices.
Synergy
Three disciplines, one team. By combining legal, financial and management perspectives, we cover the full story of your business from strategy through to execution.
Media Coverage
Read our stories in the press.
14. 12. 2022
Risking It During the Crisis. Today, They Advise Business Owners on Problems, Strategy and Sales
Selling a company is not merely a financial transaction. It is a life-changing decision that comes at a cost in terms of time, emotions and money. How should you prepare for it, and what should you expect?
11. 6. 2024
Destined to Succeed. More Personal Client Relationships Play a Key Role, Says the Head of TARPAN Group
“I always wanted to work on truly major deals,” says Jan Chalupa, Managing Partner of Tarpan Group. He was involved in major transactions from the beginning of his career,...
24. 1. 2026
Exit as a Psychological Test: What Selling a Company Takes and Gives
The decision to sell a company is one of the most significant steps in an entrepreneur’s life. Alongside questions of value and sale price, however, it is also necessary to consider costs that are not immediately apparent – costs in time, reputation and emotions. These can significantly affect the entire process.
14. 11. 2025
The Number of Companies in Distress Is Rising. A New Wave of Insolvencies Is Heading for the Czech Republic, Says Jan Chalupa, Who Managed International Transactions for Kellner
Jan Chalupa’s story is a prime example of how someone who seized the opportunities presented in the early 1990s could build a brilliant management career immediately after university.
21. 5. 2025
Anything Can Happen in a Crisis. Above All, Do Not Be Afraid, Advise the “Tarpans” Chalupa and Skoupil, Who Pull the Largest Companies Out of Trouble
They have dealt with the insolvencies of Czech Airlines, Pilsen Steel, ECM, Vítkovice and Legios. They helped Socialbakers expand into international markets and have bought and sold numerous companies for their clients.
13. 5. 2024
How Can a Company Be Saved? Businesses That Could Survive Also End Up Insolvent, Experts Say
Hundreds of companies become insolvent every year, although many of them could be saved if they addressed their financial difficulties correctly and in good time.
SINCE 2009
Our story
TARPAN Group was founded in 2009, just as the financial crisis reached the Czech Republic in full force. Four partners with extensive experience in the corporate world set out to build something different: a company offering corporate-level expertise and capabilities without ever becoming corporate in character. Today, TARPAN Group comprises three specialised companies – TARPAN Partners, TARPAN Legal and TARPAN Managers – united by a shared approach, team and values. Over the past 17 years, TARPAN Group has become a trusted partner to business owners, investors and senior management across the Czech Republic and Central Europe.
Professional Memberships
We are members of leading business and industry associations.
The story of lava
Our clients typically come to us when change is either desired or unavoidable. A volcanic eruption is a powerful image of such change — once it begins, it cannot be stopped. Just as lava irreversibly transforms the landscape, major decisions reshape the very nature of a business and leave a lasting mark. A trial by fire can take many forms: the sale of a company built over a lifetime, an acquisition that determines its future direction, or a crisis in which every decision matters. At TARPAN Group, we understand what our clients are going through and guide them through even the most challenging moments.
