Robert Skalina

Partner
| Head of Czech & Slovak Desk
Languages

English, Czech, Slovak

Robert Skalina
Robert Skalina

Robert is a seasoned attorney with over 20 years of experience in providing legal advice across various sectors, including commercial and corporate law, cross-border M&A transactions, complex debt financing transactions, gambling/gaming, sports, and intellectual property.

Robert advises on a wide range of international corporate finance transactions and merger and acquisition transactions. He has extensive experience advising the full range of stakeholders across the capital structure, including banks, private equity sponsors and corporates, on various financing transactions, in the context of acquisitions, restructurings,  direct lending and leveraged finance transactions, often involving complex and bespoke debt instruments and intercreditor structures.

Robert is a member of the Czech Bar and a Registered European Lawyer in Malta.  He is based in Prague and works in Malta regularly.

He is a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law. He has been repeatedly recommended in Lexology Index (Sports & Gaming) as well as IFLR 1000 (Corporate and M&A, Financial and Corporate) and has authored the Czech Gambling chapter for the International Comparative Legal Guide. 

Robert has previously held the position of head of legal of a London based investment advisor active throughout EMEA region. Prior to that, he served as legal counsel for the largest retail bank in the Czech Republic.

Robert graduated with an LLM cum laude from the London School of Economics in 2006. He holds a Master of Laws degree from the Charles University in Prague.

Robert Skalina specialises in

Corporate and M&A
Commercial
Gaming and Gambling
Technology
Sports and Entertainment

Career Highlights

Acting for one of the fastest growing multichannel sportsbetting and gaming groups prominent in CEE region with its €1.3 billion refinancing of its syndicated loan facility
Acting for Palasino Holdings, a gaming and leisure group in connection with its IPO and the successful listing of Palasino Holdings Limited on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX)
Assisting GBO S.p.A (part of the Lottomatica group of companies) with the acquisition of the Maltese target group of SKS365 Malta Limited
Advising a client on licensing of a Professional Investor Fund in relation to an opportunity to raise funds and acquire and expand a portfolio of real estate in Europe
Advising an American manufacturer of secure identity products on the Maltese legal aspects related to the acquisition of an international identity solutions business from a publicly listed company
Advising on junior financing transaction and complex intercreditor arrangements in connection with financing by one of Europe’s leading content providers of the acquisition of one of the world’s fastest growing sports-streaming platforms

Rankings

IFLR1000 2025: Corporate and M&A, Financial and Corporate, Malta: Notable Practitioner
Lexology Index 2025: Highly Recommended – Sports & Gaming
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