The Justice Ministry submitted for comments a revision to the Act on Voluntary Auctions that tightens the rules for those running the auctions. Under the new rules, they would have to possess the same license as bankruptcy and debt restructuring trustees and will need to have a university law or economy diploma. The auctioneers deem the new requirements absurd and unconstitutional. Over 500 of the current auctioneers do not meet the new requirements. They think no change is n

Slavomír Hatina has retired after several failed attempts to invest the proceeds from the sale of Slovnaft oil refinery, which he privatized on the cheap in mid-1990s. His only successful venture is the Czech plastic packaging producer Granitol, and even its sales have fallen by €3.5m since 2016, to last year’s €45m. Hatina lost money on his investment into mineral water maker Trenčianske minerálne vody. He lost €25m on the Medissimo hospital in Bratislava. Recently, he sold

Slavomír Hatina po neúspešných pokusoch investovať zdroje z predaja Slovnaftu, ktorý lacno sprivatizoval v polovici 90-tych rokov, odchádza do dôchodku. Jedinou úspešnou investíciou je český výrobca plastových obalov Granitol, aj jemu ale klesli tržby za posledné dva roky o 3,5 mil. € na 43 mil. €. Hatina stratil peniaze vo výrobcovi nápojov Trenčianske minerálne vody. V projekte nemocnice Medissimo v Bratislave prišiel o 25 mil. €. Stratový paroplyn v Leviciach predal francú

Ministerstvo spravodlivosti predložilo na pripomienky novelu Zákona o dobrovoľných dražbách, ktorá sprísňuje podmienky pre ich prevádzkovateľov. Po novom budú musieť absolvovať skúšky pre konkurzných a reštrukturalizačných správcov a budú musieť mať vysokoškolské vzdelanie v oblasti práva či ekonómie. Dražobníci to označujú za absurdné a protiústavné. Nové podmienky nespĺňa viac ako 500 súčasných dražobníkov. Nevidia problém v súčasnom stave, pomer neplatných dražieb nedosahu

Transcripts of electronic communication between mobster Marian Kočner and oligarch Norbert Bödör reveal that “an organized unit composed of high-ranking policemen, prosecutors and judges has been cooperating with criminals", said lawyer Daniel Lipšic, who saw the transcripts. The police got hold of them from Kočner’s mobile phones and have not published them as yet. Both also discussed bills of exchange of TV Markíza; Kočner is suspect of forging them. Many of the policemen,

Baguette maker Fekollini (Andrej Šmuro and Róbert Mego) improved its net profit 48% to €2.6m last year and its sales rose 26% to €33.4m. Back in 2013 the sales stood at only €12.6m. The massive growth stems from investments into its plant in Sládkovičovo. The investments also allowed the company to cut its workforce by 100 to 330 over the past two years. The company exports over half of its output, mainly to Poland and Czechia. (etrend.sk)

Prepisy elektronickej komunikácie medzi mafiánom Marianom Kočnerom a oligarchom Norbertom Bödörom ukazujú, že „na Slovensku fungovala zločinecká skupina zložená z vysokopostavených policajtov, prokurátorov a sudcov, ktorá dlhodobo spolupracovala s organizovaným zločinom", tvrdí advokát Daniel Lipšic, ktorý obsah prepisov pozná. Prepisy získala polícia z mobilov Kočnera a zatiaľ neboli zverejnené. Obaja komunikovali aj o zmenkách TV Markíza, z ktorých falšovania je Kočner obvi

Výrobca bagiet Fekollini (Andrej Šmuro a Róbert Mego) vlani zvýšil čistý zisk o 48% na 2,6 mil. € a tržby mu narástli o 26% na 33,4 mil. €. V roku 2013 ešte boli tržby iba 12,6 mil. €. Za rastom sú rozsiahle investície do závodu v Sládkovičove. Vďaka nim klesol počet pracovníkov za dva roky o 100 na 330. Viac ako polovicu výroby firma exportuje, najmä do Poľska a Česka. (etrend.sk)

US firm Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired HighChem, a developer of mass spectrometry software based in Bratislava, at the beginning of June. HighChem software solutions are used to identify small molecules and its clients include Apple, Coca-Cola and Nike. It was sold by Robert Mistrík, co-founder of the SaS party and unsuccessful presidential candidate. Last year, HighChem posted a 33% drop in net profit to €0.5m and its sales were down 25% to €1.3m. Thermo Fisher Scientific

Slovak company InoBat signed an agreement with US-based Wildcat Discovery Technologies (WDT) on joint development and production of car batteries. WDT is considering building a new €100m battery plant in Western Slovakia. Construction should be launched in the second quarter of 2020. Its clients include Apple, Samsung and BMW, and the new plant would supply car plants in the CEE region. Its target capacity is 150,000 batteries annually with a capacity of 10 GWh. The plant wil