JC

Jan Cerny

Partner and Managing Director at BHM Group; YPO Member

Prague

VC
Investor

Invests in

Stages:

Pre-seed
Seed

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Financial Modeling
Investments
Finance
Leadership
Portfolio Management
Economics
Business Strategy
Corporate Finance
Strategy
Management
Team Management
Data Analysis
Financial Analysis
Risk Management
Valuation
Sourcing and purchasing

Education

Work Experience

Reinsberg Group

2023

  • Chairman of the Board

    2023

    Leading growth and expansion of a European group of medical technology companies with global presence and ambitions.

ALVO Medical

2020

  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board

    2020

    Responsible for executive leadreship and business development of a rising star in the European MedTech sector (280 FTEs)

BHM Group

2018

  • Partner & Managing director

    2018

    Partner and Managing director at a family office Private Equity firm. BHM invests abou 600m EUR in equity, concentrating on assets in size between 10-100 mil EUR in Equity Value, with high value added and competitive advantage in research & development. Particular focus on industrials, healthcare and MedTech. Besides Private equity I am responsible for our Real estate and Start-up portfolios.

Presto Ventures

2019

  • Partner and Member of the Board of Directors

    2019

    With over 25 start-ups in the portfolio, Presto Ventures is a leading VC fund based in Prague, CzechRepublic. Presto focuses its investments on promising technology start-ups, supporting them via the provision of substantial resources, guidance, and network of industry-experts.

Škoda Transportation

2012 - 2018

  • Member of the Board of Directors

    2016 - 2018

    Responsible for Finance, M&A, Controlling, Sourcing and Purchasing of Škoda Transportation Group (15,5bn CZK revenue) Directly led and executed sales process of Škoda Group to new shareholders, signing the largest Czech transaction of 2017. The multi-stage negotiation process involved large international corporations -bidders from China, France, Germany and Czech Republic.

  • Sourcing and Purchasing Director

    2016 - 2018

    Led a department of 59 employees responsible for direct spent of 3,5bn CZK a year with a multinational supplier base. Key areas included: Sourcing and purchasing of material, components and services, CAPEX investments, construction and maintenance of real-estate properties

  • Chief Financial Officer

    2014 - 2016

    Responsible for controlling, financing, accounting and insurance of Škoda Group and its subsidiaries internationally Spearheaded negotiations with a syndicate of financing institutions regarding new structure of financing and bank guarantees Coordianted process of first bond issue for Škoda of 2,3bn CZK Directly supervised team of 28 people Introduced new effective controlling measures, KPI and reporting systems

  • Member of the Board of Directors

    2015 - 2016

    Led a successful acquisition process of Transtech - a prominent European rolling-stock manufacturer (550 employees) Restructured financial position of the firm, negotiated a haircut with financial institutions and stabilized its financial situation. Executed key turn-around initiatives focused on increasing production efficiency and cost cutting Increased profit of Transtech by 10mil EUR with a year

  • Financial Specialist, office of the CEO

    2012 - 2013