Zdeněk Bakala (born 7 February 1961) is a Czech entrepreneur and investor.

Business career

Zdenek Bakala is a stakeholder in mining, energy, financial businesses and owns the media company Economia, the publisher of '' Hospodářské noviny'' and '' Respekt'' magazine among others. In 2017, Bakala was named by

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as the tenth wealthiest person in the

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. His philanthropic activities are directed via the Bakala Foundation.

Controversy

In September 2018, Bakala filed a lawsuit in Beaufort, South Carolina claiming that a Slovak businessman initiated frivolous lawsuits, made death threats on Facebook and instigated criminal investigations against him. He also said the businessman threatened to send soccer hooligans to protest in front of his home in Switzerland and demanded 500 million Czech koruna (US$23 million) as a compensation for losses suffered by buying Bakala's New World Resources stock.

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Business career

Controversy

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