Jan Chalupa

Background

About Jan Chalupa

Jan Chalupa is the Co-Founder of TARPAN Group and Managing Partner of TARPAN Partners. For more than three decades, he has operated at the intersection of capital markets, private equity and strategic advisory. He co-owns the advisory platform TARPAN Group, which combines transactional and restructuring expertise with entrepreneurial experience and a strong Central European base. Since 2009, the Group has supported entrepreneurs, investors and management teams in key decisions related to M&A, financing, restructuring and strategic management. He focuses on advising business owners, managing complex transactions, crisis and interim management, investments and project structuring with an international reach. His work centres on situations requiring strategic thinking, precision and the ability to lead complex processes. He is most active in M&A, private equity, family business advisory, restructurings and special investment opportunities requiring an individual approach and a high level of expertise. Throughout his career, he has held executive roles at Česká spořitelna, Investiční a Poštovní banka, Credit Suisse Life & Pensions and PPF Group. He has executed projects and transactions not only in the Czech Republic but also in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Central Europe, Russia, Asia and the United States. He has managed funds, portfolios and entire companies, participated in the creation of investment structures and delivered numerous complex projects on behalf of both investors and founders. His work combines strategic vision with tangible results. He is skilled in managing risk, structuring projects across sectors and jurisdictions, and understanding the needs of investors, family businesses and institutional partners — whether the goal is growth, transformation, stabilisation or exit preparation. His core competencies include financial architecture, transaction structuring, value management and crisis leadership. He is recognised for his ability to connect strategic reasoning with executive practice, analyse complex situations and design solutions that protect and enhance value. What sets him apart is his broad experience across the full spectrum of capital markets — from banking and private equity to entrepreneurship. He acts as a partner fully engaged in the process, assuming responsibility for outcomes and treating every assignment individually, with respect for its context, objectives and lasting value.