The monumental, almost ten metres high, dynamic statue of the legendary Czech athlete Věra Čáslavská will be an unmissable symbol for all visitors to the Czech House in La Villette Park in Paris. The author of the statue is David Černý, whose works have decorated the Czech Houses in London 2012 and Rio 2016. The artwork was acquired by the Rockaway Capital group, which also arranged the transport and installation of the statue in front of the entrance to the Czech House in Paris.

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The first week of July is traditionally dedicated to the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) – and Rockaway Capital has had a very close relationship with this social event for many years, which intensified in 2021 when the company entered the festival as a strategic investor.

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In recent months, several key events have taken place in the Rockaway Capital portfolio, making the selection of a topic for the next EduLunch – a traditional afternoon meeting that gives Rockaway team the opportunity to learn about the latest developments within the group – pleasantly challenging. This time, the choice fell on the new investment holding RockawayQ, which was created in collaboration with the MTX Group of Petr Otava, and was announced in early June.

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Both live and breathe for the Colours of Ostrava festival, even though one breathes the air in Prague and the other in Ostrava. Iva Fišerová as Marketing Director at Rockaway Arts, Filip Košťálek as the festival’s programme director. And both say that every year Colours is increasingly becoming more than just a classical music festival, if only because of the high level of comfort and convenience it offers visitors. “Quality is in our DNA,” they say. What do Iva and Filip consider the festival’s hidden treasure and why should visitors look forward to Meltingpot as much as to music stars? You’ll find out in this issue of Rockaway Insider.

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Jakub Havrlant’s Rockaway Capital investment group along with co-founder MTX Group, owned by Petr Otava, presents its latest investment holding company called RockawayQ. It is thus reacting to the growing demand for modern digital tools that will help companies grow and remain competitive in an era of revolutionary technological changes. RockawayQ will focus on the digital transformation of traditional companies with the use of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI). The aim of both founding partners is to make it possible for other qualified investors to invest in RockawayQ.

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Rockaway Capital, Jakub Havrlant’s investment group, is linking its name to another successful brand several years after investing in the KV IFF and Colours of Ostrava – it is becoming a strategic investor in Designblok, one of the most important international festivals of design and fashion for the public. Through its investment, the group wants to support Czech design internationally, attract the most prominent designers to the Czech Republic, and link the art community with the world of business.

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