Petr Kellner said in his most-recent interview in April 2012 that he wasn't personally involved in any of the transactions EPH did with ČEZ. He told MFD that he didn't do any deals with Martin Roman and did not want to. There was speculation at the time that the main reason Kellner gave the interview was to put a gulf between him and Roman, because Roman had suddenly become damaged goods. Kellner's go-between for deals with Roman was always Daniel Křetínský, but this link was severed last week, when Křetínský et al. bought out PPF's stake in EPH. The business press is now going into a frenzy about how great a dealmaker Křetínský is. The reality is much different. Without Roman and his access to the ČEZ till, Křetínský would be just another little-known partner at J&T. Without Roman, Křetínský couldn't have bought Ringier, nor would he be on the cover of the magazine (Euro) that he is about to buy (with Roman).