DLA Piper has advised ONDE on its sale of two photovoltaic power plants in Gizycko with a total capacity of 18 megawatts to Engie Zielona Energia in a share deal for all shares in Cyranka. Dentons advised Engie on the acquisition.

DLA Piper has advised Bracia Sadownicy and its founders on joining forces with minority investor Syntaxis Capital – providing a mezzanine loan – to acquire Victoria Cymes. Grant Thornton advised both the buyer and the investor on due diligence for the target. CMS reportedly advised Syntaxis Capital.

Former Counsel Michal Lisawa has been promoted to a Partner position with Baker McKenzie in Poland, effective July 1, 2023.

Baker McKenzie has advised Huuuge, Inc. on its approximately USD 150 million time-limited share buy-back of company shares listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

GNZ Legal Gorzelnik Nentwig Ziebinski has advised Modus Asset Management on its ten-year virtual power purchase agreement to supply 50 gigawatt-hours of solar energy per year to off-taker Zabka Polska. CMS reportedly advised Zabka Polska.

Former B2RLaw Partner Aleksandra Polak has joined LSW Bienkowski, Laskowski, Lesnodorski, Melzacki & Partners in Warsaw as a Partner.

Gessel has advised the Avallon MBO Fund III on its acquisition of a 70% stake in mobile home manufacturer Letniskowo. Accreo Legal reportedly advised Letniskowo.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Animex Foods on its acquisition of an 80% stake in DeVeris Polska from an unidentified majority shareholder and Amencer International Polska. Meissner Koziol Kaczmarek & Partner advised the sellers.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Play Group and Infravia joint venture Polski Swiatlowod Otwarty on a PLN 5.13 billion financing for the upgrade and expansion of its data network infrastructure across Poland. Allen & Overy advised the lenders. Linklaters and Luther reportedly advised Infravia.

Gessel has advised Bioceltix on a non-brokered public offering of shares carried out under an accelerated book-building procedure and the related private placement.

Binder Groesswang has advised Orlen on its acquisition of the Turmoel filling station network in Austria via the acquisition of Doppler Energie. Oberhammer advised Doppler.

Gessel has advised Genomtec on a non-brokered public offering carried out under an accelerated book-building procedure and the related private placement of the company’s newly issued shares.

Wolf Theiss has announced the expansion of its Polish Corporate/M&A practice with the addition of seven Partners, at the core of a 27-strong team, from Wardynski & Partners. The move includes Partners Izabela Zielinska-Barlozek, Anna Dabrowska, and Krzysztof Libiszewski – who will also lead the WT Corporate/M&A practice – and Bartosz Kuras, Maciej Szewczyk, Marcin Pietkiewicz, and Katarzyna Wojcik-Bakowska.

RTPR and Allen & Overy have advised Innova Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in EMI Equipement Maintenance Industrie from Morphosis Capital, Belemi, and founder Jerome France.

Former Counsels Jan Czerwinski, Tomasz Michalczyk, and Grzegorz Sprawka and former Senior Associate Rafal Karbowniczek have been appointed as Partners with Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka on July 1, 2023.

Kochanski & Partners has supported insurance sector company Ergo Hestia in obtaining its ISO 27001 and ISO 27017 information security certifications.

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Agnieszka Skorupinska has joined the ranks of Rymarz Zdort Maruta as a Partner to head the firm's newly established Environmental Law and ESG practice.