Dentons has advised HB Reavis on obtaining a EUR 475 million financing from Santander Bank Polska, Bank Pekao, Helaba, and Berlin Hyp for the development of the Varso Place building complex in Warsaw. DLA Piper reportedly advised the lenders.

Did You Know that, according to the Activity Rankings function of the CEELMDirect website, Rymarz Zdort Maruta and WKB Lawyers have worked on 14 reported Corporate/M&A client matters in the last 12 months – more than any other domestic Polish law firm?

Allen & Overy has advised Solida Capital and 1 Asset Management on a new purpose-built student accommodation project in Warsaw.

Former Counsels Aleksandra Dobrzynska-Grezel, Marek Kanczew, Jakub Krzemien, and Katarzyna Lukaszewicz have been promoted to Partners at Rymarz Zdort Maruta.

White & Case has advised issuer PKO Bank Hipoteczny and joint bookrunners Erste Group Bank and PKO Bank Polski on a PLN 500 million issuance of mortgage-covered bonds.

Baker McKenzie has advised companies from the Agencja Rozwoju Przemyslu group on their joint venture with GRI Renewable Industries for the construction of a wind tower production facility in Poland. Garrigues advised GRI.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Panattoni on the long-term lease and construction agreement for a built-to-suit logistics center in Radzymin to be developed for the Poczta Polska state postal service.

SSK&W has advised Wireless Instruments founders Michal Gorzad and Adrian Metelica on obtaining financing from an Assay Group private fund.

Former Counsel Rafal Siemieniec has been appointed as an Associate Partner with MFW Fialek.

New regulations allowing employers to carry out preventive and ad hoc sobriety checks on employees will come into effect on February 21, 2023. Employers will be allowed to start the checks two weeks after they publish relevant regulations in the workplace.

Recently local authorities have been hit by rising electricity costs. No-one’s surprised nowadays when electricity purchase prices rise by several hundred percent or when tenders are repeatedly cancelled. As a result, local authorities often decide to take radical steps - temporary closures of public facilities, limited street lighting or turning off the illumination of buildings have become standard in some towns and cities. There’s no doubt that a major part of the electricity purchased by local government goes on street lighting systems, which are often inefficient in terms of energy consumption. In many cases, it might be a good idea to have a look at using public-private partnerships as a way to upgrade street lighting systems and cut electricity requirements. It is also worth taking note that developing this model for implementing public tasks in the street lighting sector is explicitly included in the strategic document Polish Energy Policy until 2040 issued by the Ministry of Climate and Environment and setting the framework for the energy transition in Poland.

Kochanski & Partners Partner and Head of Media Sector Agnieszka Chrzanowska has been appointed the Publications Officer on the Media Law Committee of the International Bar Association.

Greenberg Traurig has advised the AT Capital Group on its acquisition of land in Warsaw from Golub Gethouse.

Roedl & Partner, working with Bird & Bird, has advised Sunfarming on expanding its partnership with Hansainvest through a EUR 50 million mezzanine financing for 231 Polish photovoltaic projects. Dentons, working with Baker Tilly, advised Hansainvest on providing the financing.

Former SSW Pragmatic Solutions Partner Igor Muszynski has joined Wolf Theiss as a Partner and Head of the Energy & Natural Resources team in Warsaw.

Linklaters has advised Patron Capital – acting in partnership with 7R – on the sale of an approximately 30,000 square-meter logistics asset located in Goleniow to an undisclosed institutional investor, for EUR 22 million. 

A busy legislative start to 2023 is in store for Poland, with significant changes made to the consumer protection and electronic communication frameworks, as well as amendments to the Legal Advisors' code of ethics being introduced, according to Traple, Konarski, Podrecki & Partners Senior Partner Xawery Konarski.

CMS has advised the Lewandpol Group on a project to build a hybrid solar and wind farm in Poland. Norton Rose Fulbright advised ING Bank Slaski, PKO Bank Polski, and mBank on a PLN 766 million senior secured financing for the project. Gessel reportedly advised a Polish Development Fund investment fund on providing a PLN 100 million subordinated loan.