White & Case has advised PKN Orlen on the issuance of 10,000 series D bearer bonds in the amount of PLN 1 billion under the company’s existing bonds program.

Counsels Nikolai Kurmashev in Moscow and Patryk Figiel in Warsaw have been promoted to Partner as part of Linklaters global round, which included a total of 35 new partners worldwide. 

Wardynski & Partners, acting pro bono, has successfully represented former Polskie Radio Rzeszow Grazyna Bochenek in his claim that he was illegally terminated from his position following the broadcast of a negative comment by a listener concerning the President of Poland.

B2RLaw has advised UK-based private equity firm Henley Investments on its acquisition of the Galeria Pestka shopping center in Poznan, Poland. Greenberg Traurig advised the unidentified seller on the deal.

Lukasz Lasek and Antoni Bolecki have become Limited Partners and Kinga Ziemnicka, Igor Hanas and Maciej Szewczyk have become Contract Partners at Wardynski & Partners.

Rymarz Zdort has advised a company controlled by a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments on financing for the acquisition of 130 photovoltaic farms in Poland with an aggregate capacity of 122 MW. Mandated lead arrangers include ING Bank Slaski S.A. and BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.

White & Case has advised Play network operator P4 sp. z o.o. on PLN 5.5 billion in financing obtained from a consortium of financial institutions including main arrangers, original lenders, and financing guarantors Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, and Santander Bank Polska and Credit Agricole Bank Polska. Allen & Overy reportedly advised the banks on the deal.

PwC Legal Poland has advised DIF Capital Partners on the acquisition by its DIF Infrastructure Fund VI of two onshore wind farm projects, with a combined capacity of 63 megawatts, from OX2.

The Warsaw office of Dentons has advised Interpierre Europe Centrale on its acquisition of the MAN Truck & Bus Center warehouse in Malopole, Poland, from 7R. SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised 7R on the deal.

Greenberg Traurig has advised the CCC Group on the acquisition by Cyfrowy Polsat and A&R Investments Limited of 10% stakes in subsidiary eobuwie.pl for PLN 500 million each. Deloitte Legal reportedly advised A&R Investments Limited and Modrzewski represented Cyfrowy Polsat.

Clifford Chance Warsaw has advised Cargounit, a locomotive leasing business in Central and Eastern Europe, on a financing agreement with a consortium of Polish and international banks consisting of BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A., PKO Bank Polski S.A., Siemens Bank GmbH, Bank Millennium S.A., ING Bank Slaski S.A., Bank Pekao S.A., and Bank Ochrony Srodowiska S.A. Norton Rose Fulbright advised the banks on the deal.

Former Counsels Weronika Magdziak and Andrzej Palys have been promoted to Partner at Kochanski & Partners.

Gide and Kubas Kos Galkowski have advised PKO Bank Polski on the development of a scheme for the amicable settlement of disputes arising under foreign currency housing loans, as proposed by the Chairman of the Financial Supervision Authority of Poland. 

Gide has successfully represented Polish spirits company Wyborowa S.A. in proceedings before the European Intellectual Property Office involving its opposition to the registration of a trademark similar to LUKSUSOWA.

Gide has advised Sierra Gorda S.C.M., KGHM Polska Miedz S.A., Sumitomo Metal Mining CO., LTD, and Sumitomo Corporation on a USD 700 million financing from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. Sullivan & Cromwell advised Sumitomo Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Mining as well, while Deloitte Legal advised BGK on the deal.

Wardynski & Partners has advised the Roca Group on Polish aspects of its acquisition of a majority shareholding in the Royo Group.

B2RLaw has advised Paine Schwartz Partners on an unspecified investment made by its Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V in Kynetec.

Dentons has advised CEE Equity Partners, the investment advisor of the China-CEE Fund I, on the sale by the fund of three onshore wind farms in Poland, with a total capacity of 163 megawatts, to Iberdrola. Baker McKenzie reportedly advised Iberdrola on the deal.