BSJP's Maciej Kuropatwinski has become a General Partner, while Grzegorz Wasiewski has been promoted to Partner with the firm, as of January 1, 2022.

Noerr has advised the Normeston Group on the sale of 79 Lukoil-branded service stations in Hungary to MOL, the country's largest oil and gas company. CMS advised MOL on the acquisition.

Clifford Chance has advised facility agent, security agent, account bank, mandated lead arranger, original lender, and hedge counterparty Santander Bank Polska, mandated lead arranger and original lender CaixaBank Oddzial w Polsce and hedge counterparty CaixaBank S.A on the PLN 152 million facilities agreement for the financing of a portfolio of wind farms belonging to Elawan Energy. Allen & Overy reportedly advised Elawan on the deal.

MFW Fialek has advised Music & More on the sale of a minority stake in the company to an undisclosed Luxembourg-based fund.

White & Case has advised GLP on leasing a facility in the Lodz East logistics park to Castorama. Wardynski & Partners advised Castorama.

Rymarz Zdort has advised HigoSense on its EUR 5 million Series A funding round led by Cogito Capital Partners with the participation of existing early-stage investors. Dubinski Jelenski Masiarz and Partners reportedly advised Cogito Capital Partners.

CMS has advised Fundusz Inwestycji Infrastrukturalnych – Kapitalowy FIZAN on the sale of shares in Nowe Jaworzno Grupa Tauron to Tauron Polska Energia S.A for more than PLN 1 billion.

Allen & Overy has advised Aramco on its expansions in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe with a number of acquisitions from Polish oil refiner and fuel retailer PKN Orlen following its planned merger with Grupa Lotos. SMM Legal advised PKN Orlen and Rymarz Zdort advised Grupa Lotos.

SPCG has successfully represented Talia before the Court of Appeal in Gdansk in a long-term agreement termination dispute with Polska Energia – Pierwsza Kompania Handlowa.

Gide has advised MNK Partners on the acquisition of the Point 44 building, in Piaseczno, from Real Management and Liberty Investments. Dentons advised the sellers on the deal.

Stratulat Albulescu has advised XVision on a EUR 1 Million seed funding round led by bValue. SSK&W Stoklosa Syp & Wspolnicy advised bValue on the deal.

In recent years, crowdfunding has become an increasingly popular source of financing for companies, especially start-ups. Crowdfunding is also a great marketing tool, as it allows companies to reach a wide spectrum of potential investors.

Eversheds Sutherland has advised investors SilverTree Equity Partners and Perwyn on the acquisition of the Salesmanago platform and its Krakow-headquartered developer Benhauer from 3TS Capital and others. Deloitte Legal advised Benhauer on the sale.

Taylor Wessing has advised PHN Property Management on a seven-year loan agreement with Bank Pekao to refinance the acquisition of the Regent Warsaw Hotel. Clifford Chance advised Bank Pekao.

Rymarz Zdort, working with Weil Gotshal & Manges in London, has advised the Globe Trade Center on its EUR 123 million issuance of series O bearer shares through an accelerated book-building process.

Greenberg Traurig advised Hansainvest Real Assets on the EUR 285 million acquisition of Warsaw's Generation Park Y from Skanska. Dentons advised the seller.

Former Solivan Partner Christian Schnell has joined Dentons as a Partner in the firm's Energy and Natural Resources practice. Based in Warsaw, Schnell will also practice in the firm's Munich office. He is joined by Counsel Piotr Dziwniel, Senior Associate Olga Wasilewska, and Associate Ewa Golabek. 

Former Counsel Edyta Defanska-Czuko, specializing in employment law, has been promoted to Partner at Crido Legal.