Allen & Overy has advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska and mBank on their provision of an acquisition loan facility to Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne for its acquisition of the Torf Corporation. Greenberg Traurig reportedly advised Bielenda.
The Torf Corporation is a Polish cosmetics company. It was founded by Polish-American Barbara Piasecka-Johnson, an heir to a Johnson & Johnson co-founder, and professor Stanislaw Tolpa. Torf has been present in the Polish cosmetics sector for over 27 years and produces the Tolpa brand of cosmetics using peat-based biologically active substances.
Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne is a Polish producer of cosmetics for the face and body, as well as hair-care products.
The Allen & Overy team included Partner Tomasz Kawczynski, Associates Maciej Szalak and Maria Korba, and Legal Intern Joanna Paczkowska.
