Gessel has advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska on a co-investment, via a special purpose vehicle controlled by Custodia Capital, as part of the leveraged buyout of a majority stake in Profi.
Profi is a Polish producer of ready-made soups and pates.
Custodia Capital is a private equity firm supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Gessel team included Partners Malgorzata Badowska and Bernadeta Kasztelan-Swietlik, Counsel Klaudia Krawiec-Guz, Senior Associates Damian Bednarczyk and Natalia Lesna, and Junior Associate Zuzanna Sojka.
Gessel did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.