Rymarz Zdort Maruta, working with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Barnea Jaffa Lande, has advised Huuuge on the execution of a simple agreement for future equity and a call option deed agreement with an undisclosed Israeli mobile game company and its existing investors.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Polish state-owned company Weglokoks on its acquisition of an 80% stake in Port Polnocny from Belgian group Sea-Invest. DLA Piper advised the seller.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta, working with Ropes and Gray, has advised Virtusa International on its acquisition of shares in ITmagination. Taylor Wessing advised ITmagination founders Daniel Arak, Dawid Lazinski, and Pawel Borowski on the sale.

Schoenherr has advised Grupa Zywiec on executing a conditional agreement to sell the Lezajsk brewery to Mycofeast. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Mycofeast.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Dutch company Northland Power International Holdings on its joint venture with Energa Wytwarzanie to provide asset management services through the newly established Baltic Offshore Service Solution company.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised the Bank Guarantee Fund on the sale of VeloBank to US fund Cerberus Capital Management for an investment amount of more than PLN 1 billion. Linklaters advised Cerberus.

White & Case has advised the State Treasury of the Republic of Poland – represented by its Minister of Finance – on an USD 8 billion issuance of notes registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission under its shelf registration statement. Rymarz Zdort Maruta and Latham & Watkins advised the underwriters.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised mBank on providing a multi-product working capital financing to an Apple Premium Reseller in Poland.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki on the financing for the construction of 28 photovoltaic farms located in Poland provided to subsidiaries of Projekt Solartechnik. Clifford Chance advised Project Solartechnik.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised the shareholders of CloudFerro on the sale of a minority stake in the company to Innova Capital. Allen & Overy advised Innova Capital.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised PUK Empol on its project to construct a Gorlice facility to process the combustible fractions obtained from waste treatment for the production of energy.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Bounty Brands Europe Limited on the sale of Stella Pack Europe to Sarantis Polska. Souriadakis Tsibris advised the Sarantis Group. Forum 87 also sold its stake in Stella Pack Europe, making Sarantis Polska Stella Pack's new sole owner.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised JD Sports Fashion on its acquisition of the remaining 40% stake in Poland's Marketing Investment Group joint-stock company.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta, working with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s US office, has advised managers Wood & Company Financial Services and Ipopema Securities on an accelerated book-building transaction concerning Vigo Photonics’ PLN 63 million issuance of series F ordinary bearer shares.

Continuing our review of 2023, did you know that a total of twelve lawyers worked on seven or more reported client matters in Poland in 2023 – a step up from the ten lawyers who worked on that many in 2022? The 2023 partner leaderboard was led by Tomasz Rogalski of Norton Rose Fulbright, who worked on a market-leading 15. Clifford Chance’s Andrzej Stosio, whose 11 reported deals in 2022 led the market, repeated that number in 2023, tying him for second place with White & Case’s Marcin Studniarek.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the lenders on the increase and extension of a multi-currency revolving credit facility for Pfleiderer Polska Group members. Rymarz Zdort Maruta reportedly advised the Pfleiderer Polska Group.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised the founders of the Akademeia Educational Group on its sale to the International Schools Partnership.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Bogdan and Elzbieta Kaczmarek and the Innova Capital private equity fund on their full acquisition of Pfleiderer Polska and related financing, in a corporate carve-out transaction from the Strategic Value Partners-owned Pfleiderer Group. Rymarz Zdort Maruta and Kirkland & Ellis reportedly advised the seller. Allen & Overy reportedly advised the lenders.