Partners-You-Trust has advised EEC Magenta on PLN 10 million investment in SmokeD. Think Legal Kopinski i Wspolnicy advised SmokeD.
Greenberg Traurig and Linklaters Advise on Sale of Logistics Portfolio to Garbe
Linklaters has advised the Garbe Industrial Real Estate fund Garbe Logistics Real Estate Fund Plus III on its EUR 650 million acquisition of a logistics properties portfolio. Greenberg Traurig advised the seller.
Clifford Chance and Linklaters Advise on Genowefa Photovoltaic Farm Financing
Clifford Chance has advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska and Santander Bank Polska on the financing for Pad Res group's photovoltaic farm in Genowefa. Linklaters advised the Pad Res group.
SK&S and Clifford Chance Advise on Alternus’ Acquisition of PV Portfolio from Projekt Solartechnik
Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak has advised the Alternus Energy Group on its PLN 750 million acquisition of a 184-megawatt photovoltaic farm portfolio from Famur Group company Projekt Solartechnik. Clifford Chance and, reportedly, KKMP advised the seller.
Pawel Zelich Becomes New Head of Noerr in Poland
Associated Partner Pawel Zelich has been named as the new Head of Noerr’s Warsaw office as of July 1, 2022. He takes over from Partner Radoslaw Biedecki, who had been heading the office since 2017.
Gide Advises KGHM International on Sale of Franke Mine in Chile
Gide Loyrette Nouel’s Warsaw office has advised subsidiaries of KGHM International on the sale of their shares in Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke – which owns the Franke mine in Chile – to Minera Las Cenizas. Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uria reportedly advised the buyer.
Michal Glowacki and Lukasz Targoszynski Make Partner at Baker McKenzie
Michal Glowacki and Lukasz Targoszynski have been promoted to Partner in Baker McKenzie’s Warsaw office, as of July 1, 2022.
Rymarz Zdort Advises Play on Acquisition of 92.5% Stake in Redge Technologies
Rymarz Zdort has advised the Play Group on its acquisition of a 92.5% stake in Redge Technologies from Custodia Capital. Dentons reportedly advised Custodia.
Sobczynscy i Partnerzy and Ostrowski i Wspolnicy Advise on Pozdental Sale to Dentity Group
Sobczynscy i Partnerzy has advised Pozdental on the sale of the enterprise to Tar Heel Capital's Dentity Group and on establishing corporate governance in Pozdental. Ostrowski i Wspolnicy advised the buyer.
CMS Advises Alpla on Acquisition of Apon
CMS has advised Austria's Alpla on its acquisition of Polish pharmaceutical packaging producer Apon.
JDP Advises SanoRice Group on Investment in Nowa Sol
JDP Drapala & Partners has advised the Dutch SanoRice Group on its investment in a new production plant in Nowa Sol, Poland.
Krzysztof Cieplinski Makes Partner at Gide Warsaw
Krzysztof Cieplinski has been promoted to Partner in the Warsaw office of Gide Loyrette Nouel. He's active in the firm's Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, and New Technology & Infrastructure Projects practices.
Wardynski & Partners Advises Bergs on Pinus Acquisition
Wardynski & Partners has advised Bergs Timber on the acquisition of Pinus from company owners and founders Jerzy and Mariusz Smolarczyk.
WKB Advises PKO and mBank on Financing for Electrum Concreo
Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr has advised PKO and mBank on a financing for Electrum Concreo in the form of bilateral multi-product lines. Deloitte Legal reportedly advised Electrum Concreo.
Kondracki Celej Advises Credo Ventures and 500 Startups on Investment in Village Network
Kondracki Celej has advised Credo Ventures and 500 Startups on participating in a EUR 3.4 million investment round in the Village Network.
Sale & Leaseback as an Alternative Form of Financing
In a Sale & Leaseback transaction, a property used for business purposes is sold and simultaneously made available for use by the seller under a lease or rental agreement.
Controversial Article 17 in Polish Case C-401/19
Ever since the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the "Directive") was adopted back in April 2019, its contents, especially regarding the liability of certain service providers, have sparked many controversies. According to the explanations provided by the European Council, the Directive's main goal was to protect press publication and reduce the "value gap" between the profits made by two main "entities": internet platforms and content creators. The Directive aimed to enhance collaboration between these two groups and to create copyright exceptions for text- and data-mining. However, Article 17 of the Directive proved difficult to accept within the internet sharing platform environment, as it replaces the "mere conduit" exemption from copyright infringement of online content sharing of the platform with a conditional exemption. Article 17 prohibits internet platforms from sharing and displaying unlicensed copyrighted contents on behalf of users.
White & Case Advises on PKO Bank Hipoteczny's EUR 500 Million Mortgage Covered Bond Issuance
White & Case has advised joint lead managers Banco Santander, Erste Group Bank, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, PKO BP, and UniCredit Bank on PKO Bank Hipoteczny's EUR 500 million issuance of mortgage-covered bonds. Reportedly, Allen & Overy advised PKO Bank Hipoteczny.