The sale of popular drinks containing taurine and caffeine, commonly referred to as "energy drinks", has been limited from 1 January 2024 in accordance with provisions introduced in the Act of 17 August 2023 amending the Public Health Act and certain other acts (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1718).

Wojciech Koczara has joined Andersen’s Polish team as a Partner and will be responsible for the development of the Real Estate and Construction practice of the firm.

CK Legal has advised PCC Rokita on its PLN 25 million issuance of HB bonds with a 74.23% subscription reduction.

BSJP BNT has helped Kapsch Telematic Services secure a public procurement contract for the provision of direct customer support services for the electronic toll collection system of the National Tax Administration in Poland.

Clyde & Co has announced that it will open an office in Warsaw, following the hires of Partners Arkadiusz Krasnodebski, Agnieszka Kulinska, and Radoslaw Goral – alongside a team of 20 associates and counsel.

Attorneys-at-Law Wojciech Kulczyk and Krzysztof Sikorski have been elevated to Partner positions with WKB Lawyers at the start of 2024.

Eversheds Sutherland Poland Founding Partner Krzysztof Wierzbowski has joined Drzewiecki Tomaszek as a Senior Partner.

DWF has advised the shareholders of Auto Partner on the sale of a part of their shares in ABB through an accelerated book-building process.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Capital Park majority shareholder Madison International Realty on the sale of certain assets of the group as part of a management buy-out.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Cyfrowy Polsat on its series F bond issuance with an aggregate nominal value of PLN 400 million.

Allen & Overy has advised EDF Renewables Poland on its acquisition of a 50-megawatt battery energy storage project in Poland.

Wolf Theiss has advised the shareholders of Romania's DRIM Daniel FMCG on the sale of their majority stake in the company to Polish retail company Zabka, part of CVC Capital Partners. DLA Piper advised buyer Zabka Polska.

Kondracki Celej has advised Telemedi founder Pawel Sieczkiewicz and the company’s investors on its sale to Mavie Next. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Mavie Next. Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk advised Telemedi investor Adamed Pharma on the sale.

Clifford Chance has advised KKCG on the acquisition of the end-to-end software engineering and consulting platform Avenga from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management and Cornerstone Investment Management.

Dentons and TGS Baltic have advised the European Investment Bank and Nordic Investment Bank on their EUR 64 million project financing for Ignitis Renewables to fund the Mazeikiai wind farm in Lithuania. Walless and Linklaters advised the Ignitis Group.

MFW Fialek has advised Milestone Real Estate on its group reorganization.

Baker McKenzie has advised the VT5 Acquisition Company – a SIX-listed Swiss special purpose acquisition company – on the acquisition of R&S International Holding AG, an agreed business combination to take the R&S Group public on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Swiss law firm Advestra advised sole glob­al coordin­at­or UBS and joint bookrunner ZKB.

Wolf Theiss has advised Panattoni on obtaining a EUR 17 million financing from BNP Paribas Bank Polska for the construction of the Panattoni Park Grodzisk V warehouse park in the village of Natolin, near Warsaw.