Herbst Kinsky, working with Orrick, has advised the Terreal Group and its main shareholders on the antitrust aspects of the full sale of its businesses in Poland, Hungary, and Austria to Swisspor. Schoenherr advised Swisspor Holding on the acquisition.

SSK&W, working alongside BMH Braeutigam & Partner, has advised 1.Security's co-creator CISOCON on the USD 500,000 investment into the company from Sunfish Partners. LLW Lewczuk Lyszczarek Szymczyk advised Sunfish Partners on its investment.

Wardynski & Partners has advised SUSI Partners on its financing of the decarbonization services provided by ESCOlight to Ghelamco's Warsaw Unit skyscraper.

Wolf Theiss has advised the Toms Group on a multi-partner power purchase agreement in Poland with Better Energy and Eesti Energia Group subsidiary Enefit.

CMS has advised mBank on the PLN 42 million financing for Zemportic Investments' acquisition of Polska Grupa Bruno-Tassi. Baker McKenzie advised Zemportic Investments. Wardynski & Partners advised a consortium of banks financing Polska Grupa Bruno-Tassi. MJH Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj and Forton Legal advised Bruno-Tassi.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Axpo Polska on the power purchase agreement for the offtake of energy from six DIF Capital Partners wind farms in Poland with a total installed capacity of 171 megawatts.

Dentons has advised Extreme Emotions on Polish production aspects of The Zone of Interest film.

Linklaters has advised Signal Capital Partners on launching a new student housing platform in Poland, alongside Griffin Capital Partners and Echo Investment. Greenberg Traurig advised Echo investment.

Wardynski & Partners has advised the founders of Sagra Technology on the full sale of their company to Sygnity. Allen & Overy advised Sygnity on the acquisition.

Dentons has advised the EBRD and the Eiffel Investment Group on a bridge financing loan of EUR 45 million to support the construction and operation of 16 PL-Sun photovoltaic power plants with a total installed capacity of 114.7 megawatts. Wardynski & Partners reportedly advised PL-Sun.

Gessel has advised Anwim on the successful concentration approval process with the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection regarding Anwim's acquisition of several petrol stations belonging to the Circle K network.

Transformative changes are sweeping across Poland's legal and political landscape after the 2023 parliamentary elections, according to KWKR Partner Lukasz Wieczorek, while the jury is still out on the new government's efforts to address longstanding issues in sectors like green energy, technology, and the burgeoning field of ESG initiatives.

SRC Law Firm has advised the Mountain Warehouse on its lease at Designer Outlet Warsaw.

Allen & Overy has advised Grupa Archicom on its joint venture with Rank Progress to develop a new residential project in Wroclaw.

CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska has advised PCC Rokita on its new PLN 25 million issuance of Series HC bonds with a 71,07% subscription reduction.

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