GNZ Legal Gorzelnik Nentwig Ziebinski has advised Modus Asset Management on its ten-year virtual power purchase agreement to supply 50 gigawatt-hours of solar energy per year to off-taker Zabka Polska. CMS reportedly advised Zabka Polska.
Aleksandra Polak Joins LSW as Partner
Former B2RLaw Partner Aleksandra Polak has joined LSW Bienkowski, Laskowski, Lesnodorski, Melzacki & Partners in Warsaw as a Partner.
Gessel Advises Avallon MBO Fund III on Acquisition of 70% Stake in Letniskowo
Gessel has advised the Avallon MBO Fund III on its acquisition of a 70% stake in mobile home manufacturer Letniskowo. Accreo Legal reportedly advised Letniskowo.
Greenberg Traurig and Meissner Koziol Kaczmarek Advise on Animex Foods Acquisition of DeVeris
Greenberg Traurig has advised Animex Foods on its acquisition of an 80% stake in DeVeris Polska from an unidentified majority shareholder and Amencer International Polska. Meissner Koziol Kaczmarek & Partner advised the sellers.
Norton Rose Advises PSO on PLN 5.13 Billion Financing for Fiber Network Upgrade and Expansion
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Play Group and Infravia joint venture Polski Swiatlowod Otwarty on a PLN 5.13 billion financing for the upgrade and expansion of its data network infrastructure across Poland. Allen & Overy advised the lenders. Linklaters and Luther reportedly advised Infravia.
Gessel Advises Bioceltix on Non-Brokered Public Offering
Gessel has advised Bioceltix on a non-brokered public offering of shares carried out under an accelerated book-building procedure and the related private placement.
Binder Groesswang and Oberhammer Advise on Orlen Acquisition of Turmoel Filling Station Network
Binder Groesswang has advised Orlen on its acquisition of the Turmoel filling station network in Austria via the acquisition of Doppler Energie. Oberhammer advised Doppler.
Gessel Advises Genomtec on Non-Brokered Public Offering
Gessel has advised Genomtec on a non-brokered public offering carried out under an accelerated book-building procedure and the related private placement of the company’s newly issued shares.
Wolf Theiss Scoops Up Seven-Partner Corporate/M&A Team from Wardynski & Partners
Wolf Theiss has announced the expansion of its Polish Corporate/M&A practice with the addition of seven Partners, at the core of a 27-strong team, from Wardynski & Partners. The move includes Partners Izabela Zielinska-Barlozek, Anna Dabrowska, and Krzysztof Libiszewski – who will also lead the WT Corporate/M&A practice – and Bartosz Kuras, Maciej Szewczyk, Marcin Pietkiewicz, and Katarzyna Wojcik-Bakowska.
RTPR and Allen & Overy Advise Innova Capital on Acquisition of EMI
RTPR and Allen & Overy have advised Innova Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in EMI Equipement Maintenance Industrie from Morphosis Capital, Belemi, and founder Jerome France.
Jan Czerwinski, Tomasz Michalczyk, Grzegorz Sprawka, and Rafal Karbowniczek Make Partner at DZP
Former Counsels Jan Czerwinski, Tomasz Michalczyk, and Grzegorz Sprawka and former Senior Associate Rafal Karbowniczek have been appointed as Partners with Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka on July 1, 2023.
Kochanski & Partners Advises Ergo Hestia on Information Security Certification
Kochanski & Partners has supported insurance sector company Ergo Hestia in obtaining its ISO 27001 and ISO 27017 information security certifications.
The Debrief: July 2023
In The Debrief, our Practice Leaders across CEE share updates on recent and upcoming legislation, consider the impact of recent court decisions, showcase landmark projects, and stay up to date with the latest developments impacting their respective practice areas.
Agnieszka Skorupinska Joins Rymarz Zdort Maruta as Partner and Head of Environmental Law and ESG
Agnieszka Skorupinska has joined the ranks of Rymarz Zdort Maruta as a Partner to head the firm's newly established Environmental Law and ESG practice.
White & Case Advises on Second PKO Bank Hipoteczny PLN 500 Million Bond Issuance in 2023
White & Case has advised issuer PKO Bank Hipoteczny and joint bookrunners Erste Group Bank and PKO Bank Polski on PKO Bank Hipoteczny's second PLN 500 million issuance of mortgage-covered bonds in 2023.
Greenberg Traurig Advises Symfonia on Investment from Accel-KKR
Greenberg Traurig has advised Symfonia on a growth buyout investment from Accel-KKR. Goodwin Procter advised Accel-KKR on the acquisition while Kirkland & Ellis advised the investor on the debt financing.
Country Update-Poland: Crypto-asset Regulation
The crypto-assets sector — which includes unbacked and asset-stabilised digital currencies, securities tokens, utility tokens, non- fungible tokens and services related to them — has potential benefits, but is turbulent. During 2022, it experienced valuation plunges, a stablecoin's collapse, the exchange FTX's bankruptcy and concerns about decentralised finance (DeFi) arrangements.
Gessel Advises Avallon MBO on Acquisition of SAT
Gessel has advised the Avallon MBO fund on its acquisition of sports and branded apparel retailer SAT.