Former Globalworth Head of Legal Judyta Sawicka has joined Echo Investment in Poland as its Head of Investment and Divestment.

Former Noerr Partner and Head of Warsaw office Radoslaw Biedecki has joined DWF’s Warsaw team as a Senior Counsel.

Sorainen has advised Sunly on raising approximately EUR 200 million to expand its renewable energy portfolio in the Baltics and Poland. The fundraising included existing shareholders and new investor Mirova. Ellex and Linklaters advised Mirova on the investment.

Sorainen has advised the INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund on its investment in LuxVet through INVL portfolio company MiniVet. DLA Piper’s Luxembourg office reportedly advised the INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund as well.

The new Polish company law shows promise for attracting foreign investors, while the Polish residential real estate market is struggling, according to Solivan Partner Bartosz Miszkurka.

Kubas Kos Galkowski has advised IMS Budownictwo on the sale of office building B in the Zablocie Business Park complex in Krakow to the Uniqa Group. Schoenherr reportedly advised Uniqa.

Gessel has advised Asist and its founder Rafal Cwiklinski on the sale of a stake in the company to the PIB Agency. Greenberg Traurig advised the buyers.

JDP Drapala & Partners has advised facility management company Apleona on its acquisition of Poland's FM Solutions.

Rymarz Zdort has advised Poland's Bank Guarantee Fund on the resolution process of the Getin Noble Bank.

Gessel has advised the Lux Med Group on its acquisition of the Mediss Dental Clinic in Gdansk.

The adoption of the Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) and the Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDR) triggered changes in the medical devices law on the national level in Poland. The new Polish Medical Devices Act of 7 April 2022 (MDA) stipulates entirely new restrictions to advertising of medical devices (Articles 54-61) that were previously unknown to this industry sector and heavy sanctions for infringements of the new rules (Articles 103 and 104).

MFW Fialek has advised the Polish Development Fund on the sale of all its shares in PPP Venture to a closed-end investment fund.

Partner Pawel Hincz and Counsel Juliusz Krzyzanowski have been appointed as Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences M&A and Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences Regulatory, respectively, within Baker McKenzie’s Warsaw Office.

Petr Hudec, Aleksandra Oziemska, Eva Svobodova, and Jakub Wolkowicz have made Partner at White & Case as part of a promotion round that saw a total of 46 Partner promotions.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised PKO Bank Polski on financing the construction of the 113-megawatt Milkowice solar farm sponsored by Spanish investor Q-Energy. CMS advised Q-Energy.

Dentons has advised Vetroelektrane Balkana on a EUR 205 million refinancing of the 158-megawatt Cibuk wind farm located in Mramorak, Serbia. CMS reportedly advised the lenders on the deal.

Clifford Chance has advised Whitepress on the acquisition of Senuto. Think Legal reportedly advised the sellers.

Gessel has advised Lentex on the sale of its subsidiary Lentex Wyladziny to Mohawk Group-owned Unilin for EUR 20 million. Soltysinski, Kawecki & Slezak reportedly advised Unilin on the acquisition.