The Russian military invasion of Ukraine and the consequent energy crisis in Europe have brought the issue of energy independence to the forefront of the public agenda in Poland – raising it to an issue not only of economic stability but of national security.

Kondracki Celej, working with Orrick, has advised Dogmates – trading as Butternut Box B Corp – on its acquisition of PsiBufet. Think Legal advised the PsiBufet founder and shareholders.

Lukasz Lanoszka, Paulina Opielka, and Mariusz Purgal have been appointed as Partners with KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki & Partners in Krakow. 

On April 27, 2023, Act Legal BSWW announced that Develia's sale of the Wola Retro office building in Warsaw to Adventum (reported by CEE Legal Matters on February 3, 2023) had closed.

As part of a firm-wide promotion round that saw 32 lawyers become a Partner at Clifford Chance, Irena Floras-Goode was appointed a Partner in the firm’s Warsaw office.

Greenberg Traurig has advised KI Chemistry on its acquisition of Ciech shares under a voluntary tender sale offer. Gide advised KI Chemistry on the financing.

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. 

Former Local Partner Rafal Kluziak has been appointed an Equity Partner and former Counsels Katarzyna Waclawek and Piotr Miller have been promoted to Partner positions with DLA Piper in Warsaw.

On April 27, 2023, Wardynski & Partners announced that OT Logistics’ debt restructuring (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on June 26, 2019) had closed.

WKB Lawyers has advised CVI Dom Maklerski on the exit of its managed fund, Noble Fund Mezzanine Fizan, from Exact Systems. MJH Moskwa, Jarmul, Haladyj i Partnerzy advised buyer Accession Capital Partners. Rymarz Zdort Maruta reportedly advised Exact Systems.

Gessel has advised VirtusLab on its merger with SoftwareMill. DSK Kancelaria advised SoftwareMill.

DWF has advised the sole shareholder of Unitrailer Holding on the sale of the company to Vaalon Capital. Schoenherr advised Vaalon Capital.

SSK&W has advised bValue and THC Pathfinder on their investment in Innential. Osborne Clarke reportedly advised Innential.

Kochanski & Partners has advised Jansen on the structuring and execution of a management buyout.

Dentons, working with Kirkland & Ellis, has advised AXA IM Alts on its sale of data center platforms Data4 to Brookfield Infrastructure.

Dentons Partners Anna Pukszto and Bartlomiej Kordeczka have been elected the new Poland Co-Managing Partners following a vote of the Partners in Warsaw. They take over from Arkadiusz Krasnodebski, who stepped down after serving as Managing Partner in Poland since 2014.

White & Case has advised Columbus Energy on the admission and listing of all the company's shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange main market and the transfer of its shares from the NewConnect alternative market, on which the company had been listed since 2011.

Taylor Wessing has advised a consortium of banks and financial institutions on the PLN 1.65 billion financing provided to Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa under a sustainability-linked loan formula. White & Case advised JSW.