I wish us wider representation in senior positions in the legal profession, equal treatment, access to promotion, full and effective participation, and equal opportunities for leadership. And I wish for none of us to experience diminished opportunities or unfavorable career limitations because of gender.
Gessel Advises SunRoof on Investment Round
Gessel has advised SunRoof on its most recent EUR 13.5 million investment round with the participation of World Fund, Nordic Alpha Partners, and Legal & General Capital.
Dentons and Act BSWW Advise on Wola Retro Office Building Divestment in Warsaw
Dentons has advised Develia on its preliminary agreement for the EUR 70 million sale of the Wola Retro office building in Warsaw with the Adventum Group. Act BSWW advised Adventum.
Norton Rose Fulbright Advises BGK on Financing Construction of Budimex-Sponsored Wind Farm
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on financing the construction of a 7-megawatt wind farm sponsored by Budimex.
Norton Rose Fulbright and Allen & Overy Advise on mBank Financing for ONDE's Cyranka PV Project
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised mBank on financing the construction of the 18-megawatt Cyranka PV project sponsored by ONDE. Allen & Overy advised ONDE.
BNT Attorneys in CEE and BSJP Join Forces
BNT Attorneys in CEE have joined forces with Poland's BSJP. The move also involves the combination of BSJP with long-time BNT Polish member firm Neupert Zamorska & Partnerzy, with the resulting firm set to operate as BSJP BNT Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Sroka Nilsson Zamorska going forward.
Konrad Kosicki Joins Greenberg Traurig as Partner and Head of Energy in Warsaw
Former Wolf Theiss Partner Konrad Kosicki has joined Greenberg Traurig along with his team. Kosicki will head the firm’s Energy and Natural Resources practice and join the ranks of Partners in the firm's Warsaw office.
Grant Thornton Advises PGD Group on Acquisition of Renault Retail Group Warszawa
Grant Thornton has advised the PGD Group on its acquisition of Renault Retail Group Warszawa from the Renault Retail Group.
Crido Advises LEK-AM on Securing R&D Financing
Crido has advised Poland's LEK-AM pharmaceutical company on obtaining bank financing and grant support to implement its R&D projects.
SK&S and Drzewiecki Tomaszek & Partners Advise on Heineken International's Acquisition of Grupa Zywiec
Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak has advised Heineken International on its PLN 1.66 billion acquisition of the remaining 35% stake in Grupa Zywiec through a block trade transaction, public tender offer, and subsequent minority squeeze-out. Drzewiecki Tomaszek & Partners advised Harbin on the sale of a 28.19% block of shares in Grupa Zywiec.
White & Case and RKKW Advise on TF Silesia’s Preliminary Agreement To Sell Torpol Shares to CPK
White & Case has advised Towarzystwo Finansowe Silesia on its preliminary agreement with Centralny Port Komunikacyjny for the sale of 38% of TF Silesia's shares in Torpol. Kwasnicki Wrobel & Partners advised CPK.
JDP Advises Trei Real Estate on EUR 40 Million Financing from Berlin Hyp
JDP Drapala & Partners has advised Trei Real Estate on a EUR 40 million financing from the Berlin Hyp real estate and mortgage bank for the company's day-to-day operations.
Taylor Wessing Advises on Sale of Ferio Legnica Shopping Center
Taylor Wessing has advised Raiffeisen Bank International and other sellers and creditors on the sale of the Ferio Legnica Shopping Center to the Focus Estate Fund and the transfer of existing financing. Czabanski & Galuszynski reportedly advised the buyer.
Polish Family Foundation – A New Instrument for Succession Planning in Family Businesses
On 14 December 2022 the lower house, Sejm, passed a bill on family foundations. The law was then sent to the Senate, where amendments were made to it, now pending before the Sejm. Regardless of these legislative works, it is expected that the law will come into force 3 months after its promulgation. It should therefore be possible to establish a family foundation as early as the first half of 2023.
Schoenherr and Norton Rose Fulbright Advise on Diebold Nixdorf Refinancing
Schoenherr and Norton Rose Fulbright, working with Davis Polk & Wardwell and Ashurst, have advised JP Morgan Chase and other financing parties on the refinancing of Diebold Nixdorf debt and the provision of USD 400 million in new capital. Sullivan & Cromwell and K2Legal Korbonski i Partnerzy reportedly advised the borrower.
Dominika Niewiadomska-Siniecka Joins VeloBank as CEO Advisor, Proxy, and Managing Director
Former UPC Polska Board Member and Chief Legal, Regulatory, Corporate Affairs Officer Dominika Niewiadomska-Siniecka has joined VeloBank as CEO Advisor, Proxy, and Managing Director.
DZP Advises Polregio on 200-Train Tender
Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka has advised Polregio on the preparation of framework agreements and tender documentation for the supply of 200 trains.
Tax Exemption in The Polish Investment Zone From 2023 in Yet a Different Shape
As of 1 January 2023, new conditions govern aid in the Polish Investment Zone (PIZ), as indicated in the new regulation implementing the Act on supporting new investments (the new PIZ regulation).