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 and MJH Advise on CVI Exit from Exact Systems to Accession Capital Partners
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 and DSK Kancelaria Advise on VirtusLab and SoftwareMill Merger
Gessel has advised VirtusLab on its merger with SoftwareMill. DSK Kancelaria advised SoftwareMill.
DWF and Schoenherr Advise on Sale of Unitrailer Holding Group to Vaalon Capital
DWF has advised the sole shareholder of Unitrailer Holding on the sale of the company to Vaalon Capital. Schoenherr advised Vaalon Capital.
SSK&W Advises bValue and THC Pathfinder on Investment in Innential
SSK&W has advised bValue and THC Pathfinder on their investment in Innential. Osborne Clarke reportedly advised Innential.
Kochanski & Partners Advises Jansen on Management Buyout
Kochanski & Partners has advised Jansen on the structuring and execution of a management buyout.
Dentons Advises AXA IM Alts on Sale of Data4 to Brookfield Infrastructure
Dentons, working with Kirkland & Ellis, has advised AXA IM Alts on its sale of data center platforms Data4 to Brookfield Infrastructure.
Dentons Announces Anna Pukszto and Bartlomiej Kordeczka as New Managing Partners in Poland
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 Advises Columbus Energy on Warsaw Stock Exchange Main Market Debut
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 and White & Case Advise on PLN 1.65 Billion Loan to JSW
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.
DWF Advises Nebo Solar on Sale of 100-Megawatt Solar Projects Portfolio
DWF has advised Nebo Solar on the sale of its 100-megawatt solar projects portfolio to Hep Global. Osborne Clarke reportedly advised Hep Global.
Clifford Chance and Wolf Theiss Advise on CZK 1 Billion Financing for Packeta Group
Clifford Chance has advised a club of banks led by Ceska Sporitelna – including UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia and the Czech branch of Citibank Europe – on a CZK 1 billion club financing for Packeta and its subsidiaries. Wolf Theiss advised Packeta.
Norton Rose Fulbright Advises Bank Pekao on Financing Construction of Lords LB- Sponsored PV Portfolio
Norton Rose Fulbright, working with Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law, has advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki on financing the construction of a 67.7-megawatt portfolio of 36 PV installations sponsored by Lithuania's Lords LB Asset Management. SSW Pragmatic Solutions reportedly advised Lords LB.
DWF and Elzanowski & Partnerzy Advise on KGAL PPA with Lafarge Cement Polska
DWF has advised KGAL Investment Management on two long-term power purchase agreements with Lafarge Cement Polska for the Krasin and Rywald onshore wind farms owned by the KGAL ESPF 4 Renewable Energy Fund. Elzanowski & Partnerzy advised Lafarge Cement.
CMS Appoints Five New Partners Across CEE
A new promotion round saw 62 lawyers become Partners at CMS – spanning 25 cities across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America – including Arno Zimmermann, Hans Lederer, and Klaus Pateter in Vienna, Alicja Zalewska-Orabona in Warsaw, and Mihai Jiganie-Serban in Bucharest.
Wolf Theiss Advises Mitiska REIM on Europa Centralna Retail Center Acquisition
Wolf Theiss has advised Mitiska REIM on its acquisition of the Europa Centralna retail center located in Gliwice, Poland.
Norton Rose Fulbright and Havel & Partners Advise Santander Bank Polska on Financing for Exact Systems
Norton Rose Fulbright and Havel & Partners have advised senior lender Santander Bank Polska on a refinancing facility for Exact Systems. Barrocas reportedly advised Santander Bank Polska on Portuguese legal matters. Rymarz Zdort Maruta reportedly advised Exact Systems. MHJ Legal reportedly advised mezzanine lender Accession Capital Partners.
New Polish Legislation on Transparency in Employment and Work-Life Balance
New legislation amending the Labor Code and other relevant acts was signed by the President and published in the Journal of Laws. This legislation implements two European Union Directives: Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and Directive (EU) 2019/1152 of 20 June 2019 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union. New provisions will come into force on 26 April 2023.