The EU Directives on Work-life balance and on Transparent and predictable working conditions were introduced into the Polish national legislation on 26 April 2023 and brought about significant changes and obligations for the employers. What do they mean for businesses?
Dentons and SSW Pragmatic Solutions Advise on Financing for CIM Acquisition of Warsaw's Warta Tower
Dentons has advised Cornerstone Investment Management and its joint venture partner on the financing for their acquisition of the Warta Tower office building in Warsaw and related capital expenditure. SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised lenders Santander Bank Polska and Erste Group Bank AG.
Norton Rose Fulbright and Wardynski & Partners Advise on Bank Pekao Acquisition Financing for Tewox Retail Park Portfolio
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Bank Pekao on the EUR 40 million financing for AB Tewox's acquisition of a five-retail-park portfolio in Poland. Wardynski & Partners advised Tewox on both the acquisition and the financing.
Dentons and Wardynski & Partners Advise on CIM and Kartesia Financing of Ecowipes Acquisition
Dentons has advised Cornerstone Investment Management on its financing agreement with Kartesia for the acquisition of biodegradable hygiene product manufacturer Ecowipes Group, including its French affiliate Hydra Beauty & Clean. Wardynski & Partners, working with Stibbe, advised Kartesia.
B2RLaw and DZP Advise on Vinci HiTech Fund Investment into Oasis Diagnostics
B2RLaw has advised the Vinci HiTech ASI fund on its nearly PLN 14 million investment into Polish medical technology start-up Oasis Diagnostics. Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised Oasis Diagnostics.
Gide Advises Goodspeed on Acquisition of Caterings
Gide has advised temperature-controlled logistics provider Goodspeed on its acquisition of Caterings.
Radzikowski Szubielska and DLA Piper Advise on Orlen Wind 3 Acquisition of 142-Megawatt Wind Porfolio from EDP
Radzikowski Szubielska i Wspolnicy has advised Orlen Wind 3 on the full acquisition of three operating wind farms with a total capacity of 142 megawatts from EDP Renewables Polska. DLA Piper advised EDP.
C&G and Dentons Advise on HiProMine Financing from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
Czabanski & Galuszynski has advised HiProMine on a EUR 32 million financing for the construction of a new production plant and insect genetics center from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. Dentons advised BGK and the KUKE state export credit agency.
Sobczynscy i Partnerzy Advise Emerson on Sale of Land to Reino Capital and IO Asset Management
Sobczynscy i Partnerzy has advised Polish specialized printing company Emerson on its sale of investment land in Piotrkow Trybunalski to a company belonging to Reino Capital and IO Asset Management. Linklaters reportedly advised the buyers.
Norton Rose Fulbright and Rymarz Zdort Maruta Advise on PFR Financing for Projekt Solartechnik PV Farms
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Polski Fundusz Rozwoju on its PLN 128 million construction financing for 26 photovoltaic farms in Poland with a total capacity of 43 megawatts, sponsored by Projekt Solartechnik. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Projekt Solartechnik and its subsidiaries.
MKZ Partners Advises on Sale of 4Fun to Polsat
MKZ Partners has advised the sellers on the sale of the naEkranie.pl website and the 4Fun, 4Fun Kids, and 4Fun Dance TV channels to the Polsat Plus Group.
BCGL, CMS, and Deloitte Legal Advise on RiO Family Office Acquisition of PartyDeco and Financing
BCGL has advised Bank Pekao on the financing for RiO Family Office’s acquisition PartyDeco. CMS advised PartyDeco and its founders Mikolaj Gabryel and Agnieszka Gabryel, while Deloitte Legal advised RiO Family Office on both the acquisition and the financing.
Binder Groesswang and Wolf Theiss Advise on Wendel Sale of Constantia Flexibles to One Rock Capital
Binder Groesswang, working with Willkie Farr & Gallagher, has advised French investment company Wendel and other shareholders on their sale of Constantia Flexibles to One Rock Capital Partners. Wolf Theiss, working with Latham & Watkins, advised One Rock. Hamburg's Klawitter Neben Plath Zintler reportedly advised Wendel as well.
Rafal Burda Joins Orlen Synthos Green Energy as Head of Legal
Former Clifford Chance Senior Associate Rafal Burda has joined Orlen Synthos Green Energy as Head of Legal in Poland.
Linklaters and Dentons Advise on Investika Acquisition of Royal Trakt Offices from Patrizia
Linklaters has advised Czech retail investment fund Investika Realitni Fond on its acquisition of the Royal Trakt Offices in Warsaw from real estate investor Patrizia SE. Dentons advised Patrizia.
Tomasz Korczynski Joins Greenberg Traurig as Partner and Head of Infrastructure and Government Contracts
Former Dentons Head of PPP/Infrastructure Tomasz Korczynski has joined Greenberg Traurig in Warsaw as a Partner and Head of the firm's Infrastructure and Government Contracts practice.
WKB Advises GreenVolt Power on Sale of Renewable Energy Projects to Energa Wytwarzanie
WKB Lawyers has advised GreenVolt Power on a preliminary agreement for the sale of shares in companies developing the Sompolno and Opalenica renewable energy projects to Energa Wytwarzanie. Bird & Bird and Grant Thorton reportedly advised Energa Wytwarzanie.
B2RLaw Advises Audioteka's Minority Shareholders on Sale to Wirtualna Polska
B2RLaw has advised the minority shareholders of Audioteka on the sale of their stakes representing approximately 40% of the company's share capital to Wirtualna Polska.