Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk has advised Rokoko Partners on its acquisition of Szklo Company and transaction financing, refinancing the existing debt, and providing working capital to the target from Bank Pekao. LC Legal advised the sellers. Deloitte Legal advised the financing bank.

B2RLaw has advised South African-based Fortress Reit Limited on a logistics and warehousing acquisition of a property in the Silesia region of Poland.

DLA Piper has advised the Aareal Bank on providing EUR 360 million senior facility for Pradera European Retail Parks’ international retail property portfolio financing.

Dentons has advised Heimstaden Bostad on the acquisition of four blocks of flats in Warsaw from Dantex. Gras i Wspolnicy advised Dantex on the deal.

Dentons has promoted Tomasz Zwolinski to Partner in Warsaw.

MFW Fialek has advised PZU Zdrowie company Bonus-Diagnosta on its acquisition of an unidentified healthcare company specializing in diagnostic imaging.

Michal Smiechowski has joined CMS in Warsaw as a Counsel and the leader of the Debt Capital Markets practice.

Wierzbowski & Partners has advised Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo on its sale of shares in Geovita to Polski Holding Hotelowy.

It is widely accepted that, due to the increasing pace of today’s life and work, employees’ mental health is deteriorating. This problem has been compounded by the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many workers complain of difficulty in adjusting to the new situation. For workers who have been (or are) permanently or periodically forced to work from home, personal issues are added to professional problems. This additional stress can be expected to increase the prevalence and intensity of professional burnout in employees. 

CEE Legal Matters readers will likely be familiar with Patricia Gannon as one of the founders of Karanovic & Partners. Since her withdrawal from the firm (reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 21, 2020), Gannon ran her own "holistic strategic advisory business" (as reported on October 12, 2020) and, recently, she announced she is working on a new social media app for lawyers – Platforum 9. We caught up with her to learn more about her new project.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Israeli payroll and human resources software company Papaya Global on its acquisition of London-headquartered Azimo.

Wierzbowski & Partners has advised the owner of Nasz Lekarz Przychodnie Medyczne on the sale of its shares to Medicover.

Former Maruta Wachta Counsel Jakub Krysa has joined Kochanski & Partners as a Partner and the head of the Public Procurement practice and the Spanish Desk.

Cerha Hempel and DWF have advised Teufelberger on its joint acquisition with Sigma Plastics Group of Maillis Plastics Solutions from Maillis Holdings. Reportedly, Wolf Theiss advised Sigma Plastics Group on the deal and Germany-based Renzenbrink & Partner advised the sellers.

Wierzbowski & Partners has advised Skotan on its public offering and listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange of Series D shares.

On February 10, 2022, CEE Legal Matters reported that Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr had advised Innova Capital Group's Innova 6 fund on its investment in three dental services companies: DPC, Pomorska Inicjatywa Medyczna, and Medicadent Stomatologia. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Tobiasz Jankowski, Managing Director at Innova Capital Group to learn more about the matter.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Panattoni Europe on a long-term lease agreement for a built-to-suit facility that is being constructed in Bydgoszcz for Zalando. Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak reportedly advised Zalando on the deal.

The refugee crisis and related organizational adjustments are the major challenges faced by Poland, according to DWF Country Managing Partner Michal Pawlowski."Times are extremely challenging and turbulent," Pawlowski begins. "The COVID-19-related situation was finally becoming normalized, after different strains, restrictions, and vaccination-related public discourse. However, since late February, we are facing an even more extreme situation, that is, the Russian invasion in Ukraine."