Allen & Overy has advised Bank Pekao on its lease of office space in Warsaw from HB Reavis. Decisive Szmigiel Papros Gregorczyk advised the lessor.

Sobczynscy i Partnerzy has advisesd the Avallon MBO Fund on the sale of its stake in Ceko to the Polmek Group. Grabalski Kempinski i Wspolnicy reportedly advised the Polmek Group.

Former Rymarz Zdort Partner Marcin Chylinski has joined the Baker McKenzie Warsaw office as a Partner and Head of the firm's Equity Capital Markets practice as of April 1, 2022.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Panattoni on the acquisition of an undeveloped plot in Magnice, near Wroclaw. 

White & Case has advised the CTP Group on its recent acquisition of a Polish logistics project portfolio from 7R. Linklaters advised 7R on the sale.

Former Arzinger Law Office Partner Anna Zorya has joined Rymarz Zdort as Partner. She is joined by former Arzinger Associate Viktoriia Dobrynska.

DWF has advised IWG plc on the lease agreement for 1,450 square meters of office space in the Okraglak building in Poznan. DPPA Legal Grzonek Swidnicki advised the landlords on the deal.

Former Rymarz Zdort Partner Marcin Iwaniszyn has joined Baker McKenzie’s Warsaw office as a Partner and Head of its Banking & Finance practice.

Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr has advised Blirt’s shareholders on the sale of a 96% stake to Qiagen. Wardynski & Partners reportedly advised Qiagen on the deal.

With inflation rates rising and investors hesitant to bring their capital to Poland, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has created a vicious circle, according to Penteris Partner Tomasz Kudelski.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Panattoni Europe on the construction of a Polish logistics center for Hermes Fulfilment.

B2RLaw has advised Partners for Growth on its USD 25 million venture debt financing for Opontia. Kinstellar Turkey affiliate Gen Temizer Ozer advised Partners for Growth on Turkish law matters with Rajah & Tann and Al Sharif Law advising the fund in Singapore and Saudi Arabia, respectively.

Linklaters has advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska on granting a EUR 21.5 million sustainability-linked loan to Velvet Care. Brzozowska & Barwinska advised the borrower.

Greenberg Traurig has advised IFA Group on its sale to Aequita. Noerr Germany advised Aequita on the deal.

Rymarz Zdort has advised global coordinator Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Oddzial Biuro Maklerskie on the PLN 3.2 billion issuance of series E shares by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna.

Adriana Mierzwa-Bronikowska, Lukasz Jankowski, and Rafal Kluziak have been promoted to Local Partner, as part of DLA Piper’s recent promotion round that also included the recently reported promotion of Agnieszka Lehwark and Bartlomiej Palusiak to Partner (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on May 9, 2022).

The Russian aggression in Ukraine has many people enquiring about the possibility of holding the Russian Federation accountable for the acts it has committed in the territory of Poland’s eastern neighbour. Yet, at this stage, what should be considered is not only the actual accountability, but also the ontological fact of the existence of liability, which is an inherent condition for the existence of law.

White & Case has advised PKN Orlen on establishing and launching the Orlen VC fund and on its first investment in Emerald Technology Ventures' Industrial Fund.