On July 5, 2023, Wardynski & Partners announced it had appointed Partner Michal Wons to coordinate the work of the firm's M&A team and develop the practice alongside Partners Konrad Grotowski, Kinga Ziemnicka, Jakub Lerner, Adam Pawlisz, and Lukasz Sliwinski.
Weronika Achramowicz, Marcin Chylinski, and Lukasz Hejmej To Manage Baker McKenzie Warsaw
Weronika Achramowicz, Marcin Chylinski, and Lukasz Hejmej have been elected as the new Managing Partners of Baker McKenzie's Warsaw office, taking over from Piotr Rawski who will be returning to practice at the end of his term.
Rymarz Zdort Maruta Advises on Market Pay Group Acquisition of Novelpay
Rymarz Zdort Maruta, working with Moncey Avocats, has advised the Market Pay Group and its private equity backer AnaCap on the acquisition of Polish financial technology company Novelpay, including its PAX France Novelpay subsidiary.
Katarzyna Kucharczyk Joins Orsted as Senior Legal Counsel
Katarzyna Kucharczyk has joined Orsted as Senior Legal Counsel in Warsaw.
JGA Advises Otwarty Rynek Elektroniczny on Acquisition of Portal PZP
JGA Ginckaj, Morawiec, Olszewski, Stankiewicz has advised Otwarty Rynek Elektroniczny – operating under the Marketplanet brand – on its acquisition of Portal PZP.
DLA Piper and Dentons Advise on ONDE Sale of Cyranka to Engie Zielona Energia
DLA Piper has advised ONDE on its sale of two photovoltaic power plants in Gizycko with a total capacity of 18 megawatts to Engie Zielona Energia in a share deal for all shares in Cyranka. Dentons advised Engie on the acquisition.
DLA Piper and Grant Thornton Advise on Acquisition of Victoria Cymes
DLA Piper has advised Bracia Sadownicy and its founders on joining forces with minority investor Syntaxis Capital – providing a mezzanine loan – to acquire Victoria Cymes. Grant Thornton advised both the buyer and the investor on due diligence for the target. CMS reportedly advised Syntaxis Capital.
Michal Lisawa Makes Partner at Baker McKenzie in Warsaw
Former Counsel Michal Lisawa has been promoted to a Partner position with Baker McKenzie in Poland, effective July 1, 2023.
Baker McKenzie Advises Huuuge on USD 150 Million Buy-Back of WSE-Listed Shares
Baker McKenzie has advised Huuuge, Inc. on its approximately USD 150 million time-limited share buy-back of company shares listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
GNZ Legal Advises Modus Asset Management on Ten-Year PPA with Zabka Polska
GNZ Legal Gorzelnik Nentwig Ziebinski has advised Modus Asset Management on its ten-year virtual power purchase agreement to supply 50 gigawatt-hours of solar energy per year to off-taker Zabka Polska. CMS reportedly advised Zabka Polska.
Aleksandra Polak Joins LSW as Partner
Former B2RLaw Partner Aleksandra Polak has joined LSW Bienkowski, Laskowski, Lesnodorski, Melzacki & Partners in Warsaw as a Partner.
Gessel Advises Avallon MBO Fund III on Acquisition of 70% Stake in Letniskowo
Gessel has advised the Avallon MBO Fund III on its acquisition of a 70% stake in mobile home manufacturer Letniskowo. Accreo Legal reportedly advised Letniskowo.
Greenberg Traurig and Meissner Koziol Kaczmarek Advise on Animex Foods Acquisition of DeVeris
Greenberg Traurig has advised Animex Foods on its acquisition of an 80% stake in DeVeris Polska from an unidentified majority shareholder and Amencer International Polska. Meissner Koziol Kaczmarek & Partner advised the sellers.
Norton Rose Advises PSO on PLN 5.13 Billion Financing for Fiber Network Upgrade and Expansion
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Play Group and Infravia joint venture Polski Swiatlowod Otwarty on a PLN 5.13 billion financing for the upgrade and expansion of its data network infrastructure across Poland. Allen & Overy advised the lenders. Linklaters and Luther reportedly advised Infravia.
Gessel Advises Bioceltix on Non-Brokered Public Offering
Gessel has advised Bioceltix on a non-brokered public offering of shares carried out under an accelerated book-building procedure and the related private placement.
Binder Groesswang and Oberhammer Advise on Orlen Acquisition of Turmoel Filling Station Network
Binder Groesswang has advised Orlen on its acquisition of the Turmoel filling station network in Austria via the acquisition of Doppler Energie. Oberhammer advised Doppler.
Gessel Advises Genomtec on Non-Brokered Public Offering
Gessel has advised Genomtec on a non-brokered public offering carried out under an accelerated book-building procedure and the related private placement of the company’s newly issued shares.
Wolf Theiss Scoops Up Seven-Partner Corporate/M&A Team from Wardynski & Partners
Wolf Theiss has announced the expansion of its Polish Corporate/M&A practice with the addition of seven Partners, at the core of a 27-strong team, from Wardynski & Partners. The move includes Partners Izabela Zielinska-Barlozek, Anna Dabrowska, and Krzysztof Libiszewski – who will also lead the WT Corporate/M&A practice – and Bartosz Kuras, Maciej Szewczyk, Marcin Pietkiewicz, and Katarzyna Wojcik-Bakowska.