RTPR and Allen & Overy have advised Innova Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in EMI Equipement Maintenance Industrie from Morphosis Capital, Belemi, and founder Jerome France.
Jan Czerwinski, Tomasz Michalczyk, Grzegorz Sprawka, and Rafal Karbowniczek Make Partner at DZP
Former Counsels Jan Czerwinski, Tomasz Michalczyk, and Grzegorz Sprawka and former Senior Associate Rafal Karbowniczek have been appointed as Partners with Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka on July 1, 2023.
Kochanski & Partners Advises Ergo Hestia on Information Security Certification
Kochanski & Partners has supported insurance sector company Ergo Hestia in obtaining its ISO 27001 and ISO 27017 information security certifications.
The Debrief: July 2023
In The Debrief, our Practice Leaders across CEE share updates on recent and upcoming legislation, consider the impact of recent court decisions, showcase landmark projects, and stay up to date with the latest developments impacting their respective practice areas.
Agnieszka Skorupinska Joins Rymarz Zdort Maruta as Partner and Head of Environmental Law and ESG
Agnieszka Skorupinska has joined the ranks of Rymarz Zdort Maruta as a Partner to head the firm's newly established Environmental Law and ESG practice.
White & Case Advises on Second PKO Bank Hipoteczny PLN 500 Million Bond Issuance in 2023
White & Case has advised issuer PKO Bank Hipoteczny and joint bookrunners Erste Group Bank and PKO Bank Polski on PKO Bank Hipoteczny's second PLN 500 million issuance of mortgage-covered bonds in 2023.
Greenberg Traurig Advises Symfonia on Investment from Accel-KKR
Greenberg Traurig has advised Symfonia on a growth buyout investment from Accel-KKR. Goodwin Procter advised Accel-KKR on the acquisition while Kirkland & Ellis advised the investor on the debt financing.
Country Update-Poland: Crypto-asset Regulation
The crypto-assets sector — which includes unbacked and asset-stabilised digital currencies, securities tokens, utility tokens, non- fungible tokens and services related to them — has potential benefits, but is turbulent. During 2022, it experienced valuation plunges, a stablecoin's collapse, the exchange FTX's bankruptcy and concerns about decentralised finance (DeFi) arrangements.
Gessel Advises Avallon MBO on Acquisition of SAT
Gessel has advised the Avallon MBO fund on its acquisition of sports and branded apparel retailer SAT.
E+H, Wardynski & Partners, and SSW Advise on Coveris Acquisition of D.K. Lamin
E+H and Wardynski & Partners have advised Coveris on its acquisition of Polish packaging film company D.K. Lamin. SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised the sellers.
Closing: KI Chemistry’s Acquisition of Ciech Shares in Voluntary Tender Offer Now Closed
On June 29, 2023, Greenberg Traurig announced that KI Chemistry’s acquisition of Ciech shares in a voluntary tender offer (reported by CEE Legal Matters on May 3, 2023) had closed.
Sobczynski and Partners and MKS Partners Advise on THC Acquisition of Dental Medicenter
Sobczynski and Partners has advised Tar Heel Capital on the acquisition – on behalf of its Dentity dental chain – of a 70% stake in Warsaw's Dental Medicenter. Michaliszyn Koska Saluda advised the Dental Medicenter shareholders.
BCGL Advises Redge Technologies on Acquisition of MediaTool
Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk has advised Play subsidiary Redge Technologies on its acquisition of MediaTool from its founders, including Wladyslaw Prazmowski.
Gessel Advises Pure Biologics on PLN 12 Million Investment from ACRX Investments
Gessel has advised Wroclaw-based biopharmaceutical company Pure Biologics on receiving a PLN 12 million investment from ACRX Investments Limited.
Competition and Regulatory Challenges in the CEE Pharma Sector - Part 2: Regulatory Hot Topics and Market Access Challenges in CEE and War-Related Changes in Ukraine
Global law firm Baker McKenzie organized a competition and regulatory conference for pharma in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in Warsaw. During the conference, Baker McKenzie experts highlighted the hot topics of recent developments in EU Competition Law and Pharmaceutical Regulation that have direct effect on companies in the pharma and life sciences sector, discussing practical and pragmatic solutions with special regard to regional aspects in CEE in two round tables. The second one looked at regulatory hot topics and market access challenges in CEE and war-related changes in Ukraine.
Wardynski & Partners Appoints Six New Partners
Joanna Krakowiak, Jakub Macek, Wojciech Marszalkowski, Adam Pawlisz, Lukasz Sliwinski, and Maciej Zych make Contract Partner at Wardynski & Partners in Poland.
Crido Advises RelyOn Nutec on GoRopes Investment
Crido has advised safety training company RelyOn Nutec on its investment in GoRopes.
DWF Successful for Mostostal Warszawa in Contractor Dispute
DWF has successfully represented Mostostal Warszawa before the Regional Court in Warsaw in a dispute with one of its contractors regarding a contract for the construction of a specialized installation.