JDP has advised the Laumann Group on its acquisition of Ponzio Polska. Andersen and, reportedly, Pomorski Tax Legal Finance and Rapisardi Intellectual Property advised the Ponizio Group.

SSW Pragmatic Solutions has supported Movie Games in obtaining prospectus approval from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority regarding the transfer of its listing from the alternative NewConnect market to the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. 

Czabanski & Galuszynski has advised the Focus Estate Fund on its acquisition of the Atrium Mosty shopping center in Plock from the Atrium Group. Dentons advised Atrium.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Blackstone company Multi Veste 339 BV on its EUR 250 million sale of the Forum Gdansk shopping center to NEPI Rockcastle. Linklaters advised the buyer.

KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki and Partners has advised Ailleron on its agreement with ING Bank Slaski and the National Cloud Operator to implement a LiveBank Cloud solution for the bank's online customer communications.

Former SSW Partner Renata Patoka and former MJH Partner Karol Kicun have joined Noerr’s Polish mergers and acquisitions practice as Associated Partners.

DWF has advised Polish state-owned company Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe on its cooperation agreement with the Westinghouse Electric Company in the course of implementing the Polish Nuclear Power Program.

Wozniak Legal has successfully represented the owners of the Bernardynska 9 tenement house in Lublin against claims from a Polish party regarding adverse possession in relation to a 50% share of this building. 

As a new business trend, ESG is of growing interest to an increasing number of markets. More and more businesses are publishing ESG strategies and with good reason. According to PwC’s 2021 U.S. survey, 83% of consumers indicated a preference for companies to implement ESG best practices, and 86% of employees prefer to work for companies that care about ESG values.

Rymarz Zdort has advised Nethone shareholder II Aria AIFM on its sale of a minority stake in Nethone to Advent International. CMS reportedly advised Advent International.

Former Attorneys-at-Law Sandra Szybak-Bizacka and Marcin Szlasa-Rokicki and Advocate Bartosz Tomanek have been promoted to Partner with PCS Paruch Chrusciel Schiffter Stepien Kanclerz.

Controversial consumer loans, unfair competition-related disputes, and changes to long-term agreements due to force- majeure events are all increasingly frequent in Poland these days, according to Wolf Theiss Partner Peter Daszkowski.

Rymarz Zdort has advised telecom infrastructure operator Cellnex Poland on its full acquisition of Remer. Alto advised Remer.

JGA Ginckaj, Morawiec, Olszewski, Stankiewicz has advised private medical operator Scanmed on its full acquisition of Ars Medical.

Gessel has advised furniture and decorations online store Selsey on its PLN 33 million sale of a 44,5% stake in the company to Wirtualna Polska Media. Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj advised the Wirtualna Polska Holding member company.

Gessel has advised the management board of Suwary and its former shareholders – Wentworth Tech and Savtec – on the sale of a 65% stake in Suwary to Plast-Box for PLN 100 million. Everberg reportedly advised Plast-Box.

Clifford Chance has advised Bank Pekao on its over PLN 500 million financing for the acquisition and redevelopment of three logistics centers by separate special purpose vehicles. Reportedly, Greenberg Traurig advised the sellers and Deloitte Legal advised the buyers on the acquisition transaction. On the financing transaction, Greenberg Traurig reportedly advised the buyers on receiving the financing.

Pro Bono Lawyer Parasto Yari, who has been with Kochanski & Partners since early 2022, will be taking on a new role leading the firm’s efforts to support diversity, inclusivity, gender equality, and refugee assistance.