Poland’s legal and business landscape is being shaped by a mix of geopolitical uncertainty and strong domestic fundamentals, creating a nuanced environment for investors and advisers alike, according to Addleshaw Goddard National Managing Partner for Poland and Head of Real Estate Janusz Dzianachowski.

White & Case has advised a consortium of joint lead managers on the issuance of EUR 500 million senior non-preferred green notes by mBank. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling reportedly advised mBank.

Dentons has advised Erste Group Bank on the extension of a EUR 40 million loan to LCP Poland, part of the M Core collective, to refinance the existing debt of the EMKA Koszalin shopping center. KNP Kaminski Radcowie Prawni i Adwokaci reportedly advised the borrower.

Addleshaw Goddard and Kinstellar have advised Pegasus Airlines on its acquisition of Czech Airlines and its subsidiary Smartwings in a transaction valued at EUR 154 million, including related receivables. Dentons reportedly advised the sellers.

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has advised Sygnity on its acquisition of Comarch HIS from CVC Capital Partners-backed Comarch. Greenberg Traurig advised Comarch.

Drzewiecki Tomaszek, working with Carlara and SKW Schwarz, has advised France-based Rondot International on its acquisition of the LWN Lufttechnik group. 

Greenberg Traurig has advised Fagron on its acquisition of a book of business from Krakow-based Zaklad Farmaceutyczny Amara. PwC Legal advised Zaklad Farmaceutyczny Amara.

White & Case has advised Banco Santander on the sale of 3,576,626 ordinary shares in Santander Bank Polska via an accelerated bookbuilding process at PLN 482 per share.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki on the arrangement of a bond issuance program of up to PLN 50 million for Bank Spoldzielczy Rzemiosla w Krakowie and the inaugural issuance of PLN 50 million in senior non-preferred three-year bonds under the program.

Andersen, working with Gunderson Dettmer, has advised Neptune.ai on its sale to OpenAI. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz reportedly advised OpenAI.

Clifford Chance has advised Ipopema Securities as the arranger and dealer on the issuance of green bonds by Mosty Magazyny Energii, part of the Mosty Group. SSW advised Most Magazyny Energii.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has successfully advised Orlen on an ad hoc arbitration in Stockholm concerning interest on overpayments for natural gas supplied under the Yamal Contract between 2014 and 2020.

CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska has advised Vehis Finanse on the public issuance of its Series I bonds, completed with a final nominal value of PLN 100 million.

SSK&W has advised CofounderZone and a group of existing shareholders of Auxilius Pharma on a USD 4 million investment round into the company by NanoGroup, FF Venture Capital, and NCBR IF. Kondracki Celej advised FF Venture Capital and NanoGroup.

Addleshaw Goddard has advised ING Bank Slaski on its acquisition of the remaining 55% stake in Goldman Sachs TFI from Goldman Sachs. Wardynski & Partners, working with Freshfields, reportedly advised Goldman Sachs.

Former PCS Partner Karolina Schiffter has joined Fragomen's Polish office as Managing Partner.

Hogan Lovells and Rymarz Zdort Maruta have advised Canadian energy company Northland Power on its acquisition of two battery energy storage system projects in Poland from Greenvolt Power Group. DLA Piper advised Greenvolt Power Group.

Former Deloitte Legal Partners Tomasz Ostrowski and Aneta Urban have joined SK&S as Partners.