Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk and, reportedly, Dotlaw have advised Symfonia on its full acquisition of eDokumenty and acquisition of a 51% stake in MoreBIT.
Norton Rose Fulbright and Greenberg Traurig Advise on PLN 800 Million Financing for Polsat Plus Wind Farm
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a consortium including PKO Bank Polski, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, mBank, and Santander Bank Polska on their PLN 800 million financing for the construction of a 72.6-megawatt wind farm. Greenberg Traurig advised the project's sponsor, the Polsat Plus Group.
White & Case and Baker McKenzie Advise on Bank Pekao’s EUR 500 Million Issuance of Green Bonds and EMTN Program
White & Case has advised dealers Bank Polska Kasa Opieki, BNP Paribas, BofA Securities Europe, Citigroup Global Markets Europe, and JP Morgan on the establishment of Bank Pekao's EUR 5 billion program for the issuance of medium-term eurobonds and first EUR 500 million issuance of 5.5% fixed-to-floating green bonds maturing in November 2027. Baker McKenzie advised Bank Pekao.
White & Case Advises SigmaRoc on Acquisition of CRH European Lime Business for Around EUR 1 Billion
White & Case has advised SigmaRoc on the acquisition of CRH's European lime businesses for a total deal value of approximately EUR 1 billion. SSW Pragmatic Solutions reportedly advised the lenders.
Rymarz Zdort Maruta and Gessel Advise on MCI Capital's Acquisition of Webcon
Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised an MCI Capital fund on the acquisition of Webcon. Gessel advised the sellers.
MJH Advises Best Capital Fizan on EUR 4.2 Million Bond Issuance
MJH Moskwa Jarmul Halady has advised Best Capital Fizan on its EUR 4.2 million issuance of bonds maturing October 2027, to be listed on the Catalyst alternative trading system of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
DWF Advises Enter Air on Joint Venture with TUI
DWF has advised Polish private airline Enter Air on the establishment of a joint venture with TUI to provide aircraft rental and charter flight services to commercial customers.
WKB and Gessel Advise on SAS Groupe Positive Acquisition of User.com
WKB Lawyers has advised SAS Groupe Positive on its acquisition of User.com. Gessel advised founder Grzegorz Warzecha and investor Vercom on the sale.
Schoenherr Scoops Up Seven-Partner Team in Poland
Schoenherr has announced it is expanding its Warsaw office with the addition of a team of 23 lawyers, including seven partners, as of February 2024. The move includes Partners Szymon Okon, Pawel Chyb, Ilona Fedurek, Tomasz Kwasniewski, Katarzyna Solarz, Katarzyna Szczudlik, and Marcin Czaprowski from SSW Pragmatic Solutions.
Wolf Theiss Advises INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund and Eco Baltia on mBank Financing for Metal-Plast Purchase
Wolf Theiss has advised the INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund and Eco Baltia on the financing from mBank for the acquisition of a 70% stake in the Polish PVC window recycler Metal-Plast.
DWF Advises Elawan Energy on Sale of 18-Megawatt PV Portfolio to R.Power
DWF has advised Elawan Energy on the sale of an 18-megawatt portfolio of photovoltaic projects in Poland to R.Power.
Dentons and DLA Piper Advise on Globalworth EUR 145 Million Financing from Aareal Bank
Dentons has advised Globalworth on the EUR 145 million financing from Germany's Aareal Bank AG to refinance its obligations regarding the Skylight and Lumen office complex and the Hala Koszyki multifunctional facility in Warsaw. DLA Piper advised Aareal Bank.
Allen & Overy and CMS Advise on EUR 125 Million Financing for G City Europe' Promenada in Warsaw
Allen & Overy has advised Bank Pekao and Berlin Hyp on a EUR 125 million financing to G City Europe for the Promenada shopping center in Warsaw. CMS advised G City Europe.
Norton Rose Fulbright Advises BGK on CRR-Compliant Counter-Guarantee for Alior Bank
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on amendments to the documentation regarding a CRR-compliant counter-guarantee between Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen in favor of Alior Bank.
Public to Private Transactions Are Currently Becoming More and More Difficult
Due to Polish regulations on takeover offers for publicly traded companies, public to private transactions now carry a heavier risk of failure, understood as the inability to delist the company from the exchange. The bid for shares of TIM S.A., recently extended until 6 December 2023, may be a case in point. Any investor who gets involved in a tender for shares of a listed company needs to ponder the risk that, once the transaction is finalised, they will acquire a controlling stock in a listed company, which may still be subject to a restricted trading regime applicable to public companies for quite some time.
Wolf Theiss Advises Deutsche Hypo-NORD/LB on EUR 46 Million Financing for Acquisition of Mokotow Nova
Wolf Theiss has advised Deutsche Hypo-NORD/LB Real Estate Finance on the financing for Rysy Properties Limited's EUR 46 million acquisition of the Mokotow Nova office building in Warsaw from CCP III Netherlands Holding.
Gessel Advises Orthos Multidisciplinary Hospital on Land Acquisition
Gessel has advised the Orthos Multidisciplinary Hospital – part of the Lux Med network – on the acquisition of a 1.1-hectare agricultural property bordering its premises.
Reed Smith and C&G Advise on Wind Point Partners Acquisition of Assisi Pet Care
Reed Smith has advised Wind Point Partners on its acquisition of Assisi Pet Care. Czabanski & Galuszynski, working with Addleshaw Goddard, advised the Crescent Capital Group on providing financing for the acquisition.