KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki and Partners has advised EV charger manufacturer Euroloop on receiving investment from the Orlen VC fund and their resulting strategic partnership in a transaction valued at approximately EUR 5 million. Osborne Clarke advised Orlen VC.
Norton Rose Fulbright and Clifford Chance Advise on EUR 730 Million Facilities for Polpharma
Norton Rose Fulbright, working with Harneys Cyprus, has advised a syndicate of banks on a new multicurrency term loan and revolving credit facility amounting to EUR 730 million for Windstorm Trading & Investments and Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma. Clifford Chance advised the borrowers.
LSW Expands with Eight-Partner Team Hire from B2RLaw
LSW Bienkowski, Laskowski, Lesnodorski, Melzacki and Partners has announced it hired eight new partners – Filip Badziak, George Havaris, Marcin Huczkowski, Piotr Leonarski, Krzysztof Marzynski, Adam Piwakowski, Aleksandra Polak, and Piotr Szelenbaum – all coming from B2RLaw, alongside a group of associates, administration, and marketing support.
WKB and Dentons Advise on Financing for Afcon and EuroEnergy Boguszyn 20-Megawatt PV Park
WKB Lawyers has advised Afcon Renewable Energy and EuroEnergy on the financing for the development of a 20-megawatt solar photovoltaic park located in the Boguszyn precinct in southwest Poland. Dentons advised mBank on the PLN 65.7 million credit facilities.
Michal Kalicki Joins Clyde & Co as Counsel and Head of Banking and Finance in Warsaw
Clyde & Co has recently announced that Michal Kalicki, formerly of WKB Lawyers, joined its Warsaw office as a Counsel and the Head of the Banking and Finance team.
Gessel Advises ACP Credit on PLN 50 Million Financing for iTaxi
Gessel has advised ACP Credit on an up to PLN 50 million financing package for Poland's iTaxi.
Michal Synowiec Makes Partner at DLA Piper
Former Counsel Michal Synowiec has been promoted to a Partner position in DLA Piper's Warsaw-based Employment Law team.
Rymarz Zdort Maruta Advises Huuuge on Investments in Israeli Mobile Game Company
Rymarz Zdort Maruta, working with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Barnea Jaffa Lande, has advised Huuuge on the execution of a simple agreement for future equity and a call option deed agreement with an undisclosed Israeli mobile game company and its existing investors.
Dentons and Gessel Advise on Sale of 65% Stake in Profitroom to MCI Capital Fund
Dentons and Gessel have advised the founders of Profitroom and the Cyber_Folks company respectively on the agreement to sell a 65% stake in Profitroom to the MCI Capital ASI SA fund. Dubinski Jelenski Masiarz reportedly advised the buyer.
WKB and DZP Advise on Dino Polska's Acquisition of eZebra
WKB Lawyers has advised Dino Polska on its USD 15.5 million acquisition of eZebra and its affiliates providing warehousing, storage, and shipping services for the company. Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka advised the founders of eZebra.
MFW Fialek Advises Play Group on Acquisition of Miconet
MFW Fialek has advised the Play Group on its acquisition of Polish telecommunications company Miconet. MJH Moskwa Jarmul Haladyj reportedly advised Miconet.
CEELM Deal of the Year Awards Banquet: And the Winner Is…
On the evening of April 25, 2024, the Deal of the Year Awards Banquet brought together, under the same roof, top-tier lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe's leading law firms in the region in Warsaw.
SSW and Norton Rose Advise on Grupa Energa Acquisition of PV Portfolio from Lightsource BP
SSW Pragmatic Solutions has advised Grupa Energa on its acquisition of a photovoltaic portfolio from Lightsource BP. Norton Rose Fulbright advised Lightsource BP.
Szymon Czerwinski Joins Schoenherr as Tax Partner in Warsaw
Former Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak Senior Counsel Szymon Czerwinski has joined Schoenherr in Poland as a Partner to lead the firm's Tax team.
Greenberg Traurig Advises Redkom Development on Sale of Park Handlowy Glinianka to CEE-BIG
Greenberg Traurig has advised Redkom Development on its full sale of the Park Handlowy Glinianka retail complex near Warsaw to CEE-BIG Europe in a share deal. CMS reportedly advised BIG.
CMS Appoints 12 New CEE Partners in 54-Strong Global Promotion Round
The most recent promotion round at CMS saw 54 lawyers promoted to the firm's partnership ranks, including Austria-based Daniela Kroemer, David Kohl, Florian Mayer, Kai Ruckelshausen, Lukas Peissl, Marlene Wimmer-Nistelberger, and Sonja Otenhajmer, Bulgaria-based Jenia Dimitrova, Hungary-based Agnes Solyom, Eszter Torok, and Katalin Horvath, and Poland-based Tomasz Sancewicz.
PwC Legal Polska Establishes Pharma and Life Sciences Practice
PwC Legal Polska has established a Pharma and Life Sciences practice with Counsels Anna Wilkowska and Maciej Huzior joining the firm to co-lead the new department.
Dentons Advises mBank on Financing of 40-Megawatt Enwind Portfolio in Poland
Dentons has advised mBank on its PLN 199 million facility agreement with Enwind to refinance the existing Gluchow I wind farm and finance construction of the new Gluchow II wind farm, with a combined capacity of 40 megawatts. Clifford Chance reportedly advised Enwind.