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In the recent years, the Polish retail properties market went through a difficult period. The coronavirus pandemic and the related social restrictions had a major impact on the financial results of shopping malls. In addition to that, the changing consumer behaviors contributed to a massive increase in online sales. However, the years 2022 and 2023 brought a gradual improvement of the situation on the retail market and, consequently, of the overall climate for investing in real property. Furthermore, alternatives to large shopping malls, i.e. smaller retail parks, have been enjoying growing popularity on the market for several years now; these are often located closer to residential areas and in smaller cities. This sector has been growing dynamically in terms of both volume and the share in the entire retail market in Poland.

For many years it has been clear for Polish entrepreneurs that there is no simple legal answer to their strong need to secure their family assets, and above all their family businesses, for future succession. Due to the lack of appropriate instruments in the Polish legal system, many national entrepreneurs were forced to use the legal institutions of other jurisdictions. This solution was highly uncomfortable because of the differences in legal regimes and foreign legal requirements that did not entirely meet the needs of domestic entrepreneurs.

Wardynski & Partners, working with Portugal's Morais Leitao, has advised EDP and its subsidiary EDP Renovaveis on the repurchase of a 49% stake in EDPR’s wind energy assets in Portugal, Poland, and Italy from subsidiaries of China Three Gorges for a total of EUR 570 million.

Taylor Wessing has advised Sunday Natural and founder Joerg Schweikart on the sale of a stake in Sunday Natural to private equity investor CVC Capital Partners VIII. Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak, working with Germany's Lubberger Lehment, ZENK, and Clifford Chance, reportedly advised CVC.

CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska has advised PragmaGo on its acquisition of Monevia. GKW Grabalski Kempinski i Wspolnicy advised the 21 Concordia fund – acting through the Monevia International sarl SPV – on the sale.

Dentons has advised PKO Bank Polski and the EBRD on providing debt financing for the construction of the 31.5-megawatt Grabkowo wind farm in Potegowo and operational support for the 37.5-megawatt Orla wind farm, both of which are operated by Eurowatt. Clifford Chance advised Eurowatt.