Major transactions are taking place in the energy sector in Poland and the country is preparing to address gas shortages for the upcoming winter, while dealing with soaring inflation and high-interest rates, according to Penteris Partner Przemyslaw Kastyak.

Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr has advised the Avia Capital Fund I on its acquisition of a majority stake in Hadatap. SSK&W Stoklosa Syp & Partners advised Hadatap and its shareholders.

On 8 August, the latest draft amendment to the Commercial Companies Code was published. The bill implements Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions.

Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Sroka Nilsson has announced that Equity Partners Dag Nilsson and Jaroslaw Sroka have been appointed as Co-Managing Partners alongside Managing Partner Maciej Prusak, with longtime Managing Partner Joern Brockhuis moving to a Senior Partner position within the firm.

TGS Baltic has successfully represented Vilnius CHP in front of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce arbitral tribunal on a contract termination dispute with Polish boiler maker Rafako.

DLA Piper has advised Galileo on its acquisition of a minority stake in Pagra and the related partnership agreement.

Gessel has advised the Lode Group on its investment in PW Partner through Lode's subsidiary PCO Serwis.

Havel & Partners, Savoric & Partners, ODI Law, and Hillbridges have advised a syndicate of banks on the approximately EUR 196 million syndicated cross-border refinancing loan to the CCC Group. Linklaters, Lakatos Koves & Partners, and Filip & Company reportedly advised the lenders as well.

Schoenherr, working with Pinsent Masons and Wenger Vieli, has advised Kontron on selling parts of Kontron Group’s IT services business to Vinci Energies during a competitive auction process, for approximately EUR 400 million. Reportedly, Baker McKenzie’s German office advised Vinci Energies. Loloci & Associates advised Kontron on Albanian matters.

 This article provides an up-to-date overview of the currently existing FDI regimes in Poland.

Dentons has advised Nord/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank on its EUR 53 million financing for developer European Energy. Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Sroka Nilsson advised the borrower.

Konieczny Wierzbicki i Partnerzy has advised Van der Vorm Vastgoed on its acquisition of 128 apartment units in Krakow from Quelle Loqum. Gorazda Swistun Watroba i Partnerzy reportedly advised the seller.

JDP Drapala & Partners, working with Orth Kluth, has advised BestSecret on the lease agreement for a new warehouse and office building to be delivered by Panattoni. Norton Rose Fulbright reportedly advised Panattoni.

Deloitte Legal has advised ZPUE and its main shareholder Koronea on the tender offer for 100% of ZPUE's shares, with mBank as the broker.

Wardynski & Partners has advised Bio-Rad Laboratories on its acquisition of Curiosity Diagnostics from Scope Fluidics for a total consideration of up to USD 170 million in upfront and future milestone payments. Deloitte Legal advised Scope Fluidics on the sale.

On August 5, 2022, Greenberg Traurig announced that Marvipol Development's sale of the Moko Botanika project (reported by CEE Legal Matters on February 2, 2021) had closed.

DWF has advised Zeitgeist Asset Management on its acquisition of the Raclawicka 48 co-living project in Krakow.

Only a few years ago, Europe faced a major upheaval to the international economy with Brexit, i.e. the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union. This event, like the war in Ukraine or the COVID-19 pandemic, has had significant consequences for the global economy, affecting the quality of our daily lives.