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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges was legal counsel to European private equity firm Montagu Private Equity and other selling shareholders in connection with the sale of a 100% stake in Emitel (the leading terrestrial radio and TV broadcast infrastructure operator in Poland), to funds managed by Alinda Capital Partners, one of the world’s largest infrastructure investment funds.

Although the final sale price was undisclosed, the private equity transaction is believed to be  Poland’s largest ever. The core members of the transaction team included Partners Pawel Zdort, Piotr Tomaszewski, Pawel Rymarz, and Senior Associate Jacek Balicki, though a large number of other partners and associates also played significant roles.

“This transaction, which set a new record for private equity deals in Poland, shows a growing interest of infrastructural funds in the Polish market. The main challenge of the project was its breathtaking pace, from the vendor due diligence of Emitel, to negotiations with potential buyers, and finally to the signing of the purchase agreement,” Pawel Zdort commented.

Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev and Partners in Minsk advised Medplast in the process of securing a shortlist of potential investors in its privatization. The shortlist includes companies registered in CIS countries, the EU, and South Africa. The process of search and selection is realized by the National Agency of Investment and Privatization with the support of the World Bank. 

Dennis Turovets, Managing Partner of the firm’s Minsk office, commented: “A successful realization of this stage was possible only because of great teamwork.”