Schoenherr has advised Bank Pekao on the financing granted to Prime PV Group.
Prime PV Group is a renewable energy company focused on developing and operating photovoltaic assets in Poland.
Headquartered in Warsaw, Bank Pekao is one of Poland’s largest universal banks and financial services providers.
The Schoenherr team included Partner Ilona Fedurek and Senior Attorney at Law Piotr Bartos.
Schoenherr has advised BPM Capital on providing mezzanine financing for a management buy-in acquisition of Medical Mazella while Gessel advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska on its co-investment in the buyout. Reportedly, Compliance Partners advised co-investor MedPack and Misiewicz, Mosek i Partnerzy advised Medical Mazella.
Warsaw-headquartered BPM Capital is a provider of mezzanine financing solutions, supporting mid-market companies in their development and acquisition strategies.
According to Schoenherr, this financing supports Medical Mazella’s expansion in the medical sector, reinforcing its market presence and growth potential.
The Schoenherr team included Partners Tomasz Kwasniewski and Szymon Okon, Attorney at Law Aleksandra Kulik, and Associate Olga Koncerewicz.
The Gessel team included Partner Karol Sokol, Senior Associate Damian Bednarczyk, and Junior Associate Zuzanna Sojka.
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has advised CityFit Group on the sale of CityFit fitness clubs chain to Medicover. CMS advised Medicover.
According to A&O Shearman, the transaction involved 16 CityFit Group companies operating 26 gyms across Poland.
Medicover is a multinational hospital chain.
The A&O Shearman team included Partner Magdalena Nasilowska, Counsel Piotr Szczecinski, Senior Associates Maciej Szykut and Aleksandra Deszynski, and Associates Jakub Zebrowski and Pawel Grzesik.
The CMS team included Partner Blazej Zagorski, Counsels Grzegorz Paczek and Agnieszka Starzynska, Associate Tomasz Piotrowski, and Lawyer Julia Zybert.
Wolf Theiss, working with Hengeler Mueller, has advised Grenke on the sale of its factoring business to Teylor. White & Case advised Teylor.
The transaction remains contingent on regulatory approvals in Germany.
Grenke is a financing partner for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Switzerland-based Teylor is a technology-driven platform for SME financing.
According to Wolf Theiss, under the first phase of the transaction, Teylor will acquire Grenke’s factoring activities in Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Poland, with plans to expand further by acquiring operations in Italy and Portugal.
The Wolf Theiss team included Partner Maciej Olszewski and Counsel Adrian Krzyzanowski.
The White & Case team included lawyers in Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Duesseldorf.
Greenberg Traurig has advised Merity on the acquisition of a real estate property located near the S8 motorway, close to Warsaw. Deloitte Legal advised Panattoni on the development side of the deal.
Merity is a sister company of Trigea Real Estate Fund specializing in development projects.
According to Greenberg Traurig, the transaction also involved negotiating and signing an agreement with the developer, Panattoni, for the development and management of a proposed multi-phase logistics project.
The Greenberg Traurig team included Deputy Managing Partner Radomil Charzynski, Senior Associates Filip Widuch and Paulina Walczewska and Associate Maciej Smaczynski.
The Deloitte Legal team included Partner Marta Bijak-Haiduk and Managing Associate Anna Jablonska.
KWKR has advised BidFinance, as well as its founders and existing shareholders, on financing amounting to PLN 7 million raised from venture capital funds including 4growth VC, FundingBox Deep Tech Fund, and a group of individual investors. LSW reportedly advised 4growth VC.
According to KWKR, BidFinance is an innovative fintech company that has revolutionized the Polish debt trading market through the launch of the first platform for online auctions of debt portfolios. This solution enhances transparency and efficiency by enabling sellers – such as banks, lending companies, energy providers, and leasing firms – to obtain the best available market price, while offering buyers – including debt collection companies and funds – equal access to information. The funds raised will enable BidFinance to further develop its platform and expand into foreign markets, with a particular focus on the Nordic countries, and introduce new features and additional auction types.
The KWKR team included Partner Paulina Opielka, Senior Associate Pawel Machowski, and Junior Associate Sandra Murdzek.
SSW Pragmatic Solutions has advised Magdalena Wozniak on the sale of a 51% stake in Eurodiagnostic to Diagnostyka.
Eurodiagnostic is a provider of mobile diagnostic imaging solutions. Magdalena Wozniak is a professor of radiology.
Diagnostyka is a medical company offering laboratory services.
The SSW team included Partners Patrycja Gozdziowska and Arkadiusz Ruminski, Senior Managing Associate Magdalena Dabrowska, and Senior Associate Pawel Radek.
SSW did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.
Wardynski & Partners, working with Gianni & Origoni, has advised Heliaca Investments Cooperatief on the acquisition of Westport Fuel Systems’ interest in Westport Fuel Systems Italia which includes the Light-Duty segment.
The transaction remains contingent on regulatory approval.
Westport Fuel Systems is a supplier of advanced fuel delivery components and systems for a range of alternative low-carbon fuels.
Heliaca Investments Cooperatief is a Netherlands-based investment firm.
The Wardynski & Partners team included Partners Adam Pawlisz, Michal Glinski, and Monika Gorska, Counsels Sylwia Moreu-Zak and Anna Kulinska, Attorneys at Law Julia Padlewska-Oleksy, Tomasz Plesniak, and Adrianna Ogonowska, Lawyers Mateusz Prochnicki, Rafal Pytko, Filip Kurys, and Andrzej Madala, and Junior Associates Adrian Budny and Zuzanna Poleszak.
Wardynski & Partners could not provide additional information on the matter.
KWKR has advised the Luxembourg-based investment fund Radix Ventures on its investment in Fresh Inset.
According to KWKR, Fresh Inset is a Polish CleanTech innovator that has developed the Vidre+ solution designed to extend the freshness of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. The investment was part of a Late B round worth PLN 18 million, with Radix Ventures acting as the lead investor and contributing EUR 1.5 million (approximately PLN 6 million).
The KWKR team included Partner Paulina Opielka, Managing Senior Associate Iwona Aleksandrowicz-Strus, Senior Associate Marcin Rudzki, and Associates Dominik Korybalski, Weronika Szachniewicz, Anna Grzywna, Katarzyna Kanik and Pawel Zyskowski.
KWKR could not provide additional information on the matter.
Gide has advised Inovo Fund III SCSp on its participation in a EUR 9 million seed investment round for Ingenix that also saw the OTB Ventures and the International Finance Corporation invest. DLA Piper advised Ingenix.
Inovo Fund III SCSp is a fund owned by Inovo.vc.
Ingenix.ai is a biotech company developing a foundational model for clinical trials. According to DLA Piper, the funding will enable “Ingenix to further develop its advanced AI platform, potentially revolutionizing the way clinical trials are conducted worldwide. Ingenix’s proprietary model analyses biological phenomena at the molecular, cellular, and population levels, enabling clinical trial outcomes to be predicted with unprecedented accuracy.”
The Gide team included Partner Pawel Grzeskowiak, Counsel Wojciech Czyzewski, and Associates Magdalena Zawislak and Mateusz Wieckowski.
The DLA Piper team included Warsaw-based Partner Rafal Kluziak, Counsels Wojciech Kalinowski and Anna Chrabota-Bajson, and Junior Associates Michal Bandurski and Konrad Nazarowski as well as further lawyers in Leeds and London.