Category: Poland

Gide has advised Remake Asset Management, acting for the SCPI Remake Live fund, on the acquisition and subsequent leaseback of a logistics facility in Poland from Auchan. SK&S reportedly advised Auchan.

According to Gide, with “38,400 square meters of logistics space, this is Auchan’s main logistics facility in Poland, located in Wolborz – a strategic location in the middle of the country.”

The Gide team included Partner Blazej Czwarnok and Associates Aleksandra Kobylinska, Tomasz Roszczyc, Agnieszka Dabrowska, Agnieszka Myszor, and Maciej Grela.

Dentons has advised UniCredit on the disposal of a non-performing loan portfolio composed of commercial real estate loan exposures to a consortium of unidentified investors.

The portfolio has a total claim value in excess of EUR 250 million.

According to Dentons, “the transaction is in line with UniCredit’s loan portfolio management strategy to keep non-performing exposure at minimal levels.”

The Dentons team included Poland-based Partner Mark Segall, Counsel Surbhi Malhotra-Trenkel, Senior Associate Lawrence Florescu, Junior Associate Magdalena Luniak, and Legal Assistant Martyna Derengowska as well as further team members in the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Italy. 

Dentons could not provide additional information on the matter.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised mBank on the financing of two PV installations in Poland totaling 17 megawatts by Volta Polska. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Volta Polska.

Volta Polska is an independent renewable energy producer focusing on developing, financing, constructing, and operating PV plants. 

The Norton Rose Fulbright team included Partner Tomasz Rogalski, Senior Associate Igor Kondratowicz, Associates Karolina Lepakiewicz and Daniel Ksiazek, Legal Intern Antoni Krzyzanowski, Trainee Bartosz Odziemkowski, and Paralegal Mikolaj Wolczynski.

The Rymarz Zdort Maruta team included Partner Jakub Rachwol, Senior Associate Adrian Wieslaw, and Associate Engjell Sokoli.

Linklaters has advised Resi4Rent on the acquisition of a plot of land on Brnenska Street in Poznan.

Resi4Rent is a subscription-based apartment rental provider in Poland. According to Linklaters, “following the acquisition, the site was developed into a flex-living complex, enhancing the city’s private rental sector with 411 units.”

In 2024, Linklaters advised Resi4Rent on a land plot acquisition in Wroclaw (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on December 17, 2024), as well as on its acquisition of a land plot in Lodz (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on October 29, 2024). In 2020, Linklaters advised Resi4Rent on the acquisition of residential buildings in Warsaw, Wroclaw, and Lodz (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on December 30, 2020) as well as on another acquisition of an apartment building in Wroclaw (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on January 17, 2020). 

The Linklaters team included Managing Associate Tomasz Trystula and Associates Filip Witaszek and Joanna Roman.

Linklaters could not provide additional information on the matter.

CMS Poland has advised COBI and its founder on the sale of a 40% stake to private equity fund Resource Partners. Baker McKenzie reportedly advised Resource Partners.

The transaction remains subject to approval from the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.

COBI is a Polish manufacturer of construction blocks and an importer and distributor of licensed toys. 

Resource Partners is a private equity investor.

The CMS team included Partner Ryszard Manteuffel, Senior Associate Zuzanna Sapocinska, Associate Lukasz Duchinski, and Lawyer Monika Piepiorka.

DWF has advised Software Mind on its acquisition of Core3. Bakowski Legal Solutions advised the sellers, Dariusz Dudzinski, Pawel Ciach, Piotr Markiewicz, Michal Moldrzyk, and Iwo Malinowski.

Software Mind is a subsidiary of Ailleron and Enterprise Investors. It focuses on delivering software development and IT solutions across multiple sectors.

Core3 specializes in IT services and software engineering.

The DWF team included Partner Rafal Wozniak, Local Partner Izabela Szczygielska, Counsel Ewelina Madej, Senior Associate Katarzyna Stefaniak, Associates Katarzyna Zajac, Marta Matkowska, and Kamil Ciodyk, Junior Associate Iga Sukiennik, and Legal Intern Szymon Ostrowski.

The Bakowski team included Partner Igor Bakowski and Senior Associate Patrycja Kurowska.

Former Crido Partner Michal Borowski has joined Dentons as a Partner and will head the firm’s offering related to tax governance, cooperation with the tax administration, and indirect taxes.

Before joining Dentons, Borowski was with Crido as a Counsel between 2014 and 2016 and as a Partner between 2016 and 2024, while also serving as the firm’s Head of Tax Governance between 2022 and 2025. Earlier, he was with Ozog Tomczykowski as a Senior Associate between 2010 and 2012 and as a Managing Associate between 2012 and 2014. Earlier still, he worked for EY as a Consultant between 2006 and 2008 and as a Senior Consultant between 2008 and 2010.

“Michal Borowski will contribute to the development of Dentons’ Tax team and expand the services we offer to clients,” commented Partner and Head of Dentons’ Tax Practice in Warsaw Cezary Przygodzki. “His many years of experience in the areas of tax governance and indirect taxes, combined with his ability to effectively cooperate with the tax administration, will give our clients a significant advantage in an increasingly demanding tax environment. Michal’s involvement in the development of cooperation programs and his ability to build lasting and transparent relationships with public institutions align with our strategy of offering comprehensive and innovative solutions.”

SSW Pragmatic Solutions has advised Eika Asset Management on an agreement with Panattoni for the planned development of a 28,000-square-meter logistics building in Sochaczew, Poland. Wolf Theiss reportedly advised Panattoni.

In 2024, SSW advised on Eika Real Estate Fund’s acquisition of the .Big Business Centre in Krakow (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on August 29, 2024).

The SSW team included Partners Andrzej Wloch, Anita Palukiewicz, and Robert Wodzynski, Senior Associates Karolina Ostrowska and Tomasz Pietrzyk, and Associates Maja Wardzynska and Michal Scibura.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Mirbud on the acquisition of a 92.78% stake in Przedsiebiorstwo Budownictwa Specjalistycznego Transkol.

The value of the transaction was PLN 77.5 million.

Mirbud operates across multiple segments of the construction industry, focusing on industrial, logistics, retail, and residential projects. 

Transkol specializes in the construction, modernization, and renovation of railway infrastructure.

The Rymarz Zdort Maruta team included Partner Filip Lesniak, Senior Associate Diana Sofu, and Paralegal Bartosz Brudek. 

Rymarz Zdort Maruta was unable to provide additional information on the matter.

Greenberg Traurig has advised CA Immo on the sale of the Saski Point office building to an unidentified Polish investor.

Headquartered in Vienna, CA Immo focuses on office buildings in Central European capitals, managing investment properties in Germany, Austria, and the CEE region.

The Greenberg Traurig team included Deputy Managing Partner Radomil Charzynski, Senior Associate Filip Widuch, and Associates Bruno Jasic and Maciej Smaczynski.

Greenberg Traurig could not provide additional information on the matter.