Category: Poland

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Reikon Games on the sale of the adaptation rights to the Ruiner game to Universal Pictures.

Reikon Games is a Warsaw-based independent game development studio established in 2014. Published in 2017, Ruiner was the Studio’s first project.

According to Rymarz Zdort Maruta, “as a result of the deal, Ruiner will add to Universal’s portfolio of movie titles as its newest computer game adaptation, which will stand alongside two other productions in the segment, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Five Nights at Freddy’s, both of which brought commercial success to Universal in 2023.”

The Rymarz Zdort Maruta team included Partner Michal Pekala and Senior Associates Pawel Szorc, Michal Matysiak, and Aleksandra Modzelewska.

Gide Warsaw has advised Polish Enterprise Fund VII on the sale of Nu-Med to Affidea. Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr advised Affidea.

The transaction remains contingent on regulatory approval.

Polish Enterprise Fund VII is a private equity fund managed by Enterprise Investors.

Nu-Med is a Polish company specializing in radiotherapy treatment for cancer patients.

Affidea is a pan-European provider of specialist healthcare services, including cancer care, advanced diagnostic imaging, and community-based polyclinics. 

In 2023, Gide advised on Advanced Protection Systems Investment by Enterprise Investors (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on August 30, 2023).

The Gide team included Partner Pawel Grzeskowiak, Counsel Wojciech Czyzewski, and Associate Magdalena Zawislak.

The WKB team included Partners Jakub Jedrzejak, Anna Kratiuk, and Wojciech Kulczyk, Managing Associate Magdalena Purol, Senior Associate Anna Wiktorow-Bojska, Associates Zuzanna Cybulska and Filip Rybak, and Junior Associate Jolanta Prystupa.

MFW Fialek has advised Tutore Poland on its full acquisition of Langmedia from Ecapital and Pawel Kowalczyk. DZP advised the sellers.

Tutore Poland operates in the education industry using an online educational platform that brings together teachers and students.

LangMedia is a language school in Poland offering passive learning via eTutor. Its offer includes language courses for individuals and enterprises.

Earlier in 2024, MFW Fialek advised on Langmedia and Tutore Poland’s PLN 61.2 million financing from mBank (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on July 15, 2024) as well as on additional financing in January 2024 (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on January 12, 2024). In 2023, MFW Fialek advised on Tutore International Luxembourg’s takeover of Tutore Poland (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on October 12, 2023). In 2022, the firm advised on the initial sale of a minority stake in Music & More (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on January 21, 2022), Tutore Poland’s merger with ProfiLingua (as reported on September 14, 2022), as well as Tutore Poland’s acquisition of the initial 51% stake in LangMedia (as reported on September 20, 2022).

The MFW Fialek team included Partner Miroslaw Fialek, Senior Associate Pawel Siwiec, Associates Cezary Gizinski and Maksymilian Kulczycki, and Junior Associate Franciszek Furmaniak.

The DZP team included Partner Maciej Zajda and Senior Associate Katarzyna Biarda and Tomasz Kalicki.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised Trademarc Property Fund on the sale of a 37,590-square-meter built-to-suit warehouse located in Teresin, west of Warsaw. SKJB Szybkowski Kuzma Jelen Brzoza-Ostrowska also advised Trademarc as well as Panattoni who co-developed the project.

The buyer and transaction amount have not been disclosed.

According to Rymarz Zdort Maruta, the buyer and the transaction amount have not been disclosed. “The entire property is leased out to a distributor of globally recognized FMCG brands, small domestic appliances, and HoReCa products. Completed in cooperation with Panattoni, the building was tailored to the tenant’s needs.”

Trademarc Property Fund is a logistics platform co-owned and managed by Griffin Capital Partners.

The Rymarz Zdort Maruta team included Partner Piotr Fedorowicz and Counsel Karolina Bakowska.

The SKJB team included Partner Anna Brzoza-Ostrowska, Counsel Izabela Seroka, and Associate Natalia Stys.

Norton Rose Fulbright, working with Harneys, has advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska and other lenders on the extension of a loan to ISOC/Blackrod to finance the Argon office building located in Gdansk, Poland. KNP Kaminski reportedly advised the borrower.

According to Norton Rose, “Argon is a LEED Platinium and WELL Health-Safety certified office building, with a total leasable space of 38,000 square meters. The project was acquired in 2019 by ISOC/Blackrod a part of ISOC Group an international real estate investment arm of ISOC Holdings, represented in Poland by asset manager Augusta Cracovia.”

The Norton Rose Fulbright team included Partner Tomasz Rogalski, Senior Associate Daniel Popek, Associate Karolina Majcher, and Lawyers Dominika Wojtkowska and Wiktoria Jadczak.

LegalKraft has advised Vastint Poland on a lease agreement for PKO Bank Polski at the Gdynia Waterfront complex.

According to LegalKraft, “the transaction involves a significant 6,000 square meter space, marking it as one of the most substantial lease agreements in the Tri-City area this year, and a noteworthy deal at the national level.”

In 2023, LegalKraft advised on Vastint’s acquisition of Arkady Wroclawskie from Develia (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on December 22, 2023).

The LegalKraft team included Counsel Pawel Piechocinski and Associate Dorota Buczek.

LegalKraft could not provide additional information on the matter.

SSW Pragmatic Solutions has advised Budizol Hotel Group on the sale of Holiday Inn Bydgoszcz to Qubus Hotel.

The SSW Pragmatic Solutions team included Partners Andrzej Wloch, Patrycja Gozdziowska, Agnieszka Witaszek, and Marcin Cetnarowicz, Senior Managing Associate Magdalena Dabrowska, Senior Associates Karolina Ostrowska and Olga Panek, Associate Maja Wardzynska, Karolina Potrawka, and Weronika Mielnicka.

SSW Pragmatic Solutions did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.

Gessel has advised Senetic Holding shareholder and CEO Marcin Bialozyt on the sale of shares to an investor consortium including Euvic, Gemini Holding, and Hyperr.

According to Gessel, the Senetic Group is a provider of IT solutions for companies and public institutions aiming to streamline their daily tasks through an intuitive digital ecosystem. It specializes in delivering Microsoft cloud services for businesses, including Office 365, Azure, and SharePoint. 

The Euvic Group is one of the largest Polish technology capital groups, with a presence around Europe, in the US, and in the UAE.

The Gessel team included Partner Karol Sokol, Managing Associate Michal Osowski, Senior Associate Damian Bednarczyk, and Junior Associate Zuzanna Sojka.

Gessel did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.

DLA Piper has advised Omida Group on the acquisition of an 85% stake in 7R Solution.

7R Solution is a Polish contract logistics operator specializing in services provided in modern class-A warehouses.

The DLA Piper team included Partner Rafal Kluziak, Senior Associate Jakub Szczygiel, and Associate Jakub Niemiec.

DLA Piper did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.

CMS has advised Krafton on the acquisition of a minority stake in Far From Home game studio.

Krafton is a South Korean game developer.

Far From Home is an independent Polish game studio.

The CMS team included Partner Mateusz Stepien, Senior Associates Joanna Bialoskorska and Magdalena Piszewska, Associates Magdalena Mentrak, Michal Serwa, and Piotr Podsiadly, and Lawyers Karolina Kosinska and Maksymilian Nasilowski.

CMS did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.