Category: Poland

DLA Piper has advised TSG on the acquisition of Biuro Inzynierskie Convert.

TGS is a European company operating in technical services for responsible mobility solutions.

Headquartered in Wroclaw, BI Convert provides electrical, low and medium voltage, and tele-technical installation and maintenance services to customers in the mining, oil and gas, and catering industries.

According to DLA Piper, the acquisition will allow TSG to “grow its presence in Poland while expanding its footprint in the developing Eastern European market.”

The DLA Piper team in Warsaw included Partner Piotr Miller, Counsel Izabela Gebal, Associate Jakub Niemiec, and Junior Associate Aleksander Stanek.

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

Former Kochanski & Partners Partners Marek Jezewski has joined Eversheds Sutherland’s Polish office to launch a new Arbitration & Complex Commercial Disputes Practice.

Jezewski joined together with Counsels Dominika Durchowska and Magdalena Papiernik-Koenig.

According to the firm, the newly formed Arbitration & Complex Commercial Disputes Practice will “support the law firm’s Polish and international clients in cases before all arbitration institutions and common courts. The team will also be involved in the operations and development of the multijurisdictional arbitration practice.”

Before joining Eversheds, Jezewski spent almost 13 years with Kochanski & Partners. Before that, he spent almost seven years as an External Advisor on international economic law issues with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.

“Today’s market challenges and dynamically changing business environment require us to constantly expand our competencies and adapt to clients’ expectations,” commented Managing Partner Ewa Lachowska-Brol. “This team, with its unique set of competencies, is ideally suited to our development strategy, which aims to provide comprehensive and customized legal services to our clients.”

“I am excited to have a chance to contribute to the growth of the Eversheds Sutherland Polish office and I hope that, with our competencies and experience, we will be able to support the whole team’s offer with representation of clients even in the most demanding commercial and investment disputes,” said Jezewski. 

Wardynski & Partners has advised Prime PV on the sale of a 10-megawatt solar farm in West Pomerania to Orlen.

Prime PV implements investment plans in the field of renewable energy sources in the Polish market.

According to Wardynski & Partners, the photovoltaic power plant in question “occupies over 11 hectares and comprises 18,600 photovoltaic panels and 40 inverters. The project delivers green energy to about 5,000 households.”

The Wardynski & Partners team included Partners Igor Hanas and Radoslaw Wasiak, Attorneys at Law Marek Dolatowski and Hubert Binkiewicz, and Trainee Attorney at Law Jakub Steciuk.

Wardynski & Partners did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.

CMS has advised mBank on financing to Green On Energy for the Profbud wind farm.

Green On Energy is part of the Profbud group, which is a development company. According to CMS, “green energy will primarily be supplied to flats and offices built by Profbud. The wind farm, located in the Radom district, will provide electricity for nearly 16,000 four-person households or 28,000 two-person households. The energy produced will significantly reduce the operating costs of the buildings, while also producing far lower amounts of carbon dioxide.”

The CMS team included Partner Jakub Wieczorek, Associate Sebastian Lys, and Lawyer Bartosz Potrykus.

CMS did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the European Investment Bank on a EUR 42 million financing granted to Maspex Group.

The Maspex Group is a food industry company in Poland with significant Central and Eastern Europe operations, including in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Latvia.

According to Norton Rose, “the new financing supports the continuation of the sustainable development program and implementation of strategic investments in technologically advanced solutions in the field of energy and raw material efficiency, as well as increasing the efficiency of production. It will also cover investments in [the] construction and operation of a wastewater treatment plant and the increase of renewable energy generation. The investments will be made in factories located in Poland and Romania.”

In 2023, Norton Rose Fulbright advised EIB on EUR 104 million financing for Maspex (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on May 24, 2023).

The Norton Rose team included Partner Grzegorz Dyczkowski, Counsel Jacek Smardzewski, and Associate Michal Rutkowski.

Gessel has advised Grupa Kety on obtaining competition clearance for its takeover of Selt.

Grupa Kety manufactures aluminum casting alloys and aluminum-based products.

Selt is a manufacturer of sun protection systems.

The Gessel team included Partner Bernadeta Kasztelan-Swietlik and Lawyer Karolina Olszewska.

Deloitte Legal has advised EBG Sartorial Solutions on its investment in Emanuel Berg Group. Virtus Legal reportedly advised Emanuel Berg Group.

Emanuel Berg Group is a producer of superfine shirts.

The Deloitte Legal team was led by Partner Tomasz Ciecwierz.

Wolf Theiss has advised the principal shareholder of Ara Cursus on the formation of a tri-partite joint venture with Suez and the Eiffel Investment Group. Bird & Bird reportedly advised Suez. BWW Law Firm reportedly advised the Eiffel Investment Group.

Ara Cursus is a developer and operator of anaerobic digestion plants based in Poland.

According to Wolf Theiss, “following the transaction, Suez will hold a 51 % controlling stake in Ara Cursus, Eiffel Investment Group will hold 24.5% of the shares in Ara, and Bourgogne, an affiliate of Alinea Solar France, will retain the remaining 24.5%. The joint venture partners plan to invest approximately EUR 70 million in the construction of a first group of biogas plants and the development of additional anaerobic digestion to biomethane production plants.”

The Wolf Theiss team included Partner Maciej Olszewski and Karolina Stawowska and Associates Dominika Getka, Jan Gasiorowski, and Maria Markowska.

Editor’s Note: After this article was published, Greenberg Traurig announced it advised Bourgogne on the sale of a 51% controlling stake in ARA Cursus to Suez. The firm’s team included Local Partner Konrad Kosicki, Counsel Dorota Derlicka, and Associate Karolina Lewandowska.

Gessel has advised Pure Biologics and its shareholder Filip Jelen on an investment from Michal Lach. DZP advised Michal Lach.

Pure Biologics is a Warsaw Stock Exchange-listed biopharmaceutical company that operates in the field of immuno-oncology, autoimmunity, and neurological rare diseases, conducting research using technological platforms for the selection of active particles – antibodies and aptamers.

According to Gessel, the investment included the sale of a block of shares in the company by Jelen to Lach, coupled with Jelen’s “reinvestment of the proceeds from the sale back into the company. Additionally, the transaction terms define the terms of the investor’s capitalization of the company to finance key projects in the field of immuno-oncology.”

In 2023, Gessel advised Pure Biologics on a PLN 12 million investment from ACRX Investments (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on June 29, 2023) and on its public offering of shares (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on January 5, 2023).

The Gessel team included Managing Associate Michal Wielinski and Junior Associate Antonina Stepniewska.

The DZP team included Partner Maciej Zajda, Counsel Maciej Goszczyk, and Associate Margarita Kobojek.

JDP, working with Herbert Smith Freehills, has advised Ayvens on the M&A integration of Polish intra-group companies.

Ayvens is a sustainable mobility company. According to JDP, it was created through “the acquisition of LeasePlan by ALD Automotive, part of the Societe Generale group. Ayvens is present in more than 40 countries with more than 14,500 employees and a fleet of 3.4 million vehicles, including the world’s largest fleet of electric vehicles.”

According to the firm, “the transaction comprised global intra-group share transfers and complex transferring of business activity between the Polish companies including transfer of operational functionalities, majority of contracts, employees, IP rights, and IT systems. The entire works were aimed at merging the operations of Polish ex-ALD and ex-LeasePlan Polish entities into one company combined with [a] full rebranding process.”

The JDP team included Partners Marcin Chomiuk, Michal Drozdowicz, and Maciej Chrzan Of Counsel Boguslaw Lackoronski, Counsel Marcin Lewinski and Joanna Ostojska-Kolodziej, Senior Associates Magdalena Bartnik, Krzysztof Brant, and Ewa Mondziel, Attorney at Law Anna Matusiak-Wekiera, Associates Edyta Bebenek, Aleksander Eggink, Mateusz Tkaczynski, Aleksandra Pisarek, Karol Brunejko, and Daria Gromotka and Head of Tax Magdalena Zasiewska.

JDP could not provide additional information on the matter.