CMS has advised mBank and PKO Bank Polski on the EUR 50 million financing granted to Polfam. Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk advised Polfam.
Polflam is a fire-resistant glass manufacturer in Poland owned by Baltisse.
The CMS team included Partner Jakub Wieczorek, Counsel Monika Kowara, Associate Kamil Stankiewicz, and Lawyer Michal Szczesniak.
WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr has advised FixMap on its acquisition of a majority interest in Internet Union.
FixMap has been a portfolio company of Arcus Infrastructure Partners since 2024 (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 23, 2024).
Internet Union is a NewConnect-listed telecommunication company.
The WKB team included Partner Grzegorz Godlewski, Managing Associate Malgorzata Studniarek, and Associate Mateusz Malinowski.
WKB did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.
Linklaters has advised Clarion Partners Europe on the acquisition of two warehouses in Pruszcz Gdanski, Pomerania, Poland, from an undisclosed Poland-focused logistics platform. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised the sellers.
Clarion Partners Europe is an investor and manager of logistics properties in Europe,
According to Linklaters, located near Gdansk and close to the S6 expressway, the combined properties offer 78,486 square meters of leasable area and are fully let to a diverse range of tenants.
The Linklaters team included National Managing Partner Janusz Dzianachowski, Partner Marta Domino, Managing Associates Ewa Sinkiewicz and Michal Nocon, Senior Associate Jan Jurga, and Associates Maksymilian Hau, Marcin Woloszyn, and Przemyslaw Sanka.
The Rymarz Zdort Maruta team included Partner Piotr Fedorowicz, Senior Associate Tomasz Karkowski, and Associate Agnieszka Jablonska-Zachwieja.
CK Legal Chabasiewicz Kowalska has advised PCC Rokita on the base prospectus for its ninth bond issuance program.
According to CK Legal, “under the prospectus, PCC Rokita may issue bonds with a total nominal value of up to PLN 200 million.”
PCC Rokita is a chemical company in Poland. It is a producer of specialized chemical products and industrial formulations, widely used in industries such as plastics, construction, textiles, paints, and coatings. The company has been listed on the Catalyst market since 2011 and on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 2014.
The CK Legal team included Founding Partner Wojciech Chabasiewicz and Head of Capital Markets Anita Gwozdz.
Linklaters has advised Mirova on its investment of over EUR 50 million in GreenWay. Wozniak Legal and, reportedly, AKF Legal, WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr, and Athena Legal, advised GreenWay.
Mirova is an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investing.
GreenWay is a company in the electric vehicle charging industry.
According to Linklaters, with this investment, Mirova will become the largest shareholder in GreenWay, bolstering its strategy to empower institutional clients in the decarbonization process and further expand the electric vehicle charging network in Central and Eastern Europe.
In 2024, Linklaters advised Mirova on Baltic storage platform investment (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on May 9, 2024).
The Linklaters team included Partner Patryk Figiel, Counsel Jakub Dabrowski, Managing Associates Szymon Sieniewicz, Michal Szperzynski, Maciej Ficinski, Wojciech Podlasin, Filip Stawicki, Marcin Nowak, and Lukasz Burakowski, Senior Associates Natalia Burchardt-Mroczkowska and Katarzyna Magnuska, Associates Wiktoria Burdzy, Dominik Piechowiak, and Aleksandra Czubek, and Junior Associates Jakub Kurach, Katarzyna Krupa, Maria Majchrzak, and Aleksandra Kasprzak.
The Wozniak Legal team included Managing Partner Grzegorz Wozniak, Senior Associate Pawel Sosnowski, and Junior Associate Maciej Chorosinski.
Maciej Georg has joined Crido Legal as a Partner and the firm’s new Head of the Banking and Finance team.
Before joining Crido Legal, Georg worked for Bird & Bird where he was a Senior Associate between 2015 and 2018, a Counsel between 2018 and 2021, and a Partner between 2021 and 2025. Earlier, he worked for K&L Gates as a Senior Associate between 2010 and 2015 and for Hogan & Hartson as a Senior Associate between 2007 and 2010. Earlier still, he was an Associate with Linklaters between 2003 and 2007 and with Soltysinski, Kawecki & Szlezak between 1993 and 2003.
“Maciej joining our firm is another step in the implementation of our development strategy, which will allow us to better respond to the challenges of our clients in this area,” said Partner Karol Kicun. “We are pleased that Maciej, who has been highly valued for his extensive experience and client relationships, will manage our banking and finance team, joining forces with experienced Counsels Pawel Samolewicz and Pawel Hoc.”
“I am very pleased to become a new Partner in such a dynamically developing Polish law firm and to have the pleasure of leading its Banking and Finance practice,” added Georg. “I thank the Partners at Crido Legal for placing great trust in me, and I believe that together we will achieve our business goals and significantly contribute to the further development of Crido Legal, both in the Polish market and internationally.”
Wolf Theiss, working with Jones Day, has advised Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation on its acquisition of Sweden-based Dellner Couplers for USD 960 million from EQT. Milbank and Vinge reportedly advised EQT.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation is an American company formed by the merger of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company and MotivePower Industries Corporation in 1999.
EQT is a Swedish investment organization founded in 1994. Its funds invest in private equity, infrastructure, real estate, growth equity, and venture capital in Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific.
According to Wolf Theiss, Dellner Couplers deals in highly engineered, safety-critical train connection systems and services for passenger rail rolling stock. Wabtec will finance the acquisition through cash on hand and short-term debt, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
The Wolf Theiss team included Partners Katarzyna Wojcik-Bakowska and Krzysztof Libiszewski and Associate Oliwia Kruczynska.
Bexley Beaumont has advised Vodeno on changes to its contract with a UK bank.
According to Bexley Beaumont, Vodeno, whose software enables businesses to offer digital banking products such as mobile bank accounts, debit cards, loans, and payment services, has had its license and service agreement revised following its recent acquisition by UniCredit, which also involved its sister banking company, Aion Bank.
The Bexley Beaumont team included Partner James Teare and Senior Associate Dawid Malinowski.
Bexley Beaumont could not provide additional information on the matter.
Linklaters has advised Nhood and Ceetrus on their partnership with Apsys. Dentons advised Apsys.
Nhood is a real estate asset management company.
Ceetrus is a real estate developer.
Apsys is a commercial property operator.
According to Linklaters, the partnership is aimed at transforming the commercial market in Poland through innovative and sustainable development projects that deliver value to residents, tenants, local authorities, and non-governmental organizations. With an investment exceeding EUR 200 million, the venture’s flagship project Wilanow Park will combine a shopping center spanning over 50,000 square meters with a public park covering more than 2.2 hectares.
The Linklaters team included National Managing Partner Janusz Dzianachowski, Managing Associates Tomasz Trystula, Michal Nocon, Wojciech Podlasin, Barbara Wanat, and Piotr Zbyszyński, Senior Associates Marta Strykowska and Jan Jurga, and Associate Filip Witaszek.
The Dentons team included Partner Piotr Szafarz and Managing Counsel Jaroslaw Stapel.
Clifford Chance has advised on the sale of Punkta Group’s retail business to CUK Ubezpieczenia. SSW Pragmatic Solutions reportedly advised CUK Ubezpieczenia.
CUK Ubezpieczenia is a Polish insurance multi-agency.
According to Clifford Chance, the “retail transaction covered the disposal of Warsaw-based Punkta and Arrant, and Punkta Innovation Lab OU headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia.”
The Clifford Chance team included Partner Wojciech Polz, Counsels Karol Kulhawik and Kacper Bardan, Senior Associates Aleksandra Wlaszczuk and Marta Michalek-Gervais, and Associates Martyna Sieczka and Marta Swiderska.