Wierzbowski & Partners has advised Skotan on its public offering and listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange of Series D shares.

On February 10, 2022, CEE Legal Matters reported that Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr had advised Innova Capital Group's Innova 6 fund on its investment in three dental services companies: DPC, Pomorska Inicjatywa Medyczna, and Medicadent Stomatologia. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Tobiasz Jankowski, Managing Director at Innova Capital Group to learn more about the matter.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Panattoni Europe on a long-term lease agreement for a built-to-suit facility that is being constructed in Bydgoszcz for Zalando. Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak reportedly advised Zalando on the deal.

The refugee crisis and related organizational adjustments are the major challenges faced by Poland, according to DWF Country Managing Partner Michal Pawlowski."Times are extremely challenging and turbulent," Pawlowski begins. "The COVID-19-related situation was finally becoming normalized, after different strains, restrictions, and vaccination-related public discourse. However, since late February, we are facing an even more extreme situation, that is, the Russian invasion in Ukraine."

Former Bank Pekao Director of the Office of Strategic Projects Adam Puchalski has joined Rymarz Zdort as a Counsel in the firm's regulatory practice. He is joined by Lukasz Karasek who joined the firm as a Senior Associate.

Linklaters Head of Banking and Finance practice in Warsaw Marta Domino has been appointed to Partner as of May 1, 2022.

Former Bird & Bird Partner Pawel Bajno has joined the Polish KPMG associated law firm D.Dobkowski as Co-Managing Partner. 

Following CMS's recent global promotion round, Nevena Radlova, Michal Andruszkiewicz, Cristina Popescu, and Olga Shenk were promoted to Partner, with Partners Gabriela Staber and Andrea Potz becoming Equity Partners.

TGS Baltic has advised the Auga Group and its main shareholder on delisting the company's shares from the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the related mandatory tender offer. Reportedly, Deloitte Legal advised the Auga Group as well.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Benefit Systems S.A. on a PLN 205 million long-term financing granted by the EBRD and Santander Bank Polska S.A. for debt refinancing and investment purposes. Clifford Chance reportedly advised the banks on the deal.

Former Krzysztof Rozko i Wspolnicy Counsel Piotr Szelenbaum has joined B2RLaw as a Partner and will lead the firm’s Capital Markets and Public M&A practices.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Capital Park S.A. on the acquisition of two plots of land in Gdansk with a total area of 1.3 hectares situated at the confluence of the Motlawa River and the Martwa Wisla from ECO-Classic.

Former Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak Partner Andrzej Motyka has joined Kulczyk Investments S.A. in Warsaw as the company's Lead Counsel, M&A.

APLaw law firm founder Artur Piechocki has been elected President of the Arbitration Court for Internet Domains at the Polish Chamber for Information Technologies and Telecommunications.

Rymarz Zdort has advised a consortium of banks including Bank Slaski, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki, and BNP Paribas Bank Polska on their PLN 428 million financing for Famur Group's photovoltaic portfolio. Clifford Chance advised the borrowers.

Clifford Chance has advised mBank on the synthetic securitization transaction for an PLN 8.9 billion portfolio of corporate loans. UniCredit Bank was the arranger and placement agent for the transaction.

Russian invasion on Ukraine from 24 February 2022 has brought far-reaching consequences for lives of ordinary people, for international politics and for businesses. This unprecedented act of aggression was met with strong response from the international community. Words of condemnation were quickly followed by introducing some more tangible solutions – economic sanctions imposed on Russia itself and persons companies and institutions known to be Vladimir Putin’s close co-operators. International companies cut their ties with Russian businesses and limited the number of products imported from there.

On April 5, 2022, Dentons announced that the Gutenberg Capital’s Acquisition of Power Park Opole from EPP (reported by CEE Legal Matters on January 10, 2022) has now closed.