Dentons Warsaw has advised Mitsui High-tec on it construction of a plant to manufacture generator and motor parts for electric and hybrid vehicles in Invest-Park, the Walbrzych Special Economic Zone in Poland.

Baker McKenzie Warsaw has advised Baltisse on its acquisition of Polflam, a Polish fire-resistant glass manufacturer, from its two founders, Maciej Szamborski and Wojciech Wilczak, and from Syntaxis Capital, a private debt and growth capital investor. Dentons, which had advised Syntaxis Capital on its 2014 investment in Polflam (then trading as Glass-Team), advised the sellers on the deal.

Dentons has advised the LRC Group on its acquisition of 175 apartments and commercial spaces in a modern housing estate in Warsaw.

Dentons has advised the Czech Republic's Sev.en Energy on an agreement to acquire a 50 percent stake in the multinational energy company, InterGen N.V. from the Canadian Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Clifford Chance advised the sellers on the deal, which is expected to close in the next few months, subject to the approval of the relevant EU and Australian authorities.

Dentons Warsaw has helped mBank prepare and negotiate the financial documents related to private equity fund MCI.EuroVentures’ acquisition of a 51% stake in software company IAI S.A.

Dentons has advised Hines Poland on the sale of the Graffit office building in Warsaw to Zeus Capital Management. DLA Piper advised the buyer on the deal.

Dentons has advised Orbis in connection with a tender offer issued by majority shareholder AccorHotels to purchase all outstanding shares in Orbis's share capital.

Russian lawyer Alexei Zakharko has been elected Russia Managing Partner at Dentons. In his new role, he will be responsible for the development of the firm's Moscow and St. Petersburg offices.

Dentons Warsaw has advised Santander Bank Polska S.A. on a EUR 42 million and PLN 60 million financing granted to Galtair, a special purpose vehicle controlled by ISOC Group, for the acquisition of Silesia Business Park C and D office buildings from Skanska. Hogan Lovells advised Galtair on the financing.

Counsel Karol Laskowski has become Head of the Intellectual Property, Technology and Communication Practice at Dentons Warsaw office.

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Adam Mycyk, a Ukrainian-American from the United States, is a partner in Dentons’ Kyiv office, and he has nearly 25 years of experience advising both Ukrainian and international companies, banks, investment banks and a range of other financial institutions and investors.

Dentons Warsaw has advised Tristan Capital Partners and White Star Real Estate on a EUR 86 million acquisition for their EPISO 4 opportunity fund of a portfolio of five warehouses in Poland from Oz Real Estate. Hogan Lovells advised the sellers.

A team of four Capital Markets lawyers headed by Partner Robert Dulewicz has left Dentons to join Gide Loyrette Nouel in Warsaw.

Kinstellar has advised a syndicate of international banks led by UniCredit Bank and including Tatra Banka, CSOB, and Hypo-Bank Burgenland in relation to a EUR 175 million club loan provided to HB Reavis for the construction of Nivy Station in Bratislava. Dentons advised HB Reavis on the deal.

In 2013 the SNR Denton, Fraser Milner Casgrain, and Salans law firms merged into one entity: Dentons. The firm capitalized on its momentum by merging two years later with China’s Dacheng law firm, making it the largest law firm in the world. On the occasion of the firm’s 5th anniversary, CEE Legal Matters reached out to Dentons Partner and Europe Chief Executive Officer Tomasz Dabrowski in Poland and Dentons Partner and Global Vice Chair Evan Lazar in Prague to ask about the first five years and to see what’s next in Denton’s strategy for Europe and CEE.

Linklaters has advised Unilever on the sale of assets used for the manufacturing in its Polish factory in Katowice of "spreads" products to Upfield Polska sp. z o.o., a company from the KKR group.

The Warsaw office of Hogan Lovells has advised the ISOC Group on the acquisition of the C and D buildings of the Silesia Business Park from Skanska. Dentons advised Skanska on the sale.