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White & Case and Dentons Advise on EBRD Equity Investment in Pelion

White & Case and Dentons Advise on EBRD Equity Investment in Pelion

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White & Case has advised Pelion on a EUR 25 million equity investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development through a capital increase. Dentons advised the EBRD.

Pelion is a Polish company providing services across the pharmaceutical distribution market to individual patients, pharmacies, hospitals, and manufacturers.

According to White & Case, “as a result of the investment, the EBRD will become a minority shareholder holding 4.35% of the shares in Pelion. The EBRD’s investment will provide support for Pelion to further strengthen its position in the pharmaceutical market in Poland and Europe, as well as explore and develop new business areas.”

The White & Case team included Warsaw-based Partner Marcin Studniarek, Of Counsel Aneta Hajska, and Associate Damian Lubocki.

The Dentons team included Warsaw-based Partners Jakub Celinski and Marceli Kasperkiewicz and Senior Associate Paulina Galewska and Prague-based Partner Chris Watkinson and Associate Petr Mueller.

Dentons at a Glance

Dentons is the world's largest law firm, connecting talent to the world's challenges and opportunities in more than 75 countries. Dentons' legal and business solutions benefit from deep roots in our communities and award-winning advancements in client service, including Nextlaw, Dentons’ innovation and strategic advisory services. Dentons' polycentric and purpose-driven approach, commitment to inclusion and diversity, and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client and community interests in the New Dynamic.

Dentons is one of the leading law firms in CEE/CIS, with offices in Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, Moscow, Bucharest, Bratislava, Kyiv, Baku, Almaty, Astana, Tbilisi and Tashkent. With a legacy of supporting local and international clients in Central and Eastern Europe since the early 1990s, we have the experience and market insight to help clients close deals, resolve disputes and do business in the key markets across the region.

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