Piotr Szafarz, Partner in Dentons’ Warsaw office, has been appointed Head of CEE Real Estate at the firm, in which capacity he will be supported by newly appointed Partners Monika Sitowicz and Bartlomiej Kordeczka. 

Rymarz Zdort has advised European Logistics Investment on the acquisition of land and the construction of a high-tech warehouse complex in Radom, Poland. 

Greenberg Traurig has advised Abris CEE Mid-Market Fund III L.P., managed by Abris Capital Ltd., on the acquisition of the Scanmed S.A. healthcare provider from Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited. DLA Piper advised Life Healthcare Group Holdings on the transaction.

Given the significant tightening of Polish tax regulations with regard to carrying out and appropriately documenting and reporting transactions, implementing a tax risk management policy has now become a business necessity in Poland both for enterprises with Polish capital and global giants with Polish subsidiaries.

SSW Pragmatic Solutions has advised Stelmet on the squeeze-out and withdrawal of its shares from the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Stelmet’s majority shareholder, Stanislaw Bienkowski, purchased all of the shares previously owned by minority shareholders.

JDP has helped the 4PL Central Station Group establish a joint venture with an unidentified Polish company. Grant Thornton advised the Polish co-venturer on the deal. 

CMS has advised British insurance intermediary PIB Group Limited on the acquisition of WDB, an independent insurance broker in Poland. SSW Pragmatic Solutions advised the sellers, Mariusz Muszynski, Mateusz Holly, and Piotr Kumiega, on the deal.

SSW Pragmatic Solutions has helped Mo-BRUK get prospectus approval from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.

The Warsaw office of Baker McKenzie has advised the Embracer Group on the acquisition of Polish game developer Flying Wild Hog from Supernova Capital. Sheridans reportedly advised the sellers on the deal.

Former Partner at Radzikowski, Szubielksa i Wspolnicy Igor Muszynski has become a partner in SSW Pragmatic Solutions' Energy practice.

Kochanski & Partners has helped Idea Bank become the first Polish financial service sector entity to obtain the ISO 27017 and ISO 27001 certifications, confirming that its cloud computing solutions meet the necessary international standards. 

Dentons has advised Aviva Investors on the sale of two warehouses in the Wroclaw Business Park to an unspecified construction company managed by Griffin Real Estate. Rymarz Zdort advised the buyer on the deal.

Gessel has advised the Haitong Bank as the issue organizer, dealer, calculation agent, and documentation agent on the PLN 150 million bond issue by Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna. Baker McKenzie advised the issuer on the deal.

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Greenberg Traurig has advised Hines Pan-European Core Fund on the acquisition of a mezzanine warehouse facility in Wroclaw from GLL Real Estate Partners. Dentons advised GLL Real Estate Partners on the deal.

DWF has advised International Workplace Group plc on its lease of space in the Skanska Wave complex in Gdansk. DPPA Legal advised Skanska on the deal.

B2RLaw has helped WalkSee attract an investment from the EVIG Alfa venture capital fund.

Dentons Public Procurement and Government Contracts team in Warsaw has advised Stadler Polska on the conclusion of a framework agreement and execution contracts worth PLN 600 million (EUR 130 million) with MPK, Krakow’s public transport company, to provide 60 modern Lajkonik II trams.