Dentons has advised the International Chemical Investors Group on its acquisition of the compounds business of the Benvic Group. Gide Loyrette Nouel advised the PVC Europe Group on the sale. 

Uncertainty and fluctuations in the energy market are raising concerns about whether it will be possible to keep warm in the autumn and coming winter.

DLA Piper has advised Wirtualna Polska on its acquisition of the Szallas Group from Portfolion Capital Partners and private individuals. Baker McKenzie advised Portfolion.

Gessel has advised Caspar Asset Management on the preparation for its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange regulated market and the transfer of stock quotes from the NewConnect alternative trading system to the regulated market.

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Taylor Wessing has advised PKO Bank Polski on the financing of a warehouse project being developed in Pabianice by Panattoni. Wolf Theiss advised Panattoni.

Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr has advised Ringfeder Power Transmission on the acquisition of the industrial brake business of Tueschen & Zimmermann, including its Polish subsidiary.

MFW Fialek has advised Tutore Poland on its merger with ProfiLingua. Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk advised Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne on the demerger of ProfiLingua, with Modzelewska & Pasnik reportedly advising WSiP on competition proceedings.

Former Eversheds Sutherland Partner and Head of Banking and Finance Michal Markowski has joined Osborne Clarke in Poland as a Partner and Head of Banking and Finance.

MFW Fialek has advised Tar Heel Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in SmakMak. Sobczynscy i Partnerzy advised SmakMak on the deal.

Following the recent addition of Roxana Dudau in Romania (reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 6, 2022), Wolf Theis has announced it hired Tomasz Siembida in Poland as a Partner, and the further promotion of Austria-based Nikolaus Loudon and Venus Valentina Wong, Poland-based Konrad Kosicki, and Slovenia-based Teja Balazic Jerovsek to Partners.

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Disruptions to supply chains due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, staff shortages, increasing inflation, rising fuel prices, wage pressure from workers, the war in Ukraine – these are just some of the challenges faced by economic operators. All of them significantly affect the profitability of existing public contracts.

Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk has advised Bank Pekao on a PLN 60 million financing granted for the acquisition of Altus Palace Hotel in Warsaw.

Gide Loyrette Nouel has advised Frey on its acquisition of Park Handlowy Matarnia in Gdansk from Ingka Centres for EUR 105 million. Wardynski & Partners advised Ingka Centres on the deal. 

Former Compliance Partners Partner Jaroslaw Nowacki has founded Tau Nowacki focused on "operational compliance and AML in fintech and crypto."

PwC Legal has promoted Stanislaw Zemojtel to Partner in Poland. 

Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU, commonly referred to as the work-life balance directive, is due to be implemented into the Labour Code by the Polish government.