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.

Dentons has advised a syndicate of banks led by Ceska Sporitelna, and including Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka and Komercni Banka, on the financing of KKCG Group and Aricoma Group’s acquisition of Musala Soft. Polenak, Boyanov & Co, and, reportedly, Andric and TM & Partners advised the banks as well. Clifford Chance advised Aricoma Group on the deal.

Arrangements and consultations on the draft act amending the VAT Act and certain other acts, i.e. the so called SLIM VAT 3 (draft No. UC128), were scheduled to complete by 26 August.

Michal Jagielski and Wiktor Rainka have joined JDP Drapala & Partners as a Co-Head of the firm’s Tax team and Head of the IP/IT/Advertising and Media Law team, respectively.

Deloitte Legal has promoted Serbia-based Stefan Antonic and Poland-based Patrycja Bolimowska and Jacek Korzeniewski to Local Partners.

Marcin Aslanowicz has joined SSW Pragmatic Solutions as a Partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice. He is joined by Attorneys Ewa Zaleska and Damian Majda.