Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the Eiffel Investment Group on financing the grid deposits for a 6-gigawatt photovoltaic and battery storage portfolio sponsored by Sunly, in Poland.
Musical Chairs in Poland: A Buzz Interview with Pawel Halwa of Schoenherr
Poland’s legal landscape is characterized by the increased mobility of lawyers and legal teams, while its markets are feeling optimistic following the results of the recent elections, according to Schoenherr Poland Managing Partner Pawel Halwa, and everyone is waiting for the new government’s investment and legislative priorities to come into focus.
WKB Advises Volvo Polska on Acquisition of Serwisy Jozef Skrzypa Truck Service Business
WKB Lawyers has advised Volvo Polska on its acquisition of the truck service business previously operated by Serwisy Jozef Skrzypa.
Greenberg Traurig, Gessel, and Clifford Chance Advise on Abris Capital Partners' Sale of Velvet Care
Greenberg Traurig has advised Abris Capital Partners on the sale of paper hygiene product manufacturer Velvet Care to the Partners Group. Gessel advised the Velvet Care management. Clifford Chance, working with Latham & Watkins, advised the Partners Group.
DLA Piper Advises International Personal Finance on PLN 72 Million Note Issuance
DLA Piper has advised International Personal Finance on the successful PLN 72 million issuance and settlement of senior unsecured floating-rate notes under the IPF’s EUR 1 billion medium-term note program.
SPCG Appoints Jakub Gorski, Slawomir Dudzik, and Piotr Kaminski as New Managing Partners
Studnicki, Pleszka, Cwiakalski, Gorski has announced the appointment of Jakub Gorski, Slawomir Dudzik, and Piotr Kaminski as the firm's new Managing Partners.
Allen & Overy Advises MBDA UK Limited on GBP 4 Billion Agreement with PGZ for NAREW Air Defense Program
Allen & Overy has advised MBDA UK Limited on its GBP 4 billion agreement with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa to support PGZ's delivery of the NAREW air defense program for the Polish Armed Forces.
MFW Fialek and DLA Piper Advise on Solita's Takeover of Future Mind
MFW Fialek has advised Solita on its investment in and integration of Future Mind. DLA Piper advised Future Mind.
Wardynski & Partners Advises Futureal on Acqisition of Lipowy Office Park
Wardynski & Partners has advised the Futureal group on its acquisition of the Lipowy Office Park complex in Warsaw from the WP Carey group. Linklaters reportedly advised WP Carey.
Rymarz Zdort Maruta Advises Citylink on Lease Agreement for Wroclaw Technological Research and Development Center
Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised multi-functional industrial and logistics facility developer CL Property on the lease agreement and related documents for its Citylink-branded Technological Research and Development Center to be located in Wroclaw.
Growing Uncertainty: Observations within the M&A Market
Is the M&A market facing a further slowdown due to the macroeconomic situation? Or, following the recent parliamentary elections in Poland, will the market quickly rebound after a brief pause and continue to experience the best economic period in modern history? Can we expect more records to be broken? The truth may lie somewhere in the middle, as there is no shortage of challenges lying in wait for the economy.
MJH Advises BA Glass on Acquisition of Orzesze Glass Production Business from Canpack Group
MJH Moskwa, Jarmul, Haladyj has advised BA Glass on its acquisition of the glass production business in Orzesze, Poland, from the Canpack Group's CP Glass.
CEE M&A Outlook: Steady As She Goes
With CMS’s recently published European M&A Outlook report taking the temperature of the M&A activity across the continent, CMS Romania Managing Partner Horea Popescu and CMS Vienna Partner Alexander Rakosi share their insights on M&A trends in the CEE region.
Busy With a Couple of Disclaimers: A Look at Poland’s Legal Services Market
Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka Managing Partner Krzysztof Zakrzewski, DWF Poland Managing Partner Michal Pawlowski, and MFW Fialek Managing Partner Miroslaw Fialek look at the current state of the Polish legal market and some of the challenges it faces despite increased volumes of work.
Poland: Rethinking Defense
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Poland has found itself at the forefront of NATO’s eastern flank, sharing a border with a country embroiled in a full-scale war. DLA Piper Partner Marta Frackowiak and Dentons Partner Jaroslaw Witek talk about how this geopolitical reality has prompted a significant shift in Poland’s defense strategy.
Settling In: Wolf Theiss’s Expanded Corporate/M&A Team in Poland
On July 7, 2023, CEE Legal Matters reported that Wolf Theiss expanded its Polish Corporate/M&A practice with the addition of seven Partners, at the core of a 27-strong team, from Wardynski & Partners. Wolf Theiss Poland Co-Managing Partner Tomasz Stasiak and Wolf Theiss Poland Partner and Co-Head of Corporate M&A team Izabela Zielinska-Barlozek share details about the transition and their plans going forward.
Inside Insight: Interview with Kamila Dutkowska-Wawrzak of Panattoni
Panattoni Legal Director Kamila Dutkowska-Wawrzak talks about her background and in-house transition, building up the in-house legal team, and their current workload.
Prohibition of Parallel Employment
In connection with the implementation of Directive 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union, a principle has been introduced into the Polish Labor Code, according to which an employer may not prohibit an employee from parallel employment with another entity. The Polish legislator has established a strict ban on parallel employment with very few exceptions, which is widely criticized by employers.