Cases
Experience: Banking
Finance M&A Transactions: Represented Banco Sant
er Group in connection with the PLN 3.1 billion acquisition of 60% of the shares of Sant
er Consumer Bank by Sant
er Consumer Finance from Sant
er Bank Polska.
Represented Banco Sant
er S.A. in connection with the sale of a 49% stake in Sant
er Bank Polska S.A. for EUR 6.8 billion
50% of Sant
er's Polish asset management business (Sant
er TFI) for EUR 200 million to Erste Group Bank AG. The total transaction value is EUR 7 billion.
Represented Allianz S.E. in connection with the EUR 2.5 billion acquisition of the Polish life
non-life insurance operations, as well as the pension
asset management business, from Aviva
acquisition of a 51% stake in Aviva's life
non-life bancassurance joint ventures with Sant
er as well as the subsequent merger of Allianz
Aviva group companies in Pol
.
Represented BNP Paribas Group in connection with the acquisition of the core banking business of Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A. by Bank BGZ BNP Paribas S.A. for PLN 3.25 billion,
the related equity investment of PLN 430 million by the European Bank for Reconstruction
Development through the acquisition of a circa 4.5 percent stake in BGZ BNP Paribas from Raiffeisen Bank International AG
BNP Paribas SA.
Represented Societe Generale in connection with the sale of Euro Bank, its retail banking subsidiary in Pol
, to Bank Millennium.
Represented Deutsche Bank AG in connection with the sale
demerger of Deutsche Bank Polska S.A.'s local Private & Commercial Banking business to Sant
er Bank Polska S.A. (formerly Bank Zachodni WBK).
Represented Alior Bank in connection with the acquisition of Bank BPH's core business from affiliates of GE Capital.
Represented BNP Paribas in connection with the merger of Bank Gospodarki Zywnosciowej with BNP Paribas Bank Polska.
Represented BNP Paribas in connection with the transformation of Sygma Banque Polish Branch into a domestic bank
its acquisition by Bank BGZ BNP Paribas.
Represented BNP Paribas in connection with the acquisition of 90% of the shares in Bank Gospodarki Zywnosciowej S.A. from Rabobank. The value of the transaction was PLN 4 billion.
Represented PKO BP Bank in the acquisition of Nordea Bank Pol
, Nordea Life
Nordea Finance. The value of the transaction was approx. PLN 3.5 billion.
Represented Orange Pol
in connection with an agreement with mBank to create a mobile retail bank.
Represented Deutsche Bank AG Group in a transaction involving the intragroup transfer of the shares in Deutsche Bank PBC
the merger of Deutsche Bank PBC with Deutsche Bank Polska.
Represented PKO BP Bank in connection with the sale of 66% of the shares in eService S.A. to the U.S. company EVO. The value of the transaction was PLN 430 million.
Represented Polski Bank Przedsiebiorczosci S.A
FM Bank S.A. in the merger of both banks within the Abris Capital Group.
Represented Raiffeisen Bank International AG on the acquisition of a 70% share in Polbank EFG.
Represented BNP Paribas in connection with the proposed acquisition of BZ WBK S.A.
Represented AIG in the merger of its Polish consumer finance business into Sant
er's Polish bank.
Represented Fortis Bank Polska S.A. in connection with the takeover of banking assets of BNP Paribas Polish Branch.
Advised
represented UniCredit in negotiations with the Polish government
in proceedings before the Polish Banking Supervisory Commission concerning the merger of Bank BPH into Bank Pekao, as well as in the spin-off of assets from Bank BPH to Bank Pekao
the sale of BPH to GE Money Bank.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Fogelman prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k. Private Equity Transactions: Represented CVC Capital Partners in connection with the PLN 2.64 billion acquisition of Comarch S.A. through a tender offer for all shares in Comarch
delisting from the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Represented Abris Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of control of the Scanmed Group in Pol
by the American Heart of Pol
Group (backed by Gruppo San Donato Italy
GKSD Srl).
Represented Innova Capital in connection with the acquisition of a stake in Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne from its current owners.
Represented Abris CEE Mid-Market Fund III L.P., managed by Abris Capital Ltd., in the acquisition of Scanmed S.A.
Represented CVC Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of Zabka Polska from Mid Europa Partners. The sale of Zabka, the largest transaction in the Polish food retail sector
the largest private equity exit in Pol
, won the CEE Legal Matters 2017 CEE Deal of the Year Award for Pol
.
Represented AnaCap in connection with the acquisition of FM Bank PBP.
Represented TP S.A. in connection with the sale of the Wirtualna Polska portal to the private equity fund Innova Capital. The value of the transaction was PLN 375 million.
Represented Penta Investments in the acquisition of shares of NFI Empik Media & Fashion S.A.
Represents leading private equity clients in a variety of transactions in Pol
.
Oil & Gas Transactions: Represented PKN Orlen
Orlen Upstream in connection with the takeover of the Toronto-listed Canadian company TriOil Resources Ltd.
Represented a major Polish oil industry corporation in an agreement with a Canadian shale gas corporation regarding cooperation in exploration
production of shale gas in Pol
the US.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Fogelman prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k. Other Transactions: Represented BNP Paribas S.A. in connection with the offering through an accelerated bookbuilding process (ABB) of BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. shares.
Represented Zabka Group
CVC Capital Partners acting as the principal selling shareholder in the initial public offering (IPO) of shares in Zabka Group
their admission to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Represented Goldman Sachs International
Morgan Stanley, as Global Coordinators
Joint Bookrunners
Barclays Bank, BofA Securities, Citi, as Joint Bookrunners, Biuro Maklerskie PKO BP
Sant
er Biuro Maklerskie, as the Joint Bookrunners
Co-Offering Agents,
Bank Pekao, Pekao Investment Banking, Credit Agricole Corporate
Investment Bank, Erste Group
Raiffeisen Centrobank as the Co-Lead Managers, in connection with the PLN 9.2 billion (PLN 10.6 billion including the over-allotment shares) IPO of shares in Allegro.eu on the WSE. This is the largest IPO in Pol
's history.
Represented Smithfield Foods, the largest pork processor in the world, in connection with the acquisition of the remaining 66.5% of shares of Pini Polonia.
Advised Alior Bank on the establishment of a bond issuance program with the nominal value of up to PLN 1.2 billion.
Represented Zaklady Azotowe Pulawy S.A. in its consolidation process with Zaklady Azotowe Tarnow-Moscice,
the creation of Grupa Azoty.
Advised Zaklady Azotowe Pulawy S.A. in connection with the tender offer for the sale of shares announced by Synthos.
Represented RWE
EDF in the proposed acquisition of ENEA S.A. shares from the State Treasury in a privatization process.
Represented BRE Bank S.A. in its PLN 2 billion rights issue.
Advised
negotiated on behalf of Lockheed Martin on its USD 3.5 billion sale
financing of 48 F 16 multi-role combat jets to the Polish Government
the related USD 6 billion offset contract.
Represented clients in several pioneering capital markets transactions in Pol
, including the first takeover of a publicly held company, the first delisting of a publicly held company
an IPO combined with a merger of publicly held companies.
Represented numerous clients in privatization matters, including the privatization of the largest Polish mining enterprise, Pol
's telecom operator,
several large Polish banks
financial, industrial
service enterprises.
Represents multinational companies in a wide variety of transactions
dealings with the Polish Government.
Advises major Polish companies
the Polish Government on privatization, financings, public offerings, restructuring
regulatory issues.
Represents leading multinational corporations in acquisitions of Polish companies, including those in the banking
financial sector, pharmaceuticals, food
beverage, retail, real estate, construction, mining, energy, telecommunications, health
chemicals.
Represents major Polish banks
other financial institutions in connection with GDR issuances, listings on the Warsaw
London Stock Exchanges
IPOs.
Advises clients on restructuring of capital groups.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Fogelman prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.
