Cases
Experience: Mergers, Acquisitions
Restructurings: Represented PIB Group in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the Nord Group Companies, including Nord Partner, Nord Re
Nord Serwis.
Represented Comarch S.A. in connection with the sale of Comarch Polska S.A., to CGI.
Represented the group of founders of Univio, in connection with the sale of a majority stake in the company to Value4Capital (V4C),.
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 PIB Group Pol
in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in two insurance brokerage companies, mBroker NET
inBroker NET.
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 eRecruitment Solutions, a company from the capital group of Grupa Pracuj S.A., in the acquisition of all shares in HRlink from Agora S.A.
two individual minority shareholders.
Represented Bogdan
Elzbieta Kaczmarek
private equity fund Innova Capital in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Pfleiderer Polska, in a corporate carve-out transaction from Pfleiderer Group, owned by funds managed by the global investment firm - Strategic Value Partners.
Represented Symfonia Sp. z o.o. in the investment by Accel-KKR, a leading global software-focused investment firm.
Represented CVC Capital Partners in connection with the sale of 100% of the shares in PKP Energetyka S.A. to PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.
Represented Stock Spirits Group, a portfolio company owned by a fund managed by CVC Capital Partners, in connection with the indirect acquisition of 100% of the shares in Polmos Bielsko-Biala S.A.
Represented a Polish subsidiary of Rentokil Initial plc in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in VACO Sp. z o.o.
Represented HDI International AG
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company in connection with the acquisition of the remaining shares in Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen Europa S.A. from Getin Holding S.A.
Getin Noble Bank S.A.
Represented Bricks Acquisitions Limited in connection with the sale of ROBYG S.A. to a wholly owned subsidiary of TAG Immobilien AG.
Represented Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego in connection with the sale of investment certificates in two funds - the Rental Housing Fund (Fundusz Mieszkan na Wynajem)
the Housing Sector Development Fund (Fundusz Mieszkan dla Rozwoju) to Polski Fundusz Rozwoju S.A.
Represented Allianz S.E. in connection with the EUR 2.5 billion acquisition of the Polish life
non-life insurance operations, as well as pension
asset management business, from Aviva
acquire a 51% stake in Aviva's life
non-life bancassurance joint ventures with Sant
er.
Represented Cyfrowy Polsat S.A.
Polkomtel sp. z o.o. ('Polsat Group') in connection with the sale of a 99.99% stake in Polkomtel Infrastruktura, a subsidiary of Polsat Group, to Cellnex Pol
sp. z o.o., a subsidiary of Cellnex Telecom S.A., Europe's leading operator of telecommunications infrastructure. The value of the transaction exceeded PLN 7 billion.
Represented Abris CEE Mid-Market Fund III L.P., managed by Abris Capital Ltd., in the acquisition of Scanmed S.A.
Represented OANDA Global Corporation in connection with the acquisition of Dom Maklerski TMS Brokers S.A.
Represented Lee Hecht Harrison, an Adecco Group entity, in the acquisition of the enterprise of Development & Business Consulting Gniazdowski i Partnerzy sp.k.
Represented the WING Group, one of the largest privately-owned real estate companies in Hungary, specializing in office, industrial, retail, residential, hotel
special projects primarily in Budapest, in an agreement to acquire Lisala sp. z o.o. from Echo Partners B.V. Echo Partners is owned by affiliates of Oaktree
PIMCO,
through Lisala it holds 55.95% of the shares of Echo Investment S.A.
Represented Deutsche Bank AG in connection with the completion of 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 Societe Generale in connection with the sale of Euro Bank to Bank Millennium.
Represented Bank BPH S.A. in connection with the demerger of Bank BPH S.A. by way of the spin-off to Alior Bank S.A. of the core business other than the CHF mortgage loan business.
Represented entities from the GE Group in connection with the sale of shares in Bank BPH S.A. to Alior Bank S.A. by way of a public tender offer
the demerger of Bank BPH S.A. involving a spin-off of an organized part of the enterprise.
Represented the GE Group in connection with the contemplated securitization of a CHF mortgage loan portfolio.
Represented Raiffeisen Bank International AG in connection with the sale of shares in Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A.
the demerger of Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A. by way of the spin-off to Bank BGZ BNP S.A. of the core business other than the mortgage loan business.
Advised on various M&A transactions comprising sale of the enterprise (asset deals).
Represented entities from the GE Group, including BPH PBK Zarzadzanie Funduszami, Bank BPH
BPH TFI, in connection with the sale of BPH TFI to Altus TFI.
Represented UniCredit S.p.A., as the seller, in connection with the disposal of 32.8% of the shares in Bank Pekao S.A. to Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen S.A.
Polski Fundusz Rozwoju S.A.
Represented PKO Bank Polski S.A.
PKO Leasing S.A. in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Raiffeisen-Leasing Polska S.A. by PKO Leasing S.A. from Raiffeisen Bank International AG.
Represented Mennica-Metale Szlachetne S.A., a company engaged in precious metals refining services, in connection with the first
second stages of its restructuring.
Represented Hawe S.A., a Polish telecommunications sector company, in connection with the restructuring of its debt
the debt of the Hawe capital group,
the initiation of bankruptcy
restructuring proceedings.
Represented the Polimex-Mostostal Capital Group in connection with the restructuring process.
Represented Polimex-Mostostal S.A. in connection with the restructuring of its indebtedness, including the refinancing of the indebtedness assumed by its subsidiary Mostostal Siedlce S.A., changes to the existing security interest structure
amendments to the agreements with creditors.
Represented Metro Group in connection with the sale of real,- hypermarkets in Pol
to Auchan Group.
Represented Talanx International AG
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company in connection with the acquisition of TUiR Warta S.A. shares from KBC Insurance N.V.
Represented Sobieslaw Zasada S.A. in connection with the restructuring of the Eko-Park S.A. capital group, including the acquisition of a controlling interest in Eko-Park S.A.
Represented Fiat Powertrain SpA in connection with the acquisition of shares in Fiat Powertrain Sp. z o.o. from General Motors.
Represented Enterprise Investors in connection with the acquisition of shares in Dino Polska Sp. z o.o.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Bobrzynski prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.
Regulatory Aspects: Advised Velo Bank
Cerberus in connection with the PLN 1.1 billion acquisition of Bank H
lowy's consumer business in Pol
.
Advised the GE Group on compliance with the regulations applicable to financial institutions in connection with the sale of Bank BPH S.A.
Advised financial institutions on regulatory matters (Basel III, bail-in resolutions, executive compensation, investor compensation schemes
insurance intermediation activity).
Advised T-Mobile Polska S.A. on regulatory issues.
Represented a major German bank in connection with a distressed asset restructuring
the sale of its Polish assets.
Advised a major Polish bank on compliance with the requirements of Basel II
credit risk mitigation techniques.
Advised Polish co-operative banks on compliance with the liquidity requirements of Basel III.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Bobrzynski prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k. Capital Markets: Represented J.P. Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
UBS Investment Bank, acting as Global Coordinators
Joint Bookrunners as well as Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.
Dom Maklerski PKO Bank Polski, acting as Joint Bookrunners
Co-Offering Agents, on Polish law, in connection with an initial public offering of shares representing 43.6% of the share capital of Play Communications S.A., the 100% owner of mobile operator P4 sp. z o.o., one of Europe's fastest growing telecom companies.
Represented PKO BP S.A., Pol
's largest bank, in connection with the establishment of a EUR 3 billion Euro Medium Term Notes program
the offering of the initial tranche of EUR 750 million under the program.
Advised a major global construction company on the issuance of bonds.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Bobrzynski prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k. Other Representations: Represented insurance companies from the UNIQA Group in connection with the conclusion of strategic 12-year cooperation agreements with mBank for the distribution of insurance products.
Represented CEZ ESCO in connection with the execution of energy savings (ESCO) projects, including participation in PPP projects in this respect,
the development of an ESCO project financing formula.
Represented a major Slovak bank
its affiliated real estate investment fund in connection with financing the acquisition of a railway freight car factory in Pol
the subsequent sale-
-leaseback of the real estate.
Represented Bank Pekao S.A. in connection with investment credit facilities for the financing of the construction of office buildings in Krakow by Krakow Business Park
Buma Group.
Represented Esselte Group, a major producer of office supplies, in connection with the refinancing of existing indebtedness.
Represented companies from the Maire Tecnimont group in connection with the construction of the Wierzchowice underground gas storage facility
in connection with disputes with PGNiG SA
the bankruptcy of PBG SA.
Advised lenders
borrowers in connection with financing arrangements.
Advised domestic banks on their product documentation.
Advised EBA Clearing on the participation of the Polish banks in the pan-European clearing
settlement system.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Bobrzynski prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k. Previous Experience: Consultant, DG Legal Services, National Law Section, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, September 2005 - August 2008
Research
Teaching Assistant, Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Law
Administration, September 2004 - September 2015
