Cases
Experience: Private Equity: Represented PIB Agency in connection with the acquisition of 100% of shares in Risk Partner, Cellent
Vero Services.
Represented PIB Group Pol
in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in two insurance brokerage companies, mBroker NET
inBroker NET.
Represented PIB Group Pol
in connection with the acquisition of 100% of shares in Fincon (specialist reinsurance
insurance broker).
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 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 Abris Capital Partners, the ESG transformation specialist private equity investor
B Corp, in connection with the sale of Velvet CARE, Pol
's leading manufacturer of paper-based personal care products, to Partners Group, a global private markets firm.
Represented InPost Group in connection with the acquisition of a 30% equity stake in Menzies Distribution Group Limited for GBP 49.3 million.
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 acquisition of 100% of the shares in Polmos Bielsko-Biala S.A.
Represented CVC Capital Partners, one of the leading global private equity firms, in the acquisition of the convenience retailer Zabka 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 Goldman Sachs International, through its affiliate Bricks Acquisition Limited, in a PLN 1 billion tender offer for 100% of the shares in ROBYG S.A., one of the leading homebuilders on the Polish market.
Represented Innova Capital, one of the leading mid-market private equity firms in Central Europe, in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne (one of the leading Polish producers of cosmetics), as well as the Soraya
Dermika cosmetic br
s from Orkla Care.
Represented Gilde Healthcare private equity fund on the Polish aspects of the acquisition of the medtech company Acti-Med. The interdisciplinary GT team from Germany
Pol
comprehensively advised Gilde Healthcare on all legal aspects of the transaction.
Represented Apax Partners, one of the leading global private equity firms, on the Polish aspects of the proposed acquisition of Allegro Group (the largest online marketplace
non-food shopping destination in Pol
)
Ceneo Group (the leading price comparison platform in Pol
) from Naspers Limited. The transaction value was approx. USD 3.25 billion.
Represented Innova Capital, one of the leading mid-market private equity firms in Central Europe, in the acquisition together with its partner OPTeam S.A. (an IT company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange) of Polskie E-Platnosci S.A. (a leading payment services provider) from Polska Wytwornia Papierow Wartosciowych (the Polish Security Printing Works).
Represented Abris Capital Partners, one of the leading CEE private equity funds, in the acquisition of Velvet CARE sp. z o.o., one of the largest manufacturers of hygiene products in Pol
.
Represented Advent International with respect to its investment in InPost, one of the leading logistic services
the first company in Pol
to create a network of parcel lockers.
Represented Montagu Private Equity, one of the leading European private equity firms, in connection with the proposed acquisition of American Heart of Pol
S.A., a renowned Polish network of cardiology clinics.
Represented Mid Europa Partners, one of the leading private equity investors in Central
South Eastern Europe, in connection with the proposed acquisition of SMYK Group, the leading retailer of children's apparel, toys
accessories in Pol
, from Empik Media & Fashion a Warsaw Stock Exchange-listed retail group.
Represented Apax Partners, one of the leading global private equity firms, in connection with the proposed acquisition of a Polish pharmaceutical group of companies.
Mergers & Acquisitions
other representations: Represented Agora S.A. in connection with the acquisition of the remaining 49% of the shares in Eurozet from SFS Ventures s.r.o. As a result of this transaction, Agora became the sole shareholder in Eurozet.
Represented Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, in the Polish aspects of the sale to Japanese brewer Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. of the businesses owned by SABMiller plc prior to its combination with AB InBev in Central
Eastern Europe for EUR 7.3 billion. The transaction was connected to the USD 103 billion takeover by AB InBev of SABMiller, one of the largest takeovers ever completed.
Represented Agora S.A., one of the largest
most well-known media corporations in Pol
, in the acquisition of a 40% stake in Eurozet sp. z o.o.,
negotiation of a shareholders agreement with its majority shareholder SFS Ventures s.r.o., governing the cooperation of both Eurozet shareholders.
Represented Pfleiderer Grajewo
Atlantik in the reorganization of the Pfleiderer Group based on a cross-border reverse takeover structure
public offering of shares. The total value of the transaction, including the private placement
the repayment in kind, amounts to approximately PLN 744 million.
Represented Discovery Communications in connection with the proposed acquisition of Pol
's premier multi-platform media company TVN, one of the leading media companies in Pol
, from ITI
Canal+ Group.
Represented Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (currently Orange Polska S.A.) in connection with the sale of Wirtualna Polska, a leading online media company in Pol
, to Innova Capital, a leading mid-market private equity firm in Central Europe, with a transaction value of PLN 375 million.
Represented Japanese industrial gas producer Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC)
its subsidiary Matheson Tri-Gas (MTG) on the Polish aspects of the acquisition of Praxair's European industrial gas business. The value of the transaction was approx. EUR 5 billion. GT's offices in Germany, the UK, the United States, Japan, the Netherl
s
Pol
were involved in this transaction.
Represented Nomad Foods, the largest frozen food company in Europe, in the proposed acquisition of a leading frozen food producer in Pol
.
Represented Unilab L.P. (US Pharmacia Group) in the proposed acquisition of a Polish cosmetics company.
Represented Grupa LOTOS S.A., one of the leading Polish oil companies, in connection with the PLN 1 billion public offering of its shares.
Represented ORLEN Upstream Sp. z o.o., a 100% subsidiary of PKN ORLEN S.A., one of the largest petroleum corporations in Central
Eastern Europe
the largest in Pol
, in connection with the cross-border acquisition of FX Energy, Inc. listed on NASDAQ, with a transaction value of PLN 442 million.
Represented Grupa Azoty Zaklady Azotowe 'Pulawy' S.A., a leading producer of nitrogen fertilizers
chemicals in Central Europe, in connection with establishing a joint venture with KGHM Polska Miedz S.A., leader in copper
silver production, for the exploration of natural resources.
Represented PBG S.A., one of the leading Polish construction companies, in connection with the financial
debt restructuring of the PBG Group for the total amount of PLN 4 billion.
Represented DaVita HealthCare, a leading global provider of kidney care, in acquisitions of dialysis centers in a number of European countries from Frasenius Medical Group.
Represented Bioton S.A., one of the largest Polish biotech companies listed on the WSE, in relation to a long-term contract for the supply
distribution of insulin on the territory of China with Bayer Healthcare Company Ltd, with the transaction value of USD 2 billion.
Represented Bioton S.A., one of the largest Polish biotech companies listed on the WSE, in relation to the sale to Sanofi-Aventis, one of the leading multinational pharmaceutical companies, of ZAO Bioton Wostok, a human insulin manufacturer in Russia, with a transaction value of PLN 110 million.
Represented Bioton S.A., one of the largest Polish biotech companies listed on the WSE, in relation to the acquisition of the Swiss biotech company Biopartners AG, with a transaction value of PLN 183 million.
Represented Bioton S.A., one of the largest Polish biotech companies listed on the WSE, in relation to the acquisition of pharmaceutical companies from the international Shah Group, which involved the establishment of a joint-venture
acquisition of pharmaceutical
biotech companies seated in India, Finl
, Russia
the UK.
Represented Bioton S.A., one of the largest Polish biotech companies listed on the WSE, in relation to the acquisition of Italian pharmaceutical companies Pharmatex Italia
Fisiopharma, with a transaction value of PLN 54 million.
Represented Bioton S.A., one of the largest Polish biotech companies listed on the WSE, in relation to the acquisition of SciGen, a Singapore biotech company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) selling biotech products
insulin on the markets of South-Eastern Asia, Australia
Oceania.
Advised Lehman Brothers with respect to a legal review of the company's assets located in Pol
, in relation to Chapter 11 proceedings conducted in the USA, with a total value of USD 600 billion.
Represented Merrill Lynch in its role as an investment banker in relation to the sale of shares in a Polish media company.
Represented RWE Aqua, a member of the German power concern RWE AG, in relation to the acquisition of shares in the water
sewage grid operator Przedsiebiorstwo Wodociagow i Kanalizacji w Dabrowie Gorniczej.
Represented BASF Polska, part of the BASF Group the largest global chemical company,
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the global aviation group, in the preparation of comprehensive documentation
security procedures for the processing of personal data.
Represented the Swedish company Intrum Justitia AB, Europe's leading credit management services group, in relation to the establishment of its European data processing centers in the Netherl
s.
Represented the Kaufl
Group, a German hypermarket chain, part of the Schwarz Gruppe, with respect to investment projects involving the development of more than a dozen hypermarkets
supermarkets in Pol
,
a national logistics center.
Represented OBI Polska
the Tengelmann Group (Plus Discount) with respect to investment projects involving the development of more than a dozen hypermarkets
supermarkets in Pol
.
Represented GE Capital in relation to a defense offset agreement with the Polish State Treasury, with a contract value of approx. USD 64.5 million.
Represented Airline Accounting Center (currently Lufthansa Global Business Services) in relation to the establishment
structuring of a finance, revenue accounting, human resources
procurement service center for European airlines.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Baranowski prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k. Energy Law (Oil & Gas sector): Advised PGNiG S.A., the largest Polish gas corporation, in relation to a supply agreement with Qatargas concerning supplies of liquid natural gas from Qatar to the LNG terminal in Swinoujscie for 20 years, with a total contract value of approx. USD 11 billion.
Advised PGNiG with respect to gas sector projects, including contracts for natural gas supplies
the LNG terminal in Swinoujscie.
Advised PKN ORLEN S.A. one of the largest petroleum corporations in Central
Eastern Europe
the largest in Pol
, in connection with the execution of various contracts for the supply of crude oil with a total contract value of several billion USD.
Advised Grupa LOTOS S.A., one of the leading Polish oil companies, in connection with the execution of a long-term contract for natural gas supplies.
Advised PBG S.A. in relation to contracts with KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. concerning the construction of steam
gas units in the Glogow
Polkowice heat
power plants, with a total contract value of PLN 165 million.
Advised Unimot S.A., an independent importer of liquid
gas fuels in Pol
, in connection with the execution of a long-term contract for natural gas supplies.
Advised SFW Energia, a member of the German power concern RAG, in relation to the acquisition of heating companies.
Advised various clients with respect to energy sector projects, in particular natural gas, shale gas, LNG, LPG
crude oil.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Baranowski prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.
