About

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CMS Poland's Corporate and M&A/Private Equity Team delivers true breadth and depth of M&A and Private Equity expertise across our international network. A team of several dozen lawyers offering comprehensive merger and acquisition assistance (including public M&As) and providing legal support at every stage of a transaction – from deal structuring, through preparing due diligence documents, to drafting and negotiating sale agreements, investment agreements and shareholder agreements.

Our lawyers have significant experience in designing and implementing innovative transaction structures (tax and corporate) that maximise the benefit to our clients. Over the years we have developed effective procedures for the efficient management of the most complex and heavyweight projects and M&A transactions and coordinating the work of other advisors. We have a strong track record in providing legal and tax advice to the companies from various sectors. The considerable size of our team enables it to work simultaneously on several large projects while maintaining the highest quality. 

The Warsaw office employs many multi-disciplinary sector and regulatory teams, which are relevant for M&A projects, including financial services, manufacturing, automotive, consumer products, energy, hotels and leisure, infrastructure and projects, life sciences, supply and logistics, real estate and construction, technology, telecoms, media and sports.


Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - Poland
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

CMS's active corporate practice group assists with M&A transactions, investments and joint ventures. The team is particularly experienced in the energy sector and has developed practical expertise in financial services, including insurance, as well as healthcare, retail and pharmaceuticals. The law firm is often instructed on cross-border deals involving CEE countries as a result of its extensive European network.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS advised Rossi Biofuel on its acquisition of LOTOS Biopaliwa.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Sławomir Czerwiński
4
Sławomir Czerwiński
4
Band 4

Sławomir Czerwiński primarily assists with transactional matters in a variety of industry sectors.

"He's very energetic and a very good negotiator."

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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

Sławomir Czerwiński
4
Sławomir Czerwiński
4
Band 4

Members

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Antoni Wandzilak

Błażej Zagórski

Grzegorz Pączek

Jarosław Gajda

Joanna Białoskórska

Magdalena Piszewska

Magdalena Zmysłowska

Marta Osowska-Buba

Mateusz Stępień

Monika Szczotkowska

Olga Czyżycka

Rafal Zwierz

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