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+48 22 520 5555About
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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. In our Private Equity practice we represent both, Private Equity houses and non-Private Equity clients. This experience gives us in-depth knowledge on specific issues and challenges our client may face during the transaction and advice on real commercial risks to successfully finalise the project.
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 complex projects and transactions and co-ordinating 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.
Chambers Review
CMS regularly advises private equity funds and portfolio companies as well as shareholders on sales and acquisitions of assets across the e-commerce, healthcare and energy sectors. The firm also assists targets and offers experience in investor exits. With its international network, CMS is well placed to provide cross-border support.
Strengths
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"CMS is very dynamic and has an agile approach."
"The lawyers are very commercially oriented. They understood structures, process and the business arrangement within the transaction."
"The team has good business acumen. This means that whenever difficult situations arise during negotiations, they know when to press harder and fight for a particular point or where to let go and concede."
"CMS is very dynamic and has an agile approach."
"The lawyers are very commercially oriented. They understood structures, process and the business arrangement within the transaction."
"The team has good business acumen. This means that whenever difficult situations arise during negotiations, they know when to press harder and fight for a particular point or where to let go and concede."
Notable Practitioners
Sławomir Czerwiński advises on strategic investments and exits, whereby he acts for prominent private equity houses, with strength in the retail and manufacturing sectors.
"Sławomir Czerwiński is commercially oriented. He is focused and a sensible adviser who is able to walk you through complexities."
"He is very energetic and a very good negotiator."
Ranked Lawyers at
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Members
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Błażej Zagórski
Dariusz Greszta
Grzegorz Pączek
Katarzyna Grodziewicz
Olga Czyżycka
Head of Department
Rafał Burda
Zuzanna Jurga