About

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The core areas of GESSEL’s practice are mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and company law. 

Over 30 years, GESSEL’s lawyers have carried out more than 500 M&A/PE transactions for Polish and international businesses, both publicly traded and privately owned, operating in various sectors of the economy. They have advised on the privatisation and restructuring of companies and capital groups.

For every project, a dedicated team of experts develops a strategy for processing the transaction and its end-to-end structure, taking into account the specific requirements of the respective industries and the needs of the client’s business.

For many years, GESSEL has received numerous recommendations and mentions in Polish (Rzeczpospolita, Forbes) and international (Chambers Europe, The Legal 500, Practical Law Company) rankings of law firms in the field of mergers and acquisitions and VC/PE.


According to our own statistics, in 2022 GESSEL worked on 30 M&A transactions with a combined value of approximately PLN 3.5 bln; this is a notable achievement in the Polish legal market, and we have good reason to believe that this is one of the highest figures in Poland for 2022.

GESSEL’s work in the area of M&A is pursued by a team of experienced lawyers led by Marcin Macieszczak, Maciej Kożuchowski, Małgorzata Badowska, Michał Bochowicz and Karol Sokół. 

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - Poland
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What the Team is Known For

GESSEL has a dedicated mid-market M&A team with a strong standing in private equity, representing clients in mid-market and larger deals. The team advises on M&A, takeovers and corporate structuring. The law firm is active in a range of sectors, including healthcare, IT and financial services. The team also acts for domestic and regional private equity houses.

Work Highlights

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  • GESSEL advised Enterprise Investors on the acquisition of a 40% stake in Bisar valued at PLN125 million.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Marcin Macieszczak
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Marcin Macieszczak
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Marcin Macieszczak is well versed in advising on acquisitions and sales in mostly mid-market deals. Macieszczak also assists clients with venture capital transactions.

Maciej Kożuchowski
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Maciej Kożuchowski
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Maciej Kożuchowski advises financial services clients on investments and also acts on M&A deals.

"Maciej Kożuchowski has excellent communication and excellent negotiation skills. He's a team leader who takes initiative."

"He thinks outside the box to find a solution."

Michał Bochowicz
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Michał Bochowicz
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Up and Coming

Michał Bochowicz advises on corporate transactions and reorganisations.

"Michał Bochowicz is responsive, customer-oriented and well aware of market trends."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Marcin Macieszczak
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Marcin Macieszczak
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Band 1
Maciej Kożuchowski
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Maciej Kożuchowski
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Band 3
Michał Bochowicz
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Michał Bochowicz
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Up and Coming

Members

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Karol Sokół

Marcin Macieszczak

Marcin Macieszczak

Head of Department

Michał Bochowicz

Clients

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AVALLON

Anwim S.A.

Apaczka (R2G Polska sp. z o.o.)

Black Forest

DialCom24

Enterprise Investors

Highlander Partners

JARS S.A.

LuxMed

OEX S.A.

Polish Stem Cells Bank (PBKM) / FamiCord Group

Simple S.A.

Sunfish Partners

Veracomp S.A.

btov Partners

inFakt

Industries

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IT / TMT

energy

medical and biotech sector

pharmacy

real estate

renewable energy

start-up