Banking & Finance - Poland
What the team is known for
Rymarz Zdort Maruta advises an array of borrowers on financing matters including acquisition and project finance. Debt refinancing and financial restructuring also serve as frequent sources of instruction for the law firm. Rymarz Zdort Maruta showcases a client list featuring numerous domestic corporate entities and private equity houses and an increasing number of regional banks.
Strengths
"The lawyers at Rymarz Zdort Maruta are fluent in market standards, which is much appreciated."
"The team was especially good at the project management side of things, including coordination with a high number of parties involved as well as scheduling and anticipating what can go wrong and what can be done in advance to pre-empt it."
"The quality was very good, we received answers very quickly, and the advice the lawyers were giving was not full of disclosures and protection type of comments but they made clear statements on what we could or couldn't do."
"In terms of commercial and market skills, Rymarz Zdort Maruta was very much aware what was standard not just in Poland but in Europe overall."
"They know the market and the regulator, have good relations and a lot of historical knowledge of previous deals."
Work highlights
Rymarz Zdort Maruta assisted a fund managed by abrdn with financing from ING Bank Slaski and BNP Paribas Bank Polska, for the acquisition of 130 photovoltaic farms located in Poland.
Notable practitioners
Zofia Frydrychowicz advises clients on debt refinancing, restructuring and other financing matters, regularly acting for borrowers. She also covers acquisition finance and project finance. "Zofia Frydrychowicz brings a lot of legal knowledge and experience with financing agreements." "I appreciate her attitude of doing things immediately if needed: I know that I can count on her, which is very important for me."
Jakub Rachwol enters the rankings as an up-and-coming partner in the market due to positive client feedback and demonstrating a leading role on seminal financing transactions. His expertise includes large project finance and corporate debt refinancing matters. He advises both borrowers and lenders. "Jakub Rachwol is a professional with extensive knowledge and experience." "I had a very good experience working with him." "Jakub Rachwol is top of his field in Poland and was very active and involved in the transaction."