Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
Europe Guide 2024 : Poland
Band 1
About
Provided by WKB Lawyers
The team offers full support for transactional and corporate matters. WKB`s full-service structure allows it to adopt a truly multidisciplinary approach to M&A transactions. The team is adept at advising on highly sophisticated transactions involving issues relating to banking and finance, competition, labour, tax, IP (including the transfer of IP rights in highly regulated industries) insurance, real estate, restructuring (including distressed M&A), public procurement and energy, and they are a go-to practice for cross-border work.
The M&A department is led by Jakub Jędrzejak, one of the market’s most experienced M&A lawyers, who has developed strong working relationships with global law firms that do not have Polish offices, and with several corporate clients.
The team runs transactions regarding basically all sectors of economy, and is particularly experienced in renewable energy, payment services, tech/IT, transport & logistics, FMCG, healthcare. The team advises private equity funds and blue-chip companies, and has an excellent reputation for assisting German-, Italian-and French-speaking clients in establishing or expanding their businesses in Poland through its specialised foreign desks.
Chambers Review
WKB Lawyers is a well-regarded mid-market team assisting both local and international clients with a broad range of M&A transactions. The law firm advises on corporate restructurings, including cross-border mergers, in addition to market exits and joint venture implementation. The team is active in energy and insurance and is popular with private equity funds. The team additionally offers cross-border capabilities through its German, French and Italian-speaking lawyers and regularly works in cooperation with international law firms.
Work Highlights
- WKB represented Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Europa and Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie Europa, insurance companies from the Talanx Group, in their acquisition of an 80% share in Millennium Financial Services.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The WKB team is focused on obtaining solutions in an efficient and reliable way."
"We were very satisfied with their quick understanding of the underlying business."
"They had a good response time. They gave well-structured advice and were to the point."
"The WKB team is focused on obtaining solutions in an efficient and reliable way."
"We were very satisfied with their quick understanding of the underlying business."
"They had a good response time. They gave well-structured advice and were to the point."
Notable Practitioners
Jakub Jędrzejak assists clients with transactions in sectors as varied as renewable energy, insurance and cosmetics, with a focus on the mid-market sector.
"He knows the business, and he knows the approach."
"Jakub is a very well-organised, versatile person."
"He has wide business and interdisciplinary knowledge. He is also personally involved in the transactions and negotiations."
Anna Wojciechowska moves up in the rankings due to strong market support. She is active in advising on corporate reorganisations, acquisitions and sales in the mid-market sector. She also handles company law and corporate governance matters.
"Anna Wojciechowska keeps her deadlines and is well organised and very responsive."
"She has a broad perspective and a very analytical approach."
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Head of Department
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Clients
Provided by WKB Lawyers
ABB
AVIVA
Aflofarm Farmacja Polska
Avallon MBO Fund
Boekestijn
Cartonage P. Van De Velde
Centrum Rozliczeń Elektronicznych Polskie ePłatności
CondAir
Davidson Kempner
Giant Ventures I LP
Grosfillex
Orkla Group
Ryanair
Statkraft
Stock Spirits
ČEZ