Cases
Experience: Taxation of corporate restructurings: Participated in the work for Atlantik S.A.
Pfleiderer Grajewo S.A. (currently, Pfleiderer Group S.A.) in connection with the cross-border reverse takeover
re-IPO of the Pfleiderer Group on the WSE. The total value of the transaction, including the private placement
the repayment in kind, was approx. PLN 744 million.
Participated in the work for Polkomtel sp. z o.o. in connection with the reverse merger with Spartan Capital Holdings, which was the last phase of the LBO structure implementation. The value of the transaction was EUR 4.5 billion.
Participated in the work for Polski Bank Przedsiebiorczosci S.A.
FM Bank S.A. in the merger of both banks within the Abris Capital Group.
Taxation of mergers & acquisitions: Represented PIB Group in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the Nord Group companies, including Nord Partner, Nord Re
Nord Serwis.
Advised eRecruitment Solutions, a company from the capital group of Grupa Pracuj S.A., on the acquisition of all shares in HRlink from Agora S.A.
two individual minority shareholders.
Advised Bogdan
Elzbieta Kaczmarek
private equity fund Innova Capital on tax issues related to the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Pfleiderer Polska, in a corporate carve-out transaction from Pfleiderer Group, owned by funds managed by the global investment firm Strategic Value Partners.
Advised Agora S.A. on tax issues related to the acquisition of a 40% stake in Eurozet sp. z o.o. from SFS Ventures s.r.o.
Advised PIB Agency, part of the international PIB Group, on tax issues connected with the acquisition of Asist sp. z o.o., a leading insurance multi-agency in Pol
.
Advised Symfonia Sp. z o.o. in connection with the investment by Accel-KKR, a leading global software-focused investment firm.
Advised Value4Capital in connection with the sale of 100% of the shares in Kom-Eko to a fund whose sole
exclusive investment advisor is CEE Equity Partners.
Advised a Polish subsidiary of Rentokil Initial plc in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in VACO Sp. z o.o.
Advised Bricks Acquisitions Limited in connection with the sale of ROBYG S.A. to a wholly owned subsidiary of TAG Immobilien AG. Bricks Acquisitions Limited is owned by Goldman Sachs Asset Management together with funds advised by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners L.P.
ROBYG management.
Advised Allianz S.E. in connection with the acquisition of Polish life
non-life insurance operations, as well as the pension
asset management business, from Aviva
the acquisition of 51% stakes in Aviva's life
non-life bancassurance joint ventures with Sant
er. The value of the transaction exceeded EUR 2.5 billion.
Advised the private equity fund Innova/6 on the acquisition of a majority stake in STX Next sp. z o.o.
Advised Lee Hecht Harrison, an Adecco Group entity, in connection with the acquisition of the enterprise of Development & Business Consulting Gniazdowski i Partnerzy sp.k., which previously operated as a local representative of Lee Hecht Harrison.
Advised Telewizja Polsat sp. z o.o. in connection with establishing strategic cooperation with Eleven Sports Network Ltd.
the acquisition of a majority share in the Polish company Eleven Sports Network sp. z o.o.
Participated in the work for Alior Bank in relation to an agreement to acquire Bank BPH's core business from affiliates of GE Capital.
Participated in the work for Empik Media & Fashion S.A. in connection with the sale of shares in Learning Systems Pol
S.A. to Bookzz Holdings Limited.
Participated in the work for AnaCap in connection with the acquisition of FM Bank PBP.
Assisted in the work for Zlota 44 sp. z o.o., a joint venture company of Amstar Global Partners Ltd.
BBI Development S.A. in connection with a general contractor agreement regarding the resumption of construction work on Zlota 44, a luxurious residential building in Warsaw.
Participated in the work for PKO BP Bank in connection with the acquisition of Nordea Bank Pol
, Nordea Life
Nordea Finance. The value of the transaction was approx. PLN 3.5 billion.
Participated in the work for Budimex in relation to the sale of 100% of the shares in Danwood.
Participated in the work for Spartan Capital Holdings in LBO financing for the acquisition of Polkomtel.
Participated in the work for Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. in connection with obtaining financing for the acquisition of Telewizja Polsat S.A.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Kacymirow prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.
Tax issues related to the issuance of equity
debt securities: Advised investment banks in connection with the initial public offering of shares in Grupa Pracuj S.A.
the admission of its shares to listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The value of the shares sold in the IPO was over PLN 1.1 billion.
Participated in the work for Alior Bank in connection with the PLN 2.2 billion public rights offering
issuance of new shares
the admission of the new shares to trading on the WSE.
Participated in the work for Bank Pocztowy in connection with the first issue of the Bank's bonds, part of the public bond issuance program for individual investors with an aggregated value of PLN 1 billion.
Participated in the work for Grupa LOTOS S.A. in connection with the PLN 1 billion public offering of shares.
Participated in the work for the Joint Global Coordinators: Citigroup Global Markets Limited, DMBH, Societe Generale, UBS
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch,
the Joint Bookrunners: DM PKO BP, DI BRE, DM BZ WBK
Wood&Co in the PLN 238.6 million IPO of Polski Holding Nieruchomosci (PHN).
Participated in the tax due diligence of PZU S.A. for the purpose of its prospectus
IPO on the WSE.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Kacymirow prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.
Taxation of real estate transactions: Advised AT Capital on the sale of a real property situated at the intersection of Grzybowska
Zelazna in the Wola district of Warsaw to the Dantex
Cavatina development group companies acting in consortium.
Advised GLP Pol
on the acquisition of two logistics warehouses in Janki near Warsaw. The properties have a total area of 37,600 sqm.
Advised P3 Logistic Parks in connection with the acquisition of two logistics parks located in Szczecin
lodz, comprising 61,450 sqm
34,420 sqm respectively, from logistics property developer 7R.
Advised AT Capital Group in connection with the acquisition of a real property situated at the intersection of Grzybowska
Zelazna in the Wola district of Warsaw from Golub Gethouse.
Advised Multi Veste 339 B.V, an entity owned by funds managed by Blackstone, in connection with the sale of the Forum Gdansk shopping center situated in the Polish Tricity to NEPI Rockcastle. The transaction was valued at EUR 250 million, which made it one of the largest single asset shopping center investment transactions by value in Europe in 2022.
Advised Metropol Group in connection with the acquisition of a shopping center portfolio, consisting of five regional convenience stores located in Gdynia, Olkusz, Radom, Swietochlowice
Siemianowice from the subsidiaries of Atrium group.
Advised ISOC Group on the acquisition of the Argon building in the Alchemia office complex in Gdansk.
Advised Tritax EuroBox plc on the acquisition of a technologically advanced logistics facility in Strykow, Central Pol
, from one of the Panattoni Europe group companies.
Participated in the work for KGAL Investment Management in connection with the tax aspects of the acquisition of Spark C, a 10-story office building located in the Wola district of Warsaw.
Tax dispute resolution: Assisted in the work for Wrigley Pol
sp. z o.o. in connection with its customs issues before the customs authorities.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Kacymirow prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.
Mergers & acquisitions: Participated in the work for Societe Generale in connection with the sale of Euro Bank to Bank Millennium.
Participated in the work for BNP Paribas Group on the completion of the transaction of the acquisition of the core banking business of Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A. by Bank BGZ BNP Paribas S.A.
the related equity investment of PLN 430 million (approx. EUR 100 million) by the EBRD through the acquisition of an approximately 4.5% stake in Bank BGZ BNP Paribas S.A. from Raiffeisen Bank International AG)
BNP Paribas SA.
Participated in the work for Deutsche Bank AG in connection with the sale
demerger of Deutsche Bank Polska S.A.'s local Private & Commercial Banking business to Sant
er Bank Polska S.A. (formerly Bank Zachodni WBK).
Participated in the work for Rentokil Initial in connection with the acquisition of the organized part of an enterprise from Magic Group Polska Sp. z o.o. relating to aroma marketing solutions carried out under the br
AromaCorp.
Participated in the work for Zaklady Azotowe Pulawy S.A. in its consolidation process with Zaklady Azotowe Tarnow-Moscice,
the creation of Grupa Azoty. The consolidated group is the second largest player in the fertilizers market in Europe.
Assisted in the work for Investors Holding in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in DWS Polska TFI.
Participated in the due diligence of Libet S.A., which was acquired by Innova Capital.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Kacymirow prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.
Corporate law: Advised a leading company in the field of online recruitment in connection with ongoing corporate
tax issues, in particular related to buy-back, group restructuring, the incentive program for key employees
the bond issue.
Assisted in the work in connection with a non-public offer of Impel S.A.'s shares on the WSE.
Assisted in the work in connection with a settlement reached between PZU S.A.'s shareholders, the Polish Treasury
Eureko concerning the control of the company.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Kacymirow prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.
