About Mateusz Zalenski

Mateusz Zalenski specializes in securities law, mergers and acquisitions and capital market transactions. He has advised on primary and secondary public offerings, issues of debt securities and public-to-private transactions. He has worked for investment banks and multinational corporations as well as private equity and venture capital funds.

Concentrations

•Capital markets
•Mergers and acquisitions

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

EMEA Legal 500:
•Recommended in Capital Markets (2024-2025)
•Recommended in Private Equity (2025)
IFLR1000: Rising Star Partner in Corporate and M&A (2024-2025)

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 2
    • Corporate
    • Capital Markets

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Polish
    Native
    English
    Fluent
    Spanish
    Conversational
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Local Partner
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Capital Markets: Represented Diagnostyka S.A., a leading provider of diagnostic services, in the initial public offering (IPO) of the Company's shares
    the admission of some shares to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The value of the shares sold in the IPO was nearly PLN 1.7 billion, making it one of the largest IPOs in Pol
    in recent years.
    Represented shareholders of Shoper S.A. on the sale of the remaining shares in Shoper S.A. through an accelerated bookbuilding process (ABB). The value of shares sold in the ABB exceeded PLN 200 million.
    Represented Zabka Group
    CVC Capital Partners acting as the principal selling shareholder in the IPO of shares in Zabka Group
    their admission to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
    Represented Woodpecker.co in connection with the admission of its shares to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
    Represented PKO BP, mBank
    Wood & Co. in the initial public offering of Shoper S.A. shares.Es
    Represented Discovery Communications
    Liberty Global in connection with the IPO of Canal + Polska (transaction suspended twice).Es
    Advised Goldman Sachs International, through its affiliate Bricks Acquisition Limited, on a PLN 1 billion tender offer for 100% of the shares in ROBYG S.A.
    Advised Pfleiderer
    Atlantik S.A. in connection with the re-IPO of the merged Plfeiderer Group on the WSE. The value of the offering was PLN 362 million.
    Advised Energa S.A. on the process of having PLN 1 billion Series A bonds admitted to trading on the Catalyst regulated market.
    Advised Energa S.A. on its PLN 2.4 billion IPO on the WSE.
    Advised BNP Paribas on the public offering of shares listed on the WSE. The value of the offer was PLN 231.2 million.
    Advised the European Bank for Reconstruction
    Development in connection with its participation in the IPO of PKP Cargo
    the acquisition of 5.27% of PKP Cargo's shares. The value of the transaction was PLN 155.4 million.
    Advised the underwriters Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, KBC Securities
    Sant
    er Investment in connection with one of the biggest secondary offerings in the history of the WSE - the PLN 4.9 billion secondary offering of BZ WBK shares.
    Advised Barclays Capital, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley
    Ipopema S.A. - joint global coordinators
    bookrunners - on Alior Bank's PLN 2.1 billion IPO.
    Advised 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 on the PLN 238.6 million IPO of Polski Holding Nieruchomosci (PHN).
    Advised Zespol Elektrowni 'Patnow-Adamow-Konin' S.A. on the USD 220 million IPO on the WSE.
    Advised Silvair Inc. in connection with its initial public offering of shares
    their admission to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange. It is the first IPO in history where the shares of an issuer from the U.S. were listed solely on the regulated market of the WSE.
    The above representations were h
    led by Mr. Zalenski prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.
    Mergers
    Acquisitions: Represented shareholders of Shoper S.A. in connection with the sale of the controlling stake in Shoper S.A. to Cyber_Folks S.A.
    Represented Buglo Play, the largest playground equipment manufacturer in Pol
    ,
    PE Resource Partners fund in connection with the acquisition of Elverdal, based in Denmark.
    Represented Dark Passenger, a gaming developer, in connection with a financing round
    securing funds from a VC fund from LA - The Games Fund.
    Represented Comperia.pl, a WSE-listed company, in connection with the sale of the telepolis.pl information service to Online Venture.
    Represented Value4Capital, a private equity firm, on the sale of 100% of the shares in Kom-Eko to a fund whose sole
    exclusive investment advisor is CEE Equity Partners.
    Represented PCF Group S.A. in the acquisition of a controlling stake in Incuvo S.A. from OU Blite Fund, an Estonian limited liability company.
    Advised Zabka Polska in connection with the acquisition of Dietly.Es
    Advised Resource Partners in connection with the acquisition of Atlantic Products.Es
    Advised PORR on the sale of shares in Stal-Service to Celsa.Es
    Advised Hyundai Engineering
    Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND) on a project finance investment in the Polimery Police project implemented by Grupa Azoty.Es
    Advised Resource Partners in connection with the acquisition of Maced.Es
    Advised Resource Partners on the sale of Golpasz.Es
    Advised Viessmann in connection with the acquisition of Kospel.Es
    Advised the shareholders of Copernicus in connection with the sale of the company to Nemera.Es
    Advised Venture Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamkniety, managed by TFI Trigon S.A., on its first Series A Investment in a Delaware corporation, Silvair Inc.
    Advised Pfleiderer Grajewo
    Atlantik in connection with the cross-border reorganization of the Pfleiderer Group, which was based on a reverse takeover structure where Pfleiderer GmbH. was acquired by Pfleiderer Grajewo S.A. with the proceeds from the public offering of shares in Pfleiderer Grajewo S.A. The total value of the Transaction was approximately PLN 744 million.
    Advised Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. in connection with all aspects of the acquisition of Polkomtel sp. z o.o. including (i) negotiating agreements with existing shareholders, (ii) issuing of Cyfrowy Polsat's new shares
    their admission to the WSE,
    (iii) refinancing the existing indebtedness of Cyfrowy Polsat
    Polkomtel capital group (Senior Notes, PIK Notes
    Senior Facilities). The value of the transaction was PLN 6.15 billion.
    Advised BNP Paribas Group on the PLN 4.2 billion acquisition of the Polish Bank Gospodarki Zywnosciowej from the Rabobank Group.
    Advised Alior Bank in connection with the acquisition of 98% of shares in Meritum Bank from Innova Capital. The value of the transaction was PLN 352 million.
    Advised 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.
    Advised BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH in connection with the acquisition of convertible bonds issued by Zelmer SA.
    Advised BSH Bosch und Siemens on a public tender announced to purchase 100% of Zelmer S.A. share capital, followed by a squeeze-out of minority shareholders
    the delisting of Zelmer from the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
    The above representations were h
    led by Mr. Zalenski prior to his joining GREENBERG TRAURIG Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski sp.k.
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Poland
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, Warsaw Bar Association
    •Certified Advisor at ASO (Alternative Trading System)

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Harvard Law School
    Class of 2019
    LLM

    University of Warsaw
    Class of 2011
    Master of Law
    Other Education
    Advocate, 2015

    Warsaw School of Economics
    Class of 2011
    Bachelor's Degree
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    Mateusz Zalenski speaks Polish, Native, Spanish and Conversational.
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