{"id":49426,"date":"2025-06-26T12:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=legal_developments&#038;p=49426"},"modified":"2025-06-26T12:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:42:28","slug":"we-advised-pib-group-poland-on-the-acquisition-of-rcu-ubezpieczenia","status":"publish","type":"legal_developments","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/thought-leadership\/we-advised-pib-group-poland-on-the-acquisition-of-rcu-ubezpieczenia\/","title":{"rendered":"We advised PIB Group Poland on the acquisition of RCU Ubezpieczenia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PIB Group Poland has been present in Poland since 2020. From that time, it has continually made acquisitions, building a strong group of insurance intermediaries. Its portfolio already includes insurance brokers, reinsurance brokers, multi-agencies and specialised entities operating as MGAs (Managing General Agents).<\/p>\n<p>We recently advised the Group on another transaction \u2013 the acquisition of RCU Ubezpieczenia and Ramius. This is another important step in the company\u2019s development and implementation of its plan to consolidate the Polish insurance intermediation market. With this merger, PIB will gain new synergies and expand its range of services.<\/p>\n<p><em>RCU Ubezpieczenia and Ramius are well-established companies with a unique business model and a strong brand. Their integration into the PIB Group is another milestone in the development of our organisation and in building a powerful group of insurance intermediaries in Poland, <\/em>says Bartosz S\u0142upski, CEO of PIB Agency.<\/p>\n<p>The project was handled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kochanski.pl\/en\/pawel-cholewinski-2\/\">Pawe\u0142 Cholewi\u0144ski<\/a>, Partner and Head of the Transactional Practices Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kochanski.pl\/en\/natalia-kotlowska-wochna-2\/\">Natalia Kot\u0142owska-Wochna<\/a>, Partner in the New Tech M&amp;A Practice, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kochanski.pl\/en\/adam-czarnota-2\/\">Adam Czarnota<\/a>, Senior Associate in the Corporate Law and M&amp;A Practice.<\/p>\n<p><em>It is a great honour for us to have provided legal services to PIB Group Poland. This transaction fits perfectly with the consolidation trend we are seeing in the Polish insurance intermediation market. Due to the extensive network of RCU intermediaries and unique cooperation models, the structuring of this acquisition required us to translate the client\u2019s business objectives into transactional documentation. We are proud to have worked with the PIB Group Poland team on this project and to have helped the client achieve its objectives,<\/em> said Pawe\u0142 Cholewi\u0144ski, Partner, Head of the Transactional Practices Group \/ Real Estate, M&amp;A.<\/p>\n<p>Our advisory services included a due diligence investigation of the companies, structuring of the transaction, and drafting and negotiation of the project documentation.<\/p>\n<p><em>The transaction required consideration of not only legal issues but also the specific nature of both businesses in order to develop the optimal solution. Advising on this deal was an interesting opportunity to learn about the business realities of the insurance market, <\/em>added Natalia Kot\u0142owska-Wochna, Partner in the New Tech M&amp;A Practice.<\/p>\n<p>The seller was represented by <em>Andersen Tax &amp; Legal Srokosz i Wsp\u00f3lnicy<\/em> and cc group as financial advisor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-49426","legal_developments","type-legal_developments","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/legal_developments\/49426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/legal_developments"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/legal_developments"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}