Mr Pawel Cholewinski > Kochanski & Partners > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile
Kochanski & Partners Offices
METROPOLITAN BUILDING
PL PILSUDSKIEGO 1
00-078 WARSAW
Poland
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Mr Pawel Cholewinski
Work Department
Real Estate Practice, M&A Practice, Private Equity Practice
Position
Partner, Head of Commercial Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate
Career
Paweł specializes in corporate, commercial and civil law. He also has expertise in competition law. Paweł advises clients on M&A transactions, including share and asset deals, at every stage of the transaction, including structuring, due diligence, negotiation of all documents, and supervising the work of legal teams located in various jurisdictions. He also advises on restructuring of business operations (including particularly mergers, spin-offs and transformations, debt restructuring), as well as investments in real estate of an industrial, commercial and residential type.
On a daily basis he advises clients from the TSL, FMCG, food and beverage, real estate, media and advertising, chemical, automotive, IT sectors, as well as PE funds, banks and financial institutions.
Prior to joining the Firm, Paweł worked for the Warsaw office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Languages
Polish, English
Memberships
The Warsaw Bar of Legal Advisors
Education
The University of Warsaw (Master of Law, 2007), American Law Studies, The University of Warsaw (2007)
Lawyer Rankings
Poland > Restructuring and insolvency
Kochanski & Partners has substantial expertise representing creditors and investors, especially financial institutions and private equity funds. Out-of-court restructurings are a staple of the practice, in addition to corporate restructurings, post-restructuring disputes, and personal and corporate insolvency proceedings. Rafał Rapala and Mateusz Ostrowski jointly lead the group; the former has expertise in the corporate space, and the latter leads the firm’s litigation practice. Paweł Cholewinski is another name of note, with a focus on real estate transactions.
Poland > Private equity
Kochanski & Partners is adept at advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies and investment funds on all stages of the investment process, from fund formation, early-stage venture capital investments, and financings and refinancings, to going-private transactions, leveraged buyouts, and recapitalisations. Its offering also extends to corporate restructurings and exits, including IPOs. Paweł Mardas heads the team. Pawel Cholewinski, Rafał Rapala and are also senior contacts within the group. Szymon Balcerzak departed for Andersen in Poland in June 2023.