Mr Jacek Zawadzki > Rymarz Zdort Maruta > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile
Rymarz Zdort Maruta Offices
UL.PROSTA 18
00-850 WARSZAWA
Poland
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Mr Jacek Zawadzki
Work Department
Corporate/M&A
Position
Partner
Career
Jacek Zawadzki is an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in Poland and a partner in the corporate department of Rymarz Zdort Maruta. Prior to joining Rymarz Zdort (formerly known as Weil, Gotshal & Manges – Pawel Rymarz sp.k.) in 2009, he worked in the capital markets department of an international law firm.
A specialist in commercial, corporate and capital markets law, he has advised Polish and international clients, including financial institutions and private equity funds, on complex public and private M&A transactions, including groundbreaking transactions in the financial institutions sector that were later used as benchmarks for other transactions of the same type on the Polish market. Jacek has also advised Polish and international issuers of securities, investment banks, and selling shareholders on the largest and most prestigious initial and secondary public offerings of shares, rights issues, accelerated bookbuilding transactions, and public and private issues of bonds, including convertible bonds. Moreover, he has advised financial institutions on regulatory matters and proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, as well as on bancassurance transactions. He is also experienced in advising Polish companies on corporate matters.
Languages
Polish, English
Memberships
Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law
Education
Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (2008)
Post-graduate studies in capital markets law organised by the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw
Lawyer Rankings
Poland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Next Generation Partners)Rymarz Zdort Maruta was formed following a merger at the beginning of 2023 between Rmyarz Zdort and Maruta Wachta. The strengthened firm excels in public M&A work, and has significant experience supporting both domestic and international clients with complex cross-border M&A transactions, especially in the energy sector. It has notable strengths in advising financial institutions, such as banks, brokerage houses, investment funds, and insurance companies, and the department is also increasingly active in the gaming space. Managing partners Paweł Rymarz
and Paweł Zdort spearhead the practice, and Lukasz Gasiński heads up a sub-team dedicated to financial regulatory work. Jakub Zagrajek has a notable M&A practice with a focus on public companies. Jacek Zawadzki also takes an active role in the firm’s most significant mandates.
Poland > Private equity
Rymarz Zdort Maruta‘s offering was broadened in January 2023 with the merger of Rymarz Zdort and Maruta Wachta. Advising clients on their investments in, and exits from, public and private companies remains a core focus. The healthcare, retail, FMCG, real estate, and financial services industries, as well as the technology, media, and telecoms sectors, are strong areas for the department. Managing partners Paweł Zdort and Paweł Rymarz jointly lead the team, and they are ably supported by Jacek Zawadzki and Jakub Zagrajek, who specialise in M&A transactions, capital markets, and corporate law issues. At the senior associate level, Malgorzata Derus is noted.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Poland
- Next Generation Partners Poland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Private equity Poland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Energy and natural resources
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Private equity
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