Mr Jacek Zawadzki > Rymarz Zdort Maruta > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

Rymarz Zdort Maruta
UL.PROSTA 18
00-850 WARSZAWA
Poland

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)

Jacek Zawadzki – Rymarz Zdort Maruta

Rymarz Zdort Maruta is praised as a ‘stand-out M&A legal advisor on the Polish market‘, with expertise in advising both Polish and international clients on their cross-border transactions. Regarding sector activity, the group is increasingly active in the gaming industry, and continues to be sought after by financial institutions, including banks, brokerage houses, and investment funds. Other sectors of note include healthcare, real estate, and IT. Managing partners Paweł Rymarz and Paweł Zdort jointly helm the department. Other key members of the team include chartered financial analyst Jakub Zagrajek, who predominantly focuses on M&A transactions surrounding public companies, and transactional lawyer Jacek Zawadzki, who is especially skilled in mandates regarding financial institutions.

Poland > Private equity

The ‘strong‘ private equity practice at Rymarz Zdort Maruta is jointly led by managing partners Paweł Zdort and Paweł Rymarz, and is highly adept at handling the entire range of work for private equity funds, including investments and exits of public and private companies. Turning to key sectors, the healthcare, retail, FMCG, real estate, financial services, technology, media, and telecoms industries are all areas of activity for the group. Transactional lawyer Jacek Zawadzki and Jakub Zagrajek, who has advised various private equity funds on disposals and acquisitions, are also notable members of the practice, as are Malgorzata Derus, Malgorzata Banaszkiewicz, and Aleksander Jakubisiak.