Rafał Zwierz > CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Posniak i Bejm sp.k. > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Posniak i Bejm sp.k. boasts a multi-disciplinary team consisting of lawyers from the firm’s tax, corporate and M&A, energy, infrastructure, and banking and finance departments, who come together to advise clients on investment funds mandates. Its offering encompasses the entire spectrum of maters, including the establishment, structuring, and liquidation of funds, as well as related regulatory work. With offices located globally, the group can also assist with the establishment of funds in various jurisdictions, especially across the CEE region and Luxembourg. M&A and private equity transaction specialist Błażej Zagórski leads the team. Rafał Zwierz is another senior name of note, and he is also qualified in the US and the UK.

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Posniak i Bejm sp.k. supports international private equity houses and regional CEE funds throughout the entire lifecycle of investment mandates, from integration of businesses and restructurings, to the implementation of growth strategies. Key sectors of focus include TMT, retail, insurance, manufacturing, life sciences, and renewable energy. The ‘very commercial’ Sławomir Czerwiński sits at the helm of the practice and is ably supported by the head of the firm’s corporate and M&A department, Rafał Zwierz. Counsel Olga Czyżycka-Szczygieł adeptly advises clients on cross-border transactions.

Rafał Zwierz leads the ECM group at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Posniak i Bejm sp.k., which is adept at advising clients on IPOs, secondary public and private placements, and securitisation projects. Counsel Michał Śmiechowski ‘has an exceptionally long track-record on debt capital market mandates’, and he spearheads the DCM team alongside banking and finance head Michał Meżykowski; this offering encompasses advice to issuers, investors, investment banks, and other financial institutions on issuing debt financial instruments, including bonds, bank securities, covered bonds, and bills of exchange. In team news, Ryszard Manteuffel joined the team from Deloitte Legal, Ostrowski, Gizicki i Wspólnicy sp.k. in March 2024.

The corporate and M&A department at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Posniak i Bejm sp.k. is notably strong in public M&A transactions, and clients often turn to the group for assistance with mandates in the energy, chemical, consumer products, TMC, manufacturing, logistics, and banking spaces. Of particular note is its advice to investment and capital venture funds on their transactions. Rafał Zwierz – who is qualified in Poland, the US, and the UK – leads the team. Other key names within the practice include Sławomir Czerwiński and counsel Olga Czyżycka-Szczygieł; the former has experience in assisting private equity houses and corporates with investments, exits, joint ventures, and mergers, and the latter has expertise in corporate issues, including restructurings and reorganisations. March 2024 saw two new arrivals join the team from Deloitte Legal, Ostrowski, Gizicki i Wspólnicy sp.k., namely Ryszard Manteuffel and counsel Robert Semczuk.