Mr Ryszard Manteuffel > CMS > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

The private equity practice at CMS sits within the firm’s wider corporate and M&A group and assists international private equity houses, as well as more regional CEE funds. The team is experienced in handling the entire range of investment work, including the integration of businesses, restructurings, implementing growth strategies, and divestments. Practice head Sławomir Czerwiński has a particular focus on private equity transactions in the healthcare, financial services, FMCG, and infrastructure industries, as does Mateusz Stępień. Olga Czyżycka-Szczygieł is another core member of the team with expertise in acquisitions and sales. Ryszard Manteuffel and Robert Semczuk both joined the team from Deloitte Legal, Gizicki i Wspólnicy sp.k. in March 2024, while previous co-head Rafał Zwierz  departed in April 2024.

Clients from the energy, chemical, consumer products, TMC, manufacturing, logistics and finance industries seek out CMS for its expertise in handling public M&A transactions. The group is also experienced in supporting investment and capital venture funds with their domestic and cross-border needs. Private equity expert Sławomir Czerwiński now heads up the practice following the departure of previous practice head Rafał Zwierz  in April 2024. Counsel Olga Czyżycka-Szczygieł is skilled in the reorganisation of capital groups, while ‘experienced practitioner‘ Błażej Zagórski is active in privatisation and restructuring projects. In other team news, Ryszard Manteuffel and counsel Robert Semczuk joined the practice in March 2024 from Deloitte Legal, Gizicki i Wspólnicy sp.k..

The ECM and DCM teams at CMS benefit from the firm’s wide expanse of international offices, enabling the smooth coordination of multi-jurisdictional projects. On the ECM side of the practice, the group supports clients with their IPOs, secondary public and and private placements and delistings, while the DCM team advises issuers, investors, investment banks and financial institutions on bonds, bank securities, covered bonds and bills of exchange. Having joined the firm from Deloitte Legal, Gizicki i Wspólnicy sp.k. in March 2024, Ryszard Manteuffel now heads up the ECM practice, within which the chair of the M&A practice, Sławomir Czerwiński, is also a key name. Michał Śmiechowski sits at the helm of the DCM team, and leader of the banking and finance group Michał Mężykowski is also active in this space.