Rymarz Zdort Maruta's ‘excellent’ banking and finance team has an impressive client portfolio consisting of major Polish banks, Warsaw Stock Exchange-listed companies and international private equity houses. The infrastructure and energy sectors are areas of considerable focus for the group, which encompasses projects surrounding renewables, power plants and energy transformation projects. Its offering includes support with acquisition finance, corporate finance and refinancing mandates. The team is jointly led by Zofia Frydrychowicz and Jakub Rachwol, both of whom represent borrowers and lenders.
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‘Constant commitment, broad expertise, outside-the-box approach.’
‘Excellent team - commercially aware, reliable and responsible, a pleasure to work with.’
‘Jakub Rachwol is a great banking and finance lawyer that manages his team well; he is efficient in offering acceptable compromise solutions, and is very available and helpful to solve pending issues.'
‘Listening to the client, good response to client needs.’
‘They have a great drive and understand what is important and what is not. They act accordingly in the negotiations. That makes them very comfortable to work with as they push for the really important points and do not waste time on irrelevant items. The team is strong at all levels.’
‘Jakub Rachwol is simply great to work with, one of the best B&F lawyers in Poland. Highly reliable, responsive and hard working. He is a trusted advisor of ours and having him on our side in a deal gives us great comfort.’
Key clients
- Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny
- ProService Finteco
- Ronson Development SE
- Pfleiderer Polska
- mBank S.A.
- Grupa SMYK
- abrdn PLC
- Projekt Solartechnik
- ING Bank Slaski S.A.
- Pekao S.A.
Work highlights
- Advised on the issuance of secured bonds by an entity fully-owned by BFG to VeloBank S.A., with the repayment of the bond debt guaranteed by Bank Guarantee Fund.
- Advised Pfleiderer Polska on restructuring a multi-currency revolving credit facility for the Company and its subsidiaries by a consortium of Polish banks.
- Acted as lead counsel to SMYK S.A. on the 'amend & extend' of the existing term and revolving financing provided to the group by an international consortium of six lenders.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Zofia Frydrychowicz; Jakub Rachwol
Other key lawyers
Marcin Gruszka; Adrian Wieslaw