Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokinski Sp. k’s capital markets practice advises clients on all types of Polish and cross-border equity and debt transactions, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, block trades, accelerated bookbuilds, takeovers, and delistings. The practice also advises on securities disclosure, stock exchange compliance, and corporate governance matters for public companies. Rafał Sieński and Paweł Piotrowski co-head the group, with Sieńsk specialising in public and private offering of equity and debt securities, and Piotrowski excelling in IPOs, secondary offerings and ABBs. Andrzej Wysokiński and Łukasz Pawlak are both also key members of the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘One of the leading capital markets legal teams in Poland.'
- ‘Paweł Piotrowski, capital markets partner, is one of the most experienced lawyers on equity capital markets in Poland. Always a pleasure to have him on a live project as this frequently allows to progress and successfully close the project; always available for ad-hoc discussions and always involved on every stream of the project.’
- ‘They are absolutely outstanding in explaining complicated issues in the easy way.’
- ‘Paweł Piotrowski has unique feeling of capital market practice and clients' needs.’
- ‘They are one of the best teams on the market. Extremely efficient and experienced.’
- ‘We worked with Rafał Sieński, partner in the capital markets and M&A practice. He is a very smart and experienced lawyer, who can adopt and implement successful strategy to close even the most difficult deals. I highly recommend working with him on any public M&A deal. He is hands on and always available when needed.’
Key clients
- Banco Santander S.A.
- Bank Pocztowy S.A.
- Benefit Systems S.A.
- CCC S.A.
- Cerberus
- CVC Capital Partners
- Diagnostyka S.A.
- Elektromontaż-Poznań S.A.
- Shareholders of Shoper S.A.
- Shoper S.A.
- VeloBank
- Zabka Group
Work highlights
Advised Diagnostyka S.A. on the initial public offering of the company’s shares and the admission of some shares to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Advised Zabka Group (the issuer) and CVC Capital Partners (the principal selling shareholder) on the initial public offering of shares in Zabka Group and their admission to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Advised CVC Capital Partners in connection with its takeover of Comarch S.A.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Grzegorz Socha
Practice head
Rafał Sieńsk; Paweł Piotrowski
Other key lawyers
Andrzej Wysokiński; Łukasz Pawlak; Mateusz Zaleński; Grzegorz Socha