The corporate M&A team at Wolf Theiss advises on acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and restructurings, with particular experience supporting first-time market entries into Poland and the wider CEE region. At the helm of the practice are Izabela Zielińska-Barłożek, who is skilled in real estate acquisitions; Anna Dąbrowska , who is well versed in the manufacturing, FMCG and tech sectors; and Krzysztof Libiszewski, who is an expert in joint ventures. In the wider team, Maciej Olszewski is the name for infrastructure and renewable energy investments, and Katarzyna Wójcik-Bąkowska for corporate law matters.
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Testimonials
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- The team was excellent and very knowledgeable regarding the specific subject and nature of the transaction at hand. This resulted in clear and concise advice and efficient execution of the transaction.
- Maciej Olszewski was very impressive to deal with and provided excellent advice and was very responsive.
- ‘We have worked with the relevant team at this firm for a number of years now and they really stand out compared to other firms in CEE, because they really smash it in terms of combining knowledge, professionalism, responsiveness, pragmatism and cost. On top of that they are nice people who work really hard, are very dedicated and likeable!’
- ‘We work with Izabela Zielinska, Anna Dabrowska and Maciej Szewciek. Great people and always available to help. What amazes us is that they managed to keep that high level for all these years. Really hard and all-round workers who know the business and on who we can count on.’
- ‘Great geographic coverage, responsive, strategic, efficient.’
- ‘Splendid team - attentive, well qualified and commercial.’
Key clients
- Northvolt AB, Northvolt Poland
- CANPACK
- Vestas
- EssilorLuxottica
- Solventum Corporation
- REWE
- Fishproducts Iceland
- Schibsted
- H+H
- Victaulic
- Constantia Flexibles Group
- Neptune Investment (Oceanco)
Work highlights
Advising Northvolt and Northvolt Poland on corporate and M&A matters, divestment process, insolvency aspects and asset recovery.
Advising Solventum Corporation (former 3M) on the sale of its purification and filtration business in Poland to Thermo Fisher Scientific for a total consideration of USD 4.1bn.
Advising EssilorLuxottica on the Polish, Slovakian and Czech Republic law aspects of acquisition of Optegra Group from MidEuropa.
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Practice head
Izabela Zielińska-Barłożek; Anna Dąbrowska; Krzysztof Libiszewski
Other key lawyers
Bartosz Kuraś; Maciej Szewczyk; Katarzyna Wójcik-Bąkowska; Maciej Olszewski; Marcin Pietkiewicz; Jakub Pietrasik; Piotr Wcisło