GESSEL Attorneys at Law is active through the full investment lifecycle of transactions from structuring and due diligence to execution and post-transaction governance. Marcin Macieszczak takes on the role of practice head and is joined in the team by Maciej Kożuchowski, who is well versed in the negotiation of strategic contracts for commercial companies; TMT-expert Michał Bochowicz; Karol Sokół, who is skilled in restructuring transactions; and Bartłomiej Woźniak, who is relied on by private equity and venture capital funds.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Testimonials
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- Marcin Macieszczak, managing partner, is an outstanding lawyer and a deal maker. Aleksandra Szyzko-Kamińska and Diana Strzałkowska-Grad, associates, were extremely professional, dedicated, and service-oriented.
- The team is very professional, dedicated, and service-oriented, going above and beyond what one normally expects.
- ‘Big knowledge, professional, goal oriented, business aware, great communication.’
- ‘Bartosz Woźniak is a very good transactional lawyer, able to guide through whole process. He has a very good legal expertise as well as business understanding. He is a very good negotiator able to handle vast part of documents negotiations on his own.’
- ‘The team is comprised of an exceptional and highly accomplished group of legal professionals, widely recognized for their outstanding expertise and remarkable communication skills. They operate not merely as legal advisors, but as strategic partners dedicated to delivering unparalleled service and securing favourable outcomes for their clients.’
- ‘Michał Bochowicz demonstrated the highest professionalism.’
Key clients
- Velvet Care sp. z o.o.
- ArKa Fundacja Rodzinna
- Asprod S.A.
- BeBio sp. z o.o.
- BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.
- cyber_Folks S.A.
- Enterprise Investors
- Estiko-Plastar AS
- Grupa Kęty S.A.
- Lux Med sp. z o.o.
- Maabarot Products Ltd.
- Management Board of Scanmed Group
Work highlights
Advised Velvet Care sp. z o.o. and its management team in connection with an investment in Velvet Care by the Partners Group.
Advised Grupa Kęty S.A. in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in SELT sp. z o.o.
Advised cyber_Folks S.A. in connection with the acquisition of 49.9% of the share capital and total voting rights in Shoper S.A. from a group of sellers, including Value4Capital, for a total amount of approx. PLN 547m ($135m).
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Marcin Macieszczak
Other key lawyers
Maciej Kożuchowski; Michał Bochowicz; Karol Sokół; Bartłomiej Woźniak