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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Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Testimonials
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- ‘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.’
- ‘The team was very professional. The cooperation between the departments went very well, they responded quickly to the instructions given by the leader as well as to my requests. I appreciated their unwavering defence of my interests and their suggestions to give up less important aspects of the transaction, which led to the successful completion of the entire process and the finalisation of the sale on terms that were satisfactory to me.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘Managing associate Bartłomiej Woźniak proved to be an exceptional lawyer, providing invaluable support to us in two complex M&A transactions completed within a very short timeframe. What makes Woźniak an outstanding legal professional is his deep commitment to his 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 Mastergrupa sp. z o.o. ModernTV Group s.r.o. Senetic Holding S.A. Sescom S.A. Szopex sp. z o.o. The majority shareholder of Senetic Holding S.A., FMB Family Foundation The shareholders of Ela Wyrób Folii i Opakowań sp. z o.o. WPIP 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