Greenberg Traurig Nowakowska-Zimoch Wysokiński Sp. k‘s practice is well equipped to advise on the entire gamut of corporate and M&A mandates, from due diligence and negotiation support, to complex restructurings, joint ventures, and asset and share acquisitions. A large proportion of the group’s mandates are cross-border in nature, which are effectively handled due to the firm’s notable network of global offices, allowing the team to advise on a range of CEE-based transactions, as well as local ones. Sitting at the held of the team is senior partner Lejb Fogelman, who focuses on international corporate transactions, and Rafał Baranowski, who boasts expertise in investment projects. Michał Bobrzyński is dual qualified in New York and Poland, and is especially notable in regulatory mandates, while Filip Kijowski frequently supports clients with their M&A transactions and corporate restructurings. Senior associate Tomasz Denko is another key name to note in share and asset transactions.
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‘Rafał Baranowski is fast, pragmatic and knowledgeable. Maciej Pietrzak is a young and enthusiastic lawyer, supportive, very responsive, clear and has a user friendly way of communication.’
‘Michal Bobrzyński is a highly experienced partner, who provides pragmatism combined with ample experience and legal knowledge.'
‘Great team with unique understanding of business processes that guided us through very difficult M&A. A very good team with age diversity. The partners are great mentors to their associates.’
‘Great negotiations skills and ability to focus on things worth negotiating to speed up the process.’
‘Łukasz Pawlak is an outstanding individual with an ability to cover full corporate matters while deep diving into particular categories. While very pleasant to work with, he is able to make his point very directly and clearly so the others can follow.’
‘Stephen Horvath is a resourceful corporate partner, with great abilities to gather and steer cross-border and cross-functional teams to deliver on complex issues.’
‘GT provides for well structured resources, always led by a senior level experienced partner but balanced with hardworking competent associate level to optimise the billing. The partners are always pragmatic and have deep understanding of the commercial side of the client’s matters.’
‘Team that we usually work with demonstrated high level of engagement, responsiveness and professionalism.’
Key clients
- Abris Capital Partners
- Bogdan and Elżbieta Kaczmarek
- Innova Capital
- CVC Capital Partners
- InPost
- Animex Foods
- Centerbridge Partners Europe LLP
- Metal Master
- Rafał and Sylwia Ładzińscy
- Vista Equity Partners
Work highlights
- Advising CVC Capital Partners on its launch of a tender offer for all shares in Comarch S.A.
- Advised Abris Capital Partners, the ESG transformation specialist private equity investor and B Corp, on the sale of Velvet CARE, a manufacturer of paper-based personal care products, to Partners Group, a global private markets firm.
- Advised Bogdan and Elżbieta Kaczmarek and private equity fund Innova Capital on the acquisition of 100% of shares in Pfleiderer Polska group of companies (Panel East), in a corporate carve-out transaction from Pfleiderer Group (Panel West), owned by funds managed by the global investment firm, Strategic Value Partners.
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Tomasz Denko
Practice head
Lejb Fogelman; Rafał Baranowski
Other key lawyers
Stephen Horvath; Łukasz Pawlak; Daniel Kaczorowski; Paweł Piotrowski; Michał Fereniec; Rafał Sieński; Michał Bobrzyński; Filip Kijowski; Maciej Pietrzak; Klaudia Królak; Tomasz Denko; Agnieszka Stopińska