Mergers and acquisitions

Grabalski, Kempinski i Wspólnicy lawyers have extensive experience in the area of mergers and acquisitions on the Polish market. Our team has advised both large entities, including public companies and private equity/venture capital funds, as well as family businesses. Our lawyers work on transactions on the Polish and international market in cooperation with advisors from other jurisdictions.

Our practice is focused on transactions in the industrial, FMCG and IT sectors.

The scope of advisory services:

  • developing the transaction’s legal structure;
  • due diligence analysis;
  • antitrust proceedings;
  • drafting and negotiating transaction documents;
  • acquisition of financing for the transaction.

Projects

The acquisition of L’biotica sp. z o.o. shares by the Oceanic S.A.

Advice provided to the Oceanic S.A. during the transaction of acquisition L’biotica sp. z o.o. shares. Transaction involved legal audit, anti-trust proceeding, negotiating terms of transaction documentation, financing documents and insurance policy.

The acquisition of shares in Rolmlecz and Lacpol by Polmlek Group

Advice provided to Polmlek Group in relation to acquisition of the entirety of the shares in "Rolmlecz” and taking control over “Lacpol” and its subsidiaries. The transaction included developing the transaction structure, participating in negotiations, preparing the report of an intended concentration, and representing the  Client before the President of UOKiK [the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection] in antimonopoly proceedings.

The acquisition of shares in Reesco sp. z o.o. by the private equity fund 21 Concordia

Advice provided to the private equity fund 21 Concordia in connection with purchasing a substantial block of shares in Reesco sp. z o.o. The transaction has included the company’s legal audit, negotiating the terms and conditions of the transaction, and antimonopoly proceedings.
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The acquisition of an enterprise from Dr. Oetker Polska

Advice provided to Mazowiecka Spółka Mleczarska S.A. in connection with purchasing an organized part of the enterprise from Dr. Oetker Polska sp. z o.o. The scope of counselling has included developing the transaction structure, the legal audit of the part of the enterprise purchased, negotiating the terms and conditions of the transaction, and preparing the documentation of the transaction.

The purchase of stocks in TXM S.A. (Adesso S.A.) by 21 Concordia 1 S.A.R.L

Counselling for the benefit of private equity fund 21 Concordia 1 S.A.R.L. in connection with purchasing the stocks of TXM S.A. (the clothing sector). The scope of counselling has included developing the transaction structure, the company’s legal audit, negotiating the terms and conditions of the transaction and preparing the documentation of the transaction. The value of the transaction: PLN 35 mln.

The purchase of shares in R2G Polska sp. z o.o. by private equity fund 21 Concordia

Counselling for the benefit of the private equity fund 21 Concordia in connection with purchasing a substantial block of shares in R2G Polska sp. z o.o. The value of the transaction: tens of thousands of PLN. The transaction has included the company’s legal audit, negotiating the terms and conditions of the transaction, and antimonopoly proceedings.

The purchase of shares in Home.pl sp. z o.o. by V4C Eastern Europe Holding III Limited

Counselling for the benefit of JKS s.a.r.l. with the registered office in Luxemburg – a shareholder of Home.pl sp. z o.o. (the IT sector) in connection with purchasing shares by V4C Eastern Europe Holding III Limited. The scope of counselling has included participating in developing the transaction structure, negotiating the terms and conditions, and preparing the documentation of the transaction. The value of the transaction: over PLN 100 mln.

Advisory in the acquisition of shares in Apriso sp. z o.o. by the Dassault Systèmes group

Transaction advisory for Dassault Systèmes in connection with purchasing shares in Apriso sp. z o.o. by the group. The acquisition of shares was an element of the transaction of taking over the assets of another capital group operating in the same sector by Dassault Systèmes. The scope of counselling has included the legal audit of the assets purchased located in Poland and participating in preparing the documentation of the transaction.  

GKW advised Sanofi Group in Poland on merging Sanofi Aventis and Sanofi Pasteur

GKW advised Sanofi Group in Poland - one of the leaders in the pharmaceutical market in Poland and worldwide - on merging of Sanofi Aventis and Sanofi Pasteur. The merging of two Sanofi Group entities marks another step forward in optimizing group’s operations and adopting modern standards of work within Sanofi.

Team

Arkadiusz Grabalski

partner, attorney-at-law

Arkadiusz Grabalski

Marek Kempiński

partner, attorney-at-law

Marek Kempiński

Michael Davies

of counsel

Michael Davies

Justyna Fedyszyn

partner, attorney-at-law

Justyna Fedyszyn

Andrzej Siemiątkowski

of counsel

Andrzej Siemiątkowski

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