CMS' Malgorzata Surdek-Janicka has been appointed as Vice-President of the International Court of Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. Aside from Surdek-Janicka, 33 lawyers from CEE were appointed as members and alternate members of the court.

Alliott Global Alliance members Woloszanski & Partners and Ellisons Solicitors have advised Web Shield on the sale of its shares in the Web Shield Group to Swedish ZignSec AB. Eversheds Sutherland advised the buyer.

BWHS Wojciechowski Springer i Wspolnicy has successfully represented Magna Polonia S.A. in an eight-year competition court dispute with Emitel S.A.

Allen & Overy has advised M7 on its acquisition of two warehouse buildings in Mogilenska Street, Poznan.

The European Commission has issued a decision finding that Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche colluded in an agreement to infringe EU competition rules and fining them a total of €875 million.

Rymarz Zdort has advised Griffin Real Estate on a joint venture agreement with Madison International Realty for the development of two build-to-suit properties in Germany.

ACT Legal Poland has advised MA Investment sp. z o.o. on the acquisition of 100% of shares in Baltic Wave sp. z o.o. GWW Legal advised the shareholders of Baltic Wave on the sale.

Wardynski & Partners, working alongside German law firm Gorg, has advised the Herbstreith & Fox Group on the acquisition of the Naturex pectin manufacturing business from Swiss-based Givaudan SA group.

DWF has advised Elektrownia Ostroleka and CCGT Ostroleka on an EPC contract for a 745 megawatt CCGT power plant in Ostroleka and a long-term service agreement with companies from the General Electric group. 

Wardynski & Partners has advised Konami Digital Entertainment on a partnership with Polish game developer Bloober Team S.A.

Greenberg Traurig has advised Onde S.A. on its IPO and shares admission to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Former Senior Associate Agnieszka Starzynska has been promoted to Counsel at CMS’s Polish office and will head the firm’s Life Sciences and Healthcare Practice.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a consortium of financial institutions on senior secured facilities for a new joint venture of Orange Polska S.A. and an investor controlled by APG. Linklaters reportedly advised Orange Polska on the deal.

CMS has advised PKN Orlen on the Olefins III petrochemical complex construction agreement with Korean contractor Hyundai Engineering Co. and Spanish contractor Tecnicas Reunidas.

The global pandemic has impacted all markets, with subsequent ramifications for M&A. Investors are now seeking greater protection against general lock-downs and supply-chain disruptions, while governments aim to protect critical supplies and services by imposing new regulations on foreign investment in crucial or strategic industries.

Gessel has advised the Lux Med Group on its investment in Swiss entrepreneur Bruno Hangartner's Swissmed Centrum Zdrowia.

Rymarz Zdort has advised Wirtualna Polska Media S.A. on the purchase of a three-megawatt photovoltaic farm in the Lower Silesia region. 

ACT Legal Poland (ACT BSWW Legal & Tax) has advised Adventum on refinancing the Poznan Financial Center. Deloitte Legal advised Berlin Hyp AG on providing the new financing.