Former DZP Partner Rafal Grochowski and his team have moved to SSW Pragmatic Solutions.

Greenberg Traurig has advised two shareholders of Elektromontaz-Poznan – Pawel Gricuk and Artur Cakala – on the sale of their shares to Spie Group. Baker McKenzie advised Spie Group.

Dentons has advised Cavare on the sale of the Ostrobramska Project in Warsaw to LifeSpot. Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised LifeSpot.

Schoenherr and Madirazza & Partners have advised RP Global on Mirova's agreement to invest up to EUR 480 million in RP Global Energy. Clifford Chance reportedly advised RP Global as well. White & Case's Paris office reportedly advised Mirova. Spain-based Uria Menendez, Portugal-based Abreu Advogados, France-based LPA-CGR Avocats, Germany-based Chatham Partners, and the Italian office of DWF reportedly advised RP Global on the matter as well. 

Clifford Chance has advised Santander and Citi as the initial purchasers on the debut EUR 300 million green bond issuance of MLP Group.

White & Case has advised a consortium of 16 Polish and international banks on a revolving credit facility of up to EUR 2 billion for Orlen. DLA Piper reportedly advised Orlen.

Rymarz Zdort Maruta has advised the bankruptcy trustee of Getin Noble Bank and Idea Bank on the sale of a total holding of approximately 86.83% of the shares in Noble Funds TFI fund management company to VeloBank.

White & Case has advised Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski as the issuer on a PLN 1.5 billion (approximately EUR 350 million) subordinated capital bonds issuance.

CMS has advised The Boeing Company on an offset agreement with the Ministry of National Defence of Poland.

DWF has advised Worldline on the acquisition of the remaining 45% of shares in SoftPos from minority shareholders leaving Worldline as the sole shareholder.

White & Case has advised PKO Bank Hipoteczny on its PLN 500 million issuance of mortgage-covered bonds due October 24, 2028.

DWF Poland has successfully represented Mostostal Warszawa in a commercial dispute against one of its contractors.

Linklaters has advised Resi4Rent on the acquisition of a plot of land at 127 Kilinskiego Street in Lodz.

Jasinski has advised Barbara Luijckx on the expansion of its headquarters.

DWF Poland has advised Transition Technologies Managed Services on obtaining prospectus approval for its planned listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

The Act of July 7, 2023, amending the Act on Spatial Planning and Development was published on August 24, 2023, and entered into force in most of its content 30 days after its publication. However, the most important changes revolutionizing spatial development in Poland will enter into force by the end of 2025. The changes will mainly affect the obligations of municipalities.

On October 22nd, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a precedent-setting ruling in the Kolin Inşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret case (C-652/22 – the “Kolin case”). This is of crucial importance to contractors engaging or aiming to engage in the public procurement market of the European Union (“EU”), who originate from countries outside of the EU that are not party to international agreements with the EU which would formally admit such contractors to public tenders in the EU.

Cytowski & Partners has advised Open Ocean on the USD 8.2 million series A financing round of Authologic that also saw the participation of the Y Combinator, SMOK Ventures, and Peak Capital. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman reportedly advised Authologic.