On January 13, 2021, CEE Legal Matters reported that B2RLaw, working alongside Sidley Austin, had advised founders Pawel Malon and Marek Jakubow on the formation of Stability Capital, a Warsaw-based search fund. CEEIHM spoke with Malon and Jakubow, Managing Directors at Stability Capital, to learn more.
Robert Makowski has been promoted to Executive Director and Senior Counsel in Goldman Sachs’s Legal Department in Warsaw.
On August 25, 2020, CEE Legal Matters reported that Rymarz Zdort and Prica & Partners had advised Innova Capital on the sale of 100% of the shares of subsidiary Trimo d.o.o. to the Kingspan Group. CEEIHM spoke with Andrzej Bartos, Senior Partner at Innova Capital, to learn more about the deal.
On October 8, 2020, CEE Legal Matters reported that JDP had advised Trei Real Estate GmbH on financing of EUR 51 million it received for its Polish subsidiaries from pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, a German specialist lender for commercial real estate finance. CEEIHM spoke with Matthias Schultz, CFO at Trei Real Estate GmbH, to learn more about the financing.
On September 28, 2020, CEE Legal Matters reported that Clifford Chance had advised Sun Investment Group Polska on the sale of a 170 MW solar park portfolio currently under development to Ignitis Renewables. CEEIHM spoke with Maciej Kalinowski, General Legal Counsel at the Sun Investment Group, to learn more about the deal.
“The construction business suffered from COVID-19, but so far less than others," says Agnieszka Dziegielewska-Jonczyk, GC of Skanska Central Europe. "We may see the impact in the coming months. As we are fully dedicated to our customers, Skanska construction sites in Central Europe are open."
On September 21, CEE Legal Matters reported that Greenberg Traurig had advised Madison International Realty on its acquisition of an unspecified stake in Cavatina Office sp. z o.o., the owner of the Chmielna 89 office building in Warsaw, from Cavatina Holding S.A., as well as on its entry into a joint venture agreement with Cavatina Holding and the refinancing of the existing bank debt of Cavatina Office sp. z o.o. CEEIHM spoke with Madison International Realty Managing Director, Matthias Cordier, about the deal.
Bank BPS SA has hired Radoslaw Radowski in the role of Head of Compliance Unit.
On April 17, 2020, CEE Legal Matters reported that Linklaters had advised Penta Real Estate on the sale of the D48 office building in Warsaw to IAD Investments. We reached out to Damian Grzywacz, Managing Director in Penta Real Estate Poland, to learn more about the deal.
Former Grupa TVN Chief Legal Officer Marek Szydlowski has joined Komputronik S.A in June as General Counsel.
Anna Blonska has been promoted to Director of Legal (Investments) Office at the Polish Development Fund.
Goldman Sachs has hired Robert Makowski as an Executive Director in its Legal Department.