GESSEL named among merger and acquisition leaders in the Mergermarket 2022 report
12.04.2023 News Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
The Global & Regional M&A League Tables 2022 report by Mergermarket ranks our firm as 5th in Poland, and 17th in Central and Eastern Europe, in terms of transactions completed in 2022.
M&A has been a core specialisation of our firm ever since its inception in 1993, at a time when the very concept was a new one in Poland’s fledgling market economy. Our contributions to the sector’s growth in Poland and our expertise are consistently recognised in Polish and international rankings.
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Authors
Karolina Krzal-Kwiatkowska
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Competition and consumer law
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Advises on merger control, competition-restrictive practices and cases that violate the collective interests of consumers. Conducts proceedings before the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. Provides legal services for M&A transactions involving domestic and foreign enterprises, working in particular with private equity and venture capital funds, including preparing and negotiating transaction documentation, conducting and coord...
Aleksandra Szyszko-Kamińska
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Aleksandra has 18 years of experience in providing legal services to business entities, gained with law firms (14 years) and with a private equity fund (4 years) as an in-house lawyer, a track record which affords her instinctive understanding of the perspectives of various participants in complex projects. Advises Polish and foreign clients, including private equity and venture capital funds, at every stage of the transaction, from structurin...
Associate
Since joining GESSEL in 2021, Marcin has contributed to share deal and asset deal M&A transactions both on the sell side and the buy side. He has drafted transaction documentation, corporate documents (for the purpose of specific transactions, as well as of day-to-day legal services) and due diligence studies. Prior to joining GESSEL, he gained experience at renowned international law firms, dealing with tax and competition law issues.
Senior Associate
Joined GESSEL in2021. Prior to that, worked with leading international and domestic law firms specializing in banking and finance. Has several years of experience supporting both banks and borrowers, including companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, in financing transactions in the banking market, in particular in drafting and day-to-day servicing of loan agreements and collateral documents, as well as in preparing due diligence reports...
Małgorzata Badowska
Partner
Attorney-at-law
Banking and Finance | Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Partner
Attorney-at-law
Małgorzata joined GESSEL in 2010, initially as managing associate and then, from 2016, as partner. She heads the Banking & Finance practice. She specializes in aqcuisition of financing transactions and advises at every stage of them. She works with both the providers of financing (banks, financial institutions, private debt funds) and the beneficiaries of such financing. The team she leads prepares and negotiates loan documentation, docume...
Counsel
Attorney-at-law
Klaudia specializes in transactions related to obtaining financing, in particular in negotiating and concluding loan agreements, advising banks and borrowers, as well as in bond issues via private placements. Also provides day-to-day advice on business law. Her experience includes negotiating and executing loan agreements for the acquisition of companies, financing real estate and energy projects. She has several years’ experience providing le...
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Katarzyna has extensive transaction experience in providing legal services for investment processes in the private equity and venture capital markets, with a particular focus on the high-tech, IT and e-commerce sectors. She advises clients on PE/VC investment processes as well as on corporate matters, in particular on transformations, mergers and various changes in company structures. Katarzyna regularly contributes to share deal as well as as...
Associate
Advocate
Karolina deals with M&A transactions and day-to-day corporate law services for companies. She has experience in drafting transaction documentation for M&A projects and of corporate documents. She advises on all stages of the transaction process, including due diligence, preparation and negotiation of transaction documentation and finalization of transactions. Her practice also includes cooperation with private equity funds. Prior to...
Diana Strzałkowska-Grad
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Joined GESSEL in 2019, having previously worked with an international private equity fund and with a Polish law firm specializing in M&A and PE/VC.
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Participates in the implementation of private equity M&A transactions involving domestic and foreign entities. Her experience includes preparation of transaction documentation and conducting legal due diligence, in particular with regard to intellectual and industrial property law issues and on behalf of companies creating innovative technologies. Has experience in providing day-to-day legal services to businesses, including corporate advi...
Bartłomiej Woźniak PhD
Managing Associate
Advocate
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Corporate law
Managing Associate
Advocate
Joined GESSEL in 2014. Has been a Managing Associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions team since 2020. Specializes in M&A transactions in the private market. Has more than 10 years of experience advising financial investors (including PE/VC funds), strategic investors and company founders. Advises on share deal and asset deal transactions on both the buyer and the seller sides. Has participated in acquisitions conducted in the form of buy-o...
Edyta Podgórska
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate law
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Specializes in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions and corporate law. Has extensive experience in providing comprehensive corporate services to commercial law companies, including foreign entities, especially as regards transformation processes and M&A. Participated in numerous M&A transactions at all their stages, including in particular due diligence and drafting and negotiating transaction documentation. On many occasio...
Rafał Smolik
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate law
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Joined GESSEL in 2021. Prior to joining GESSEL, worked at leading Polish law firms. Has experience in corporate and transactional consulting, including for foreign businesses. Has participated in numerous due diligence studies of corporate entities and of real estate assets. Provides ongoing advice in the area of corporate law and corporate governance principles. Experienced advisor on anti-money-laundering compliance.
Katarzyna Zarzycka
Senior Associate
Advocate
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate law
Senior Associate
Advocate
Joined GESSEL in 2021. Gained experience at a renowned Warsaw law firm and a leading international law firm in the areas of mergers and acquisitions transactions, corporate law, corporate governance principles and capital market law, among others. Author of the monograph "Corporate Governance through the eyes of Warren Buffett" published in 2021 by C.H. Beck publishing house. A co-author of articles on corporate law and constitutional la...
Michał Osowski
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Michał has nearly a decade of professional experience in corporate law, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Joined GESSEL in 2016, since then has advised on numerous asset deals and share deals, both on the buy-side and the sell-side, for a variety of clients, including founders, private equity funds and venture capital funds. Has a particular focus on alternative investment funds, including their formation and operations.
Partner
Advocate
Works with Polish and international funds and international banks and advises at all stages of complex transactions (on the buyer and seller sides) on share deal and asset deal transactions and corporate restructuring. Advises Polish and international companies, founders and listed companies. Has structured many transactions, demonstrating his excellent analytical skills and extensive knowledge of various legal fields. Has repeatedly demonstra...
Maciej Kożuchowski
Partner
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Energy, public procurement, infrastructure projects
Partner
Attorney-at-law
Joined GESSEL as a trainee in December 2005. A member of the team continuously since March 2006, and a partner in GESSEL’s M&A practice since 2016. Specializes in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, services for commercial companies (including negotiation of strategic contracts related to operations) and legal aspects of financing processes for entrepreneurs. Much of his practice to date has been devoted to M&A transactio...
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