M&A 2024 Yearbook
31.01.2025 News Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
In line with our tradition, we are once again pleased to present the M&A Yearbook, summarizing the transactions completed by our M&A practice in 2024.
In 2024, thanks to the trust of our clients, we successfully executed 27 transactions with a total value of PLN 6.7 billion.
In this yearbook, we share details of selected projects that we consider particularly noteworthy.
The M&A Yearbook 2024 is available HERE.
Authors
Marcin Macieszczak
Managing Partner
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity
Managing Partner
Attorney-at-law
Marcin Macieszczak heads GESSEL’s Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and Private Equity practices. He has led transaction teams in more than 100 M&A and private equity transactions, advising both sell-side and buy-side clients in some of the most complex investment and capital market processes. He advises clients on key ownership and investment decisions, combining extensive legal expertise with a deep understanding of business realities and market expectations.
Maciej Kożuchowski
Partner
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Energy, public procurement, infrastructure projects
Partner
Attorney-at-law
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.
Maciej has over 20 years of experience in providing legal advice in M&A transactions, both on the seller's and buyer's sides, and on the side of both financial and strategic investors.
Michał Bochowicz
Partner
Advocate
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Corporate law
Partner
Advocate
Michał Bochowicz is a partner at GESSEL and a leader in its top-ranked Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice. He manages complex M&A and private equity projects, representing Polish and international clients in transactions of strategic importance to their growth.
Karol Sokół
Partner
Advocate
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Corporate law
Partner
Advocate
Karol has extensive experience advising on asset and share transactions, restructuring transactions and financial matters. Has advised on a number of high-profile transactions for buyers and sellers in various industries, including IT, manufacturing, retail and real estate. Has also worked with banks, private equity and venture capital funds. Joined GESSEL in 2010.
Karolina Krzal-Kwiatkowska
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Competition and consumer law
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
She specialises in competition law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions in the private market as well as corporate and commercial law.
Bartłomiej Woźniak, PhD
Managing Associate
Advocate
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Corporate law
Managing Associate
Advocate
Specializes in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. Has been providing services to financial (PE/VC funds) and strategic investors for more than 10 years. Has experience of cross-border M&A transactions.
Aleksandra Szyszko-Kamińska
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Specializes in private equity, private equity and venture capital merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions.
Michał Osowski
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Corporate law
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
An experienced lawyer specializing in corporate law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions.
Edyta Podgórska
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate law
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Attorney specializing in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions and in providing current legal advice to clients, particularly in the area of commercial and civil law. Has extensive experience in providing comprehensive corporate services to Polish and foreign entities.
Counsel
Attorney-at-law
Works on the legal aspects of project finance, advises banks, private equity funds and other financing providers as well as borrowers.
Diana Strzałkowska-Grad
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Specializes in M&A and company law; built up her experience in this area advising domestic and international clients on the buyer and seller sides.
Senior Associate
Specializes in banking and finance and corporate law.
Rafał Smolik
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate law | Private Clients
Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law
Specializes in mergers and acquisitions and corporate law.
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Katarzyna Olszak specialises in M&A transactions, corporate law and commercial law. She has extensive experience advising on Private Equity and Venture Capital transactions, representing funds, investors and entrepreneurs in domestic and cross-border investment processes. She supports clients throughout every stage of a transaction, from structuring and due diligence to signing, closing and post-closing matters.
Karolina Sobóla
Associate
Advocate
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Corporate law
Associate
Advocate
Karolina Sobóla specialises in M&A transactions and corporate law. She has experience advising on both share deal and asset deal transactions, representing buyers and sellers. She supports clients throughout every stage of the transaction process, participating in legal due diligence reviews, the preparation and negotiation of transaction documentation, and ongoing corporate advisory services. She also advises private equity funds on investment transactions.
Marcin Walczak
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate law
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
He specializes in mergers and acquisitions and commercial company law.
Anna Komorzycka
AssociateTrainee attorney-at-law
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate law
AssociateTrainee attorney-at-law
Specializes in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate law.
AssociateTrainee attorney-at-law
Magdalena joined the GESSEL law firm in 2023. She participates in the work on M&A transactions. In the transaction process, she prepares documentation at all stages and participates in conducting due diligence of companies. She supports companies and entrepreneurs in the day-to-day legal support of their operations by preparing corporate documentation for these purposes. During her studies, she gained experience in Warsaw notary offi...
Associate
Zuzanna joined GESSEL in 2023, bringing her energy to complex M&A projects in the domestic as well as international markets. She assists with transaction documentation, due diligence studies, and various aspects of company law. Zuzanna’s professional experience to date has been with a large e-commerce platform, at which she worked with international clients from the fashion industry, advising them on contract law matters.
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