Edyta Podgórska

Managing Associate
Attorney-at-law

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate 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.

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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 occasions, supervised and coordinated the work of the entire team of lawyers involved in due diligence.

Has experience in commercial and civil litigation as well as employment law advice.
Prior to joining GESSEL, gained professional experience at Polish law firms.
With GESSEL since 2022.

Experience

Selected projects

  • Advised the owners of KARTON-PAK on the sale of 100% of the company’s shares to Pella Capital.
  • Sale of the operator of the Pizzeria Stopiątka network to Domino’s Pizza
  • Acquisition of Sefko by Estiko-Plastar AS
  • Deplilacja.pl‘s acquisition of a majority stake in Yasumi Polska
  • Sale of shares in the share capital of User.com sp. z o.o. to the French investor SAS Groupe Positive.
  • Sale of SoftwareMill company to VirtusLab.
  • DC24 ASI’s investment in Syntoil S.A.
  • Famur S.A. and DC24 ASI’s investment in Impact Clean Power Technology.
  • Klima Energy Transition’s (Alantra Group) investment in Sunroof Technology.
  • Selsey’s acquisition of an investment from Wirtualna Polska Media S.A.

News
& Insights

08.10.2025

GESSEL advised on the sale of KARTON-PAK to Pella Capital

GESSEL provided legal and tax advice to the owners of KARTON-PAK S.A. on the sale of 100% of the company’s shares to Pella Capital sp. z o.o. The project involved a bro...

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GESSEL advised on the sale of KARTON-PAK to Pella Capital

22.04.2025

GESSEL advised on the sale of the operator of the Pizzeria Stopiątka chain to Domino’s Pizza Poland

GESSEL provided comprehensive legal advice to the founder and sole owner of Mastergrupa sp. z o.o., the operator of the nationwide franchise network Pizzeria Stopiątka, ...

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GESSEL advised on the sale of the operator of the Pizzeria Stopiątka chain to Domino’s Pizza Poland

31.01.2025

M&A 2024 Yearbook

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, ...

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M&A 2024 Yearbook

09.12.2024

We advised Estiko-Plastar AS

We advised the Estonian company Estiko-Plastar AS on the acquisition of the innovative Polish packaging manufacturer, Sefko. Our support included conducting due diligen...

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We advised Estiko-Plastar AS
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Education and achievements

  • Legal studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (2017)
  • Admitted to practice as an attorney (2020)
  • Business Law program at the Faculty of Law and Administration of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (2017)

Awards