Jakub Rowicki
Managing Associate
Advocate
Specializes in capital markets law, both equity and debt. He advises companies in the processes of obtaining financing (especially in the form of public securities offerings) as well as in investment processes. He also provides advice to public companies on day-to-day matters, including implementation of disclosure obligations and the handling of corporate events.
Languages:
BIO
Jakub joined the GESSEL’s capital market law team in 2020.
His experience in the ECM sphere focuses on advising on public offerings of shares combined with IPOs as well as subsequent public offerings, including those conducted through Accelerated Book Building. He also advises on mergers and acquisitions involving public companies, including those conducted in the form of a tender offer for the sale of shares.
At the same time, he specializes in the DCM sphere, advising on public bond offerings (including representing issuers in prospectus proceedings) as well as on private placements to financial institutions to raise project financing, particularly with regard to “green projects”. He advises issuers at every stage of a bond’s life, from issuance, through the establishment of collateral, to redemption. He has regularly advised clients on the design and implementation of incentive programs.
He also supports public companies in day-to-day corporate matters and in compliance with their disclosure obligations.
Experience
ECM - public offerings of shares
- Initial public offering of Vercom S.A. shares – advised the issuer
- Initial public offering of Cavatina Holding S.A. – advised the issuer
- Public offering of Bioceltix S.A. shares combined change of the listing market – advised the issuer
- Public offering of Pure Biologics in the ABB formula – advised the issuer
- Secondary public offering of DataWalk S.A. – advised the issuer
DCM – public offerings of bonds
- Benefit Systems S.A. bond issue programme – advised the issuer
- Bond issue programme of Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna S.A. – advised the investment firm
- New Energy Investments sp. z o.o.’s “green bond” issue programme – advised the investment firm
- Columbus Energy S.A.’s “green bond” issue programme – advised the investment firm
- Cavatina Holding S.A. bond issue programme – advised the issuer
- Kredyt Inkaso S.A. bond issue programme – advised the issuer
Incentive programmes
- Incentive scheme at Vercom S.A – advised on structuring and launch of the programme
- Incentive scheme at cyber_Folks S.A. – advised on structuring and launch of the programme
- Incentive scheme at ExpertSender S.A. – advised on structuring and launch of the programme
Buybacks of treasury shares
- Buyback of ERBUD S.A.’s own shares – advised on structuring and implementation
- Buyback of ONDE S.A.’s own shares – advised on structuring and implementation
- R22 S.A. share buyback – advised on structuring and implementation
M&A transactions
- Transaction for sale of a block of shares in Suwara S.A. – advised the seller
- Cross-border merger of Vercom S.A. with UAB “Mlr grupė” – advised the acquiring company
- Transaction for sale of a block of shares in Tesgas S.A. – advised the seller
- Globiana sp. z o.o.’s investment in Fertilita sp. z o.o. – advised the investor
News
& Insights
27.03.2025
Legal 500 Ranking!
The 2025 edition of Legal 500 is out, and we’ve been recognised in 6 categories this year. In addition, 23 of our lawyers received individual awards or were recommended ...
20.02.2025
GESSEL advised on record-breaking investment in Creotech Instruments S.A.
Creotech Instruments S.A. has successfully completed another record-breaking investment round, securing PLN 76,000,000 in funding. Together with the recently signed agre...
26.11.2024
We advised Cavatina Holding S.A
We advised Cavatina Holding S.A. on a prospectus-based public offering of series P2024C bonds with a total value exceeding PLN 32 million! Cavatina Holding executed the...
23.10.2024
We advised Olivia Fin sp. z o.o. S.K.A.
We advised Olivia Fin sp. z o.o. S.K.A. on a prospectus-based public offering of series P2024B bonds with a total value of PLN 60 million! Olivia Fin executed the secon...
Education and achievements
- Legal studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (2017)
- Postgraduate studies in capital market law and economics at the Warsaw School of Economics (2018)
- Advocate’s training articles (2020)
- Bachelor’s degree in international relations at the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science, University of Warsaw (2014)
- Participant in the Erasmus+ programme at the University of Iceland in Reykjavík (2017)
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