Michał Bochowicz

Partner
Attorney-at-law

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Private Equity | Corporate law

Specializes in M&A transactions, private equity, venture capital, as well as in current corporate advice for Polish and foreign clients.

13. Michal Bochowicz 772x1158

Languages: en

BIO

A partner in the M&A practice.

Gaines his experience in transactions in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), renewable energy, healthcare and aviation sectors. Michał advised buyers and sellers in some of Poland’s largest transactions, particularly technology transactions involving global private equity funds, payment institutions, e-commerce entities and software providers (including SaaS). Is actively involved in global legal alliances, including Lawyers Associated Worldwide and IR Global.

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Experience

Selected projects

  • Acquisition of Sefko by Estiko-Plastar AS
  • Deplilacja.pl‘s acquisition of a majority stake in Yasumi Polska
  • Investment of the MCI fund in the company Webcon.
  • Sale of shares in the share capital of User.com sp. z o.o. to the French investor SAS Groupe Positive.
  • Acquisition by Virtuslab sp. z o.o. (a portfolio company of Aquiline Capital Partners) 100% of the shares of Softwaremill S.A.
  • Sale of a majority stake in Hymon Fotowoltaika sp. z o.o. to a consortium of Kajima Partnership Europe and Griffin Capital Partners
  • Sale of majority stake in Selsey sp. z o.o. to Wirtualna Polska Media sp. z o.o., together with the establishment of a joint venture between Selsey sp. z o.o. and Homebook sp. z o.o.
  • Investment by Famur S.A. and DC24 ASI in Impact Clean Power Technology S.A.
  • Sale of a stake in PayPro S.A. (operator of Przelewy24) to Nets Denmark a.s. (a portfolio company of Hellman & Friedman, Advent International and Bain Capital) Klima Energy Transition’s (Alantra Group) investment in Sunroof Technology
  • Sale of a stake in Virtuslab sp. z o.o. to Aquiline Capital Partners LLC
  • Acquisition of investment by BaseLinker from Kulczyk Investments
  • Sale of majority stake in Infakt sp. z o.o. to Visma Group (portfolio company of Hg Capital)
  • Sale of Motionvfx business to Nextline (first transaction in Poland involving search funds, a management buyout entity with the support of global invest
    ors)
  • Sale of shares of R2G Polska sp. z o. o., operating under the Apaczka brand, to Abris Capital Partners Ltd. fund
  • Establishment of a joint venture and provision of financing in the amount of PLN 110 million for investment in photovoltaic farm projects between DC24 ASI and Columbus Energy S.A.
  • Acquisition by Columbus Energy S.A. of shares in twenty-seven special purpose vehicles holding rights to photovoltaic farm projects
  • Acquisition by Dialcom24 of Infinite sp. z o.o. from Emperia Holding S.A., a Maxima Groupe company
  • Inovo Venture Partners‘ investment in Sunroof Technology
  • Sale of MZN Property S.A. a public company listed on the WSE through a tender offer announced by Ringier Axel Springer Media
  • Investment by btov Partners in Neptune Labs
  • Sale of a stake in the Avia Prime group (Linetech and Adria Airways Tehnika d.d.) to the Hartenberg Holding fund
  • Sale of a majority stake in Inelo Poland and OCRK Poland to the Innova Capital fund
  • DC24 ASI’s investment in Syntoil S.A.
  • Investment of Wirtualna Polska Media in the company AutoCentrum.pl
  • Sunfish Partners‘ investment in Aether Biomedical
  • Sale of Archidoc S.A. by OEX S.A. to Offsite Archive Storage & Integrated Services (OASIS) (transaction value: PLN 65 million)
  • Sale of shares in companies controlling MILA chain of stores to Eurocash (transaction value: PLN 350 million)
  • Investment by VC fund Sunfish Partners in the company Molecule One
  • Investment by Inovo Venture Partners in the company Tidio Poland
  • Investment of Finch Capital and Sunfush Partners in the PerfOps company
  • Investment of Wirtualna Polska Holding S.A. in COM sp. z o.o.
  • Sale of a majority stake in Fast White Cat S.A. to SARE S.A.
  • Acquisition of 100% of shares in the Slovenian company Adria Airways Tehnika d.d.by Linetech Holding S.A.
  • Investment of Przelewy24 Group in Currency One S.A.
  • Investment of BNP Paribas Bank Polska in the TLC group
  • Sale of  SoftwareMill company to VirtusLab

News
& Insights

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...

Case studies
We advised Estiko-Plastar AS

23.10.2024

IFRL 1000 2024

We are delighted to announce the results of the latest IFLR1000 rankings! With great pleasure, we share that our team has earned recognition in the following areas: ...

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IFRL 1000 2024

16.04.2024

We advised Depilacja.pl on acquisition of a majority stake in Yasumi Polska

Providing the traditional GESSEL one-stop-shop experience, our various professionals conducted due diligence, drafted the transaction documentation and took part in the ...

Case studies
We advised Depilacja.pl on acquisition of a majority stake in Yasumi Polska
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Education and achievements

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  • Postgraduate study “Academy of Companies” at the Warsaw School of Economics (2012)
  • Participant of the Erasmus program at the Faculty of Law, University of Lapland, Finland (2009)
  • Legal studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Szczecin (2010)

Awards