Michał Bochowicz
Partner
Attorney-at-law
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.
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His experience includes advising market leaders from key sectors of the economy, including technology (TMT), e-commerce, manufacturing, renewable energy, and healthcare.
He is valued for his commercial approach and his efficiency in closing the most complex transactions. Clients highlight his advanced negotiation skills and his expertise in managing projects involving multi-national participants.
Leveraging an extensive network of business and legal contacts in Poland and abroad, he provides clients with unique support that extends beyond standard legal advice.
He is the lawyer of choice for Polish entrepreneurs and founders raising capital from strategic or financial investors, as well as for those successfully pursuing the international expansion of their companies.
He is a member of prestigious business organizations and international legal alliances.
Experience
Selected projects
- Advised the shareholders of Betasi sp. z o.o. on the sale of a majority stake to Spire Capital Partners, a private equity fund
- Advised Weco-Travel, a business travel company, on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Supertour, a Poland-based travel operator
- Advised the owners of DomData on the sale of a 65% equity stake to Kulczyk Investments, a private investment firm owned by Sebastian Kulczyk
- Advised the owners of KARTON-PAK on the sale of the company to Pella Capital, a private investment firm
- 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
- 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
- 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
News
& Insights
25.03.2026
GESSEL recognised in The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 rankings
GESSEL is recognised in the Legal 500 EMEA 2026 rankings, with 6 practice areas ranked and 5 lawyers recognised in the individual rankings. In addition, 10 lawyers are r...
16.02.2026
GESSEL advised Weco-Travel on the integration of Supertour into the company’s structure
GESSEL advised Weco-Travel, a leading business travel company in Poland, on the incorporation of Supertour into its business structure, a privately owned travel agency s...
12.02.2026
GESSEL ranked in Chambers Global 2026
GESSEL is pleased to announce that the firm has once again been recognised in the Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2026. This year’s results reaffirm the strength of o...
11.02.2026
GESSEL Transaction Summary 2025 (M&A and Private Equity)
We are proud to present the GESSEL Transaction Summary 2025, highlighting key projects delivered by our Mergers and acquisitions and Private Equity team. In 2025, we ...
Education and achievements
- 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)
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