Rafał Smolik
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
Specializes in mergers and acquisitions and corporate law.
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Joined GESSEL in 2021. Prior to joining GESSEL, worked at leading Polish law firms.
Has experience in corporate and transactional consulting, including for foreign businesses. Has participated in numerous due diligence studies of corporate entities and of real estate assets. Provides ongoing advice in the area of corporate law and corporate governance principles.
Experienced advisor on anti-money-laundering compliance.
Experience
Selected projects
- 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 a majority stake in Hymon Fotowoltaika sp. z o.o. to a consortium of Kajima Partnership Europe and Griffin Capital Partners
- BaseLinker’s acquisition of investment from Kulczyk Investments
- Sale of a stake in VirtusLab sp. z o.o. to Aquiline Capital Partners LLC
- Sale of SoftwareMill company to VirtusLab
News
& Insights
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, ...
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, ...
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...
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 ...
Education and achievements
- Legal studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw (2018)
- Commenced his training articles (2019)
