Rafał Smolik

Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | Corporate law


Specializes in mergers and acquisitions and corporate law.


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BIO

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, ...

Case studies
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, ...

News
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

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

  • Legal studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw (2018)
  • Commenced his training articles (2019)