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DZP, in cooperation with the UK law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, has advised Captain Fresh, an Indian company organising food production and supply chains, in its first acquisition on the Polish market.

DZP’s client was the company eCapital controlled by Michał Lach, the founder of K2 Internet and co-founder of Audioteka and eTutor,

Advice on company law, mergers and acquisitions, including tax advice on M&A transactions and joint ventures, are important areas of our Law Firm's practice.

Our client, amb software, a Polish company that specialises in creating high-quality software, and REWE digital GmbH formed the joint venture REWE digital Poland based in Zielona Góra.

We reported on the case of the Reformed Catholic Church (RCC) back in November 2022, when, as a result of the arguments put forward by DZP,

Lawyers from DZP have advised Auchan Polska and SCA PR Polska on setting up a purchasing group to negotiate the terms for the purchase of own,

Lawyers from the Corporate and M&A Practice have advised Renta Group, an international construction equipment rental chain,

DZP has advised Eko-Operator in a process to obtain a permit to operate a deposit scheme. Under a decision issued by the Minister of Climate and the Environment on 28 August 2024,

With DZP's support, our client Bank Pekao S.A. signed an agreement with Wrocław Airport under which the bank will carry out a long-term bond issue worth PLN 550 million to finance the expansion of the airport's current infrastructure and to build new infrastructure.

DZP has advised Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. in a process to provide financing for the construction of a new, fourth exhibition and congress hall and a 160-room three-star hotel as part of the AMBEREXPO complex.

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego was one of the first state-owned companies, which in mid-September 2024 announced the completion of internal audits covering its activities from 2015 to 2023.

DZP has advised the Semrush group on the acquisition of a majority stake in Polish startup, Brand24, a supplier of proprietary software for online reputation protection and content monitoring. 

On 19 June, a gala was held in Warsaw to mark Rzeczpospolita's 22nd Ranking of Law Firms during which diplomas were presented to the largest law firms and to outstanding lawyers and teams advising in particular areas of law.

The Innovations Hub Foundation's Mentoring Programme offers a space that connects young,

The Polish renewable energy landscape has undergone rapid changes since last year, with amendments to the RES law and the Energy Law, and new biogas regulations.

On 12 June, members of the management board of the New Technologies Law Association were appointed for the 2024-2026 term of office.

This year, the following people have joined the ranks of DZP's Partners: Beata Cieszyńska, Anna Okła-Woźniak, Jarosław Przybylski, Krzysztof Stecyk and Maciej Zajda.

The Tax Practice won a dispute before the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) concerning the tax liability of management board members for tax arrears of a company,

Lead: Grzegorz Sprawka, Maciej Zajda, Joanna Wierzejska and Maciej Goszczyk have advised Rubicon Partners in a VB transaction with a startup supporting the employment of medics.

The Tax Practice has successfully represented two US investment funds in a tax dispute with the Polish tax authorities over a refusal to pay interest on income tax overpayments.

Our client was Expandable Healthcare, a European manufacturer of mobile medical imaging equipment and modular buildings for primary care.

DZP's client was OW Proton, a financial services and consulting company controlled by Marek Jutkiewicz, an experienced Polish entrepreneur and investor.

DZP has supported one of the fastest growing companies specialising in the sale of recreational motor and  sailing boats in a strategic investment to enhance its global leadership position.

Twenty years ago, on 1 May 2004, Poland joined the European Union together with Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary.

Lawyers in our Dispute Resolution Practice – Paweł Lewandowski and Bartosz Karolczyk – supported by transport expert Tomasz Zielenkiewicz have represented one of the largest rail operators in a case against the State Treasury for compensation due to the incorrect implementation of the EU Directive on track access charges.

With the support of the DZP Law Firm, eZebra.pl, a leading independent Polish online cosmetics retailer has completed the sale of a majority stake to Dino Polska S.A., one of the fastest growing food retail chains in Poland.

In an international team-up with Dutch law firm Lexence, we have advised Den Hartogh Holding BV, a global company specialising in transport for the chemical,

DZP's client was eCapital, a company controlled by Michał Lach, an experienced investor, founder of K2 Internet and co-founder of Audioteka and eTutor.

Our Tax Practice represented a bank in a dispute with the tax authorities over choosing to tax interest on bonds and loans at the 3% rate (under articles 18-21 of the Act amending the Personal Income Tax Act, Corporate Income Tax Act, Tax Code and Certain Other Acts of 23 October 2018).

During its General Meeting, the Polish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (PPCC) elected a new Board. José Luis Villacampa Varea, Co-Head of DZP's Spanish Desk, was once again elected to the Chamber's Board for a two-year term of office.

In the latest edition of the European Competition Law Review, Tomasz Zielenkiewicz, Senior Associate from the Infrastructure and Energy Practice, discusses the economic and legal perspectives, parameters and assessment criteria of selected issues on general strategies for optimizing competition laws.

Poland, strategically located in Central and Eastern Europe, is gaining increasing recognition as a potential hub for foreign investors in the CEE region.

DZP has advised Polenergia Group, the largest of Poland's private energy groups, on the conclusion of a 10-year cPPA (Corporate Power Purchase Agreement) with Schattdecor Polska, market leader in decor printing.

DZP's client, Würth Group, a world leader in the production and sale of fastening and assembly materials,

DZP has advised Renta Group, an international construction equipment rental company operating in Baltic Sea region, on the acquisition by Renta Poland sp. z o.o. 100% of the shares in Scaffolding Group sp. z o.o., a Polish company specializing in rental and installation of scaffolding structures in the industrial sector.

The Intrum Group, advised by DZP’s experts, is Europe’s leading entity specialising in debt collection and claims management, with operations in 20 European countries.

DZP law firm advised R.Power, one of the largest independent producers of green energy in Poland, on concluding a 10-year vPPA (virtual Power Purchase Agreement) with Allegro, Europe’s largest e-commerce platform.

DZP has advised TAURON Zielona Energia on purchasing its first photovoltaic farm project implemented on a cable pooling basis.

In an international collaboration with the Swedish law firm Lindahl, we have advised HANZA,

Bloober Team, our client, is an independent Polish producer of computer games known mainly for psychological horror stories.

Under the DZP Future programme, our Law Firm's experts are supporting a competition organised by Santander Bank Polska for innovative companies and technology startups.

DZP lawyers Maciej Zajda and Katarzyna Biarda have advised MIM Fertility in a seed round in which the startup raised USD 2 million for further development.

DZP lawyers have advised a US producer of hemp products on its acquisition of the Polish company Cultured Foods, a leader on the vegan food market.

Gniewomir Wycichowski-Kuchta addresses the issue of non-conviction based confiscation in the latest issue of Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny

In this year's ranking published by Mergermarket summarising the activity of law firms in M&A transactions, DZP has ranked 2nd in terms of the number of transactional work carried out in Poland.

Dr Mateusz Mądry is to be the new head of DZP's Life Sciences Practice, thereby joining the group of DZP Partners. In his new role, Mateusz will be supported by the team's co-founder – prof. Marcin Matczak.

At the beginning of December, the C.H. Beck publishing house is to publish the first edition of a translation of a collection of environmental protection laws prepared by experts from the DZP Law Firm.

Experts from the Capital Markets & Financial Institutions Practice have supported Bank BNP Paribas in an investment in Envirly, a Polish startup creating a platform for managing an organisation's carbon footprint and reporting non-financial data.

Lawyers from the Corporate and M&A Practice have advised the owners of the Artgeist company on the sale of the remaining 30% of shares to the Resource Partners fund.

Dr Anna Hlebicka-Józefowicz, a regulatory and legislative expert who has worked with us for years, becomes a Partner in the Domański Zakrzewski Palinka Law Firm.

Lawyers from DZP's Corporate and M&A Practice have advised an online cosmetics and household products chain which, through the sale of shares to Dino Polska, has acquired a strong partner for further development on the e-commerce market.

Enea Group, supported by DZP, has further increased its RES generation capacity through the purchase of a 35 MW PV farm from PAD RES, a leading developer in the clean energy sector.

Lawyers from the Corporate and M&A Practice have advised Budmat Bogdan Więcek, a Polish manufacturer of steel roofs and PV structures, on the acquisition of a 100% stake in the Finnish company Samesor, which develops advanced technologies for sheet metal profiling.

Lead: DZP advised the Enea Group's Enea Nowa Energia, part of the largest Poland's energy concerns, on the acquisition a 19.8 MW wind farm project from the Swedish company OX2 Holding Poland, the transaction value is in excess of EUR 57 million.

Lead: ENGIE Zielona Energia, a leader on the renewable energy market in Poland, has finalised the third tranche of the purchase of five photovoltaic farms with a total capacity of 12.97 MW. The seller is Columbus Energy, a leading service provider on the modern energy market in Poland.

As part of an international team coordinated by Jones Day, we have advised IMCD N.V., a leading supplier of speciality chemicals and functional food additives in Poland, on the acquisition of a 90% stake in O&3 Limited.

Lead: The buyer of the shares, the German company Beta Systems DCI Software AG, a member of the Frankfurt-listed Beta Systems Software AG group, has expanded its portfolio to include the Polish company's flagship product AutomateNOW! and will now be able to position itself as a leading player in the field of process automation.

Lead: Our law firm has advised Bunzl on the acquisition of Safety First Group, a distributor of personal protective equipment in Poland.

At the beginning of September Piotr Orczykowski with a team joined tour law firm and will enhance the Capital Markets & Financial Institutions Practice's expertise in providing regulatory and transaction advice.

Lead: DZP advised R.Power on the signing of a ten-year CPPA, covering more than 600 GWh of renewable energy, with the telecoms provider Orange Polska. From 1 July, the telecoms operator’s infrastructure will be powered by electricity from R.Power’s photovoltaic farms.

Lead: DZP lawyers from the infrastructure financing and debt issue team and the public procurement team have supported Warsaw Trams in negotiating financial documentation and in public procurement law.

DZP has advised startup OASIS Diagnostics in a financing round that will see the company receive nearly PLN 14 million for further development. The investor that took up all the shares in this round is Vinci S.A. Hitech S.K.A., a fund owned by Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, which provides capital to technology companies at various levels of development.

DZP advised Budweg Caliper A/S, a company belonging to BBB Industries, an automotive parts manufacturer, with the Polish aspects of the transaction to acquire all the shares in Inter-Turbo sp. z o.o.

DZP provided assistance to Astara Poland with the acquisition from Nissan of its business involving the distribution of car and car parts for Nissan cars in Poland and related services.

We have advised ID Logistics, a French logistics group listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, on the acquisition of a 100% stake in the Polish company Spedimex, a leading logistics operator specialising in the fashion and e-commerce sectors.

The gala of the 21st Ranking of Law Firms of the Rzeczpospolita daily newspaper was held on 21 June at Hotel Verte in Warsaw, during which awards were presented to the largest law firms and to outstanding lawyers and law firms advising in various fields of law.

Mergermarket has published its regular report summarising the activity of law firms in M&A transactions in the first half of 2023.

We are pleased to announce that, on 1 July, Jan Czerwiński, Rafał Karbowniczek, Tomasz Michalczyk and Grzegorz Sprawka, who have been with us for many years, joined the ranks of our Law Firm's Partners.

DZP has advised Qair Polska, an independent renewable energy producer belonging to the global Qair group, on the conclusion of a 15-year cPPA (corporate Power Purchase Agreement) with Żabka Polska sp. z o.o., the largest chain of modern convenience stores in Poland.