Daniel Cousens > Linklaters > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile

The private equity group at Linklaters often undertakes mandates that require cross-border expertise, and the practice is highly adept at handling a plethora of private equity mandates, including leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, public to private transactions, exit strategies, and acquisition financings. Praised as ‘the go-to person for international private equity work‘, Daniel Cousens jointly leads the group with national managing partner Marcin Schulz, who ‘demonstrates strong sector knowledge‘.

Linklaters ‘offers a unique blend of international excellence and personalised local service‘, and excels in handling the multi-jurisdictional and cross-border elements of M&A transactions, as well as corporate restructurings. Another core area of focus for the team is assisting investors with their inbound investments. Jointly sitting at the helm of the department is English-qualified M&A expert Daniel Cousens, who also heads up the firm’s CEE practice, and Marcin Schulz, who was recently promoted to national managing partner and is skilled in corporate regulatory mandates. The firm is also home to senior partner Cezary Wiśniewski, whose client roster includes multinational companies, and Piotr Zbyszyński, who is lauded as ‘an exceptional lawyer’.