The banking and finance team at Wolf Theiss specialises in real estate financing projects. Additionally, restructuring and insolvency proceedings are strengths of Joanna Gąsowski, while counsel Adrian Krzyżanowski bolsters the team’s project finance capabilities, especially regarding renewable energy projects. Polish, German, and Austrian banks fall within the firm’s client roster, as well as international investors. Przemek Kozdój chairs the group. Michał Kulig departed for Taylor Wessing Poland in April 2023.
Testimonials
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‘They perform their roles perfectly. Joanna Gąsowski is totally engaged in day-to-day work, and Przemek Kozdój is proactive on each material step in the transaction, finding always solutions satisfactory to both parties and pushing the process forward. Working with them is always a pleasure.’
‘The team acts in a competent manner and with a great understanding of the client's needs. Importantly, it seeks constructive solutions and is focused on hard work and getting the negotiations and documentation signed as soon as possible. We value cooperation with them in this field.’
‘From among the firm's lawyers, Przemek Kozdój deserves a mention. He is of high substantive knowledge, and he understands the business of his clients well and responds quickly to the needs of the client. He conducts negotiation processes with banks very well. We recommend cooperation with Przemek Kozdój and the Wolf Theiss law firm in the area of banking.’
‘Good availability, social skills, and expertise.’
‘Wolf Theiss is a solid, well-integrated team. They represent banks and borrower in many projects. I perceive them as very professional advisors and admire working with them, both in the due diligence stage and finance documentation negotiations. They are very knowledgeable but practical and business oriented, punctual and detailed.’
‘Solid, well-integrated team enjoying what they are doing.'
‘Joanna Gąsowski is knowledgeable, practical, business oriented, punctual and detailed.'
‘Przemek Kozdój is a reliable and proactive partner who is handling all our cases well.’
Key clients
- PKO Bank Polski
- Norddeutsche Landesbank-Girozentrale
- ING Bank
- MOUNT Finansowania Przedsiębiorstw FIZAN
- Berlin Hyp
- Hilding Anders
- Panattoni
- Erste Group Bank
- DZ Hyp
- Banco Santander
- Santander Bank Polska
Work highlights
- Advising a client on the refinancing of a shopping mall in Szczecin, including drafting and negotiating the facility agreement as well as preparing a set of security documents.
- Advised Erste Group Bank on the €36m financing granted to BaseCamp, a European student accommodation and hotel developer, to refinance its student housing project in Wroclaw.
- Advising Panattoni on financing and refinancing projects worth over €450m for industrial warehouses in Poland, including significant transactions with Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski and other major Polish banks.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Przemek Kozdój