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Banking and finance

Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka

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Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka ‘has great experience’ in the banking and finance arena, and the team operates from within the firm’s capital markets and financial institutions practice. Its client roster is wide ranging and includes banks and their subsidiaries, financial holdings, brokers and investment companies, as well as investment funds. The offering encompasses debt financing, project financing, and regulatory advice, as well as equity financing, restructuring, and acquisition financing, with its transactions often involving a cross-border element. The practice is jointly led by financial transactions expert Magdalena Skowrońska and Rafał Grochowski, who specialises in infrastructure debt issuance transactions. Senior associate Tomasz Kalicki has notable experience in the financing and refinancing of renewable energy projects.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The banking and finance team at DZP is extremely professional, has great experience and does a fantastic job of coordinating multi-jurisdictional matters.’

  • ‘We have primarily worked with Magdalena Skowrońska and Tomasz Kalicki and found both to be extremely knowledgeable, very concise and business-oriented in providing their advice and very pragmatic.’

  • ‘Katarzyna Biarda is very knowledgeable and Magdalena Skowrońska is reliable and competent.’

  • ‘Brilliant minds, approachable and very responsive. Able to share documents at great speed. They have a superb client base.’

  • ‘Anna Kuczewska is very friendly and responsive.'

  • ‘We love working with DZP as their team is super responsive, has a clear eye on the relevant details and will keep accurate track of everything ongoing. It is the perfect puzzle piece to complement international transactions.’

  • ‘We in particular love working with Tomasz Kalicki and his team, namely Katarzyna Wójcik.'

  • ‘The team reacts very quickly and assisted us with a number of our transactions with respect to Polish law aspects, providing excellent services.’

Key clients

  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  • Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
  • DNB Bank Polska S.A.
  • Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A.
  • Credit Suisse
  • Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A.
  • Goldman Sachs Bank USA
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.
  • Santander
  • City of Warsaw
  • EB Sustainable Funds Luxembourg S.A.
  • SICAV-SIF Sub-Fund 2:EB Renewable Energy Fund Europe
  • URBASER S.A.U.
  • Intensa Sanpaolo S.p.a.
  • Intesa Sanpaolo banking Group
  • NICE Group
  • City of Krakow
  • Quartz Capital Fund S.C.A. Sicav-Sif
  • ENGIE Zielona Energia sp. z o.o.
  • Persan Polska S.A.
  • Valvulas Arco
  • J&T Banka

Work highlights

  • Advised German lender Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale/EKF on providing financing to Polish companies from the European Energy group to develop five wind farm projects in Poland.
  • Advised DNB Bank Polska S.A. on the sale to Santander Bank Polska S.A. of a portfolio of bonds issued by public sector entities and loans granted to these entities.
  • Advised Wells Fargo Bank, National Association on a multi-jurisdictional financing project to an international group of companies headquartered in Poland.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Tomasz Kalicki
Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka
Senior Associate in Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Practice. Advises on transactions involving financing and establishing legal security for receivables as well as on M&A transactions, both in Poland and internationally. He also deals with public offerings and regulatory issues in the financial and payment institutions sector. His experience covers drawing up financial documentation (including collateral documents), share purchase agreements and other acquisition related documents as well as legal opinions on regulatory issues, and advising on civil law and commercial law.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Magdalena Skowrońska, Rafał Grochowski

Other key lawyers

Tomasz Kalicki, Katarzyna Biarda, Anna Kuczewska, Katarzyna Wójcik

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