Advice on acquisition and asset finance, international financings, and financing involving mezzanine loans, bonds, and quasi-debt instruments all forms part of the wide-ranging offering at Norton Rose Fulbright, in addition to more traditional forms of lending, such as real estate finance, syndicated loans, and corporate lending. Notable sectors of strength for the practice include energy, infrastructure and transport. Grzegorz Dyczkowski leads the team with an impressive client roster encompassing Polish financial institutions and major multinational and domestic corporations. Marta Kawecka is recommended ‘as a really excellent banking lawyer’. In team news, Tomasz Rogalski was promoted to partner at the beginning of 2023.
Testimonials
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‘I highly recommend Marta Kawecka as a really excellent banking lawyer.’
‘Grzegorz Dyczkowski is a highly appreciated partner managing complex transactional services, and Tomasz Rogalski for his cross-functional expertise and high activity in the RES area.’
‘Tomasz Rogalski is an excellent lawyer and always keen to translate the details of the case at hand; he is able to quickly negotiate banking documentation for us and we like working with him a lot.’
‘I have worked with the NRF team on multiple projects already for over a decade and always find a professional attitude, delivery on time and resilience for tight, demanding and stressful schedules.’
‘Tomasz Rogalski and Igor Kondratowicz present a top level of expertise in their field; professionalism, attention to details, if needed unconventional approach to problem solving and great attitude towards the client.’
‘Tomasz Rogalski and Igor Kondratowicz are very available and knowledgeable.'
‘Joanna Braciszewska-Szarapa is responsive, great to work with and offers clear advice on Polish law matters.’
‘Very talented, responsive and highly qualified team with good business approach to legal matters and good value for money.’
Key clients
- Accession Capital Partners
- BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.
- Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
- Bank Millennium
- Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A.
- Bank of China
- Benefit Systems S.A.
- Commerzbank Group
- Credit Agricole Bank Polska S.A.
- Eiffel Investment Group
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- European Investment Bank
- HSBC Group
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
- ING Group
- Inter Cars S.A.
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Macquarie Capital Principal Finance
- mBank S.A.
- P4 sp. z o.o.
- Panattoni
- PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A
- PKO Bank Polski S.A.
- Polski Fundusz Rozwoju S.A.
- Polski Światłowód Otwarty sp. z o.o.
- Raiffeisen Bank International AG
- RGreen Invest
- Santander Bank Polska S.A.
- Societe Generale S.A. Oddział w Polsce
- Sienna Private Credit
- Tauron Polska Energia S.A.
Work highlights
- Advised a consortium of Polish and foreign financial institutions on a PLN10.5bn financing made available to Grupa Polsat Plus entities Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. and Polkomtel sp. z o.o., which comprises a term loan up to a maximum amount of PLN7.255bn, a term loan up to a maximum amount of €506m, and a revolving loan up to a maximum amount of PLN1bn.
- Advised Polski Światłowód Otwarty sp. z o.o., a joint venture formed by P4 sp. z o.o. and Infravia, on a PLN5.125bn financing for the upgrade and further development of its access network in Poland.
- Advising PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna on a PLN2.3bn ESG financing.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Grzegorz Dyczkowski