CMS‘s group is praised as ’one of the best banking teams in Warsaw with exceptional individuals‘. It boasts a broad client roster, which includes domestic and foreign banks, financial institutions, companies, and investment funds, and assists them with projects across Poland and the wider CEE region. Transaction financing is a core area of expertise for practice head Michał Mężykowski. Jakub Wieczorek specialises in project finance and acquisition finance, while Jakub Podkowa is skilled in financings in the real estate sector. Structuring projects and export financing are also key areas of strength for the department. In team news, Pawel Wajda joined the firm in January 2023 from Baker McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k..
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‘Excellent knowledge and project handling.’
‘Always available with very good knowledge of market standards and the expectations of banks.’
'One of the best banking teams in Warsaw with exceptional individuals.'
'Jakub Podkowa is always ready to help with great solutions.'
Key clients
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Lewandpol Holding
- Polski Fundusz Rozwoju S.A.
- UniCredit’s Zagrebačka Banka
- Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Credit Suisse Ag
- Eurobank Private Bank Luxembourg Sa
- Otp Banka Srbija Akcionarsko Društvo Novi Sad
- Otp Bank Plc
- Unicredit Bank Srbija A.D.
- Zagrebačka Banka D.D.
- Berlin Hyp AG
- Prime Label Investment Company S.A.
- Innova Capital
- Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A.
- Santander Bank Polska S.A.
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Energa S.A.
- Orlen S.A.
- Gemini Polska S.A.
- mLeasing
- Berlin Hyp AG
- Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A.
- BIG Shopping Centers Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advising Lewandpol Holding and its subsidiary E&G on a project to build a large hybrid wind and photovoltaic farm in Poland.
- Advising the financial institutions on financing the construction of two wind farms with a total capacity of 111MW by Finland-based Taaleri Energia and Croatian renewable energy company Encro, with a total value of €126m.
- Advising Energa and Orlen, as the sponsors, on the project financing for the construction of a combined cycle gas power plant in Ostrołęka.
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Practice head
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Michał Mężykowski