A&O Shearman‘s banking group ’is one the most experienced practices in Warsaw’ with an ‘ability to combine global reach and local knowledge’. Its offering encompasses the entire spectrum of financing work, from general lending and acquisition and real estate finance, to restructurings, export, project and asset finance. Its client roster includes major domestic and global financial institutions and banks, as well as international companies. Managing partner for the CEE region Arkadiusz Pędzich has vast experience advising borrowers and lenders on financings across a range of sectors, including real estate, shipping, telecoms, and energy. Other key senior names are Tomasz Kawczyński, head of the projects, energy, natural resources and infrastructure group, who has a focus on project finance, and Anna Mądra, who oversees the real estate department, and she advises banks, borrowers, and sponsors on related financing transactions.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Tomasz Kawczyński is recommended for his outstanding professionalism in leading the banking practice in Warsaw.'
- ‘A&O banking and finance is one the most experienced practices in Warsaw. A&O is strong among all levels of professionals and involves senior individuals during the processes.’
Key clients
- PKO Bank Polski
- Bank Pekao
Work highlights
- Advised a club of lenders on the €863.5m financing to BalticHub sp. z o.o. for the construction of Terminal 3 of the deep water container terminal in Gdańsk.
- Advised BNP Paribas Bank Polska, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, KFW IPEX-BANK, Santander Bank Polska, and Société Générale - as mandated lead arrangers and underwriters - and Crédit Agricole Bank Polska, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Bank Pekao, and PKO Bank Polski - as original lenders - and the European Investment Bank - as lender - on a PLN5.125bn term and revolving facility for the financing of Polski Światłowód Otwarty sp. z o.o.