Katarzyna Wacławek
DLA Piper Giziński Kycia sp.k.
DLA Piper Giziński Kycia sp.k.
Client SatisfactionDLA Piper Giziński Kycia sp.k. boasts ‘a very capable, experienced and strong team’ with well-established expertise in the financing of real estate transactions, advising both lenders and borrowers. Securitisation transactions are another core area of strength for the group, as well as restructurings, and project and export finance mandates. At the helm of the team is Mariusz Hyla, who advises both domestic and international financial institutions on real estate and asset finance mandates, as does Bartłomiej Palusiak. Katarzyna Wacławek, who was recently made up to partner, is notable in the energy sector with ’excellent analytical skills’.
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Testimonials
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‘DLA Piper has a very capable, experienced and strong team which continuously provides excellent support within challenging timelines.’
‘Katarzyna Wacławek and Klaudia Lorent are both extremely capable, responsive and professional.'
'Klaudia Dąbrowska plays her role perfectly. She is fully involved in the day-to-day work, proactive in every important step of the transaction, always finding mutually satisfactory solutions and driving the process forward. She is always a pleasure to work with.'
‘Quick at finding solutions, smooth and clear communication, quick at responding to emails and requests, and helpful attitudes. Valuable team work. Excellent knowledge and experience.’
‘They are a solid, well-integrated team who enjoy what they do and make everyone around them feel good. I find them to be very professional advisors and appreciate working with them both in the due diligence phase and in negotiating financial documentation. They are very knowledgeable but practical and business-oriented, punctual and detailed.’
‘Katarzyna Wacławek is a newly appointed partner with whom we usually work. She is a great listener and has excellent analytical skills. She understands our business and is focused on negotiating key objectives. She enjoys the fast pace and adrenaline of the negotiating room, but at the same time she has a lot of patience in explaining difficult legal concepts to us in a clear and digestible manner.’
‘We have worked with Katarzyna Wacałwek for a number of years now so she understands us very well. She helped us with a very complicated cross-border deal recently involving six jurisdictions, and her coordination skills and keeping all the teams in line was much appreciated.’
‘Katarzyna Wacławek is our main contact in Poland and has always gone above and beyond to provide a high-quality service. She is able to provide commercial advice that is relevant to our client and meet difficult deadlines and demands. She is a great representative and is one of the reasons we continue to use DLA for legal matters.’
Key clients
- Alior Bank
- Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
- Bank Pekao
- Berlin Hyp
- BNP Paribas Bank Polska
- Commerzbank
- Corestate Capital Holding
- Credit Agricole
- Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
- Elite Partners Capital
- Erste Group Bank
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- European Investment Bank
- Europejski Fundusz Leasingowy
- Globalworth Poland Real Estate
- Hyundai Engineering Co.
- ICBC
- ING Bank
- KGAL Investment Management
- KUKE S.A.
- Kuwait Financial Center
- mBank
- Mithra Energy S.A.
- Permira
- PFR
- PKO Leasing
- Pekao Leasing
- Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd
- PORR
- PKO BP
- Revetas
- Respect Energy S.A.
- Various entities of Santander
- Saur
- Savills Investment Management
- Stena Realty
- Trakcja
- Vehis
- Warszawskie Przedsiebiorstwo Mostowe
Work highlights
- Advising Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on providing financing to PGNIG S.A in the form of an overdraft facility on issuing the required consent for a merger between PKN Orlen S.A. as surviving entity and PGNIG S.A.
- Advising PGE, as a borrower, on obtaining a new loan to be granted by the European Investment Bank as the lender, for the modernisation of PGE’s electrical grid, particularly for the purposes of connecting green energy installations, valued at $780m.
- Advising Vehis, a portfolio company of Enterprise Investors, operating as an online sales platform offering leased cars, on its securitisation transaction of a portfolio of lease receivables.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mariusz Hyla