Gide Loyrette Nouel is well equipped to handle a range of DCM-related mandates for issuers, investors, investment banks and other financial institutions. It also boasts expertise in ECM matters, including in IPOs and delistings, rights offerings and public takeovers. Paweł Grześkowiak sits at the helm of the department, and he is ably assisted by Dawid Van Kędzierski.

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Key clients

  • Société Générale
  • Bank Pekao S.A.
  • EssilorLuxottica S.A.
  • Kulczyk Investments
  • Sanofi
  • KGHM Polska Miedź
  • Schneider Electric
  • Groupe SEB
  • Thales Group
  • AXA

Work highlights

  • Advised KI Chemistry, the holding company for the chemical assets of Sebastian Kulczyk, on the take-private deal for Ciech S.A., a chemicals company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange where KI Chemistry is a majority shareholder.
  • Advised KGHM on setting up a PLN 4bn bond programme and issuing and listing the first tranche of bonds worth PLN 1bn.
  • Advising the brokerage arm of Bank Pekao on its planned distribution of structured financial products issued under a prospectus approved in Ireland to private banking clients in Poland.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paweł Grześkowiak

Other key lawyers

Dawid Van Kędzierski